Ways of working

If you work in the IT industry, or similar industries, you probably have struggled with project management. Not only to execute them, but also how to define them to the customers when drafting contracts and work breakdown structures (wbs). I see this all the time, and the core reason is a misunderstanding on what a project is and when something is NOT a project. The second problem I see is that people treat everything the same in terms of responsibilities and execution, which causes a lot of pro

Every organization have communication plans. Every team communicate all the time, both internally and externally with those they collaborate. We talk, email, chat and have video calls all day in an endless stream of communication. Yet we continuously fail in our work. Even though we praise Agile as the savior to fix the problems, or put project management tools to align and manage things... we still fail. Projects never get done on time or budget. People still sit frustrated and confused, tryin

If you spend any time in the ecosystem of work processes, methodologies and frameworks you have undoubtedly encountered people that claim that one way or another is the only way to do things and if you disagree, then you are stupid, uneducated or even evil. These are the fanatics bordering on cultists clinging to one way to rule all ways and there is little point arguing with such people, unless you like me enjoy a bit of an argument just to see what their point of view actually is. There is of

Epic. It sounds so cool and people love to use it. It is that bucket of undefined things that is just...large, that we love to throw things into and proclaim that it is an Epic. But what is an epic? There lies the problem, because the term Epic is defined in many ways in different methodologies and in different levels of the organization. This makes the Epic arbitrary and confusing, because the value of the epic depends on the context, which is rarely known. Most people are familiar with th

For more than two decades, Java was one of the more sought-after programming languages used on a variety of devices. Since the beginning, mobile apps developers have relied on Java to create hundreds of applications. In May 2019, Google announced that Kotlin was the preferred programming language for the Google Play Store for Android applications. To develop a successful mobile app, it is crucial to choose the best among Kotlin vs Java languages. Let’s learn what these languages are, their

This week alone, I have seen two great companies stumble and suffer serious damage to their brand. Not only did they alienate customers and cause short term financial loss for themselves, they also cause long term damage to their brand and reputation. This is something that could have easily been avoided by simply following standard practices and putting effort into proper communication. In this article, I will give you my point of view of the events and some ideas on how this could have been av

As the summer end and we are slowly crawling back to work from a long time working from home, people will start looking at new ways to work. Again. New buzzwords like mixed workplaces and work anywhere will mix with things like SAFe and Tribes, all driven from top management that need something new to call things. Here is the thing, though... You don't need it. Because the work has not changed and your need for control is due to a lack of trust. So let me explain why the processes are identical

IT management software vendor Kaseya whose VSA software platform is used by other tech companies to monitor and manage customers’ IT networks, has been the victim of an audacious cyberattack. On July 2, the business issued a security advisory urging its customers to immediately shut down versions of VSA running on their own servers. It also suspended its own cloud-based VSA service. Kaseya VSA is a remote management platform for MSPs that provides solutions such as automated patch managemen

If you have the "Print Spooler" service enabled (which is the default), it means that anyone with access can execute code as SYSTEM against the Windows domain controller. At present, there is no patch from Microsoft. So take a break from your vacation and turn off the service immediately. From Tenable's blog: E5GOlYUXwAUyqzU.mp4 More information from Microsoft: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1675  

Atomic Design, or Functional Design as it is also referenced, is a bit of a weird beast. On one hand, it is a programmatic shorthand feature that allow you to use short code in development that then render CSS based on that, but it also a philosophy of sorts on how to organize CSS. A philosophy that very much resemble the inline-css era of old. The problem statement I think this statement says a lot on how ACSS and to some degree Atomic Design itself see the world of CSS. Anyone work

If you work in IT, you have probably heard the words projects and maintenance many times. Usually it is in reference to different teams and organizations, but not always. Sometimes the same team can do both projects and maintenance, which can cause some confusion. To add to that confusion, you will sometimes hear the word line work as well. As these all see to be a bit malleable, it can cause some annoyance. With this article, I hope we can make a definition so we all know what we are talking ab

Employees don’t leave organizations, They leave bad bosses. We have all heard it and we all probably have a bad boss experience or two in our career. But what is a bad boss really? Are they just terrible monsters that tear organizations apart, or are they just people like you and me? Just as people are different, so are our perception of what a bad boss is. What I consider to be a bad boss, may not be a bad boss to you. It all depend on who we are as individuals and what we currently need.