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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

Why I Love Tell Dont Ask

Many people know of things like SOLID, KISS, or DRY as guiding principles for good software, but my favorite is,…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

Three Column Retros Are Killing Your Teams

It was about three years before I saw a retrospective that didn’t have the basic three-column setup. You know, the one…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

The Red Bead Experiment

**Scattered across almost any consultant's PowerPoint decks will be several quotes. There's the infamous, "If we asked…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

Red Bead Experiment

**Scattered across almost any consultant's PowerPoint decks will be several quotes. There's the infamous, "If we asked…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

The Checklist Manifesto

I was talking with some friends the other day about the state of our industry, as we often do, and someone mentioned…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

Blame The Intern

An article just surfaced on CNN where the top executives of SolarWinds essentially shifted the responsibility of a…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

Basics Of Salary Negotiation

One of the golden rules of negotiation is whoever speaks first loses. What are the other rules that exist that, if you…

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Ryan Latta & Associates - Articles Jan 29, 2026

Enough Tutorials Already

The other day someone reached out to me with a question I get somewhat regularly, but I never really thought to write…

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