Notes on product management, Agile facilitation, and things I'm learning.
July 10, 2026
Reflections from a decade moving between network engineering, QA, and Agile delivery in Kathmandu's IT scene.
I get asked this a lot lately — usually by people deciding whether to spend money on a CSM course. Here's my honest answer.
The biggest mistake I see teams make with their backlog is treating it like a parking lot for ideas.
My engineering instincts helped me — and also actively worked against me — in my first year as a PM.
I thought getting certified was the hard part. It wasn't even close.