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Category archives: Management

Customer Data is Dirty

Any data entered by a customer or visitor, especially data that is persisted to a database, should be considered “dirty”. No offence visitors!

Posted byJoseph McDermott26th February 201926th February 2019Posted inDevelopment, ManagementTags: Documentation, SecurityLeave a comment on Customer Data is Dirty

“It’s Finished”

The definition of done in development projects.

Posted byJoseph McDermott18th February 201927th February 2019Posted inDevelopment, ManagementTags: Best Practice, Development, Project ManagementLeave a comment on “It’s Finished”

Don’t be afraid of “What does that mean?”

There’s no such thing as a stupid question.

Posted byJoseph McDermott16th February 201920th September 2020Posted inManagementTags: Communication, Stakeholder ManagementLeave a comment on Don’t be afraid of “What does that mean?”

Pick up the Phone

A brief phone call can solve a problem that would take the exchange of ten emails.

Posted byJoseph McDermott12th February 201920th September 2020Posted inDevelopment, ManagementTags: Communication, Project Management, Stakeholder ManagementLeave a comment on Pick up the Phone

Document Go Live Tasks

Keep an ongoing document for tasks that must be completed before, during and after the launch of every project.

Posted byJoseph McDermott18th January 201927th February 2019Posted inManagementTags: Documentation, Project ManagementLeave a comment on Document Go Live Tasks

Document Edge Cases for QA Scenarios

The best time to document an edge case is the time it is being written.

Posted byJoseph McDermott13th January 201927th February 2019Posted inDevelopment, ManagementTags: Documentation, Project Management, TestingLeave a comment on Document Edge Cases for QA Scenarios

Keep Minutes of Calls / Meetings

The ‘minutes’ document is the life-saver you don’t even know you need yet.

Posted byJoseph McDermott9th January 201927th February 2019Posted inManagementTags: Documentation, Project ManagementLeave a comment on Keep Minutes of Calls / Meetings

Document Everything

Often overlooked, documenting your development work, QA edge cases and conversations during a project can be the difference between a successful delivery and a disaster.

Posted byJoseph McDermott4th January 201927th February 2019Posted inManagementTags: Documentation, Project ManagementLeave a comment on Document Everything

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