Process
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Don't code is (now)
I'm frequently asked technical questions (which make sense, me being a developer) - generally about how I'd approach coding either a product (a web app or other) or a feature for an existing one. The...
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Development Team Lead Principles
I've been a "development team lead" for probably half of my career now (so about 10 to 15 years), the other half being a mixed bag of development, consultant or (gasp) C-level manager. What...
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Try don't talk
Story Software development is full of uncertainties. Most teams I've been part of generally start development with little-known facts and a lot of unknown ones - both on the business and on the...
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A simple autonomy test
Story A middle manager at a company I was discussing with was explaining their intentions regarding their team. Among other objectives was to increase coaching done by senior people in the team and to...
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About the previous guy
A customer told me once: "That's the problem with you programmers - each time I ask one to take over the work, the first thing I hear is how the previous guy did it all wrong and everything need...
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Prototype mode
Newscheck Thanks to getting some days off between two missions, I've been able to take one card of my "project idea" board and actually implement it. The result is "newscheck" - a...
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Jira - Beyond the hate of task tracking software
I've been saying "I hate Jira" several times. In meetings, in emails, probably even on Twitter. I'm far from being alone, and it has pretty much become an industry wide sentiment (or even a...
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Just keep it in Excel
A few days ago I was watching a friend working in the construction sector painfully manage a 1000+ lines Excel document representing all tasks and materials to be used in a quite large construction...
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Make my job easier: User Stories
Second post mostly aimed at business owners. As the previous about why I won't sign your NDA, this is mainly a summary of experiences based on building various projects in the context of our upcoming...
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Delaying Decisions
Second post inspired by my experience as a coach at LeWagon Bootcamp. For those that missed the first, it's just there. Projects LeWagon Bootcamp program ends up with the students working in groups on...
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Decision Making
Decisions are an integral part of a development's team work. Whether it is about priorities, methodologies, tools to use, we always have to settle on something. This is even more true for startups,...
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