AI & Emerging Technologies

Balancing Code Quality with Project Deadlines – Especially When Stakeholders Disagree

How many times has this scenario come up in your career as a TPM? – And you said, I’ve been here before. That your sprint is halfway done, your team is knee-deep in refactoring legacy code, and...

How AI Enhances Azure DevOps Backlog Management

I’ve been working with Azure DevOps since its transition from Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), witnessing its evolution in both functionality and scope. With this current infusion of Artificial...

How AI Enhances Azure DevOps Dashboards

After a discussion with some of my IT professional friends about my recent (Article) contribution on AI and Azure DevOps Backlogs, I decided to organize my thoughts on how AI enhances Azure DevOps...

How Explainable AI (XAI) Enhances Transparency in AI Decision-Making – Part 1

Inspired by current, rapid advancements in AI, I’ve planned a series of articles covering different emerging technologies, and this one on Explainable AI (XAI) being the first of many to come. As...

Cloud Computing

Virtual Reality & Gaming: Power of AI in Future of Immersive Experience

Real-Time Difficulty Adjustment – AI for Adaptive Gameplay – AI in Virtual Reality (VR) gaming can monitor player behavior and adjust game difficulty in real-time to maintain an engaging...

What If Your Developer Quits Mid-Sprint? Strategies for TPMs

It’s every Technical Project Manager’s nightmare, that is what if one of your key developers resigns in the middle of a sprint. This isn’t just a theoretical “what if”; it recently happened to a...

API Basics: How to Securely Run and Manage an API

When we gather in IT circles, whether it’s developers (Devs), technical project managers (TPMs), or product managers (PMs), conversations often revolve around information security. One recurring topic...

Framework for Team Empowerment & Meeting Project Deadlines

In today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven environment, success of software projects hinges not just on smart tools or cutting-edge methodologies, but it depends on successful teams behind them. Yet, I...

Agile-PM

Important Safeguards Against a Microsoft Office 365 Outage

Recently (Last month), a major Microsoft outage primarily affected Office 365 and Teams, disrupting business operations, collaboration, and communication. As with any global software outage, users...

Key Risks and Business Impact of Downplaying Software (QA) Testing

With recent software (patch) failures making headlines, I couldn’t help but reflect on my own experience as a former release manager. What went wrong? Was there a conflict with existing version? Was...

How AI Can Optimize SAFe & LeSS Implementations

“LeSS” (Large Scale Scrum) “SAFe” (Scaled Agile Framework) Introduction In a discussion with my colleagues about SAFe & LeSS, some of them asked if I could write a concise...

Azure DevOps vs. Jira: Which Agile Tool Fits Your Workflow?

Over the years, I’ve noticed that ‘tech community’ frequently debates about their choice between JIRA Confluence and Azure DevOps – Kanban for project management. Cost has always been a focal...