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On knowledge transfer

iulianalexandrustoica

In the last 8 years of my work experience I was part of different software development teams and all of the initial steps for each individual team consisted of a knowledge transfer phase. With each team and project, the knowledge transfer phase experience was different, but not completely new. So, a couple of common “good” practices (I rather name them “good” instead of best practices) were observed and improved over time (you know what they say: inspect and adapt). The “good” practices compose a knowledge transfer plan, which is consumed in a couple of iterations until all subtopics are covered. … Continue reading On knowledge transfer

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2019 Plans and challenges

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2019 is the year in which I plan to invest more time and budget in developing my own brand. For doing this I have a vision, strategy and, of course, a roadmap. The top 5 items on my roadmap are: Branding: activities are in progress, the visual identity creation of my brand is shaping up. Social Media presence: LinkedIn: improved the look and feel of my page, added new posts so that the number of followers increases and I extend the reach of my target audience. Facebook: created and customized my FB page (consistent look and feel with my LinkedIn), … Continue reading 2019 Plans and challenges

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On practicing Scrum

iulianalexandrustoica

In our corporate life, we are Scrum practitioners every day. But are we Scrum practitioners outside the office and outside the working hours? I say we are. Let’s the consider the vacation (as a product) a very good candidate for practising Scrum outside the office. What we need to implement this product? The following might just be enough: Vacation team Scrum team -> Discuss who is part of the team and who owns each role Vacation vision product vision -> Decide what we want to do in the vacation: go to a sea destination, admire landscapes, go hiking, visit museums, … Continue reading On practicing Scrum

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On change

iulianalexandrustoica

A wise man once said that change is in the centre of the universe. As a Business Analyst and Scrum Master change is part of my daily activities and on a larger scale change is a constant part of our lives. But what is change exactly? According to dictionary.com change is: to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone to transform or convert to become different Sounds simple, isn’t it? Yet the reality proves to be different. It is in our human nature not to like change … Continue reading On change