Project Management
ToadCast 027 - DPM Summit Day 1 Live Recap
ToadCast 27 recaps day one highlights with special guest Mika Trottier and insights from top project management experts.
Blog
Business
Plan or Pain?
Balancing planning and reacting to growth pains can determine organizational success. Learn when to plan and when to adapt in this insightful look at...
Project Management
Project Manage The Organization
Learn how digital project management principles can be used to growth, enhancing operations and supporting leadership in a creative business...
Business
Process Frameworks That Weather Growth
Discover how to create process frameworks that adapt and thrive through organizational growth stages, ensuring long-term success and flexibility.
Project Management
"Why" Not "What" Documentation
Focus on "why" over "what" in project documentation to ensure longevity and adaptability during organizational growth. Learn key strategies for...
Drupal
Simple password grants with OAuth 2.0 and Drupal
Learn how to securely implement OAuth 2.0 password grants in decoupled Drupal applications for first-party and machine-to-machine interactions.
Drupal
Agile Versus Waterfall, Once and For All
Explore the Agile vs. Waterfall debate in software development and learn how to choose the right approach based on project uncertainty.
Drupal
Capistrano Deploy to dynamic AWS EC2
At Metal Toad we use Capistrano to deploy our projects to their respective servers.
Business
DC Comics & Hip Hop
Many years ago I got into skateboarding, soon after, that lead to hip hop. Something about the two seemed to be synonymous around that time, or...
Business
10 Months as a Junior Developer
I am now within a couple days of having survived as a Junior Developer at Metal Toad for 10 whole months.
Project Management
Team Communication Styles and Dynamics
Explore the dynamics of team communication styles—Doer, Thinker, Challenger, and Supporter—and how to balance them for optimal project success.
Security
Evolution of the Custom Cloud: Part 2 "Building the Cloud"
In part 1 we covered our Architecture for the Custom Cloud.
Business
Beware the Matrix Model?
Explore the challenges of matrix management and the benefits of team-based models for effective project outcomes and employee growth.
Artificial Intelligence
Evolution of the Custom Cloud: Part 1 "Architecting the Cloud"
Last year Metal Toad launched its Custom Cloud Service.
Artificial Intelligence
A Symbol of Culture
Cultural anthropologists in the 60s started a study known as “Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology”.
Drupal
Drupal 7 Form API: Using #states with multiple conditionals (AND, OR and XOR)
Discover how to effectively use Drupal 7 Form API's #states with multiple conditionals, including AND, OR, and XOR, for dynamic form behaviors.
Business
Stack Overflow Careers 2.0
I hesitate to review Stack Overflow Careers 2.0, but I'm so excited I just can't hide it. I imagine that this is what the early adopters of LinkedIn...
Drupal
Attack of the PHP clones: Drupal, HHVM, and Vagrant
Exploring the impact of HHVM on PHP development, including speed gains, compatibility challenges, and the introduction of a PHP specification.
Project Management
Family-Sized Business Units & The Agency Holding Company Model
The benefits of maintaining small, cross-functional teams for success and growth, inspired by Metal Toad's approach to management and team autonomy.
Business
Wait...you do what for a living? My life as a Metal Toad Office Concierge
I must admit, I do have a very unique job. After all, have you ever heard of an Office Concierge?
The Toadcast
Toadcast 25 - The Philadelphia Orchestra
For the 25th episode of the ToadCast, it's our first time having a client on the show! Som Prasad from the Philadelphia Orchestra! Tom and Matt, join...
SaaS Application
Drupal Solr Search with Domain Access filtering
Metal Toad has had the privilege to work over the past two years with DC Comics. What makes this partnership even more exciting, is that the main...
Artificial Intelligence
The Best Way to Learn Programming for Beginners
What's the best way to learn programming for beginners? What makes the difference between the people who knock things out of the park vs those who...
Artificial Intelligence
Kegerator
Here in Portland we have people who brew beer and many more who drink it! Between the brewing and consuming of it, there is the overlooked step of...