Yesterday, My Plugin Nearly Broke and It Taught Me Something About Risk Management

Yesterday, My Plugin Nearly Broke and It Taught Me Something About Risk Management

Yesterday morning, I was sipping my coffee, feeling pretty good about the progress on our new WordPress plugin for A/B sales page testing. https://youtu.be/k9zoGmG-bNk?si=GHfdZDhH5Sjm1H0j Everything was going smoothly — until my developer pinged me: “Hey Dejan… we’ve got a problem. The tracking script isn’t recording time-on-page correctly.” Now, for those of you who’ve ever built…

Why I Don’t Just Say “Good Job” to My Team

Why I Don’t Just Say “Good Job” to My Team?

One of my team members comes barreling over, super stoked about a big win on our product delivery. We are building a WordPress Plugin for A/B Sales Page Testing. “Hey, check this out!” they say, practically shoving the new feature they’ve been slaving over in my face. It’s legit impressive—clean design, slick functionality, the works….

The Shower Thought That Changes Everything About Change

The Shower Thought That Changes Everything About Change

You’re standing in your shower this morning, shampooing your hair, when BAM – you have what you think is a brilliant idea. By lunch, you’re telling your colleague about it. By next week, they’re like, “You know what? You were right. The world is changing.” Fast forward three months, and suddenly you’re sending out a…

How Scrum Helped Me Organize an Ordinary Saturday. Scrum in daily life!

How Scrum Helped Me Organize an “Ordinary” Saturday. Scrum in daily life!

Today was a busy day, not because of work activities or activities related to my Scrum students, but due to the usual daily activities. Let me share what needs to be done, and what Scrum has to do with it. You know that feeling when your Saturday stretches ahead of you like an endless to-do…

Why LinkedIn Notifications Fail, And What Really Grabs Attention

Why LinkedIn Notifications Fail, And What Really Grabs Attention!

We’ve all seen how social media platforms fight for our attention, but some do it better than others. Take LinkedIn, for example. It’s supposed to be this professional network, but the way it tries to keep us engaged can be… well, pretty strange. Let me explain what I mean. You know what I hate most…

Man vs Woman in Scrum. Who Really Leads Better

Man vs Woman in Scrum. Who Really Leads Better?

So you wanna know how the Box Brain and Wire Brain handle Scrum roles? Buckle up, because this is gonna get interesting. Introduction But first, let’s get our characters straight. According to our totally scientific comedy sketch: Box Brain = The traditional “male” brain approach. Everything is compartmentalized in neat little boxes that DO NOT…

My AHA Moment as a Product Owner Launching a Plugin with TikTok Ads

My AHA Moment as a Product Owner Launching a Plugin with TikTok Ads

When I was working as a Product Owner, I found myself at the heart of a project that felt both thrilling and terrifying. We had spent months pouring our energy into creating something we genuinely believed could make a difference: a unique WordPress plugin for marketers, packed with features like A/B testing for sales pages,…

The Truth About a Remote Worker Juggling 4 Jobs and Who’s Really to Blame

The Shocking Truth About a Remote Worker Juggling 4 Jobs and Who’s Really to Blame?

A remote worker, quietly managing not one, but four side gigs alongside their main job. It’s the kind of story that makes you do a double-take, especially when it lands in your feed from Crossover, with its 7.8 million LinkedIn followers. As a software tester, I couldn’t help but dive into their recent poll: “Remote…