Monday
Rex: I'll save it on my desktop and tidy it up later.
He will not tidy it up later.
Rex's first year · Story 2
Rex's first calculation
Week two. Rex knows a few of the systems now. He hasn't worked out where to keep things.
Rex's diary
Rex's diary, before this story. Week 2. Found six different systems. Made my first calc today. It's on my desktop for now. I'll tidy it up later.
Only on Rex's laptop
Tuesday
To share it, Rex emails a copy to Alex and drops another into the team chat. Generous.
Wednesday
Alex marks up the emailed copy. Rex keeps working on his desktop one. Two versions, and counting.
Thursday
Rex's laptop dies. IT hands him a lovely shiny new one. The desktop? Gone.
Friday
Alex: Which version went to the client? Mine, yours or the one in the chat?
Rex goes very quiet.
The result
Half a day rebuilding the calculation from old emails, and nobody can swear it matches what the client has.
The calc was saved where only Rex could find it.
Find out where it should have goneLesson 2 · The Buildings, then the same story done the right way.