{"id":4725,"date":"2018-08-27T07:22:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T07:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2018-08-27T07:22:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T07:22:13","slug":"weeknote-32-back-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/27\/weeknote-32-back-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeknote #32 \u2014 Back to work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='e-content'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4724\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-27-08-2018-08-18.jpeg\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-27-08-2018-08-18.jpeg 4032w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-27-08-2018-08-18-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-27-08-2018-08-18-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-27-08-2018-08-18-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Image-27-08-2018-08-18-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back to work with a bump. On Monday I spent a minute or so staring blankly at my keyboard trying to remember my password, so my week and a half out of the office must have been a decent enough break. It felt as though I needed the Monday and Tuesday to fully warm my brain up, but by Wednesday I was firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n<p>We hit a key programme architecture deadline last Friday and reviewed our progress on Monday afternoon. The team have done well, but like everything, 80% of the work was done and agreed quickly and there is a danger that the remaining 20% could drag on for some time. It\u2019s my job to ensure we have a well-understood definition of what \u2018done\u2019 looks like for this phase and then to push to close it out so that we can move onto the more detailed work.<\/p>\n<p>There are a ton of things coalescing that all require attention right now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finishing off our initial software rollout in our final city in September. We have logistics to plan and some more testing to do, but we\u2019re nearly there.<\/li>\n<li>Closing out on our broader key architecture vision and getting agreement from all of the key stakeholders that we are done.<\/li>\n<li>Off the back of the agreed architecture, pulling together an outline plan for how and when we will deliver across all of the sites.<\/li>\n<li>Budgeting for next year within the strict deadlines for the firm. This is more than just a spreadsheet exercise; we are going to need to prove and justify why and where we need to spend, and win this argument internally. To do this, we\u2019ll need to complete the budgeting for the whole department as the programme has a big impact across everything.<\/li>\n<li>Representing all of this information into a programme Steering Committee pack that shows that we know what we are doing, gives the Committee sufficient levers for \u2018steering\u2019 the programme and doesn\u2019t make commitments that we can\u2019t meet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Steering Committee meeting is on Wednesday and there is still lots of work to do to prepare the materials, so I am going to spend my bank holiday getting these put together as best as I can. It always feels as though the pack would be better if we just had one or two more weeks to get more prepped, but this feeling seems to exist no matter what \u2014 there is always more information that we could gather.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s only one week left to go until the children are back at school, and my eldest boy starts secondary school. I\u2019m nervous for him but he seems quite relaxed about it; it\u2019s going to be interesting living in a house with a boy who is well on the way to growing into an adult over the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>A new school year means that I need to spend time getting prepped for our school governor year ahead. Every summer break I start the six weeks thinking that I will use some of my time to catch up with email, get our schedule of events drafted etc. but always find myself doing it just before the start of the autumn term. We are going to be a reduced team for a while as we said goodbye to some experienced governors last year, which may prove to be challenging. I am also expecting some shuffling of roles within the team. Hopefully we\u2019ll hit the ground running. A year as a school governor always goes by in such a blur and it\u2019s very difficult with a full time job to keep on top of it all.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of my friends persuaded me to go with them to see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thunderpussyusa.com\" title=\"Thunderpussy\">a metal band from Seattle<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourblackheart.com\" title=\"The Black Heart\">The Black Heart<\/a> pub on Tuesday (\u201c\u00a38, come on, you can\u2019t go wrong!\u201d). As always, I\u2019m not one for bringing a change clothes to work so went along in my suit and ended up feeling like Chevy Chase as Ed Harley in a biker bar.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RZZEJgSkPmQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t care too much for the main act \u2014 I wonder how much they have got by on their name as opposed to their songs and musicianship \u2014 but the support band, Hot Soles, were great, and worth the price of entry alone. The venue was tiny with barely any elevation on the stage so it was very difficult to see, but it wasn\u2019t packed for Hot Soles and we got a good view. From Sheffield, they are kind of a cross between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitestripes.com\" title=\"The White Stripes\">The White Stripes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterkay.co.uk\" title=\"Peter Kay\">Peter Kay<\/a>. In a good way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hot Soles @ The Black Heart, 21 Aug 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/286647507?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The main act\u2019s set was live-streamed to YouTube and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4XUL50_jAGg\" title=\"YouTube: Thunderpussy live in London, UK\">is available<\/a> to view for free.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a little podcast roundup:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/6981810-brexit-is-a-betrayal-of-every-british-leader-from-elizabeth-i-to-margaret-thatcher\" title=\"Remainiacs #69: \u201cBrexit is a betrayal of every British leader from Elizabeth I to Margaret Thatcher\u201d\">This episode of Remainiacs<\/a> is very good as ever, an excellent blend news and humour. No matter what you think about Brexit, the first nine minutes of the podcast are worth listening to, hearing from Simon Allison, a life-long Tory, about how he is being gagged at the upcoming conference. This is where we are now.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve been getting my Formula 1 fix from the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autosport.com\/podcast\" title=\"Autosport podcast\">Autosport Podcast<\/a> as well as BBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p02nrsjn\/episodes\/downloads\" title=\"The Chequered Flag podcast\">The Chequered Flag<\/a>. The latter has been excellent this season since they added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jolyonpalmer.com\" title=\"Jolyon Palmer\">Jolyon Palmer<\/a> alongside the usual presenters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacknicholls.co.uk\" title=\"Jack Nicholls\">Jack Nicholls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniegow.co.uk\" title=\"Jennie Gow\">Jennie Gow<\/a> and occasionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/correspondents\/andrewbenson\" title=\"Andrew Benson\">Andrew Benson<\/a>. The argumentative dynamic between Palmer and Nicholls is great and has made the show so much more interesting.<\/li>\n<li>WB40 is now back from its summer break and <a href=\"https:\/\/wb40podcast.com\/2018\/08\/20\/episode-74-book-club-special\/\" title=\"WB40 episode 74 \u2014 Book Club Special\">the latest episode<\/a> catches up with the book club reading list and more besides. I\u2019m still keeping up but I\u2019m not sure how long for. I\u2019m not convinced that there are many other listeners reading along and although the books are great (particularly <a href=\"http:\/\/danielcoyle.com\/the-culture-code\/\" title=\"Daniel Coyle: The Culture Code\">the current one<\/a> which I\u2019m enjoying immensely) I don\u2019t have enough time to read these books along with others that are on my list. I need the space for the occasional work of fiction just for sanity\u2019s sake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I managed to fit in a couple of bike rides this weekend, a 40-mile road ride to a barbecue in Chertsey and then a 12-mile soaking wet ride along the canal path with the family on Sunday. Saturday was great, but without finding a way of fitting in any regular exercise into my week I\u2019m always going to feel like I\u2019m starting from scratch fitness-wise every time I get in the saddle. I don\u2019t have a good answer for this yet but I\u2019ll work on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next week:<\/strong> Holiday season draws to a close, a packed lead-up to our programme Steering Committee meeting, prep for the school governor year, kids\u2019 football training starts again, <a href=\"http:\/\/albumclub.info\" title=\"Album Club\">Album Club #90<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/category\/ride-999\/\" title=\"Andrew Doran: Ride 999\">Ride 999<\/a> reunion.<\/div>\n<p><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:5193,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.thunderpussyusa.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260108192644\\\/https:\\\/\\\/thunderpussyusa.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 02:07:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-29 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