Start by spending five minutes at your next DSDM workshop discussing a real security incident that affected a services company and asking what your team would have done differently.

#DSDM #AgileDevelopment #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #TechServices #RapidDevelopment #SmallTeam #SecurityCulture #AuthenticLeadership #IterativeDevelopment (23/23)

For a family business where people and process are deeply intertwined, the experimental framing does something valuable. It separates the relationship from the workflow. You are not criticizing how Aunt Maria runs the meeting. You are testing a new format together for one week and letting the results decide.

#Agile #DSDM #DailyStandup #FrugalPrototyping #FamilyBusiness #SmallTeam #AgileCoaching #IterativeDevelopment #EntertainmentServices #ProcessImprovement (22/22)

When last I left this project, I had picked up some hella cheap Velcro from Make and Mend (craft supplies thrift shop! So great!) and attached it to the straps to hold the bag onto the handlebars while I fastened the actual buckles. This is a HUGE improvement in the user experience and worth keeping, although I needed to overlap the edges by more so that the grippy side of the hook and loop tape didn’t grip the strap itself, causing fraying, fuzz, and eventually decay.

However, the bag closure was not great. The flap wasn’t really secure, the buckles over it were awkward. Just didn’t feel good.

Soooo today I dug out an old zipper that had previously been sewn into a (failed) pattern trial, ripped it free of the zipper flap, made a new zipper flap, and sewed it into the opening. Also adjusted the Velcro overlap and positioning on the straps, and removed the buckles closing the main compartment.

MAYBE THIS IS BETTER.

#BodgedBikeBag #iterativedevelopment #sewing

Ok, initial feedback:
- yeah these need a zipper closure and a lot more structure/stiffening than most of my bags have.
- my civvie ship has a much much shorter fork than the choppers I’ve been riding. This is probably why most handlebar bags are like 8” deep not 12”. Good to know. (It still fits but not by much.)
- Velcro helps a ton in getting it on and off easily, yes to this.

#sewing #bike #iterativedevelopment

Post-revision photos. The bag body has a print of rainbow watercolor dinosaurs on black canvas, the straps are rainbow webbing, and the hardware is black plastic.

Photo1: a hand showing the side-release buckle and tri-bar stretching across the top of the tote bag body. There’s a flap of black canvas under it that can fold over the bag contents to keep them stowed (which would be unnecessary if the bag had a zip closure).
Photo2: the back of the bag showing the two handlebar straps at the top and a centered loop of webbing with tri-bar at the base of the bag to go around the post of the fork.
Photo3: a closer view of the handlebar straps showing the loop of Velcro. This isn’t intended to be extremely weight-bearing, just to hold things in place so you can have both hands free to lock the straps in place
Photo4: the original tote bag straps that go over your shoulder are still in place. You can absolutely take this off your bike, run errands, and then rig it back up for the ride home.

#sewing #handmade #process #iterativedevelopment