Sanyam's Journal

Trinkets of thought - pg 8 -x-x-x- ####### Friday 05 May 2023 12:56:10 PM IST ####### This guy really understands the pain :D https://linearb.io/blog/being-vp-of-software-development-is-harder-than-being-ceo/ - translator between management apathy and developer indifference :D  lol above is from Dilbert of course. my 2 cents on this: - I'd like to add to this already great collection of advice: There are situations where giving a complete estimation of the time required is not possible.. Then give the date for freezing the estimate. Generally experienced devs have a gut feel about a task, they can quote that estimate as the first approximate estimate and use that to ask for time to build the work breakdown and come up with a better estimate. And you can help your stakeholders understand that first estimate has higher error margins and the detailed one will have lower error margins. Also, developers tend to skip the due diligence on the work breakdown, impress upon them that they ar...

  What is the consumer lifetime value for an onco customer ? It should should be the sum of all service we can offer during the life-cycle of requirements for a cancer patient What does the life-cycle of requirements of a cancer patient look like ? Pre-cancerous Diagnosis Staging Treatment plan Treatment procedures Diagnostics for improvement Nutrition consult Physiotherapy Exercise Psychological consult Remission Screening - 3 month, 6m, 1y, 1.5y, 2y, 3y, 4y… Where are we missing out ? We do not have a sync with the timing of the requirements and us offering our services. We map out the future treatment journey of ALL patients we get. Habit / Hook → next event till remission !!  That is what I'd wake up for everyday. Motivational message everyday Chemo countdown Stories from survivors Events / sessions - for caregiver, patients - weekly - why not at the centre ? News on latest treatments - protocol changes Appointment calendar Chemo calendar- notification → what to expect; ...