Author Archives: carlyrichmond

Why Won’t We Change?

Exploring Reluctance in Automation of Manual Development Practices When building software for clients, a key driver is providing value and improvement to current manual user procedures. We should always look at ourselves in the same light. Without eliminating the manual processes in our own software engineering practice, how can we advocate the same lean focusedContinue reading “Why Won’t We Change?”

Long Distance Call

Where is Our WFH Workspace Empathy? Let’s be honest, we are already getting tired of hearing about COVID-19. It dominates our media headlines. It is leading to the cancellation of many events and conferences. Company policies are invading our mailboxes. The resulting panic is emptying our supermarket shelves. As much as we want to ignoreContinue reading “Long Distance Call”

One Week

The Adventures of a Newly Returning Coder Parent Cue the fanfare. Coder Mummy is back! Following six months of bottles, nappies and home nursery rhyme karaoke, the time has come to return to work. It’s constantly been referred to as my transition. In a way that’s true. Frustratingly, my first week has definitely been more ofContinue reading “One Week”

New Year’s Resolution

Planning Kanban Adoption for Home Task Management New year. New decade. Cue the numerous social media posts outlining unachievable resolutions that people have absolutely no chance of keeping. The majority of my friends set typical goals such as new gym routines and healthier eating habits. However, the Richmond family have a more unconventional ambition inContinue reading “New Year’s Resolution”

You Learn

Evaluating The Effectiveness of Different Learning Mediums on Long Term Leave We spend a significant portion of our adult lives working. Eurostat estimates the expected working life duration of EU workers in 2018 to be 36.2 years. Given such a large window, it may come as no surprise that we all need a longer break thanContinue reading “You Learn”

The Mother We Share

Confessions of a Neurotic New Mummy Coder Becoming a parent is hard. It doesn’t matter how many books you read. Or how many warnings you receive from friends and colleagues. Or however many hours of extra sleep you attempt to stockpile in advance. Your new reality swings through like a sledgehammer through a paper wall. AContinue reading “The Mother We Share”

Rudie Can’t Fail

The Case for Evolutionary UI Prototyping Over Primary Feature Perfection Over the past through years, innovation has become a buzzword in many technology domains. This includes the finance industry where I currently reside. Yet many consider it to be an extra function, rather than a core tenet of their daily responsibilities. Or even a oneContinue reading “Rudie Can’t Fail”

Danger! High Voltage

Managing Software System Alerts Blaring sirens. Whooping car alarms. Crying newborns. Be it noise, lights or colour, everyday life is full of alerts to which we need to react. People learn heuristics to guide them in identifying the how to’s of everyday life. These rules are normally generated through reaction to the piercing sirens and learningContinue reading “Danger! High Voltage”