Agile Retrospectives in remote teams.
This post is based on Ben Linders' blog When working with remote #Agile teams, even though the team can't gather in one location, you still want »
Bots as the New Trending Topic
It’s 2018 and we are living in the age of technology, and at SoftwareDevTools, nothing makes us more excited. Whether it inspires us to create »
Remote teams and bot disruption.
At SoftwareDevTools we are part of an organization that embraces remote work. Some of us live in cities such as Mexico City or San Jose (CA) »
Distributed Agile Software Development. Challenges and Opportunities
The SoftwareDevTools team is all about sharing best practices for remote teams who practice Agile methodologies. We’re trying to make the case for Agile methodologies »
How to lead Effective Agile Retrospectives Sessions.
(This post is based on Rob's Guide to Effective Retrospectives) Facilitating an #Agile Retrospective session is super easy and anybody can do it. Facilitating a productive, »
Agile Retrospectives for Beginners
Is your team new to Agile Retrospectives? Are you new to facilitating Agile Retrospectives? Worry Not! SoftwareDevTools is here to help! We have been working with »
Why you should be working in intervals
We get it, okay. We know what it’s like wanting to do anything in the world except the one thing you should be doing. And »
World Retrospective Day
February 6th is a special day for the Agile community worldwide. February 6th was the #WorldRetrospectiveDay, a volunteer-based, globally coordinated effort to share in the power »
Estimation process for agile teams and group dynamics.
We have been working with remote teams since we first built our initial product, which was PlanningWith.Cards; first as a plugin for Google Hangouts (now »
The Pomodoro Technique: what is it and how it will make you more efficient
At SoftwareDevTools, we know what it’s like trying to find a work method that is both easy to follow and brings efficient results. While going »
Our collaboration tool for Stride - Stand-bot.
Since the very beginning of SoftwareDevTools, we have been obsessed with the way remote and onsite teams collaborate. When we first launched PlanningWith.Cards as a »
Embracing Agile: A Harvard Business Review Review. Part 3.
SoftwareDevTools is making a Harvard Business Review Review (catchy title, huh!?). In 2016, #Agile legend Jeff Sutherland wrote an article with Management Experts Darrell K. Rigby, »
Embracing Agile: A Harvard Business Review Review. Part 2.
SoftwareDevTools is making a Harvard Business Review Review (Yeah, that's not a typo). We are dissecting the famous article: "Embracing Agile" by Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff »
Embracing Agile: A Harvard Business Review Review. Part 1.
Last year, Management & #Agile legends: Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff Sutherland & Hirotaka Takeuchi, got together and wrote a research paper (find it here) making an »
Custom Retrospectives: One size does not fit all.
One of the main goals of Agile methodologies is continuous improvement. The most important event for this is Agile Retrospectives. A very important part of Agile »