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  • Jira Risk Workflow

    This is a basic workflow I’ve used with teams to capture risks and issues. I’ve used a issue type ‘Risk’ for things that might happen and ‘Issue’ which has already happened and that needs to be resolved. Suggested Fields (non-exhaustive) Risk titleDescription: what is current assessment and what is the riskMitigationImpact (scale 1 -5)Likelihood (scale…

  • Ask Iwata – Gaming Work

    “Ask Iwata” is a short booklet with a collection of enjoyable insights from the legendary Nintendo CEO. What’s interesting is some of the philosophies to work (and play) within a gaming company. Incidentally, a company that works to create play. It was really evident how much this team loved making games and solving difficult problems…

  • Trishanku’s Heaven

    Trishanku’s Heaven

    ‘Trishanku’s Heaven’ is the state of limbo between one’s goals and one’s current state. It’s based on the tale of a handsome Indian King, Trishanku, who asked a sage to send him to heaven with his physical body. The sage refused to partake in such stupidity and told him to do good deeds and then…

  • A review of 2021

    I was just looking through the first year of this endeavour and it’s been surprisingly productive and refreshingly insightful. Highlights: On the whole, some really fantastic stuff. We have learned tons!  Some initial ideas for the new year

  • 2019 books

    “Liftoff – start and sustain successful agile teams” by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies Favourite book of the year. Changed my entire outlook about starting a project. I’m confident about starting any new project now. “Product roadmaps relaunched” by Lombardo, McCrathy, Ryan, Connors Excellent resource for visualising and communicating the outcomes of a project. Compatible…

  • Protected: A miserable time

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