Category: Process

Concentrate on the essence, not the ceremony. The more time you spend on the tool is less time you can devote to the problem.

Use the same keyboard and mouse at work as you do at home. Most organizations will buy you a mouse and keyboard of your liking if asked. If not bring your own into to work.

There is a fine balance between doing it right and delivering. I manage a team of 8 developers. Each hour the team is blocked is eight lost development hours. A co-worker was tasked with getting me a database. After two days of waiting, I inquired the status. He said we were having problems with the…