For the first time I heard Andela’s EPIC values (Excellence Passion Integrity and Collaboration), I was just understanding them as they are. In the first two weeks of home study, I started to realize how Andela’s EPIC works, and how they should be implemented. Most of the time many people finish and submit works because it has to be completed. This is also true, but the key points to keep in mind is that what will be the output or result of the work, how long will it be used?
The way I take Andela excellence in the EPIC values is the mindset of having the big image of the work that you are working on and implement it by thinking about the final result. That time the quality of your work will meet the standards needed for your deliverable. Again this EPIC means that you are identifying the areas that you are good at, which shows you where you could be improved for the next iteration of the work. If you allow yourself to just do what is on your to-do list, it will be harder to find the time to think and have the big picture of your work.
Passion, passion could be defined as sacrificing your time and leave your comfort zone, and do what you are passioning about. If you are doing that, it’s your real passion, and if not, probably it’s not your real passion. You need to start making changes in your passion. I do believe that you can have passion to do something that you have never tried to do, but that belief will help you to make it the time that you will be having access to materials or resources in those particular areas you are passionate about. And it is normal that someone can fail for the first time while trying to do something, but that will be a part of learning.
Integrity means doing the right things in a good way, not because somebody is watching you, just because it’s how things are supposed to be. It's a personality that needed by everyone to deliver complete work with all requirements for it to be perfect. This is also another important thing that I found at Andela, where they set requirements for you, and then you do your best to include some additional functionality that did not capture on the to-do list. This is the best practice to make culture so that anyone who works with you will wish again to come back.
Collaboration is another key to deliver a good quality of the work, it is not just a simple work or event that happens and reaches to the end. Collaboration is a process that continues over time. The more team collaborate, the more quality of quality will be increased. A team that works hard it also motivates each member of the team. This helps everyone in a team to learn from each other, relationships become more comfortable, where everyone will be able to share and discuss ideas. At this point, results will be increasingly successful.
To sum up, if every person tries to follow the above Andela’s EPIC values, she/he will a better candidate that can work with any kind of diversity and also be productive.
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