Gonçalo Alves
I work in IT governance: project and portfolio management, service management, business intelligence. I also build small software.
This is where I write about the parts that are harder than the textbooks admit. Occasionally about running, or music, or 3D printing. More about me →
My timer box started mining crypto
The site stayed half up, my keys stopped working, and the fix was to treat the box as lost and rebuild from git.
What a Year of Working on Complex Processes Taught Me About How Organizations Really Work
A year of process design, integrations and governance taught me that the hardest problems are rarely technical. Notes on ownership, data lineage, and what happens when reality does not follow the diagram.
Shipping vTimers: what actually broke between the idea and the deploy
A Tailwind 4 migration that silently recoloured the app, a security header that broke a clock, and a duplicate component nobody noticed.
The Power of 1%: The ongoing journey to become a better version of myself
How small daily improvements compound over a year, and the system I use to stay consistent.
How to Become an Expert in Anything Using Bloom's Taxonomy
How the six stages of Bloom's taxonomy take you from memorizing fundamentals to producing original work.
Project and Portfolio Management (PPM): Aligning Strategy and Execution
How Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) connects business strategy to the initiatives an organization actually funds and runs.
The Power of Creativity
Creativity isn't a talent some people are born with. It's a practice. What it actually is, why it matters, and how to build the habit of it.
The Power of Having a Personal Website
Why I bought my own domain instead of renting a profile on someone else's platform, and what a personal site gives you that social media never will.