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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.

Project & Team Management

Leaders: Use Mini-Projects to Delegate Better

Writing a mini-project doesn’t have to be time-consuming; the goal is to delegate and let someone else run with it.

Project & Team Management

4 Tips for Developers to Lighten the Cognitive Load for Your Lead

While it's not the developer's job to remove the cognitive load from the Lead, it is greatly appreciated when the developer helps lighten it.

Project & Team Management

Remember When Your Team Decided What with Obsidian

Consider adding an Obsidian Vault to the team's Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, or iCloud drive as a memory repository for your project.

UX/Design Practices

When Everyone Has a Seat at the Design Table

If you can find a space for every voice at the table during design feedback, you might be surprised by the richness of the conversation.

Product Development

Recognize When It’s Time to Stop Rapid Release of Great Features

We’ve hit a tipping point where rapid delivery of features is no longer sufficient for both the customer and the business.

Project & Team Management

Good or Bad Conflict? Understanding the Difference

For a team to find success, it is important they understand the different types of conflict at play and their opportunities.

Development Practices

Why You Should Share VS Code Workspace Settings with Your Team

Visual Studio Code allows distinct user and workspace settings while still adhering to the workspace settings of your team's project all within one project.

Effective communication

A Software Developer’s Most Important Skill? Communication

More important than typing speed, your data structures knowledge, or math, communication might just be the most important skill for a software developer.