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something wrong because I’m going home early. ”
one, spread the project over time, and tested every move before making it live. We learned from our mistakes, and Dakika became the high-performing, scalable system it was meant to be— without another horror story.
Finally, the storm passed. Both the team and our clients were satisfied. “Looking back, I realised that my biggest mistake wasn’t just technical—
And trust me, no one wanted to watch that payroll horror movie again.
it was human. I had failed to listen to my operations team.”
Lessons Learned: Avoiding Another Horror Story Years later, we had to upgrade Dakika again. This time moving it to a microservices architecture to make it more flexible and scalable. But this time, we were smarter. We approached the project with the lessons of our past failures fresh in our minds:
Author: Ayşe Nazmiye Uça
Ayşe Nazmiye Uça is the Founder and Chairman of the Turkish Payroll Association and established Turkey’s first payroll outsourcing company 25 years ago. Her company, Datassist, leads the market in technology- centered payroll services, catering to Fortune 500 companies and major Turkish corporations. Datassist excels in Regulation Technologies (RegTech) and continues to expand through strategic investments and business partnerships, aiming to offer comprehensive services in an evolving market. This year, Ayşe ranked 20th among Turkey’s top 100 female founders by Fast Company magazine, based on company turnover. Her life purpose is to shape organizations, create new opportunities, and guide her employees toward achieving their career goals.
We involved every team in the decision-making process.
We took a phased approach, making small, iterative changes over time. We tested each integration rigorously with customers before going live. The result? Dakika.com.tr continued to operate smoothly, even as its infrastructure was entirely overhauled. And we avoided another horror story. The lesson was clear: people need time, involvement, and understanding to navigate change. Years later, when we revamped Dakika, we did it the right way. We involved the team from day
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