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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.

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

Often teams working with an Agile coach get bogged down in discussions around frameworks and their associated buzzwords. “I don’t like SAFe at all!” But what if we went back to the essence: how do you tackle a big project and achieve your goal? Santiago gives as a refreshing example: how would you cycle from the Netherlands to Paris? Without Agile buzzwords!

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.

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.NET 8: to update or to not update?

With the release of .NET 8 in November 2023, the question arose from a customer: should we update the backend to .NET 8? In this blog, developer Noah takes you through how he makes the consideration “to update or to not update” from his experience and expertise.

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