Category Archives: Career

Career, Checklist, Protocol

FAST v SMART Goals: A Primer for Agile Teams

Posted on by Alan Thompson
24
Jan

As an Agile Scrum Master, you know that goal-setting is a cornerstone of effective team performance. For years, many of us relied on SMART goals—Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. But recently, I’ve switched to FAST goals, and the results have been transformative. If you’re looking to improve how your teams set and achieve goals, let me explain the difference between SMART and FAST goals, when to use each, and how to apply FAST goals in your Agile environment.

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Action Plan Templates, Career, CHATGPT

12 Step Action Plan to Future-proof your IT Job from AI

Posted on by Anthony James

Creating an action plan to protect your career from AI’s impact is crucial as it transforms the IT industry, specifically roles which will be party or fully automated. In this tutorial, I’ll look at the types of roles most at risk and the steps you can take to 1) protect your job and 2) find ways to capitalize on this opportunity.

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Career, Productivity

How Many Hours Per Week Do Technical Writers Spend Writing?

Posted on by Anthony James
12
Jan

How much time do you spend writing every week? Remember, you have 37.5 hours (I know!) for technical writing every week, but how much is actually spent writing? When I say writing I actually mean developing content, so this includes illustrations, diagrams, publishing etc – whatever goes into the final deliverable.

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Career

Why Don’t People Respect the Efforts I Make?

Posted on by Anthony James

Do you feel loved? Many of us feel unloved and under-valued. We feel we don’t get the respect we deserve. I hear this on LinkedIn and Facebook: “people don’t respect the efforts I make”. Well, if that’s the case, here are a few ways to get more respect and move into a more rewarding career.

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