Chris PoelinRiver Island TechWhy Pair Programme?As with all things ‘agile’, it’s a mindset. Pair programming is achieved with two developers programming on one workstation, solving one…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechRiver Island, Tech Connect ’23 : How to job.I spoke at River Island’s Tech Connect this week about ways of working. What I said will still be relevant next year so it’s worth writing…Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 2023
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechBuilding a team and culture to manage the transition to a modern commerce architectureI spoke on a panel at the Internet Retailing Expo at Excel today, and thought I’d document the chat. I’ve been on a few stages in my time…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechHow good engineers become greatBeing a great engineer isn’t the point of life. I believe the point of human life is to enjoy it, and to do so while not impeding on the…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechHow to handle Technical debt? pt2In part 1 I suggested that the umbrella term ‘technical drag’ be broken down, to better reflect where it came from, and therefore how it…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechHow to code betterWe all aspire to code better. If you don’t aspire to code better then you’re not a coder which — if you’re not paid to code — is fine, but…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechStop hiring leaders. Start growing them.We’ve been hiring at River Island (we’re always hiring in River Island) my department’s been hiring ‘tech leads’ to be precise. We forgive…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechHow can you innovate to attract top IT talent in order to accelerate your business capabilities…Let’s see if 20+ years of doing this nonsense allows me to break that wordy title down into something worth reading. What one needs to do…May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechPerformance ReviewsDon’t despair. We’ll get through this. Drag it back to basics: if this was your company you’d want the people working in it to be the best…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Chris PoelinRiver Island TechEstimationSeveral years ago River Island attempted to and largely did succeed in sailing towards an agile minded paradise. We got quite far, and…Dec 7, 20212Dec 7, 20212