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Entries from November 2019

Definition of the Software

November 28th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We need to have the definition. Otherwise, we don’t know what we are doing. In agile development, we value working software over documentation. Great. Now…still…we need a definition of the software. Something that says, push this button this happens. Push that button that happens. We, however, don’t have time to write that […]

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Tags: Agility · Communication · Simple · Systems

Happening and Reasoning

November 25th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Everything happens for a reason (or two) or perhaps things happen and we create reasons to explain them. Funny how we often work backwards. Something happens and we proclaim, “I knew it would happen. We had this and that and they are reasons for what happened.” Few say these reasons before the […]

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Tags: Estimation · Excuses · Failure · Reaction · Review

Back Up for a Running Start

November 21st, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Resting, i.e., goofing off, is often a necessary zero-th step in concentrated work. Many years ago, a baseball player was asked about his team bad first week of the season. Is answer was something like, “We were backing up so we could have a running start.” I can (1) work all day […]

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Tags: Rest · Work

Alternatives

November 18th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips There are always alternatives. We, however, don’t always admit and use this. Pity us and our results. Person A: This is the situation, this is what we are going to do. Person B: Interesting. What alternatives did you consider? Person A: Well, lots of them. Person B: Interesting. What alternatives did you […]

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Tags: Alternatives · Choose · Decide

Energy to the End

November 14th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Fatigue still wins. Every endeavor requires energy to the end. Every step receives the same resources. In any endeavor, we must exert the same energy to every step. Starting fast and waning with fatigue will not suffice. For example, in writing, I should apply the same full energy to… every page every […]

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Tags: Commitment · Energy · Improvement

Step 0, i.e., the Foundation

November 11th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Regardless of how earnest and sincere the persons, being misinformed at Step 0 dooms any endeavor. Step 0 is the beginning. Some call it the foundation upon which all things are built. It is important. In my experience, regardless of how earnest and sincere any person(s) may be, if they are misinformed […]

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Tags: Mistakes · People · Risk

Deep Fake Prevention #2

November 7th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Technology enables us to fake photos and videos. We can make anyone appear to say and do anything. Preventing such is quite simple. A few months back, I wrote about preventing harm from deep fake videos. That advice was to live in such a way that I could say, “You know me. […]

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Tags: Excuses · Expectations · Fun

Consultant and Consult

November 4th, 2019 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We hire consultants to consult, i.e., advise us on things which they know better than us. That is the end. We often confuse things. There is so much to do and consider, it is no wonder that we do. One common area of confusion is the consultant(s). We need to know something, […]

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Tags: Choose · Consulting · Expertise