posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 2:11 PM
by
chrisdonnan
Last day at PCH
Today is my last day at PCH. I will say that I have learned a bunch
here and that I will miss all the people. As a Lead Software Architect
at PCH - I have been able to hire lots of great developers to work for
me. I have also been able to take on some very challenging projects. I
think that in the end - I
really did not like commuting to - or living in Long Island. I also can say that I
really did like
building applications for the web that need to service millions and
millions of people. They have 2 web sites in the top 100 - both of
which were rewarding and challenging to manage over a few years.
Another facet that I really enjoyed was working on the internal facing
desktop applications. We were able to really remodel workflows,
business practices and ways of doing business - and it helped the
business. I think that the modeling process - understanding the
business and modeling it in software is also extremely exciting and
something that the team here was able to do amazingly well. Another
thing that I am proud of from my time here is how well we developed our
process, methodology and standards. We were able to work out what we
have referred to as a 'Scrum Derivative'. We were able to move to a
methodology that was agile, yet organized. We could take requirements
(user stories, prioritized and scored) and make effective plans that we
could deliver on. I love the idea that software teams can get highly
tuned and execute repeatably at a high level of complexity.... That
whole thing is just great -
Live, in Tune, and on Time!
Anyhow - I wish all my former folks the best and I know there are many genuine friends that I will keep in touch with.
So long PCH...