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# Milena's Blog

On Technical Excellence,   
Leadership and Agility   
in Software Engineering

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## [Software Engineering Kurs an der BSP](https://growing-excellence.tech/blog/software-engineering-kurs-an-der-bsp)

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 Feb 15, 2026 3:20:57 PM

23 MBA Studierende, 7 Teams, 0 Coding Erfahrung – das Ergebnis? Großartig.

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## [Intentionally Onsite](https://growing-excellence.tech/blog/intentionally-onsite)

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 Mar 20, 2025 8:42:06 AM

Last week I visited my new client in Switzerland to get to know their workplace and deepen the relat...

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## [Milena's Technical Excellence Manifesto](https://growing-excellence.tech/blog/technical-excellence-manifesto)

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 Sep 5, 2024 3:15:09 PM

As an agile practicioner, I often circle back to the Agile Manifesto when I'm reflecting about ways ...

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## [Solopreneur Anniversary](https://growing-excellence.tech/blog/solopreneur-anniversary)

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 Aug 15, 2024 3:49:26 PM

Today I’m celebrating my first year as a solopreneur.

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