I was looking for a topic for a post that would obviously tell about the lives of myself, my fellow Indevops. It’s not easy to have a topic that wouldn’t be covered in length and breadth. Everything was already “thought”.
And then my colleagues started an office game of the popular ping-pong. Because, as you already know, sports are important in the life of Indevops.
There was a lot of laughter at this, their desk served as a ping-pong table, but the rest: palettes, balls, commitment full professional. Yes, I got the theme. Joy!
The business world associated with hard rules, rules, product, sales all important issues regarding regulations or contracts. Is there room for spontaneous joy in it?
Everything, in my opinion, is a matter of attitude and what we carry inside ourselves. And as the situation of my busy colleagues has shown, we can find time and space for small pleasures at any time. Even with a heavy workload, we can find a moment for a short party to get the endorphins, or happiness hormones, flowing. 😊
Because, as the theory goes, physical exertion increases them. And did you know that laughter does too? And even just thinking about laughing already causes endorphins to rise. That’s why it’s so important, because after all, it’s not work alone that a person lives.
That’s why we at Indevops often laugh. There is nothing more important than creating a place where you want to stay and want to work. And a place is first and foremost about people, and that’s why we make sure that we have a good mood no matter where we work. Even if there are more difficult moments, we talk them through and let off steam. Along with frank conversation, sports is very helpful in this case.
So don’t hesitate to let joy into the place where you spend 8 hours a day. Find your ways to bring it into your work and life.
And don’t forget to write me about it 😊
Much has been written about the Agile approach. Also, for me it was previously more of such a buzzword. However, since I touch it on a daily basis, I also want to add from myself on the topic.
When someone would ask me what Agile is, I would briefly answer “continuous change.” One of the first things I remembered when I joined INDEVOPS was: ” the only constant thing in life is change”. Once I realized this, nothing was the same anymore. 🤣 Requirements, purpose and expectations are constantly changing. With an agile approach to project execution, we can make modifications to projects to respond to them on an ongoing basis. “Well, there’s something to it,” I thought, “you have to get fond of changes” and get used to the fact that they will be an integral part of my life (actually, they always have been, but this taming somehow didn’t get to me 😉 ).
What does it look like?
When I work in a team on a task there is a lot of interaction all the time. And I’m not just talking about team meetings, but in particular, about notes in Easy Redmine, which makes this interaction quiet and focused (you may remember the screenshots from my post about effective teamwork). There, each of us can type what’s in our souls regarding the implementation of a given topic. Or even that today he feels bad and doesn’t have the head to work 🤣 (cool, we’re human and even my boss writes that 🤣). Interaction makes it possible to make changes, to verify that the changes we or others are making are going in the right direction, that the way, the effect and the approximation to the completion of the work is right.
Agile, of course, has other aspects that are important to me: self-realization, self-organization and self-discipline. Although I don’t know if it’s the Agile aspects or the very nature of working at Indevops. It is still surprising to me that I can do something on my own. That doesn’t mean I’m left to my own devices, what’s not, because there is interaction after all 🙂 I like the fact that I have a say in deciding the path I take in my task. And in addition, I can always ask my colleagues and peers for help and never hear the word no.
This is also what I equate Agile with, with collaboration. It gives me a great sense of support and belonging to our small community. It’s nice that each of us can express our opinions without fear of being judged, receiving constructive feedback. And, importantly, without pointing fingers, just so I could find the right way myself, however.
I have never had such a sense of empowerment in any place so far. Even if I have to abandon the path I’ve been walking, I can change the route and find the right path, into which I set off with courage. What matters in all of this is a pleasant path, which is friendlier when I know that change is nothing scary, because it can be mastered. And with the right support, all my roads in effect lead to a sprint 😊.
The overall good functioning of the reality around us is influenced by its individual elements. For a company to work well, many factors are also important. One of them is the good interaction of all the teams, about which there has already been something. https://lnkd.in/egvP4mRV
Today I want to draw your attention to our extremely resilient financial and operational duo, which is led by two energetic girls from the North. Two strong personalities for whom intricate financial, accounting and HR matters have no secrets. All our co-workers know that they are our charming Witches, and as you know or not a Witch is one who has knowledge. And the girls have versatile knowledge and do not hesitate to use it, helping all those for whom the world of finance, is a black magic.
Did it get mysterious?
