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Business People and Engineers. Part 1: Communication

People who have ever worked in software companies aware of multiple issues and conflicts between a company's technical and business departments. This is the first article from the cycle that addresses these problems, and here we are going to discuss communication issues, solutions, and best practices.

Communication, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinSeptember 23, 2020business, engineer, communication, issue, problem, solution, best practice, experience, thinkingComment

How To Design A Workspace

People always want to make their workspace comfortable, pleasant, and easy to use. However, it usually does not work as expected, and they spend more and more time trying to do it without significant results. So, here are several common recommendations about the workspace and the way to design it.

Communication, BusinessYevhen ShyshkinSeptember 16, 2020design, workspace, idea, functionality, purpose, equipment, easiness, future, communication, style, comfort, color, texture, interior, lighting, furniture, sound, silence, restComment

The Iterative Approach: Pros And Cons

Nowadays, more and more software companies use some iterative approach to organize their work. Scrum and Lean are two great examples of iteration based methodologies. Let us check out the iterative approach's pros and cons and then see when it is applicable.

Simplicity In User Interface

There are lots of modern applications that have unpredictable, complicated, or even irritating interfaces. There are many reasons why it may happen — functional, visual, cultural, etc. The following article explains how to prevent common issues and make the interface of application simple and user friendly.

TechnicalYevhen ShyshkinSeptember 2, 2020simplicity, user interface, user experience, planning, goal, restriction, customer, design, scenario, iteration, testing, feedback, best practiceComment

Transport And Time

There are several common mistakes that people are doing all the time related to transport and saving time. We are going to check these mistakes and see how to deal with them.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinAugust 26, 2020transport, time, mistake, solution, remote work, time managementComment

The Importance Of Alternatives

There is a common mistake that people pick a product without considering alternatives, and so they may get not what they want or need. Let us see why alternatives are essential and how to check them properly.

BusinessYevhen ShyshkinAugust 19, 2020importance, alternative, variant, evaluation, expert, advice, preference, productComment

Exceeding Expectations

People often hear that they have to exceed everybody’s expectations to achieve success. Let us try to see what it means and how to use it in real life.

Business, CommunicationYevhen ShyshkinAugust 12, 2020exceed, expectations, professional, proactivity, leadership, customer, teammate, best practiceComment

Roles And Responsibilities Inside A Team

Each team is unique, and each team has unique internal processes and best practices. However, some general concepts are widespread, so any new team can use them. Let us see these standard best practices.

BusinessYevhen ShyshkinAugust 5, 2020role, responsibility, activity, general, specialization, iteration, improvementComment

On Work-Life Balance

There are a lot of talks about the work-life balance on the Internet. Some of them may rely on facts, while others are strictly emotional. Here are my thoughts on this topic.