Comunicating failed deadlines The problem: I think that no one wants to be the bearer of bad news. Especially if the bad news means a big impact. Moreover when you know the recipient of bad news is not going to react well. I believe it is our human nature to fear this feeling,
Planning features The problem: I will discuss in this post about the planning process of complex features that span over multiple teams and multiple planning intervals. I want to make this assumption clear right from the start because i will discuss several variables that affect planning and i want to set from
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation The Problem You may have already recognized the title of this article. It's one of the four statements in the Agile Manifesto. What it means is that we need to work together with the customer in developing the right product that will fulfill the right need. In theory,
Toxic team members Problem: This issue I've seen multiple times. In a given team, there is a team member with high seniority, very good technical skills, and great output in terms of productivity. He is the guy that everyone calls when "shit hits the fan." But this guy is
Why? I thought long and hard about starting this blog. I mean, it's 2025. Who the hell still writes blogs? Who the hell still reads blogs? For every topic you need to learn, there is at least one video on YouTube that will teach you how to do that
