Our process requires trust and skill at context switching. Here are the best ways to make it easy for yourself and others to switch tasks and cope with juggling project work.
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Taking an idea from concept to market is an exciting time. Maybe you’re just starting, or maybe you’re in the thick of building or enhancing a product. We all experience similar pain points in the product development process. The team is trying to understand the concept and scope of work: developers are trying to get […]
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It’s Thursday night. One more day of work before I’m on vacation for a week. I’m awake later than I plan to be, but, that’s how it goes right before vacation, right? Swirling thoughts about handing off projects, did I make all the proper plans for the house/kids/pets while I’ll be away, did I pack […]
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When every day is “same same but different” as they say, it helps to rely on habits for staying on top of responsibilities. This way, we don’t slip into feeling reactive and stressed out with our workloads.
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It’s too easy to drop the learning aspect from Agile when the default is to build. We believe in the value of design thinking principles, and our innovation partners benefit from the quick wins that come out of slowing down once in awhile. Here’s how we do it.
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Josh is pretty adept at shifting our projects whenever resources change. But can this way of thinking be applied to a family budget? Whether it’s your bottom line or your kanban board, the first rule of thought is to reflect reality.
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If you’ve ever wondered the difference between staging and production, or styles and UX, then this is for you!
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This is how we keep track of the landmarks that tell us we’re still on the right trail. It’s not always a straight line, but the journey is beautiful.
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Here’s a template for writing a user story that helps you imagine that you’re the user, so that you can think about how you would want to use the system. The template is a tool to prevent you from retreating back into the developer’s perspective.
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My History with Getting Things Done I’d like to share a technique I use to keep organized and reduce my anxiety about my todo list. I have followed a Getting Things Done-like system for keeping my projects and tasks organized for a few years now. Adopting some parts of GTD helped me to reduce my […]
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