http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/11/rhythm/ Just A Thought...on Ajax, usability, software development and anything else that catches my fancy. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:57:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://ntschutta.com/jat/2005/08/11/rhythm/comment-page-1/#comment-101 ntschutta.com » Blog Archive » Celebrate Early and Often Thu, 09 Feb 2006 02:28:13 +0000 http://ntschutta.com/jat/?p=8#comment-101 [...] I’ve spoken about rhythm before and I can’t stress its importance to the sanity of a software team. If you’ve been on a death march before…you know how evil they really are. Let’s show off my range - how about a non-software example? It’s only February and I’m sure more than a few people are clinging diligently to that resolution about dropping some weight. Let’s say you want to lose 25 pounds - if you focus on the 25 what happens after you’ve lost 5? Are you motivated to keep going or are you downtrodden that you still have 20 more to go? To be successful, you’ve got to chunk the goal up and celebrate the baby steps! Software isn’t any different. Finish that cool new Ajax widget? Great, bring in some pie! Finally approved that functional spec? Heck, the boss should spring for pizza! [...] [...] I’ve spoken about rhythm before and I can’t stress its importance to the sanity of a software team. If you’ve been on a death march before…you know how evil they really are. Let’s show off my range – how about a non-software example? It’s only February and I’m sure more than a few people are clinging diligently to that resolution about dropping some weight. Let’s say you want to lose 25 pounds – if you focus on the 25 what happens after you’ve lost 5? Are you motivated to keep going or are you downtrodden that you still have 20 more to go? To be successful, you’ve got to chunk the goal up and celebrate the baby steps! Software isn’t any different. Finish that cool new Ajax widget? Great, bring in some pie! Finally approved that functional spec? Heck, the boss should spring for pizza! [...]

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