Field notes

Notes from inside the project.

Weekly-ish. Mostly true. Clients stripped out.

• The Moat Was Never the SoftwareAnyone motivated can now read the documentation and build the ERP. So what is left to compete on?
• Conway's Law, From Inside an ERP ProjectSystems follow the shape of the people who build them. Ten examples from a single fortnight.
• ExN, as a Dating ProfileHow does the smallest company in the industry find clients? Honestly. Here is our profile.
• Eight Statuses. One of Them Means Done.Our issue board has eight statuses. Exactly one means done, and it's called "pass", like the work barely scraped through.