Articles by Tag #management
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Modern Books for Software Engineering Managers
The main goal of this article is to share the list of books that are worth reading and practical for...
5 Best Note-Taking Apps 📝
Taking notes is something we all need to do to stay organized, whether it’s for work, study, or...
How Modern Engineering Teams Gain Clarity with Entelligence AI
Most engineering teams aim for speed and quality in their development workflows, but challenges like...
From Theory to Impact: Implementing Shift-Left from Scratch
Shift-left, do you know what it is? After help my team implement this methodology from scratch, I've...
Trust is the New Pizza Party
When I was a kid in school, the Pizza Party was the Pinnacle of Achievement for the class. If we...
Program Manager vs. Project Manager: Understanding the Core Differences (For Developers & Tech Teams)
When working in software teams or tech startups, you’ve probably heard both titles: Program Manager...
Top 5 Free Retrospective Tools for 2025
If you're running agile retrospectives, you know how crucial it is to have the right tool. As we move...
Top Free Retrospective Tools for Agile Teams 💡
Why Retrospectives Matter in Modern Agile 🤔 Retrospectives serve as critical waypoints for...
My Time at 2024: a Novel about Management, Burnout, Love and Cats
This is a submission for the 2025 New Year Writing challenge: Retro’ing and Debugging 2024. The...
Managing Dependabot PRs with dependabot-pr-manager 🤖
Managing multiple Dependabot PRs can be a boring task, especially when you have numerous repositories...
Planning Poker Integration for Azure DevOps 🃏
Planning poker sessions just got a major upgrade! If you're tired of manually copying story points...
Effective Communication in Software Engineering
Effective communication is vital for successful product development teams in tech companies,...
Average Manager vs Great Manager
1. Tough Conversations on Performance Feedback Missed Targets: Average Managers Do...
Self-Hosting Twenty CRM: A Complete Guide
Did you know that self-hosting software can give you greater control over your data and...
Sick of Boring Retrospectives? Here's a Massive Library (and AI Tool) to Help!
If your team's retrospectives have started to feel a bit repetitive ("What went well?" "What didn’t?"...
Diversity as an Innovation Driver: leading a Multicultural Team Across Three Continents
When I accepted the challenge of leading a multicultural team (Turkey, Bangladesh, and Brazil), I...
Anonymous Feedback in Retros: When, Why, and How
Building a culture of open feedback isn't easy. Here's why anonymous options are crucial for your...
The Economic Dragon: One Value, Many Prices
I'm Shrijith Venkatrama, the founder of Hexmos. Presently, I am building LiveAPI, a super-convenient...
Why Larger Markets Create Deeper Specializations (ft. Adam Smith)
I am building LiveAPI, a super-convenient, API-powered tool for generating API documentation. It lets...
Price = Wage + Profit + Rent
I'm Shrijith Venkatrama, the founder of Hexmos. Presently, I am building LiveAPI, a super-convenient...
Incentives Are for Employees, Entrepreneurs Thrive on Trial & Error
I've always been interested in the economy, business, incentives, and such things -- and how they...
Using Kudos in Sprint Retrospectives: Building a Culture of Recognition 🎉
Sprint retrospectives are crucial for continuous improvement, but they often focus heavily on what...
May Kanban Be With You: Practical Case Study
Introduction In 2021, I worked as a Product Manager at a technical company, and have been...
Specialization Isn't Enough - Why You Need Specialized Teamwork
I've often heard an assertion: specialization is key to improving productivity. But my experiences...
20 Rules for Becoming THAT Manager (From a Principal Engineer’s Perspective)
Introduction This article serves not only as a guideline where I share my experience, but...
JIRA Analytics with Pandas
Problem It's hard to argue Atlassian JIRA is one of the most popular issue trackers and...
Make Planning Poker Fun 🎯
Ever sat through a planning poker session that felt more like watching paint dry? We've all been...
Labour: The Original Currency of Value
I'm Shrijith Venkatrama, the founder of Hexmos. Presently, I am building LiveAPI, a super-convenient...
The AI Code Blindspot Problem: Why Your Tech Team is Losing Their Grip on Your Codebase
AI writes 20% of your code today. Soon, it’ll be 50%, then 75%—and perhaps even more. As...
Currency is What (Almost) Everyone Wants
I'm Shrijith Venkatrama, the founder of Hexmos. Presently, I am building LiveAPI, a super-convenient...