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Create a streamlined and efficient task management workflow with this Epic, Story, and Bug Template. Whether you're leading a development team, managing a project, or improving an existing workflow, this structured approach helps teams maintain clarity, reduce friction, and improve collaboration across all work items.
Improve your 1:1 with a structured approach that combines Objectives and Key Results, personal development plans, happiness retrospectives, and transparent performance discussions-driving alignment, growth, and stronger communication.
Run effective and blameless Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs) with this structured approach using the PODS framework. This guide helps teams identify root causes, align on a shared timeline, and develop actionable solutions to prevent recurrence. By fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration, teams can turn incidents into learning opportunities, improve system reliability, and drive continuous improvement.
Adopt a structured, data-driven approach to evaluating software engineer performance using the Accelerate Metrics. Capture meaningful insights to foster transparent and effective performance conversations.
Set yourself up for success in your first 90 days in an engineering management role with a structured OKR framework. These objectives help you build the right team, improve efficiency, align with business goals, and establish cultural norms. By focusing on hiring, delivery, budgeting, strategy, and technology, you can create a strong foundation for long-term impact.
Designing RESTful APIs around user intent rather than domain entities leads to a more intuitive and maintainable system. Instead of CRUD operations on a bill entity, an intent-based split-bill resource encapsulates the entire process. This approach improves UX, supports event-driven architectures, enhances traceability, and keeps business logic encapsulated, making APIs more effective and scalable.
Automate your Debian setup with Ansible to ensure a consistent, repeatable, and testable system configuration. This approach saves time, reduces errors, and keeps your setup version-controlled.
Automate your macOS setup with Ansible to ensure a consistent, repeatable, and testable system configuration. This approach saves time, reduces errors, and keeps your setup version-controlled.
Agree and Adjust is a leadership technique that fosters collaboration by first finding common ground before guiding discussions toward balanced decisions. This method defuses tension, encourages open dialogue, and ensures reasoned outcomes, making it a powerful tool for constructive problem-solving in any setting.
Uncertain about a job offer? A Radar Chart can help you compare key factors between your current role and the new opportunity. By assigning weightings and scores, you can visualize which job aligns better with your priorities.
New to the Linux command-line? This simple Vagrant setup provides a hands-on way to explore essential tools like locate, tree, nmap, and more. Whether you're navigating files, managing processes, or analyzing networks, this guide helps you build confidence and efficiency.
Deflect and Defer is a leadership technique for managing requests without causing unnecessary conflict. Instead of making immediate decisions, it redirects discussions to the right stakeholders and allows time for proper evaluation. This approach ensures informed decision-making, protects prioritization processes, and fosters a collaborative leadership culture.
Learn cybersecurity by doing with this hands-on security testing project. Using Vagrant and Docker, you'll explore real-world attack scenarios in a controlled environment. Test vulnerabilities, run reconnaissance, and strengthen your security skills.
Create a thriving organisation with this Organisation Template, a structured template for defining teams, decision-making, and governance. Whether you're scaling a startup or refining an existing structure, this template provides a sample set of best practices.