How Soggy is your Scrum?
I have launched a website to help scrum teams identify the bad smells which lead to an unholy mishmash of scrum and waterfall methodologies. It’s called soggyscrum.com
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A message to those thinking about getting into games
The Gaming Industry is a viable career. Do not be swayed by concerned parents or friends! This post is a message to those of you thinking about a career in games. If you’re having reservations, or receiving a bit of flak about it’s legitimacy, have a read.
Read. Digest. Implement == good
TLDR: Spend time digesting information. Fleshed out plans which you create are more effective than adopted solutions Think back to a situation where you’re a complete absolute newbie. It’s your First day at work, and you have expectations for yourself on how you should perform, and how everything will be awesome as soon as you [...]
Going Indie? How to make a killer app website
This is a write up on how I went about making a website for my iPhone application, MorningReport. Creating a web site is number one priority for any indie developer. It is where your customers will come, where your clients will refer others to, and where press will visit when everyone realises that your product [...]
Quality Assurance: serious business
If QA didn’t exist, we’d be dealing with some pretty shit games and software right now. Yet, for some reason, the QA portion of development in general seems like an afterthought. I have two theories about this: The role of QA isn’t communicated properly OR The QA process is put down as “not as important [...]
What to do with day1 app crashes
This is a breakdown of a recent bullet we’ve dodged when launching the MorningReport iPhone application onto the store. MorningReport is an iPhone alarm clock application.. with a twist. It will wake you up with spoken info about the time, and the weather in your location. Ever over-snoozed because you were too bleary-eyed to see [...]
Keep talent local – otherwise known as I’m scared of challenge
Fact: It’s efficient to outsource Fact: AAA companies utilize talent from India, China, and everywhere else people with skills exist Fact: Outsourcing has substantially improved profit margins It’s not going away, but you know what else isn’t going away? “Keep talent local” otherwise known as “I’m scared of challenge”. Okay, you’ve got a point. Work [...]
How to step up to management
Not 2 years ago, I was actually, quite frightened of the big bosses paying the salary and making the decisions. I had trouble speaking with them, and happened to lose my ability to speak coherently when in hearing range. And yet, I had it in my head that I wanted to be one of them [...]
MorningReport
The last few months have been partially devoted to one iphone application which I hope to change the way we wake up. It’s called MorningReport – the idea being you wake up with information about the time and weather outside so you know what to wear. What makes it special, is it speaks to you. [...]
Reading Shift
Not everyone is developing their paradigm; often it’s easier to stay where you are. The beauty of a shifting paradigm are the ‘next level’ insights you can gleam from prior reading. Call this a bonus relative to how far you’re willing to push and question yourself. Bonus means there’s more, so don’t stop!
