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Navigating the Challenges of Engineering Projects: A Guide for Business Leaders

I have been reviewing project efficiencies from the past to see where I was successful and where I was less successful. In addition, I have been studying for my Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma certification, and now I am trying to apply some of what I have learned to past roles and projects. Sometimes, a smaller continuous change approach ( Kaizen) is required, as personalities sometimes resist change from historical practices. Smaller continuous changes may take too long to see results, but sometimes, the only option is to work within your box ( try-try-again as much as you can ).

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Blockchain for Data Security: A Practical Guide for SaaS Platforms

Blockchain technology offers a robust solution for enhancing data security in SaaS platforms. However, successful implementation requires a thorough understanding of the technology and careful consideration of its pros and cons.

Understanding Blockchain Basics

Blockchain is a decentralized, tamper-resistant ledger that records transactions securely and transparently. Each transaction is grouped into a block, and these blocks are linked together to form a chain. Here’s why it matters for your SaaS project:

Decentralization: Unlike traditional databases, blockchain doesn’t rely on a central authority. Data is distributed across multiple nodes, reducing the risk of single points of failure.
Immutability: Once data is added to the blockchain, it cannot be altered or deleted without consensus from the network, ensuring data integrity.

Using Patterns to Gain Work Efficiency

This blog is part two of the information session I would have provided the support team on Tuesday. Part One was yesterday’s post about using Basic SQL syntax to help with our day-to-day work. Part Two is about using patterns to gain work efficiencies. This is probably the most important part of the session that I was going to conduct, as it can be used to gain efficiency and job satisfaction. Pattern identification is how my spider brain works when I am given a task to do. This would have been a great interactive session, but this is the best delivery now. Please feel free to reach out to me for 1:1 coaching opportunities, and I will be happy to review what you are working on and see if we can find efficiencies together.

Identifying Patterns in Our Day-to-Day Work Life

Identifying work-life patterns involves observing recurring events, behaviours, or tasks. These could be anything from your most productive tasks to those that take up most of your time or even how specific meetings or interactions tend to go.

When I am doing a task, I tend to ask myself these three questions:

Have I done that task before now?
Does this task have repeatable components to it?
Is there a tool that I can utilize to make this task more efficient?

Crafting a Successful Software Development Roadmap – A Guide for Product Managers

Introduction

As a product manager, one of your key responsibilities is creating and managing the software development roadmap. This strategic document serves as the guiding light for your development team, outlining your product’s vision, direction, and priorities over time. But how can you ensure your roadmap succeeds with developers and the business? This blog post explores best practices for planning, engaging, measuring, reviewing, and communicating your software development roadmap.

5 Essential Elements for a Successful Software Roadmap

Creating a successful software roadmap is akin to charting a course for a ship. It guides the team toward their goals, ensuring they stay on track and reach their destination. For engineers, a well-crafted roadmap is essential to meet targets efficiently. Let’s explore the five key elements that contribute to a successful software roadmap:

ChatGPT to Create Acceptance Criteria

Today’s Learning

Today, I took a business requirement and put it into ChatGPT. I created a couple of simple prompts. The first prompt created acceptance criteria to make the software developer successful. The second prompt was to create test cases.

Surprisingly enough, it generated some pretty accurate results.

My Favourite Tool

My favourite tool goes wherever I go. I keep it beside the bed, and it is the first thing I put in my suitcase or backpack. My favourite tool knows more about me than anything or anyone else. It carries my thoughts, my dreams, my annoyances and my happiness. My favourite tools never need to be charged. My favourite tool, my wife says I have too many of them.

My favourite tool is a notebook and a fountain pen.

New Year is a Time to Have a Retrospective

New Year is a time to reflect on the passing year. If you are like me; you will have experienced many changes and challenges throughout 2019. I like to take time every January to reflect on the passing year and make goals and challenges for myself. One way to reflect is by using the retrospective idea used in agile software development processes. Continue reading New Year is a Time to Have a Retrospective

Personal Branding

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I am not a marketing person, but I do believe in personal branding. How I display myself professionally in my networks is who I am. My personal branding is consistent throughout everything I do so that people have something to tie myself to. It is remember able and I know this because people have told me the know me through my personal branding. Continue reading

Have an Idea – Let Us Talk

Do you have an idea? Let us talk!

Many people have ideas for a website, blog, forum or new software to make their life and business processes better. Often, people do not know who to contact or how to go about getting their ideas accomplished. Sometimes, people are afraid that by telling someone their ideas, someone may steal the idea. Everyone needs someone to help them and to trust with their ideas.
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