Day 85 of 100 Days of Code & Scrum: Twelfth Weekly Retrospective

Good day, everyone!

...I took a 3-day break from blogging, so this post is kind of late.

I think I pretty much achieved what I sought out to do this week, aside from learning SWR which I forgot. In terms of progress, I think I've done plenty:

• I deployed a functional update of the Services pages of my business website.
• I finished 3 chapters of Next.js & React by Maximilian Schwarzmüller.
• read through multiple Scrum articles.
• learned plenty about SQL and MySQL.

Anyway, let's move on to my weekly retrospective!

Weekly Sprint Goals

Company Website

• finish building the Services pages for my company website
• deploy the updates after fixing any bugs and cleaning up the styling for them.

Next.js

• continue learning by reading the Next.js documentation.
• continue going through Next.js & React by Maximilian Schwarzmüller.
• learn SWR and go through the documentation.

Scrum

• continue to learn more about Scrum, through reading articles and watching videos.

Learn New Skills

• If I have the extra time, I'm going to learn either MySQL/postgreSQL or Flutter.

Weekly Review

Here are the things I've managed to do:

• finish coding and deploying the Services pages for the Rammina website:
  • Web Development page
  • Digital Marketing page
  • Writing page
• continue to learn more Next.js by going through Next.js & React by Maximilian Schwarzmüller.
• continued studying Scrum by reading articles from Scrum.org's Scrum Master Learning Path.
• picked up new technologies, SQL & MySQL, to expand my skillset.
• expanded my network.

Weekly Retrospective

Moving on, let's tackle what I've managed to do well, what my shortcomings are, and what I could do better next time.

What Went Great

• finished building and deploying the services pages for my business site.
• I learned more about Next.js and Scrum.
• adopted new skills as a developer.

Some Mistakes I've Made

• I forgot to continue reading SWR documentation.
• I wasn't managing my time efficiently.
• I don't have a set structure and schedule for doing things, so I tend to forget to do some things eventually.
• I'm terrible at dealing with interruptions to my usual routine.

Things I Could Improve On

• accept that there will always be things that interrupt me, and I should just continue whenever I can, instead of letting it put me down for the rest of the day.
• try to do things at the same time and setting if possible to avoid procrastination.
• limit distractions especially when I'm in the middle of work.

Resources/Recommended Readings

• Next.js official documentation
• SQLZoo's SQL Tutorial
• 2020 Scrum Guide
• Scrum.org Scrum Master Learning Path

Thank you for the support, everyone! Enjoy your weekend!

DISCLAIMER

This is not a guide, it is just me sharing my experiences and learnings. This post only expresses my thoughts and opinions (based on my limited knowledge) and is in no way a substitute for actual references. If I ever make a mistake or if you disagree, I would appreciate corrections in the comments!

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