throwawayfarfar

Re:Ask HN: As a tech lead, how do you handle a failed project on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:01AM (#27855392)

Thanks everyone for the insights. I found that the first thing I had to do was own up to the things that I genuinely felt could have been done better. The second thing i also had to do was to not accept false narratives. I have done both. Also there is plethora of lessons learnt. And ultimately I am a human as well and will fail at times. I am glad I reached out to HN for perspective.

Ask HN: As a tech lead, how do you handle a failed project

Posted by throwawayfarfar on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:30AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I had been leading a project for about 4 months. It has essentially been declared as failed due to technical choices I made and corresponding unsolved usability issues. I have a pretty successful track record in building and delivering products. So this failure stings. Maybe it also stings a bit more due to some of the politicking that has occurred for it to be declared a failure.For all the...

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