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Brains at work, thoughts on paper. Our blog features unpolished but honest takes on DevOps, software development, Agile/Scrum, and the ups & downs of working in IT. No keyword-stuffing, just pure Opinity brainpower.

Can you ride a bike? Then you can work Agile!

Teams who work with an Agile coach often get stuck in endless debates about frameworks and their buzzwords. “I don’t believe in SAFe at all!” or “Guys, we really need to do something about our velocity!” But what if we strip things back to the core? How do you approach a big project and actually reach your goal? Santiago offers a refreshing perspective: What if you had to cycle from the Netherlands to Paris? No Agile buzzwords—just common sense.

Help, my teams want a Scrum Master!

When teams ask for a Scrum Master, you want to know: what will that person bring extra to the teams? Should you hire someone externally, or not? And how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? In this article, you’ll read about the considerations you can make around this issue and tips for selecting and successfully hiring a Scrum Master.

.NET 8: to update or to not update?

When .NET 8 was released in November 2023, one of our clients asked the big question:
Should we update our backend to .NET 8? In this blog, developer Noah shares how he approaches that question based on his own experience. “To update or not to update?”—that’s the trade-off, and Noah walks you through how he makes the call.

Value Stream Mapping: value for all

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is well-known in the world of lean methodology and often used in industrial settings. But did you know it’s just as effective for process optimization in any type of organization?

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