2024-05-01 23:35 UTC
* I front load the high risk parts. Meaning we work to explore those parts early in the project. The sooner we gain clarity, the sooner we can refine the estimates. You can also do short proof of concept sprints to achieve this goal.
* For anything longer than a few weeks, I create documents to outline the important decisions and assumptions I'm making. I loosely refer to these as Project Documents. And in my opinion we don't do enough to teach people how to create these.
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@polotek@social.polotek.net 2024-05-01 23:40
For any less than a month, we don't need to do a lot of paperwork. Just create a one-pager and then let's just go do the thing. I should round this out by wrapping it in some context. The statement above implies the kind of environment that I prefer, and thrive in. A fast-paced one where we develop and ship changes in relatively short increments. In recent years, that has meant high growth tech startups. These guidelines won't work as well in other kinds of environments.