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New experiences, new workplace #2

So, its been another 3 months since my last blog post. A lot has happened in my workplace and there is a lot of knowledge I have gained and tried to absorbed over the past few months. It has not been an easy ride as there are multiple new terms, processes and people to get […]

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Sept 2023

Been meaning to write this blog post for a month but put if off till I had more free time to look back and reflect on what I have learnt over the past month. For those who may not know, I have moved to another company in a new industry that I am unfamiliar with […]

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August 2022
Life and career skills Random rants Tech and me

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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Agile Life and career skills Scrum master Tech and me

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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Agile Life and career skills Scrum master Tech and me

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 […]

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May 2022
Life and career skills Random rants Tech and me

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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Agile Life and career skills Scrum master Tech and me

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
Life and career skills Softwapps Tech and me

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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Agile Life and career skills Scrum master Tech and me

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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Agile Life and career skills Random rants Tech and me

Oct 2021 Post

All about October and start of Q4 2021 on my life long journey in my latest blog post 🙂

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