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Stop These 13 Deal-Breakers in Your Team and See What Happens

Find out what’s hindering your team from becoming truly agile — You are staring at your screen, shaking your head. Another delay and your client is angry. Your team works long hours, but it seems their effort is not enough. Most are exhausted, frustrated, and not happy. Late delivery. Low quality. Unsatisfied client. You feel the frustrations, too. You want your…

Agile Methodology

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Stop These 13 Deal-Breakers in Your Team and See What Happens
Stop These 13 Deal-Breakers in Your Team and See What Happens
Agile Methodology

14 min read


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How to Quickly Remember the 12 Agile Principles

Recall the story, and you will never memorize the Agile Principles again. — Memorization kills the learning. If we don’t put meaning into the words we memorize, we won’t learn. After many years of using Agile, how many of us can enumerate in verbatim the 12 Agile Principles? Honestly, I can’t. However, there are ways to recall without memorizing. …

12 Agile Principles

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How to Quickly Remember the 12 Agile Principles
How to Quickly Remember the 12 Agile Principles
12 Agile Principles

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Dec 24, 2021

My Best Christmas Gift this Year is Something I Will Not Forget for the Rest of My Life

A gift I never thought I would wish for Christmas, and it’s not what you think. — What’s your best gift this Christmas? Maybe it’s the branded bag you’ve wished for. The sneakers you keep eyeing in the mall. Or a travel package you won at a Christmas Raffle. I am happy for you. I could imagine the smile on your face as you opened your gift. Maybe, you…

Christmas

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My Best Christmas Gift this Year is Something I Will Not Forget for the Rest of My Life
My Best Christmas Gift this Year is Something I Will Not Forget for the Rest of My Life
Christmas

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Dec 16, 2021

If You are a UX Designer, How Would You Make ‘Wrinkles’ Become Old-friendly?

Are you going to use checkboxes, menus, or just a label? — One time I took a taxi and I was in a hurry. As I told the driver my destination, I glanced at somebody in the front mirror only to realize that it was me. Oh my, I’m getting old. My life was too busy that I didn’t realize time had…

Women In Tech

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If You are a UX Designer, How Would You Make ‘Wrinkles’ Become Old-friendly?
If You are a UX Designer, How Would You Make ‘Wrinkles’ Become Old-friendly?
Women In Tech

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Dec 14, 2021

To the Daughter I Never Had, I’m Sorry

My world expects me to have you. And for that, it seems I’m not enough. — I don’t know how to start, but maybe with a “sorry.” I’m sorry, we never had a chance to meet. Time has passed me by, and I cannot tick it back to have you, my dear. I would have loved you to be here. I wish I could hug you…

Daughters

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To the Daughter I Never Had, I’m Sorry
To the Daughter I Never Had, I’m Sorry
Daughters

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Dec 13, 2021

To All Perfectionists: Say Goodbye to Your Stress!

Apply 3 of the Agile Principles to Beat Your Stress — I was a perfectionist. Maybe you are, too. We tend to see even the most minor details and perfect them. We wanted our projects in school to be flawless. In my case, I will re-print an assignment if there's a misspelled word because erasures are messy. I used to stay…

Stress

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To All Perfectionists: Say Goodbye to Your Stress!
To All Perfectionists: Say Goodbye to Your Stress!
Stress

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Dec 12, 2021

To Be or Not To Be A Freelance?

Think twice before you make that choice — When was the last time you had a promotion? In my case, it was way back then. Work promotion does not apply to me anymore. When I decided to become a freelance, I knew I wouldn’t have a career anymore. I have owned my growth and don’t rely on company…

Freelancing

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To Be or Not To Be A Freelance?
To Be or Not To Be A Freelance?
Freelancing

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Alvie Balquin

Alvie Balquin

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Agile Practitioner * 20+ years in software management * Technical trainer * Always a teacher by heart. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvie-balquin-33a41251/

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