The sixth step in the build is the outer wings. This step took 2 hrs 1 min. Assembly The slats are not a perfect fit. All of the diagrams in the instructions and pictures don’t give much guidance. It seems…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 20
Career The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker” (via Harvard Business Review) The “ideal worker” comes from the 1960s where a household has a breadwinner/homemaker couple. Having to work from home without schools and childcare available, those…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 5
The fifth step in the build is the air intakes. This step took 3 hrs 49 mins. I divided the work into sections: air ramps, air intake covers, priming/painting/assembly. Air ramps I’m clueless as to why these were separate pieces,…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 19
Agile Time Pressure Improves Productivity & Quality…Up to a Point (via Mountain Goat Software) There’s a U-shaped curve for productivity vs. pressure. Not enough pressure, and delivery is late. Too much pressure, and you’ll build something unsustainable (or burn people…
An Elegant Puzzle – Part 9
This week we discussed sections 4.8 through 5.2. 4.8 — Setting organizational direction “If you don’t supply [direction] yourself, you’ll start to feel the pull of irrelevance: Maybe no one really cares what we do? What would happen if I…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 18
Agile If Estimates Were Accurate, We’d Call Them Actuals (via Spikes and Stories) I’m not sure how I feel about this piece. Part of me says his thesis is against estimation because it rarely works. Then he gives a metaphor…
An Elegant Puzzle – Part 8
This week we discussed sections 4.4 through 4.7. 4.4 — Managing in the growth plates Houston thought the analogy of growth plates (where middle doesn’t grow) was interesting. Jameson said that management is not excluded from needing to grow as…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 4
The fourth step in the build is the center wings and fuselage. This step took 1 hr 58 mins. I divided the work into sections: center wing assembly and sub-assemblies. Center wing assembly The instructions call for some holes to…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 17
Agile Role of the C-suite in Agile Transformations (via Leading Agile) Clarify strategy and priorities so empowered teams can deliver Balance reporting relationships with skill-based teams Role-model the mindset and behavior changes needed for an Agile culture The 10 Steps…
Revell F-4G Phantom II: Part 3
The third step in the build is the rear fuselage. This step took 4 hr 13 mins. I divided the work into sections: engine bulkhead, rear fuselage, and empennage. Engine bulkhead This sub-step was straightforward, so let’s get to the…