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Practical Estimates
It all started while working as CTO (first-time though) at Skuola.net and attending the conference Codemotion Rome 2019, I was listening to Daiany Palacios talking about hers “The trap of averages. How to avoid it in software development estimates” in particular about doing estimates using the Montecarlo method. That moment something triggered in me, like […]
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What kind of shaped professional are you?
The most common one is the T-shaped professional or more correctly T-shaped skills since we’re talking about abilities. The original term was coined by Tim Brown, Chair of IDEO. The vertical bar of the letter T represents the depth of the skills in a single field, instead, the horizontal bar is the ability to collaborate […]
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The Tricky Definition of Done
Most of the times the word “done” has a very subjective meaning, especially when we are in a business context. It can be confusing understanding if a task or an activity has been completed or not. I’ll try to define the meaning of done (in a business context), or at least what it should be. […]
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The practicality of the Eisenhower Matrix
The Eisenhower Matrix helps you decide and prioritise tasks based on urgency and importance. In fact, it is also referred to as the Urgent-Important Matrix. If you find yourself fire-fighting throughout the day, then you should apply this concept to improve your productivity.
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Performance Optimisation, my first talk ever
[toc] Performance Optimisation from Fabio Cicerchia At the end of 2016, I gave a talk at the PUG Roma meetup talking about web performance. Despite my expectations of a first-time shy speaker, the room was packed with more than 50 attendees.
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Being really agile, Being really smart
The Agile Manifesto has the following 4 core values: Individuals and interactions over processes and toolsthis means to communicate, a lot. Working software over comprehensive documentationif you are working on something that is not working properly why bother documenting what’s doing (and maybe it’s even going to change). Also, the customer will use / buy the software, not […]
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