Archive for the ‘Communication’ Category

How much sausage making do you want to see?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

My company's CTO has a saying about building software.  He says that it's a lot like making sausage.  There's a level of detail you want to know in order to be happy with it- are you using quality ingredients, when will I get the finished product,  is the facility clean... ...

Who Needs to Know This?

Monday, December 8th, 2008

How many times has this happened to you: A key task in the critical path of your project is completely out of control.  It's not getting done, what is done is all wrong, and everything is late.  You go and talk to the person who is in charge of it, and ...

Judging by Measuring Curiosity

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

How often has this happened to you: You give a long report about what's going on with the project, what the current status looks like, when you expect to deliver.  After you finish, you open the room up to questions.  No one has any.  At all.  After the meeting, you check ...