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Why Developers and Managers Should Co-Own the Backlog

In the most successful projects, the backlog is co-owned by developers and managers. Learn why this approach to backlog management works.

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Keep Your Team’s Feedback Flowing With 5-15s

Any form of feedback requires trust to succeed. The 5-15 process only works if you actually address the employee feedback.

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Who’s Next? Keeping Standup Moving on Large Teams

Sizing up a team has many challenges, including managing the flow of standups. Here's a collection of ideas to keep things moving.

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3 Ways Customers Can Get the Most Out of Working with an Atomic Team

We love to see our clients succeed. Every project and client is different, but these are a few ways to get the most out of working with Atomic teams.

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Challenging Ideas in a Non-challenging Way

Rather than be a voice of opposition to an idea, I try to ask questions to help folks work through the problem-solving process on their own.

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How We Facilitate Remote Team Health Checks at Atomic Object

Team Health Checks help folks hear and understand one another's perspectives on how they're feeling about the team work environment.

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The Benefits of Rotating Consultants on Projects

Rotating developers on and off projects may seem like a hassle, but the benefits far outweigh any perceived loss of productivity due to onboarding.

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How to Avoid Stakeholder Gridlock on Your Software Project

If multiple people have to be consulted for every decision, projects quickly grind to a halt. It’s time to stop inviting everyone to every meeting.

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Project Team Roles and Responsibilities at Atomic Object

Each Atomic team role has different responsibilities, but every person engages in every part of the project. That’s why we can all see the big picture.

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How to Get the Most from Your Delivery Lead at Atomic

Having a Delivery Lead can make your life easier. They're someone who can answer questions about the project, Scrum process, project extensions, etc.

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Want to Increase Your Custom Software ROI? Trust Your Team

If you don't trust your team enough to share the project's big picture goals, you'll never get their best work. True collaboration is built on trust.

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Six Traits of Outstanding (& Outstandingly Successful) Clients

In over 15 years of consulting, I've noticed that the best clients share several traits that directly contribute to the success of their projects.

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