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8 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

How do you lead a development team without any technical expertise?

The incompetent manager According to Laurence Peter research made in 1969, every employee is promoted until she reaches her level of incompetence. In other words, if someone is good at

7 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

Kaizen: Art of continuous improvement

The word “Kaizen” in Japanese means “improvement” or “change for better”. The word itself refers to any improvement, but the “Kaizen” practice popularised by the Toyota Corporation typically describes the

6 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

Managing the risk of indispensable employees

Imagine that your airplane is landing and something goes wrong with one of its hydraulic systems — a wing is not moving or landing gear is not operating correctly. It'

5 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

The Five Whys

If you’re into entrepreneurship and management you’ve probably heard about Lean, Kanban and Kaizen. These techniques were originally developed by Toyota corporation in 1950s as part of larger

2 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

How to be liked and respected as a leader

One of the most common questions people who just stepped into a manager’s role have is how do they know that team likes them. It’s usually not only

1 Nov 2018 · 4 min read

How to find a technical co-founder when you can't code

I speak to many people who have great ideas and lots of insider knowledge in their industry — they just need someone with the technical skill to implement it. It’s

31 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Defining the role of the CTO

When a company is searching for the ‘tech guy’ the needs and requirements that are listed in the job description are often quite different from real responsibilities. For example, it’

25 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Abundance and scarcity mindset

"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is a self-help business book written by Stephen Covey in 1989. I’m pretty sure that you’ve heard about it and

24 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Tips for better communication between designers and developers

Creating an outstanding user experience requires an incredible amount of hard work and skills. Moreover, a coordinated effort of the whole team is the only way to deliver the application

21 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Pulling it off on your own as a solo founder

In theory, a co-founder doubles your skill set and productivity. As solo founders, we often feel the pressure from partners or investors who perceive us as a risky bet and

20 Oct 2018 · 5 min read

Dealing with conflict in a development team

It’s hard to create a strong and professional team and lead it to success. But it’s even harder to keep everyone in the team from tearing each other

19 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

How to effectively communicate with developers and manage them

If you ever worked with a development team or a single developer, the chances are that you’ve probably noticed how hard it may be to get what you want.

18 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Managing requirements in agile project

One of the most significant issues that comes up in every agile project is how the team works with documentation, especially with requirements. At the beginning of a project it

17 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Bugs in software and what we can do about it

The only way to create software that has fewer bugs is to cut off the functionality and implement an absolute minimum and then spend an enormous amount of time testing

16 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

How to delegate and avoid miscommunication

Delegation is often understood as a way of avoiding the unwanted work by letting someone else do it. In reality, delegation is not only one of the main tools in

15 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Signs that your technical debt is too big

If you are a startup, then you should know that technical debt is normal. It’s a sign your team is moving fast developing new features. The smaller and younger

14 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

Five tips for managing freelancers

Most project teams look different today than they did ten years ago. More and more companies employ freelancers, and most managers would instead hire a freelancer than a temporary employee

12 Oct 2018 · 4 min read

How to improve development speed in a software project without sacrificing quality

Speed and quality are two conflicting factors of a software development project. The proper development process includes analysis, design, solid implementation and rigorous testing. Because of tight deadlines management is