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Project management is the process of planning, organizing, and managing resources to achieve a specific goal. It is a complex and challenging task, but it is essential for the success of any project.
Crystal is a group of Agile development methodologies created by Dr. Alistair Cockburn, which focuses on people and their interaction as they work together. Crystal is known for being a lightweight methodology with minimal documentation, overhead management, and reporting. The Crystal methodologies include Crystal Clear, Crystal Yellow, Crystal Orange, Crystal […]
Simon is a professor of design at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and the author of the fantastic book The Experience-Centric Organization: How to Win Through Customer Experience When the Wall Street Journal states that “Customer Experience Is the Key Competitive Differentiator in the Digital Age” it describes […]
Assessing performance in a hybrid work environment can be challenging. Still, ensuring fair evaluations are not influenced by when the manager sees an employee face-to-face is essential. Based on research conducted while writing The Whole-Person Workplace, several strategies can help level the playing field and allow employees and managers to […]
The article highlights the challenge of integrating junior employees in remote and hybrid work environments and suggests a structured mentoring program. The mentoring program should pair senior staff members with junior staff for virtual mentoring sessions. The senior staff member from the junior colleague’s team should meet with them monthly […]
Here are some commonly used productivity tactics by freelancers:
In Agile software development, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are metrics used to measure the success and progress of a project. Some common KPIs in Agile include: These are some of the common KPIs in Agile, but other metrics may also be used depending on the project.
Code review, or peer review, is a quality assurance activity in software development where one or several individuals examine parts of the code. The purpose of code review is to ensure that the code base is of good quality and to allow reviewers and authors to learn from each other. […]
Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a software development practice that involves writing tests for a piece of code before writing the code itself.It is a part of the Extreme Programming (XP) software development methodology. XP emphasizes rapid feedback, continuous testing, and frequent iteration. DDD also focuses on constant feedback and iteration […]
The Agile Manifesto is a set of guiding values and principles for Agile software development. It consists of four fundamental values: The Agile Manifesto is a set of guiding values prioritizing people, working software, customer collaboration, and adaptability in software development. They are meant to be applied flexibly, depending on […]
As remote work has become more common, the boundaries between work and life have blurred, and many homeworkers feel they must prove they are working. This can make it even more challenging to put aside the job and focus on yourself. Toxic productivity is a mindset that manifests as the […]