Thoughts, stories, tips, tricks and all things Agile for Software Development, Project Management, Remote Work and beyond.
Customer Support
When you read the term "customer service," we can bet you envision a bustling office with countless cubicles and representatives tirelessly answering calls, and indeed, in many cases, this is the scenario regardless of the line of business. Large companies often adopt standardized systems to handle repetitive issues.
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Have you ever considered the benefits of having a meeting with your team daily? While it may initially sound dull, inefficient, or like a time-waster, a stand-up meeting aims to be the complete opposite. Designed to replace lengthy and unproductive meetings, this concept can become an invaluable tool for your
Agile Retrospectives
As you begin to run your first Retrospectives, you will discover how the collective work of your team is, uncovering their key strengths and pinpointing areas for improvement. This step-by-step approach will help your team reach important goals faster, progressing towards crucial milestones and improving your business outcomes, including the
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In the race to achieve agility, many software developer teams face obstacles during their daily work. Catapult Labs is committed to helping remote and hybrid teams embrace Agile methodologies effortlessly. Our mission is to simplify the hosting of crucial agile ceremonies like Scrum Poker and Retrospectives, integrating them into existing
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The problem is not your team, or the process. The problem are your outputs. Based on an article by Leon Tranter. If you are part of a software development team that uses Agile methodologies, then you know that the key to your team’s continuous improvement in the long term
Remote Work
Agile is centered around boosting productivity, facilitating effective communication, and driving continuous improvement across all types of teams and industries. The greatest advantage is that its benefits extend far beyond the realm of software development, where it is most commonly used. But what exactly is Agile?##### It's a
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Gathering your team to discuss how the past work cycle went is excellent, but it can easily turn into a blaming game, draining away any benefits and potentially hurting your team's health. These Retrospectives can go wrong if people's mindset isn't appropriate. That'
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By Chatty Garrate. Follow her on Twitter. More and more people nowadays are looking for remote working opportunities. Not only does it promote work-life balance, but it also increases productivity, contributes to healthier company culture, and keeps them happy and stress-free. While these benefits are great, there are many bumps
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In software development, time is a central concept, and delivering value as early as possible is a primary driver for the industry. Teams build products to save users precious time, and these tools are made in a prioritized fashion, mitigating waste. Even though many teams use Agile frameworks to successfully
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Are you aware of how much value your work adds up? Individuals and teams need to have a concrete idea of their impact in any business environment. But how do you measure value? At first thought, some could consider profit and value as synonyms. Equating how much revenue can be
Software Estimation
Estimating the amount of effort or time a task will take always seems inaccurate, so why do it anyway? Meeting with the team to do estimates may consume some hours as well. There even exists a #NoEstimates movement that aims to eradicate it. While some consider estimating a waste, it
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As George Santayana once said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. That is why in product and project management, there exist Post-Mortems and Agile Retrospective sessions. These practices, aside from being both reviews of delivered work, are different in essence and distinguishing them will be
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Daily stand-ups are the heartbeat of Scrum and have also made their way into several Kanban-practicing teams. But, as popular as dailies are, some people just seem to not like them at all. The main issue related to stand-ups is that they can quickly become meetings where some attendees end
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With the growing trend of agile frameworks adoption among companies, one topic that draws more attention from beginners is how to properly conduct an Agile Retrospective. These sessions are a really effective way for teams to develop a continuous improvement approach that enables them to build better products and services.
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The SoftwareDevTools team considers Retrospectives so valuable that not only do we run them frequently, we have also developed a tool that makes it really easy to perform them. And there is also a whole section dedicated to them in this blog. You can say we are really into reviewing
Software Development
According to Google data, the query 'I hate daily scrums' gets several monthly searches. Even if few people look for that, you can sense a similar feeling in digital communities, where not-so-nice posts and hilarious memes pop up once every now and then… And we totally get it.