Life and career skills
New experiences, new workplace #1
Its been almost 3 months since I joined the new company which is a global BFSI shared service center.Here is my take on some of the new experiences :
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August 2022 Blog
Malaysia’s Independence Day (known as Merdeka day) is celebrated on August 31 and marks the 65th year of independence. For those who are not aware, this year’s Merdeka theme is Keluarga Malaysia Teguh Bersama (Google translated as Malaysian Family Strong Together). You can read more about this theme in https://www.permohonan.my/tema-hari-kebangsaan-malaysia/ For past themes, check out […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #9 : Communication and Collaboration
Communication is one of the most important practices needed in a agile team regardless of whichever framework (Scrum, SaFE, Spotify). The key to communication is the reason why there are several events such as sprint planning, backlog grooming and daily stand ups. Collaboration within a scrum team is also essential to ensure that there is […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #8 : Epics and Release management
What are epics in an agile context ? Epics group or categorize stories into release features. It plays an important role in the organization and release of features for the product. For example, an Epic of “Login based on country” can use to group stories as following : Develop splash page with login User ID […]
Read MoreChronicles of a Scrum master #7 : Testing and defects
Testing in an agile context refers to a team of Quality Assurance (QA) team of tester(s) who perform rigorous and meticulous examination, assessment and verification of each of the completed developed functionalities against the story’s acceptance criteria, which is usually defined by the Product Owner (PO). It will require the tester to have knowledge of […]
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May 2022 Blog
May is a month of holidays in Malaysia. Starting with Labour Day on May 1st and 2nd and followed by Hari Raya holidays on May 3 – 4 and lastly with Wesak Day on May 16. May also sees the end of many pandemic restrictions indoors, outdoors and schools. People are no longer required to […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #6 : Story points
What are story points ? Story points are the numbers given in the form of complexity level and usually stated using Fibonacci numbers. The art of story pointing Determining points for a story can be sometimes a daunting task if not done with an experienced team. There maybe often times conflicts and understanding gaps in […]
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April 2022 Blog
So, April’s Fool has passed and we are in Q2 of the year. What’s been keeping me up awake and working ? Technical – Flutter Why Flutter ? I compared React and Flutter with Xamarin and found that I liked Flutter for its prospect and close native functionality. Plus it can be on web, mobile […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #5 : User stories
User stories are the essence of a sprint and are the fundamental building blocks that determines the deliverables and releases of a product. A basic user story should consist of the following : Title Description Acceptance criteria Story points Scrum tasks Status For example, the stories for a mobile calendar app to list all public […]
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March 2022 Blog
March .. the end of Q1 has arrived. A major notable event is the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent impact to the world economy which was already battered by the presence of Covid for the past 2 years. Could it be a question of greed or unsatisfied ego or just […]
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