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Managing vs Orchestration and Enablement for Software Development Teams
As a manager in tech, my distaste is growing for the term Software Development Manager. Let's look at some definitions for "manage": Be...
Sean Cooper
Mar 29, 20242 min read


MVP in Personal Projects
One of the hardest parts of doing a personal project: MVP I have a GRAND vision of what this will be. I want to BUILD IT ALL NOW!!! But I...
Sean Cooper
Mar 8, 20242 min read


Developer Tips: Working with Datasets - Reduce, Relocate, Reuse
Years ago, I was working on fixing a dashboard for a company. This dashboard displayed several tables of data and a few charts. It loaded...
Sean Cooper
Feb 27, 20244 min read


Key Developer Attributes: Ambition vs. Selflessness
On the surface, Ambition and Selflessness seem contradictory attributes and can, indeed, work at cross-purposes within a team. However,...
Sean Cooper
Feb 17, 20244 min read


Dev Manager Metrics: Tracking Average Point Value to Manage Uncertainty and Risk
Tracking the average story point value of your sprints is a method for managing the risk to stories and sprints.
Sean Cooper
Feb 7, 20244 min read
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