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Lesson 11: Custom-built is usually the cheapest option for development teams
Custom-built is usually the cheapest option for development teams.
Chad Greer
May 26, 20225 min read
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Lesson 10: Take the time to make sure everyone understands before starting
Failures taught me the lesson "take the time to make sure everyone understands before starting."
Chad Greer
May 12, 20222 min read
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Lesson 9: Be committed to success, not to being right
Failures I experienced taught me the lesson "be committed to success, not to being right."
Chad Greer
May 11, 20222 min read
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Lesson 8: Quality is an uncommunicated expectation from your customers and stakeholders
Background During one of my stints as a consultant, I joined a project already in progress at a fiberglass manufacturing company. The...
Chad Greer
May 4, 20223 min read
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Lesson 7: No matter how similar a project looks like a previous one, it's not the same
Background I’d like to share a story about failures I experienced as a software architect which taught me the lesson “no matter how...
Chad Greer
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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Lesson 6: Being understood trumps being accurate
Background During a consulting project with a data warehousing and resale company, I attended a particular meeting with several people...
Chad Greer
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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Lesson 5: If you take thinking out of development, you take thinking out of the developer
Failures taught me that if you take the thinking out of development, you take the thinking out of the developer.
Chad Greer
Apr 4, 20224 min read
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Lesson 4: Words mean different things to different people
Background I’d like to share a story about failures I experienced as a software architect which taught me the lesson “words mean...
Chad Greer
Mar 18, 20224 min read
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Lesson 3: You can't ensure quality when you don't know the domain
Background I’d like to share a story about failures I experienced as a software architect which taught me the lesson "you can’t ensure...
Chad Greer
Feb 22, 20224 min read
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Lesson 2: You are most successful when those surrounding you succeed
Background I’d like to share a story about failures I experienced as a software architect which taught me the lesson "you are most...
Chad Greer
Feb 17, 20223 min read
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Lesson 1: Architecture is about People, not Technology
Failures I experienced taught me the lesson "architecture is about people, not technology."
Chad Greer
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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