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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

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

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

Fix Issues Every Day

Not many developers are genuinely passionate about the quality of their code. However, the ones that do care about it use many interesting best practices. Today I would like to share one of such best practices.

Business, TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinAugust 18, 2021issue, fix, quality, time, technical, business, management, thinking, simple, customer, satisfaction, productComment

On Creativity In Information Technology

There is a common belief that work in IT is 100% of technical work and zero creativity. However, every experienced specialist who works in IT for at least three years can immediately object and tell that every specialty requires a certain degree of creativity. So here are my thoughts on this topic.

CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinMay 12, 2021creativity, information, technology, it, art, artist, express, thinking, invent, new, technical, specialist, problem, emotions, creativeComment

Multiple Projects: Issues And Solutions

Many technical specialists, like product owners and project leads, often work on multiple projects simultaneously. Unlike project managers who usually have only a superficial understanding of projects, these specialists have to have a deep understanding of each project and everything related to it. It is relatively straight forward in case of one project but may be tricky in case of multiple projects. This article describes various project issues and ways to deal with them.

Technical Issues Of Startups

Every developer who has ever participated in a startup knows that this is a challenge. Business, marketing, and technical specialists have to work together to achieve a goal and become a successful company. The following article describes several common technical issues that developers have to avoid at any cost.

Business, TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinMarch 25, 2020technical, issue, startup, misunderstanding, requirements, priority, complication, refactoring, solutionComment

Customer Support: Do It Properly

Every time a customer starts working with new software he needs support from the technical team to explain how new feature works. However, not everybody understands and accepts this approach, and so a customer may be very disappointed. Let us have a look at the common issues in the communication between the technical support team and customer, and see how to deal with them.