A team discussing project scope and timelines in a planning session

The Art of Estimation in Software Engineering

What do you do when you are trying to get a professional to do a home improvement project for you? Would you just speak to one trades person and then ask when they can start and hope that you can afford the job? Or would you get a few quotes from different tradespeople and then compare them to see which one is the best fit for your budget and timeline? ...

July 28, 2026 · 10 min · 2083 words · Eakan Gopalakrishnan
Cover of the Honey Badger Management Framework document: a ring diagram of teams, the Guru and AI around an ESG centre, topped by a honey badger photo

The Honey Badger Management Framework

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d hear of an agile management framework of this name - HoneyBadger. What is HoneyBadger? HoneyBadger is an agile management framework. Now that doesn’t make much sense does it? Don’t we already have plenty of agile management frameworks? Let’s start breaking that down a bit Info ...

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 855 words · Eakan Gopalakrishnan
Scrum feedback loop

What is Agile Scrum?

Agile ways of working In today’s world, every software company claims to be agile. This post is a condensed version of the official Scrum Guide. I have not changed the intent of the guide but have added context based on my experience and removed details where I felt it was obvious. However it is true that what is obvious to me may not be obvious to another person. So if something in this post doesn’t agree with your understanding of scrum, please read the scrum guide. ...

February 14, 2022 · 13 min · 2587 words