The Real Purpose of Agile Standups: Simplifying the Daily Check-In
Jeffrey Kern Jeffrey Kern

The Real Purpose of Agile Standups: Simplifying the Daily Check-In

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just getting acquainted with agile methodologies, your contribution to daily standups matters immensely. The way you present your updates can set the tone for the entire team, propelling everyone towards more meaningful and efficient communication.

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Common Analytics Tools
Jeffrey Kern Jeffrey Kern

Common Analytics Tools

Common analytics tools we've used over the years, organized by the product and marketing sides of organizations' tech stacks.

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Quantifying Value in Organizational Decisions
Jeffrey Kern Jeffrey Kern

Quantifying Value in Organizational Decisions

Think of every decision you make in business as a raindrop. A feature release? Drop. Social media post? Another drop. Google Ad? Yet another. And those ripples, spreading across the water? That's the business impact. Sometimes, they mingle, overlap, even interfere with each other.

On any given day, in companies all over, it's pouring. And our tranquil lake? It's getting harder and harder to read. Waves of content marketing, showers of updates, a deluge of decisions.

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Unraveling Agile — Tune Out the Noise, Get Things Done
Jeffrey Kern Jeffrey Kern

Unraveling Agile — Tune Out the Noise, Get Things Done

Agile is not about Jira, Trello, Kanban, or sprints. It doesn’t revolve around story points, timelines, or standups. All these are just sophistication layered on top of the core principles. They’re tools designed to cater to the unique needs of individual organizations.

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Unraveling Git — Clear the Fog, Focus on Coding
Jeffrey Kern Jeffrey Kern

Unraveling Git — Clear the Fog, Focus on Coding

In my years of working with newcomers to software development, I’ve found that understanding Git can often become a stumbling block that hinders learning. We know that Git is a critical part of the development process, but achieving a functional mastery of it doesn’t have to…

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