Working backwards....

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Amazon has a zillion piculiarities, and one I learned today is "working backwards"

At Amazon, our most successful projects start with the customer and work backwards.

Whether it's a new product, a new feature, or a program, the Working Backwards process helps you achieve clarity about the customer benefits before you start building. The process includes writing an Internal Working Backwards Press Release to help you imagine what customers will say or feel when you launch. Focusing on the desired end state frees you from being constrained by what's technically or operationally possible and enables us to think big about delighting customers. Starting with the Press Release tests the customer value of your ideas--which projects should you work on?--and helps you crystallize

Late evening team session....

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Never thought looking at Ansible scripts will be so fun :) --- #OpenShiftUpgrade

Timesheets :(

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I hate timesheets, but in Contracting, they are a fact of life...

Office Feedback

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Someone asked me for Feedback and this is what I provided (I feel I was too harsh on them :)

 What are three words that you would use to describe me? Happy, Easy-going, Talkative
 What do you see as my greatest strength? Perseverence, I have noted you stick to tasks, even when things are not working for you
 When would you most want me on your team? When we need someone to understand us better
When would you least want me on your team? When we need a strongman to drive home a point
How do I add value to you or your work? i.e : How is my leadership supporting you in your work here?) Your leadership did not support me :) However I understand that I worked with you at a time when you were yourself getting in the grooves at [...] so I cannot complain. Recommendation for your future is to assert yourself from Day-1, dont let senior team members bully around
 What do you want me to keep doing? Keep your relax persona and keep ticking the tasks
 What do you wish I would stop doing? Not being role model for the team

Note: Feedback at office is truly important so you can keep improving, unfortunately you dont usually get it.