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Ever seen an ALM consultant treat your PROD like a cow? A few years back, someone in the Power Platform ALM world had a bright idea: “What if we treat every Dataverse environment like cattle?” If...
Are you still running on Azure Functions v1? Do you do this to run .NET Framework code? Since the end of last year, Azure Functions v4 supports .NET Framework 4.8 in isolated mode. So now would be a...
I'm reading about Shape Up. The agile methodology of Basecamp. They have a unique way of thinking about estimates. They call it Appetite. A stakeholder is asking for an estimation for an idea. The...
I hear some people on social media saying: 'Estimates are useless. Don't do it!' Claiming you can't predict the future. That there are too many variables in software development and that it isn't...
Build servers build: they compile, test code, and create artifacts. Why are we then making them do much more than that? Looking at builds in the Power Platform / Dynamics 365 world, some people go...
Are you doing commits on the build server? When doing ALM on the Power Platform / Dynamics 365, I often see builds doing commits on the Build Server. This is not a good idea. Build servers build:...
I use Kanban instead of Scrum. Much simpler. By removing two main things from Scrum we have Kanban: ❌ Sprints❌ Tasks When you have Continuous Delivery working then you can release anytime. With...
I am starting to hate Scrum. 8 years ago, I started with Scrum, and I was a fan. It removed friction of writing down everything before implementing and it gave the team way of saying no to too much...
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.