Published inTapendium EngineeringWhen midnight isn’t midnightThe Tapendium Engineering Team recently encountered a bug when submitting a request to a third-party API. The timestamp submitted with a…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Why Cold Approaches from Recruiters Miss the MarkIt’s a challenging market for recruiters at the moment. There are a lot of open roles, but not many candidates. It seems like some…Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
Almost InclusiveLet me start by stating that I don’t drink alcohol. This isn’t due to religion, it isn’t due to alcoholism, it’s just purely a personal…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
Our Leaders are FailingWelcome to the world of IT, a world in which we have significant problems with our leadership. This is by no means a problem at all…Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
Top Tips for Driving Your Career GrowthOn May 12, 2021 I sat down with Yana Martens to talk about driving career growth. This article is loosely based on what we discussed, but…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
SMART Goals, HARD Goals, OKRs: Which One When?Working at a variety of companies I’ve often been pushed to set goals or OKRs. In some companies it’s been dictated what I must use a…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Are the 3 Scrum Questions Output Focussed or Outcome FocussedBefore the most recent release of the Scrum Guide there were 3 questions documented in the Daily Scrum section of the guide. These…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Dictating Scrum Alignment and the Meeting Room ProblemI’ve worked at a few organisations that have tried to coordinate their sprint length and the start and end days of each sprint. Although…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
What I Learnt Resigning as a Leader/ManagerBefore I get in to my learnings I feel it is important to cover off the difference between a leader and a manager, and why I included the…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021