Hitting Refresh (Part 1)
I'm currently in the process of reading Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone. The book tells the story of how
Back to Basics
When I see a person take the leadership role in the team for the first time, I often see them repeating the same mistakes over and over again. I think it may be
"I'll Do It"
This is just a quick little post of something that I thought would be good to share. At the moment, I am trying to move the team into a more self-sustaining role at
SQL Performance Troubleshooting (Part 2)
In this post we continue to look at various things you can look at to identify performance issues on SQL Server and will focus mainly on queries that you can run in order
SQL Performance Troubleshooting (Part 1)
At our current client, we have been experiencing a few performance issues, mainly around SQL Server. As a result, I looked around and found various snippets of SQL that are quite helpful in
Starting a New Project
My current client is currently thinking about starting a new project. This got me thinking about some of the things we need to consider when starting up something new. What is the problem?
#NoEstimates
At my current project we have been doing the standard thing of going to planning sessions and estimating with using planning poker. As of late the project has been running full steam ahead
Writing a Useful, Technical CV
I'm currently in the process of moving overseas and therefore needing to update my CV. I started doing some research on how to make your CV stand out and provide actual
Seating Arrangements
Recently, we had a team member leave our project to go follow his passion in mobile development. Before he left, I had a mini exit interview with him to get some feedback on
Super Chickens
I recently came across a TED Talk by Margaret Heffernan, where she talks about the concept of super chickens and how it relates to the workplace. The Origin of Super Chickens Margaret tells
Three Things...
I'm currently reading a book called Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know by Jill Geisler. I have only started the book and in the second chapter she talks about something that
Standup Poker
I recently came across a episode on Agile for Humans where they described the concept of Standup Poker. I was actually quite intrigued by it, and I could see how it could potentially