Digital Workplace Summit 2021 - Distributed teams can be aligned
The mainstream adoption of hybrid work models has transformed the workplace in such a radical fashion that we are still getting used to it. Many organizations »
Agile Retrospectives: The past and the future
The team at SoftwareDevTools loves to run Retrospective sessions. We consider these ceremonies to be a cornerstone of the continuous improvement principle of Agile and always »
Distributed Agile: The challenges and opportunities
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past months, you should be familiar with how the remote and hybrid work models are 'the »
It takes more than tools to be Agile
Once I had a job where my primary mission was to properly implement the usage of a CRM they had acquired some months ago. Would you »
Walking the Board Alongside Stand-Bot
We like Agile frameworks mainly due to their effectiveness, team integration, and cost-saving principles, but we also love how playful some practices can get. In particular, »
Scrumban can improve syncing between remote and hybrid teams
First coined by Corey Ladas in 2009, Scrumban is a term that defines a system that incorporates Scrum-based frameworks with Kanban practices to help teams better »
Leading teams to master remote and hybrid work
Love it or hate it, but Remote work came to stay. Employees want to spend more time outside the office, and companies leverage benefits such as »
The business value of an Agile Retrospective
Are you aware of how much value does your work add-up? An Agile team should always keep an eye on how much value it delivers during »
Post-Mortems vs. Agile Retrospectives
As George Santayana once said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. That is why in project management, there exist Post-Mortems and »
Automate your Daily Stand-Ups with Stand-Bot's customization features
Hybrid work came to stay. When rightfully executed, it can lead to year-on-year productivity improvement rates of even 13%, as this Great Place to Work two-year »
Speed-up your Daily Stand-ups while keeping them effective
If your Daily Stand-ups are taking longer than 15 minutes, you surely are doing something wrong. Whether it is people giving way too many details or »
The benefits of purpose-driven work for your organization
Earning a salary is definitely one of the main reasons to show-up at work. But if you think of the paycheck and related perks as the »
Efficient Agile Retrospectives with Improved follow-up on action items
The key point of doing Sprint Retrospectives is to keep your team committed with continuous improvement practices. Its essence is to “plan ways to increase quality »
Freshday in Santiago de Chile.
Last week, part of the SoftwareDevTools team had the opportunity to make it to Santiago de Chile for a special event: #FreshDay19. Freshday is a special »
Transparency in your dev team increases performance and saves money.
Keeping your team's work fully transparent for every member is crucial. This will help you stay away from a lot of inefficiencies in your team that »