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Technical Advisory Workflow

Many technical companies use the services of external technical experts called advisors. I want to describe the best technical advisory workflow beneficial for both sides.

Technical Debt: Deal With It

I think there are no technical teams that do not have a technical debt. Good teams have a limited amount planned for refactoring in the nearest future. Not-so-good teams may have a dept that will take a couple of years to get rid of. Let us see how to live with the second situation and turn it into the first one.

TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinDecember 7, 2022technical, debt, mess, discipline, code, quality, review, business, value, implementation, maintenance, support, architecture, feature, refactoringComment

Mistakes at the Discovery Phase

There is a well-known fact: the earlier a wrong decision is made, the harder it is to fix. The project's discovery phase is one of the first steps in building a backlog and starting the project. So, if you make a mistake at this step, it will be very problematic to fix it in the future. I want to share best practices for avoiding mistakes at this phase to eliminate future issues.

BusinessYevhen ShyshkinNovember 23, 2022mistake, discovery, phase, vision, flexibility, achitecture, teamComment

Decorator: The Best Pattern

There is a widely known pattern called the Decorator. Some developers use it properly, some developers use it wrong, but most do not use it at all. I want to explain what the decorator is and when and how you have to use it.

TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinNovember 9, 2022decorator, design, pattern, inheritance, composition, interface, extension, plugin, domain, modelComment

The Independent Technical Team

Nowadays, most companies use one of two ways to work with technical teams: with direct control and without it. I want to explain why the second approach is much better.

BusinessYevhen ShyshkinNovember 2, 2022technical, team, specialist, manager, micromanagement, independence, control, internal, externalComment

Music As A Cure

In hard times people often turn attention to things that can release stress and bring pleasure. Some people prefer alcohol while others like to dance. I want to share one more way to do that: with music.

CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJuly 27, 2022music, cure, listen, play, band, instrument, styleComment

The Foundation of Good Relations

In the modern multicultural world, communication is a crucial part of professional and private life. It is essential to understand how to establish relations, maintain them, and keep a connection with a person on the other side. Let us look at the foundations of good and stable relations and how to build them.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJuly 13, 2022foundation, relation, responsibility, respect, consistency, stable, trust, expertComment

Life Under Pressure

In every person’s life, there are periods of a good and happy life, and there are times when everything is going the wrong way. Let us see how to deal with the problematic situations and return to a happy life again.

CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJune 1, 2022life, pressure, calm, risk, step, action, situation, mistake, preparation, positive, attiture, good, excitingComment

Development Flow For Customers

Many project managers and leads think that the customer should not participate in the development process. However, proper exposure may give more information to the customer and provide valuable feedback to the technical team.

Business, TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinFebruary 2, 2022development, flow, workflow, customer, presentation, discussion, adaptation, feature, technical, team, communication, support, processComment