When we think about managers, we think about people we know (or knew) who have shaped us. We think about people we either look up to or …
Leadership
Onboarding New Engineers
Onboarding is the most important time for establishing company culture and keeping your employees. It's a time when new joiners form …
Dashboard Fatigue
Dashboard fatigue is a real thing. I've experienced it first hand! Before Agoda, I would've told myself that there's no such thing. But …
SRE role in team
I don't know about you, but lately, I've been hearing quite a lot about SREs (or non-acronymized Site Reliability Engineers). Now, there are …
JIRA v Whiteboard
You know how you can automate everything but some things just shouldn't be. Well, this process is kind-of one of those things. I'm …
Past Velocity and Prediction
I don't know about you - but when you talk about stocks, or markets, or funds - the general rule of thumb is: Past performance is not an …
Are Burndown Charts Useful?
When developing a product from the ground up, you might think you need a burndown. Do you want to have an overview of how much work is left …
QA Role in Development Team
As developers, we love to hate on QAs. I'm just kidding, of course. I love my QA. I love that they find bugs in my team's code. It's my …
What Does Agile Mean?
Today I want to talk about what agile means to me. I mean there is a standardised definition which I've quoted below from the agile …