To go further
August 5, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsSometimes the customer wants you to go further than you can. – More time than you have on your hands. – More features than you can build before delivery-day. –... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
That complexity
August 4, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s entirely likely that what you do is pretty complicated. Difficult to explain, adding value that isn’t obvious at first sight, involving masses of expertise that makes the difference between... Read more
Like a human
August 3, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsEvery day, all day, we’re switched into communication mode. At the coffee shop, in the meeting, writing the email, around the water cooler. Even three hours deep into the spreadsheet,... Read more
Difficult people
August 2, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsDifficult people have a special way of being difficult. It’s not what they do or don’t do, you can handle that. It’s that you don’t know how to deal with... Read more
Strengthen the links
August 1, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsEveryone’s busy. The product developers, the sales team, legal, finance, customer support. Procurement are fighting the the good fight, despatch are stacking things up, and everyone in between is buried... Read more