I was part of the Microsoft layoffs in June 2023. While I was initially upset with it, and particularly with how it happened (though I can't share details), it turned out to be one of the more positive things that happened for me recently. You see, I was
This is the third instalment on building products at scale. Part 1 covered the backlog & refinement sessions, and Part 2 covered the planning. Now, let's get back to engineering, and discuss how to support the process. If you’re still following, what we have now is: * Regular
In this blog post, we'll cover an interesting topic that came up as part of my contributions to the Microsoft Disaster Response (MSDR) effort. With the Ukraine war, one of the biggest challenges for the rest of the world is displaced people. The Microsoft MSDR contribution provided some
In Part I [https://www.vodovnik.com/2022/07/08/how-id-build-products/], we ended up with a well-defined product backlog. Our Engineering Team can go into their Sprint Planning with a list of well-refined list of User Stories and plan their sprint. However, the Engineering team does not live in a
