Iulia Raluca

Today's the day! The Software life cycle workshop is happening at 6:30pm GMT this evening. Make sure you sign up via the form by 5pm GMT today to receive your invite link: https://www.iuliaraluca.com/life-cycle-workshop

Key things you will learn from it:
- The full life cycle of a software project which has been used by the most successful organisations that I have worked on, both in the public and private sector
- The biggest mistakes managers make
- What makes each step in the life cycle successful
- What does sustainability mean
- What makes each step in the life cycle sustainable

My credentials
- I have worked with very large organisations such as the UK Government (Crown Commercial Services) and the United Nations (International Fund For Agricultural Development)
- I have worked with very early-stage startups
- I have worked with established public companies
- I have worked in high-scale products in roles in which I had to make tradeoffs about scaling and managing large distributed systems
- I have made both excellent and terrible management decisions

See you there!

3 questions that a team needs to answer to avoid building complex features that the users don’t want:⁣
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1. Are the specifications clear?⁣
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Most times, a feature takes a long time to build and creates frustrations in the team because the specifications are not clear. This creates bottlenecks and friction between UX/BA/Dev/QA.⁣
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2. Have the specifications been defined based on user research?⁣
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User research will highlight the whys and hows of building the specific feature.⁣
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3. How long is it going to take to be built? Has the feature been reduced to the minimum needed to release and test in real life ASAP?⁣
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Users might say something in user research, but it turns out not to be true in real life. That is why building the minimum viable feature and releasing it as soon as possible is still essential.⁣
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Sign up for my free group workshop about the software development life cycle from Wednesday, 21st December, to learn how to build the right thing on time and on budget https://iuliaraluca.com/life-cycle-workshop

Sustainability encompasses all 3 aspects: environmental, social and economic.⁣
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Follow for more sustainable software content.⁣
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Have a great week! 🌞⁣
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Have a great week, everyone! 💥

Have a great week y’all!

I really love this show and I am really happy that I can be part of its Climate Corner. Tune in on Monday, 27th December from 9AM GMT on with the amazing host Charlotte and her wonderful guests Fredericka .charles, Kanika , Helen and the Creative Corner and Music Meltdown artists.

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🌟This is our last show in 2021 and it will be a really special one! Tune in at 9AM on 27th of December. www.netilradio.com

❤️ The world will find out the background of A Real SisterHood and why it was created >> in an exclusive interview with Charlotte Owusu Allen by Fredericka Charles .charles.

📣BREAKING NEWS! Kanika Sheree will be our Head of Musical and Artistic Development 🙌🏾. We will discuss her new role and what it means for her and A Real SisterHood.

🎁 In the Climate Corner we will hear from Iulia Raluca Ionita some practical advice about recycling and why it is important for us and our planet.

🌟Our resident coache Helen will share some positive vibes for the new year.

Happy lovely holidays and stay tuned from 9AM www.netilradio.com

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#2021 ❤

I haven’t posted on the grid in a while, so I'm kick-starting it with a quote. Have a lovely weekend! 🌞

This year I choose to by buying less stuff, by being mindful of everything that I do buy, by supporting local and green businesses, by eating seasonal and local food, by eating less animal and more plant-based products, by picking up litter with every single walk in my local area and park, by participating in tree planting and coastal cleanup projects, by actively influencing local policies and by voting for politicians with a green plan. Last but not least, I will be taking care of myself because what is good for me is also good for the planet.❤️⁣🌍
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Happy ! I hope that you get inspired today to . 🙌
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Quote I’m pondering

”Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu

Have a beautiful weekend. 🌞

Sustainability small steps: solid soaps

They are a great alternative to lots of different things like liquid hand soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner and face wash.

A RÉDUIT Poll from 2020 showed that people use about 24 of each of these products during a year. That is 120 plastic bottles per year, 8640 during a single person’s lifetime! Most of the plastic these products normally come in is not recyclable.

I made the swaps to solid soaps about a year ago and was really surprised about how well they work on my fussy hair and skin. Wrote a bit about it then. The face wash, hair conditioner and volume shampoo that I use are from Ethique. The soap containers are also from them and they are plastic-free. I also use the EarthKind shampoo after I work out because it’s softer on the hair & scalp and works nicely as a daily shampoo. With the hand and body wash you can just experiment forever! I usually get them from Holland & Barrett. LUSH UK has really fun ones as well. Also, there are so many people that make hand made ones, so there are plenty to choose from.

Have a beautiful and relaxing Sunday! 🌞

Quote I’m pondering this Friday evening.

“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy” - Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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Hope you have a beautiful weekend. 🌞