How long should you be stuck before asking for help? Who should you ask?
An opinion column for developers. Brutally honest, no pulled punches.
How long should you be stuck before asking for help? Who should you ask?
Why is workplace politics unavoidable? How do you participate in politics without compromising your integrity?
Why do multi-team postmortems often devolve into blame games and inaction? How do you run a 90-minute postmortem in which every person and topic is heard, and owners are assigned to improvements?
When and why do people actually get promoted? What is a business need?
Happy Holidays to you all. I’ll be taking a break from posting for December and January, with a new column available in early February. I…
What are the three kinds of project buffers? Which kind of buffer is the only one you need for estimation?
How do you take back control in stressful situations? Why is it short-sighted and dangerous to over promise?
Does having a diverse team impact hiring the best people? How can a diverse team allow you to be yourself?
What are the four measures in a balanced scorecard? Why must you pay attention to all four?
I.M. Wright’s Hard Code has moved to what hopefully will be its final home: https://imwrightshardcode.com. Its new location includes every Hard Code column I’ve written,…