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Scope creep: When the scope of the project exceeds the original instructions and additional features get added in the sprint. Be mindful of this because its very common in various places. Ways to protect yourself: Document every meeting. Don't just take notes, identify action items, who's responsible for them and a summary of what's expected. I usually email them to the team as well, so I have a paper trail of the discussion to be referred later. Identify the full scope to the best of your ability. What will it take to get started? What will it take to completion? Are there any blockers? Are there any dependencies? Where are the blind spots in the project? Stick to the immediate task of the sprint. I have historically been really bad about this because I want to be able to do everything including deliver the moon! However, when assigned a task for a sprint, its important to stick to the ask at hand to avoid having added responsibility mid-sprint and then being ...

I've had a lot of folks around me say they are jumping from their current careers and wanting to get into IT, but don't know where to start. My advice: JUST START. Just like learning a new language, any new skill is going to take time. There's no perfect entry point. With something and rapidly changing and evolving as IT, you will never find solid ground that will give you a lift off more stable than your own workstation or home lab and whatever documentation you can throw together for yourself. You will be your biggest blocker to learning anything. The very first thing you need to do is Dispel, Dismiss and Disprove is the idea that you are stupid and because you don't have any exposure to this you can't learn it or get to know any of it. Let's get one thing clear: you are smart, intelligent, and you CAN do this. I believe in you. And if you don't believe in you, believe in the me that believes in you! (yes, I totally took that from Gurren Lagan, for...

 YaY! Test pass!!! Photo is from last week. As of last Thursday, I renewed my CompTIA Linux+ Certification As of an hour ago, I'm now AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified! Now to study for the next step in the certification path. AWS Certs I am aiming to complete: - Foundational: AI Practitioner - Associate: SysOps Administrator, Developer, ML Engineer - Specialty: Security, Advanced Networking, Machine Learning Other than AWS, coming soon: more AWS certs, CCNA (Cisco Certification Network Administrator), and CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and finishing my Bachelors in InfoSec. Man, being sober is so amazing 🥳🤩 You can see my badges and certs here:  https://www.credly.com/users/mark-e-harris-jr