Notes and Thoughts: The Untapped Potential

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• Managing Projects with AI

  Posted on:September 7, 2026 |  at 16 min read

  Most engineering projects don't fail because engineers can't build the solution. More often, they struggle because the problem was never fully clear, stakeholders had different expectations, dependencies emerged later than expected, ownership was ambiguous, or the project slowly drifted from its original goal.

• Set Goals with intention

  Posted on:January 31, 2026 |  at 6 min read

  A common management challenge is setting goals for engineers who either do not know what they want or actively dislike the goal setting process because it feels artificial, pressurising, or disconnected from how they actually grow.

• British Citizenship

  Posted on:September 27, 2025 |  at 2 min read

  I want to share my journey and timeline as a European (Portugal 🇵🇹) to get British citizenship. It might be helpful for someone out there.

• Travel Gear

  Posted on:December 19, 2024 |  at 1 min read

  I am a passionate traveller who has visited over 50 countries on six continents. A key element of my trips is packing light to save time and money. For most of my trips, I only use carry-on backpacks to avoid wasting time waiting for my luggage and paying to check-in.

• Achievement Diary

  Posted on:November 18, 2024 |  at 6 min read

  The achievement diary is a living document designed to help engineers track and communicate their achievements. It records all their contributions in a way that is aligned with their role expectations, fostering visibility, self-reflection, and structured career growth.

• Ticket Etiquette

  Posted on:October 17, 2024 |  at 6 min read

  Defining a good ticket is more than just writing a helpful description. A ticket represents a piece of work someone will focus on in the next few hours/days. A well-defined structure helps any engineer on the team deliver high-quality results, build great products, and reduce cycle time.

• Event Storming

  Posted on:October 4, 2024 |  at 7 min read

  Event Storming is a collaborative workshop created by Alberto Brandolini in which people brainstorm and explore a specific business process. The concept is to gather people with different expertise (engineers, designers, support, sales), experts and map the business.

• Guide For Setting Career Goals

  Posted on:September 17, 2024 |  at 6 min read

  One of the engineering manager's primary responsibilities is to support and develop their teams and individuals to grow. When an individual improves, the whole team and the company benefit. They will be more productive, efficient, and motivated.

• Working Groups

  Posted on:September 2, 2024 |  at 3 min read

  Working groups deliver value by bringing together individuals from various engineering teams based on their expertise and enthusiasm.