Well, that’s how it is with us, that in addition to all sorts of IT wizards, we also have a secret power in the form of girls who stand guard and make sure that everything runs smoothly and on time at INDEVOPS. They are especially sensitive to this, 😊 because they know very well that in financial and accounting matters with punctuality is no joke.
It is worth noting that the finance and operations team, although not a development or product team, operates, like the whole company, using the Scrum method. Just like others, they have daily, sprints, play scrum poker and are successful in their field, as evidenced by their excellent results. are evidenced by their excellent results. They keep the company’s accounts in check, count cashflow on a daily basis, keep an eye on timely receipts from sales tasks, take advantage of available opportunities to optimize the company’s costs, keep learning new regulations, which we know are changing at a record pace. It’s impossible to list how many tasks fall on them. In their world there are hard rules of the game and they do not forgive even our CEO 😉 For this, all our, colleagues know that they can count on them and never hear the words: “it can’t be done”, because where the devil can’t there FO works miracles. 😊
In Friday’s mood, I invite you to another portion of my experience of working with INDEVOPS. You may remember how I described the beginning of this adventure and my first month of work https://lnkd.in/eHXVnCzh
Today I want to write a few words about self-reliance. Something seemingly obvious and seemingly simple to implement? “Be independent!” It is obvious that an adult in his work should show highly developed self-reliance. Then everyone in the organization (as well as in life) has confidence in him and knows that with an independent person, cooperation goes smoothly. The ideal situation?
Independence in my collaboration with Indevops is a key trait, as it makes things easier for everyone, causing work on projects to proceed in a timely manner and without involving other team members. It was not easy to switch to the track of being independent. After all my experiences in corporations, where often everyone knows better what, you should do and how, I suddenly had to and wanted to make decisions on my own.
Decisions of all kinds starting with, for example, what time to start my work. Yes, yes, you’ll admit yourself that this is an unusual situation Then, of course, the most important one, which is to plan the workday, choose the tasks to be carried out, maintain focus on their execution and arrange in my head a plan of action in the task.
I often work remotely, this form of work requires exceptional self-reliance and good self-organization. I have done away with distractions such as the phone and music, and organize my desk so that there are only items necessary for work. This significantly improves focus. Treatments very simple, but we often don’t realize how helpful they are. For example, clutter on the desk disorganizes our work and brings unnecessary chaos to it. In my marketing work, self-education is an indispensable element. It is also an element of self-organization. I have to be very active in this sphere and I set myself learning tasks, in the form of webinars or general research on how to improve something, for myself and also for other members of our team – hence our participation some time ago in a Gartner business breakfast https://lnkd.in/eJxPwFih
Inherent in my self-development are also books. I am currently reading, “The Mom Test”.
All the time I have many doubts and questions, because every day I am surprised by new situations, but it is getting better and better, and I stick to the principle that he who asks, does not wander. Asking questions does not represent my dependence at all, but only shows that I approach my responsibilities responsibly and have the courage to admit that I humanly do not know something.
How do you like such a model of cooperation? What does it look like for you?
– “Agile May Day”, where we scored 20 hours of activity as a team
– “King of May”, where the best individual score counted
What can we say, we did a good job.
There were no funded prizes, but 75% of our small squad participated in the challenge, because the best trophy for us is our smiles and shared engagement.
Movement, is health, and health, is a guarantee of strength We all need it. So does positive motivation. Today at the meeting, our colleague said that it was thanks to the joint initiative that he engaged in physical activity during the May holiday. This is the best recommendation to make such challenges as many as possible. And we can’t forget about the beautiful weather, which gave us ideal conditions for exercise.
It has been known for a long time that a harmonious team, is the foundation of the functioning of a good company. Perfect understanding and playing to one goal is the basis of success, and we are the best at success.
More challenges lie ahead, as soon as they appear we will brag about them.
We congratulate all participants on the results and thank you for your engagement.
Yes, yes, you’ll admit yourself that this is an unusual situation 
Then, of course, the most important one, which is to plan the workday, choose the tasks to be carried out, maintain focus on their execution and arrange in my head a plan of action in the task.
We all need it. So does positive motivation. Today at the meeting, our colleague said that it was thanks to the joint initiative that he engaged in physical activity during the May holiday. This is the best recommendation to make such challenges as many as possible. And we can’t forget about the beautiful weather, which gave us ideal conditions for exercise.
