Project management

Criticism can prevent mistakes. It can never create value. Only ideas can do that. The two are not equal contributions, and most meetings get this backwards.

I used to change how I managed my todo list all the time and never had a system that was able to stand the test of time.

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The 'AI replaces junior engineers' argument ignores basic economics. Junior employees aren't just cheap labor. They're salary insurance, pipeline protection,...

Software's "Agile moment" has been and gone.

To frugally furnish a codebase, imitate Ikea.

Starting a project can be full of excitement, hope, and blissful productivity. Finishing that last ten percent, however, can feel like too much. Here’s how to...

Becoming a engineering manager requires certain skills. Navigating the journey from software engineer to technical manager can be a daunting task. This guide...

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

Project estimates are a crucial part of project management, helping to predict the time and resources needed for successful completion. Accurate estimates can...

You don’t need Agile to be agile on your next software development project. Learn how to focus on true progress rather than adhere to a rigid set of rules.

Sharing a reluctant, "node & postgres" approach to engineering management for early-stage startups

Have one main focus and keep it that way.

It was not an easy choice to focus our crowdfunding campaign on care and maintenance as the condition sine qua non to consider it successful.

As a software engineer, I often work on big tasks that require hours of continuous and focused work. However, we have plenty of meetings, colleagues asking us...

When a pursuit becomes a drag, here's some questions to help you figure out why, and what to do about it.

Successfully delivering on long-term engineering projects often requires structuring them around stepping stones that deliver concrete value and illuminate...

Looking back on the last four years, what worked, what didn't.

If you're working in a team using the Scrum framework, you use story points to estimate effort on your stories, tasks, etc.

A simple but powerful approach to note taking

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When an engineering manager tries to sell you on developing software in iterations, it sounds like a scam waiting to happen. You pay them money to write...

My personal Obsidian vault template. A bottom-up approach to note-taking and organizing things I am interested in.

In this blog, PST Joshua Partogi shares his insights on the mechanisms in Scrum for handling urgent requests from stakeholders.

Overwhelmed by a long to-do list? Having trouble finding time for your most important work? The secret to overcoming both is learning how to prioritize tasks.

Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.

An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog

I'm a web developer and designer. I build websites & interfaces with JavaScript, CSS and PHP.

I like to think that I get a lot of stuff done.  Other people have noticed this and asked me how I'm so productive.  This essay is where I try and "s…

What did you do at work today? How about last week? I spent a couple of days in quarterly business reviews, and wrapped up yearly planning activities for AWS...

I wonder what would happen if you tried really hard.

My endless battle with the "Project Hydra": why I can't seem to finish projects, and the strategies I'm exploring to finally complete what I start. A personal...