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From Code to Culture: 25 Years of Software Delivery Lessons with Csaba Mézes
Csaba Mézes, former delivery manager at Nordcloud with 25 years in the industry, shares his hard-earned insights on software delivery, team management, and why most projects fail. Here's what you'll learn from this episode:
1/ 🎯 Scope flexibility is your secret weapon. Unlike physical construction where you might hit bedrock requiring special tools, software development has no immovable obstacles. Everything is replaceable, which means keeping scope open throughout the project isn't just smart - it's essential for survival.
2/ 🤝 The team player test that most people fail. When life events affect your work, transparency matters more than perfection. Csaba shares the story of an excellent developer who tanked team morale by accepting sprint commitments he couldn't deliver on, then disappearing without communication.
3/ 📊 Why the "Sue Goes to Work" exercise beats every prioritization framework. Create user stories for morning routines, then simulate oversleeping. What's truly essential when time is cut in half? This simple workshop reveals your real MVP and teaches the difference between must-have and nice-to-have features.
4/ 📝 Shared documents ≠ shared understanding. Just because everyone has access to the requirements doesn't mean they understand them the same way. Creating space for questions and discussion prevents costly misinterpretations that derail projects months later.
5/ 💰 Time-based pricing is fundamentally broken. Stop thinking in hourly rates and start thinking in value delivered. Csaba's renovation contractor story shows how focusing on outcomes (square meters of tiles, cubic meters of debris removed) creates better relationships and clearer expectations than tracking hours.
Connect with Csaba Mézes:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mezescs/
Connect with the hosts:
- Christian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbarra/
Check out our awesome sponsor, zerobang, your and AI partner: www.zerobang.dev
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By Christian BarraCsaba Mézes, former delivery manager at Nordcloud with 25 years in the industry, shares his hard-earned insights on software delivery, team management, and why most projects fail. Here's what you'll learn from this episode:
1/ 🎯 Scope flexibility is your secret weapon. Unlike physical construction where you might hit bedrock requiring special tools, software development has no immovable obstacles. Everything is replaceable, which means keeping scope open throughout the project isn't just smart - it's essential for survival.
2/ 🤝 The team player test that most people fail. When life events affect your work, transparency matters more than perfection. Csaba shares the story of an excellent developer who tanked team morale by accepting sprint commitments he couldn't deliver on, then disappearing without communication.
3/ 📊 Why the "Sue Goes to Work" exercise beats every prioritization framework. Create user stories for morning routines, then simulate oversleeping. What's truly essential when time is cut in half? This simple workshop reveals your real MVP and teaches the difference between must-have and nice-to-have features.
4/ 📝 Shared documents ≠ shared understanding. Just because everyone has access to the requirements doesn't mean they understand them the same way. Creating space for questions and discussion prevents costly misinterpretations that derail projects months later.
5/ 💰 Time-based pricing is fundamentally broken. Stop thinking in hourly rates and start thinking in value delivered. Csaba's renovation contractor story shows how focusing on outcomes (square meters of tiles, cubic meters of debris removed) creates better relationships and clearer expectations than tracking hours.
Connect with Csaba Mézes:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mezescs/
Connect with the hosts:
- Christian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbarra/
Check out our awesome sponsor, zerobang, your and AI partner: www.zerobang.dev