Shawn Crowley on Atomic Spin

Six Steps for Effectively Helping a Coworker Resolve an Issue

How do you effectively navigate the conversation when a coworker brings a problem to you? Here's an outline for helping your coworker gain clarity on their issue and take responsib

Planning Your Project

Application Rewrites – Getting Started

Application rewrites can be hard to justify. It’s easy to be attracted to the short-term option of living with the status quo.

Designing for Users

Human-Centered Design – A Key Play for Application Rewrites

When rewriting a complex, internally-facing software application, applying human-centered design is key for driving success with end users and management.

Business Practices

How We Practice Open-Book Management at Atomic

Because we share so much through open-books mgmt., Atoms are happier, managers are more motivated, and the whole company runs smarter and better.

News & Events

Atomic Games 2015 – Othello Challenge!

We held our first Atomic Games — a one-day programming competition where college students created boardgame AI's and competed for prizes.

Project & Team Management

A Better Approach to Collaborative Problem Solving

We can overcome team dysfunction during collaborative problem solving with a better working agenda and a few simple social protocols.

Growing as Makers

Consultancies: The Smart First Job for Software Developers

Working at a consultancy is the best way to jumpstart your career as a software developer.

Managing Your Team

Who Pays for Bugs?

Penalizing your development team for bugs is penny wise and pound foolish. Focus on practices that promote quality and embrace bugs as part of the process.

Project & Team Management

Software Architect – A Role, Not a Job

A structure where software architects work on a team separate from the development team can lead to dysfunction, reduced quality, and poor morale.

Project & Team Management

Agile + Scrum = More Effective Iteration Meetings

Agile iteration meetings often fall prey to unproductive activities and lack of focus. Scrum practices can make meetings more structured and effective.

Workplace

Balancing Openness and Privacy in Your Workspace

Atomic Object is changing our open plan workplace to better support needs for privacy at work. Recent research from Steelcase indicates we are not alone.

Managing Your Team

Project Leads vs. Project Managers

Atomic Object has no dedicated, specialized project managers. We have project leads who play multiple roles of implementor, team lead, and project manager.

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