Tag: agile

  • Presumed technical debt: how to recognise it and avoid it

    Presumed technical debt: how to recognise it and avoid it

    Reading Time: 7 minutes The programming community unanimously considers technical debt an aspect of our work to keep under control and reduce. Personally, I’ve been vocal about the perils of technical debt in one of my early blog posts about the organizational issues it can cause. While I still stand by the majority of what…

  • How to communicate efficiently as software engineers

    How to communicate efficiently as software engineers

    Reading Time: 5 minutes Efficient communication is key to maximise the flow of information within an organization and facilitate valuable outcomes. Still, it might be an overlooked soft skill for engineers. This blog post explores some key recommendation on how to become more efficient communicators as software engineers.

  • How to miss a delivery date

    How to miss a delivery date

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Estimating a delivery date is hard. Missing it, on the other hand, is quite easy. When it happens try not to focus on pleasing stakeholders by committing to a new date that is very close to the original one.

  • Embracing genuine deadlines as software engineers

    Embracing genuine deadlines as software engineers

    Reading Time: 11 minutes Genuine deadlines are there to help the organization seize an opportunity. Let’s explore how they impact engineering organization and how not to antagonize them.