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I’ve just read recently published Big Ideas 2021 by ARK invest (these guys are investing billions of USD into disruptive tech companies) and want to share it.

I really recommend to download and overview their slides for everybody who works in high-tech (yes, they are probably over-optimistic because of their role, but it’s really worth to look at): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z3LpfrAQLRM07JDTi1ZnHEHPeszgIp7O/view?usp=sharing

I am especially excited by what they call “Software 2.0” (deep learning). Here are their key trends - just for your convenience:

Agile Manifesto changed the software development world in 2001.

However it is just a set of principles. This is why it has led to the evolve of many different Agile frameworks that have crystallized and become widespread.

However different frameworks has different focuses:

• Lean/Kanban - teaches how to eliminate waste in delivery pipeline
• Scrum - promotes leadership inside the teams and defines how to deal with constantly appearing changes
• Extreme Programming (XP) - shows how to build the highest quality software
• SAFe - enables large organizations to work as many agile teams connected together
• …

They also have different team structures/roles, different prescribed activities, different slang, etc…

Did you know that the Scrum guide was recently updated and translated to many languages?

Worth reading as most of us are working in Scrum-based frameworks. It is just 11 pages of content in large font 😀

Download links:

• English language: 2020-Scrum-Guide-US.pdf
• All other languages: https://scrumguides.org/download.html

🚆✈️🚌🛳 + Math + Highload + Machine Learning…

Two and a half years ago we’ve got a request from the Travel-business IT company, whose B2C IT solution is the basis for one of the world’s largest travel companies that serves over 1 billion passengers every year.

What did they want to achieve?

They wanted to quickly design and implement an “internal startup” - an innovative B2B/B2C solution for the travel industry.