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Author Archives: Andy
First do less…. #1 – relax corporate identity guidelines
Here’s a practical tip for cutting out unnecessary work: relax corporate identity guidelines, especially when applied to web software. Stop paying expensive fees for software to be customised to exactly match the rest of your website. It’s not necessary, and … Continue reading
Doing more with less? First do less….
We hear a lot about doing more with less. This is for people who know it’s not that simple but want to try anyway. I’m one of those people, I’ll be sharing a series of tips for simple things we … Continue reading
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Tagged cost saving, efficiency, eliminate waste, first do less, lean thinking, work smarter not harder
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Andy’s Rules #1631 – What makes “good”?
This is a rule I’ve been using for a while now. Great for making web apps “good”, but can be used in other places too (product design, customer service, copywriting, advertising). Being “good” is a route to “win”. 80% practicality … Continue reading
Design really does matter….but perfection can be waste
Gez recently posted here asking ‘Does design matter anymore?‘ His case is that cutting ‘design’ can be a cost-saving measure. Using ‘design’ as a shorthand for ‘visual appearance’ and ‘style’, Gez questions specifically whether it’s worth paying extra to have … Continue reading
Posted in How Delib gets stuff done, Tips & tricks to help you
Tagged customisation, design, user experience
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Andy’s rules #261586
Andy’s rules….always go for the Win Win Scenario Much of life is not zero-sum: one person’s gain is not another’s loss. Work towards a win for all participants. Not just a compromise; a win. Is that possible? Try anyway. Source … Continue reading
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Citizen Space: r4k cake
We use version control when we’re developing our software. Each time we finish a piece of code we commit it to the version control system. Each commit gets a number. Every 1,000 commits we have cake. Simple, no? This is … Continue reading
More working out working out (it’s Godin time)
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about working away from the office. In that line of thinking, Ben just sent me this piece from Seth Godin – Goodbye to the Office. I’m completely convinced that we need a space … Continue reading
Andy’s Rules #1524 – Words and Pictures
Text doesn’t express your feelings brilliantly Most email is misunderstood by recipients. Same probably goes for blogging, Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube comments, and other things that mostly use text like chat apps and forums.
Working Out
Working remotely is something Delib does with mixed success. Sometimes we’re very good at it. Sometimes we’re not so good. I’ve found working in a remote (or distributed) way massively productive, but I don’t think remote working looks like as … Continue reading
What’s next?
This post has lots of pictures in it, which makes it look quite long. Just so you know. We’re all big fans of the West Wing – especially the rapid-fire dispatching of problems and moving on to the next thing, … Continue reading
