himynameisdom

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Ask HN: How do you give and receive recognition at work?
1 points by himynameisdom 7y ago|1 comments
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Emotional intelligence. Specifically: self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relationship management.
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
The whole point of a stand up (daily scrum) is to discuss how work is progressing towards a sprint goal. If it devolves into a card-by-card status update meeting, it loses its value. It is nothing more than the dev team coming together to d
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
It is worth noting that ALL the agile values you spelled out are actually important. That said, the values on the right do not take precedence over the values on the left. Processes and tools are important so long as they don't diminis
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
I've ran into this with teams before. I think it's critical to ask ourselves "Who really are our stakeholders?". More often than not, the answer boiled down to a.) our customers and b.) our sponsors. If someone from sale
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
This sounds a lot like Kanban for Scrum Teams. https://www.scrum.org/resources/kanban-guide-scrum-teams
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Since pipenv is pretty much dormant, this seems to be a nice alternative. Thanks for sharing!
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Same here. I moved into Agile/DevOps coaching, where it's expected you learn in order to help your teams grow and improve their practices and products. Haven't looked back. I now spend a lot of time advocating on behalf of my
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
I've taken the route of a "build your own MBA", seeking out various industry certifications to validate my learning. I flirted with an MBA program for years, but none offered the flexibility I was seeking in terms of honing a
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Ask HN: Why don't emails have a unique ID in the subject line?
3 points by himynameisdom 7y ago|7 comments
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Agreed. Vision and strategy set the table for why and how the work moves towards an intended outcome. Every company I've worked with that does scrumfall tends to value outputs over outcomes of the outputs. The process name doesn't
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Agreed. Look no further than the iPhone.
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
If the team isn't relaying how their work is progressing towards the sprint goal, the daily scrum ends up turning into a status meaning, negating its intended purpose. The daily scrum is a planning meeting. It's meant to help the
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
I would agree the word "sprint" can conjure up a bad picture, but the agile manifesto clearly states the team should work at a sustainable pace. Nowhere in the Scrum Guide does it say you must work at a breakneck speed. Inputs for
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Product vs. Feature Teams(svpg.com)
1 points by himynameisdom 7y ago|0 comments
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Why should it be put in the same regime as a combustible if you believe nothing is worse than combustible? Trying to follow your logic here.
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Ban e-cigarettes until they're reviewed by governing bodies. Continue to sell combustibles that've already received a negative health review for both those who consume them and those in the general inhalation vicinity by said gove
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
I agree. I enjoy speaking to prospects and clients, but I know not everyone feels the same way. I would say instead of letting technical people handle the client/user, it should be done in a collaborative way. Filtering shouldn't
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
i think now more than ever, there needs to be a bridge mindset between technical and non-technical. i learned that very early on, and even spent some time in a customer-facing, non-technical role to hone my bridge mindset. the ability to ha
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Makes sense. Thanks for expounding on your point! +1
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
This is misguided anger at best, and trolling at worst. What were you hoping to achieve with this?
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
GK, I remember your presence on that thread. For those who were not there, it's under comment history. You spoke to the point of people needing your help (and not just anybody), which is kind of ridiculous in this case and the case fro
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Are you saying those who go to RFP to keep cost control transparent really don't need the help? It's also kind of egotistical to assume a company needs you and you alone to solve their problem. If the problem is big and important
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
I'm assuming none of your SOWs have gone to RFP.
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
In 10 years of consulting, I've yet to see a client buy this line of thinking. Clients want an accurate forecast for cost and key assumptions being made to formulate that cost. At the end of the day, it's in their best interest to
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
There are two sides to this. Most clients will want some form of cost control on their end. If the final proposal has ambiguity, you best bet the client's procurement team or relationship manager will want to discuss this. They have pe
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
There are two (or more) sides to every story. Would love to get a full 360 perspective on this scenario.
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
My apologies for making an assumption on my part. The irony of doing so did not get past me :)
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
Fair point. Interested in seeing how this all plays out.
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by himynameisdom 7y ago
The main basis of opportunity cost is knowing both outcomes of each decision and choosing the outcome that makes the most sense based on resource scarcity (ability to both strike and work at the same time in this case). While they may very

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