poly-skilled teams Archives

The Software Life

What is a Software Consultant and Developer Anyway?

At Atomic the software consultant & developers are product innovators, tool sharpeners, process geeks and, of course, skilled developers.

Growing as Makers

6 Developer Archetypes: Leverage Your Differences

We've recently begun to introduce "Developer Archetypes," a set of self-identified labels Atoms can use to radiate their strengths and interests.

Project & Team Management

What Makes a Successful Delivery Lead on a Software Project Team?

The highest priority of a software team's Delivery Lead is to make sure the team isn't blocked, keeping everybody in sync, marching toward the product goal.

Developer Tools

4 Benefits of Choosing Next.js for a Building a Custom Web App

Recently, I needed to create a web app and ended up choosing Next.js. Although the Next.js framework was new to me, I found a lot of things to like.

Business Practices

Short-Handed Management Model – Five Practices that Make it Work

Our short-handed management model requires us to hire the right people, foster the right culture, provide process, and to have positive support structures.

Project & Team Management

Pitfalls of Integrated Design and Development Burn Charts

Integrated design/development backlogs are a great way of coordinating tasks, but integrated burn charts are another story.

Project & Team Management

Tear Down the Walls! – Shattering Team Boundaries

When our teams are divided, we forget about the big picture and lose time. Communication is the key to keeping us together.

Business Practices

Generalist Makers: The Unicorns of the Software Industry

Teams of generalist software makers are more efficient, more profitable, and more successful than teams of specialists.

Business Practices

Organizational Departments Aren’t Aligned with Innovation

It's not their fault, but your talented departements are inclined to suffocate your innovative efforts.

Development Practices

Designers Are More Valuable than Programmers

Insights as to how developers practice design and an assertion of the diminishing value of the "coder" mindset.

Evolving the Industry

Diversity – A Powerful Force for Innovation

Scott Page's book: The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies offers a compelling argument for diversity as a powerful force fo

Project & Team Management

Poly-skilled Teams Deliver Products

Poly-skilled co-located teams of generalists are more likely to deliver products on time and efficiently than separate groups of specialized people.