Project & Team Management Technical Debt vs. Opportunity Cost: Striking the Balance in Software Development Projects Discover how to strike the perfect balance between technical debt and opportunity cost in software development projects.
Developer Tools Use Boundaries to Make Your Project Fit Your Team Size Tools like microservices, micro frontends, and monorepos offer control of software team size and structure. Here's how we use them.
Effective communication Too Many Meetings Isn’t Necessarily a Problem to Fix In a recent retrospective, our development and design team unanimously flagged too many meetings as the top thing to fix. Sound familiar?
Project & Team Management Accept Conway’s Law in Big Projects Projects running for long periods will experience change. When the change is large and involves new teams, beware of Conway's Law.
Project & Team Management How Adding a Delivery Lead Changed Our Project Adding a Delivery Lead to my project led to a huge shift in a number of ways. I only wish we had done it sooner.
Managing Your Team 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.
Project & Team Management 4 Practices That Helped Our Small Development Team Grow Over the last year, my development team has doubled. These four practices can help any small development team grow into a larger one.
Effective communication 4 Ways Being Vulnerable at the Office Could Benefit You Vulnerability with your coworkers can bring numerous benefits and help foster a more positive and supportive work environment.
Project & Team Management How to Build Momentum During Project Onboarding During project onboarding with a new set of colleagues, it's important to kick off on the right foot so everyone makes the finish line!
Effective communication Expedite Development with Minimum Project Documentation Something that helps expedite development is having the minimum amount of project documentation at the right level of detail.
Project & Team Management Tips for Working on a Team in Multiple Time Zones A great way to build sustainability in a cross-time-zone team is to be empathetic and mindful of your teammates' local time.
Project & Team Management How to Find Your Role on a Software Development Team Working with your team lead to craft a role leveraging your strengths and aligning with your interests can make your team more productive.
