Modelesis

Risk and Reward: Type Consistency Matters

Tue Jun 10, 2014 by Ramón Jiménez in it, leadership, management, projects, risk

Traffic was rather heavy as I was driving home from work today. At some point, I noticed the lane to my right was clear, whereas a few feet ahead my lane was jammed. I started changing lanes, but then the car ahead of me (which was fully stopped) attempted to do the same. As I had more room, I stepped a bit firmer on the gas, hoping the other car noticed and let me pass to its right. Read more →

A Project Management Reflection On ‘Flappy Bird’

Sun Feb 23, 2014 by Ramón Jiménez in flappy-bird, gtd, planning, projects

Like such things are prone to do, the media storm surrounding Flappy Bird has subsided. For weeks, the game’s sudden rise to fame and perplexing demise by its creator, independent Vietnamese game developer Dong Nguyen, brought about many theories and thoughts. Although the matter has seemingly been settled, the loud chorus claiming that @dongatory was incapable to cope with success brought to my mind a question we seldom ask of our own projects, one which carries deep implications: are we ready for wild success?