Blog — Aspiration and Advisory

On Importance Of Vision

Everybody knows that vision in business is important, but just a few understand how important it is. Let us have a look at several business areas and see how clear vision can affect the situation.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJuly 1, 2020vision, importance, ideology, motivation, marketing, communicationComment

Delivery On Time

Everybody had faced a situation when some package was not delivered on time. Usually, this is not a big deal. However, there are many situations in software projects when delivery of some functionality must be done on a specific day and time. Let us see how to build a process in the way to deliver it on time.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJune 24, 2020delivery, time, feature, func, planning, risk, alternative, rollback, workaroundComment

Know Your Customer

Every business or software project represents a long process of communication between a customer and an implementer. No one will deny that the implementer has a significant impact on the final result of the projects. However, it is the customer who dictates the requirements, and it is up to the customer to say “yes“ or “no“ in the end. So, it is crucial to know your customer, understand him, and organize work accurately to achieve the best results.

Location, Location, Location

Many remote employees do not care about the place they are working at. It can be a separate room at home, office space, rented apartment, or even co-working. But are some of these places better than the others?

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinJune 10, 2020location, comfort, concentration, best practice, office, co-working, convenience, effectivenessComment

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.

Do I Need That?

It is the question every person may ask himself every time he wants to add something new. It may be a new gadget, new activity or hobby, or new project requirements. Let us check how to deal with all these new things properly.

Communication, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinMay 13, 2020new, change, progress, improvement, degradation, complexity, perfection, kissComment

Common Mistakes of Newcomers

Every person had faced the situation when he/she came to a new company to work, and the first several months did not do smoothly. What did I make wrong? — you may ask. Let us check the common mistakes newcomers often do in a new company and how to avoid them.

Communication, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinApril 22, 2020newcomer, mistake, employer, employee, help, acceptance, misunderstanding, expectations, information, skillComment

On Self-Education

Nowadays, self-education became normal in many areas, including business and IT. More and more people are learning something new by themselves and applying this knowledge in real life. Let us discuss some controversial topics in this area.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinApril 15, 2020self-education, education, business, mental, pleasure, pros, cons, worth it, motivation, time, knowledge, resultComment

Thinking Outside The Box

There is a common issue in working with people — they can think using only known patterns and can not take a step further. This issue is especially important in the R&D areas where the main goal is to invent new and better approaches. What can we do about it?

Communication, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinMarch 18, 2020thinking, outside the box, effort, laziness, professional, routine, new, learning, progressComment