Keep it Low-Fi Until the Party Starts

I wholly believe George Patton in that:

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

Of course, taking action does not always bear fruit, and I’ve certainly wasted time and burned myself out by working hard but getting little accomplished.

We’ve all had unclear direction, vague requirements and

Where are the People in that Design?

Let me tell you what a successful software is not.

It isn’t just a system upgrade. It is not about existing software that is dated and needs an upgrade. It is rarely about providing some vendor system that people come to and adjust their business processes to match.

Rewrites and updates are the result of

Jumping to Solutions

A few months ago we wrapped up a large project that spanned probably nine months and was successful in numerous ways. I go over and over in my mind why this project turned to be successful where other projects have not, and why we do not implicitly apply some of the things we have learned