In a world where the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are expanding at an unprecedented pace, the intriguing question of whether AI can take on the roles of Scrum Masters or Project Managers naturally arises. To explore this possibility, I embarked on a fascinating experiment using a generative AI tool, ChatGPT 4, and data from... Continue Reading →
How I Hacked a Master’s Degree Project with Scrum: The Art of Managing a Diverse Team and Crushing Deadlines
As a Master's student in Health Informatics and Data Science, juggling a summer semester chock-full of demanding courses felt like trying to ride a unicycle on a tightrope. But the course that captivated me most? Management Healthcare Communication Systems, particularly its group project focused on "Enhancing Remote Monitoring for High-Risk Pregnancies." This isn't a tale... Continue Reading →
The Daily Scrum [Scrum Series]
The Sprint is like a chess game. The development team is using different pieces to achieve the Sprint Goal which is "Checkmate". It is easy to get carried away and want to take out all your opponent's pieces and not consider how each move may or may not get you closer to that checkmate. When... Continue Reading →
Landing Your First Job Without Experience
Another Sunday, as someone that might have been in the market for a minute I decided to write about something that I wish I read earlier. Hiring and interviewing people has given me a view of things from a different perspective and I’ll be answering one of the questions that might be bugging you. How... Continue Reading →
Mental Health In the Tech-Industry [A Data-driven Conversation]
Another Sunday guys, This post is to help people know they are not alone and educate others on mental health using this dataset I found online from a survey that was filled by employees in the tech industry. I will be focusing on employees in the United States because it had more data. You can't... Continue Reading →
Son Of An Immigrant
He told me about how much struggle he had to go through, he left home seeking the best for you and your siblings. The late nights, the early mornings… the days he wished he didn’t make that journey, the days nothing felt right and he was left in thoughts. The nights studying to feel approved... Continue Reading →
New Beginnings [The Nth First Step]
Another Sunday guys. It feels great writing again. I hope we all had a great week. This one is personal and might be quite some read. So get yourself some chips and a glass of wine. It was on a day like this, a Sunday, I was in-between jobs, a lady had asked me to... Continue Reading →
18 Months Later [The Re-Introduction]
Another Sunday guys, it has been a minute. Said that a couple of times in a few of my previous posts. I didn't write for over a year and there was no particular reason for that. I thought about it a couple of times, why wasn't I writing anymore? What was the problem? Was it... Continue Reading →
The One Eyed Man
Another Sunday guys, I skipped last week but I am here now. This post is something I feel we all need to read and we all might be guilty of what I am about to talk about and it is only normal, we are human. Growing up in an African home, you get accustomed to... Continue Reading →
Muda no nai gainen [The Lean Concept]
Another Sunday, welcome to your first Lean class. I am Sensei (Master) Oscar and I am a Lean Six Sigma white, green & black belt. So if anybody looks for your trouble, Run! In this post we will be talking about one of the fundamental Lean concepts called 5S (five-es) and how to apply it,... Continue Reading →