Author: Edvaldo Freitas
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Software Engineering Practices: What Really Works?
If you’ve worked at different companies or tech teams, you’ve probably noticed something: what works like a charm in one place can turn into a nightmare in another. That’s because the so-called “best software engineering practices” aren’t a universal manual you can just apply blindly. They depend—a lot—on your team’s context. It’s common to see…
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The Productivity Trap: Why Metrics Are Failing Engineering Teams
In the last few years, the word “efficiency” has been thrown around everywhere. No surprise that a lot of software engineering teams are trying to find better ways to measure productivity. But honestly? That’s been a real challenge. According to Atlassian’s 2024 State of Developer Experience report, most leaders already realize that traditional metrics just…
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How to Handle Technical Debt in Scrum
Technical debt is like a silent loan: it seems like a good idea in the short term, but the interest can be devastating. At first, no one feels the impact, but as it grows, every new feature becomes slower to build, every sprint more frustrating, and every refactor a minefield. If your team works with…
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Throughput: the metric in your project’s flow management
