The world has sped up dramatically in recent years. Technology is advancing faster than ever before. Naturally, each of us has doubts about whether we can keep up. We start worrying about the end of our careers and the possibility that AI will replace us. n this article, we’ll put ourselves at the center rather […]
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There is a single activity that every person performs daily, dozens or even hundreds of times—making decisions. From the moment we wake up, we must decide what to eat for breakfast or which clothes to wear. As the day progresses, we encounter more complex decisions during our workday. Ultimately, we return home and may face
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“We should do it that way because it is best practice!” Does this sentence sound familiar to you? I’ve heard it many times in the context of software development. I don’t know why, but when people say the phrase “best practice”, most of the room agrees with them without hesitation – almost like they’ve cast
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In the previous article, I diagnosed issues with what I called the standard approach.I recommend reading it first before jumping into this article. What I encourage you even more to do is conduct a retrospective of your retrospective meeting. You may find your own issues that I did not mention. As stated in the previous
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In my last article, we explored what makes retrospectives valuable. We defined three major external factors: dedicated time, frequency, and taking outcomes seriously . Having all it set, now, we shift our focus to the retrospective meeting itself. Within this article, I will first define the general approach cultivated by most organizations. Next, based on
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At some point, most IT organizations decided to become Agile. Hence, they decided to implement the Scrum framework:). Many people dislike Scrum because it requires numerous meetings that seem for some people wasteful. However, one meeting proves essential: the Retrospective. Teams consistently undervalue and ignore this critical component. It is one of the most important
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