Getting Real (Chapter 7)

After reading Chapter 7 – The Organization, I learned that it is not healthy to separate developers from designers and vice versa or other staff. It is advisable that each employee can see and be in contact with each other; because in that way, they can help and understand the flow of work each other’s work. I also learned the rules to be implemented in a meeting and not to be used on calling meetings; and try to hold meetings using the technology. Although, I do not believe in conducting meetings over email or instant messenger; I still think that having a face to face, person talk is much better.

As for the concept of “small victories” by 37Signals, I like the idea of celebrating the small successful things that one has done. No matter how small the achievement is on the project, it is not an excuse to be happy and celebrate about it. When a person’s good work, meaning the fruit of his or her labor, is acknowledged; it boost one’s effort to do more and to do great. Similarly, I also agree to this, quoting the 37Signals – “When you have a long stretch when you aren’t bothered, you can get in the zone. The zone is when you are most productive. It’s when you don’t have to mindshift between various tasks. It’s when you aren’t interrupted to answer a question or look up something or send an email or answer an im. The alone zone is where real progress is made.”; when I am alone and is only concentrated on what is supposed to be done – more or less I get things done. I can relate to the situation wherein, I think a lot of things and I do not know where to start; it is nice to work when you only problem a single thing. I agree to Joel Spolsky, it is really hard to get that concentration set all the way and to be able to do it, it requires a lot of time being alone and avoidance of destruction.