A blog.
Read Delivery Data Without Averages: Study the Slow Tail
How to read delivery data without averages: sort finished work, circle the slowest few and ask what each waited on. Twenty minutes a month shows your real drag.
OLVASD EL ▸Track Quality After You Ship: One Crude Number Is Enough
How to track quality after you ship: pick one crude signal, define it once and read it beside your speed. Here is how to spot work moving into the future.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Tell a Capacity Problem From a Flow Problem
How to tell a capacity problem from a flow problem: one needs fewer commitments, the other a better process. More evenings fix neither: check where time went.
OLVASD EL ▸Dual Track Agile Mistakes to Avoid When You Work Alone
Dual track agile mistakes to avoid: nine ways a solo builder lets discovery slip, what each one looks like from the inside, and the fix you can apply this week.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Limit Work in Progress as a Solopreneur
How to limit work in progress as a solopreneur: count what is started and unfinished, cap it, and finish before you start. It is free and shows in a fortnight.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Review What You Shipped and Learn From It
How to review what you shipped: check it against the outcome you predicted, then review your reasoning, so your next guess is better than your last one.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Measure Solo Productivity Without Guilt
How to measure solo productivity without guilt: track the work, never your worth. Set no targets, skip hours and commits, and write the rule down first.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Kill a Feature Idea Before It Costs You Weeks
How to kill a feature idea before it eats your evenings: find the assumption, set the stop rule first, read results like a sceptic and write the obituary.
OLVASD EL ▸What Is Cycle Time for a Solopreneur? Define It Once
What is cycle time for a solopreneur? The days from real start to genuinely done. Pick both ends once, write them down, and watch the spread, not the average.
OLVASD EL ▸Building and Discovery: How to Split Your Time as a Solo
Building and discovery need a split: fix a protected share of the week, give each track its own clock, and check both every month. Protection beats willpower.
OLVASD EL ▸Are Delivery Metrics Worth It for a Solopreneur?
Are delivery metrics worth it for a solopreneur? Yes, if they measure the work and never you. Four numbers, an hour a month, and no stick to beat yourself with.
OLVASD EL ▸How to Validate an Idea: Set the Bar Before the Evidence
Validate an idea by setting the bar before you see the evidence: write it down and match it to what being wrong costs you in evenings. Kind words do not count.
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