Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• WoW Manifesto

  Posted on:January 2, 2024 |  at 12 min read

  The ways of working (WoW) manifesto, also known as a working agreement, consists of a set of guidelines or behaviours that a team has agreed upon to define how they want to work together.

• Demystify the Engineering Manager Role

  Posted on:December 12, 2023 |  at 5 min read

  Engineering managers are responsible for building, enabling and supporting high-performing teams that deliver quality and effective solutions at a sustainable pace.

• The Pursuit of Dopamine as a Manager

  Posted on:November 1, 2023 |  at 5 min read

  Most engineering managers transition from an individual contributor role. A significant difference in this change is the frequency of dopamine hits.

• Manage Yourself

  Posted on:October 1, 2023 |  at 6 min read

  Before taking on the responsibility of managing people, it is crucial to build a system to help us manage ourselves. A system in this context refers to a set of processes, tools, and strategies that we can use to organise our work, improve our productivity, and achieve our goals.

• Bus Factor

  Posted on:September 18, 2023 |  at 5 min read

  The bus factor measures the minimum number of team members who must be hit by a bus (leaving the company, going on holiday, sickness) to put the project in danger.

• Setting OKRs

  Posted on:August 28, 2023 |  at 4 min read

  OKRs stands for Objectives and Key Results, a framework that helps the company/teams/individuals define measurable goals and track outcomes.

• Hello World

  Posted on:August 10, 2023 |  at 3 min read

  I am sorry I couldn't think of another cliché title for the first article. But most of the adventures in the software industry start with "hello world".