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Finding My Thing: Part 1
Coming from a strict design engineering background and working in the realm of manufactured products, I have had a steep learning curve in the tech...
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User Story Insights Using Google Sheets
By using Google Sheets as a tool to glean metrics on user stories, Product Owners and Product Managers can increase the probability of project...
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How to Handle an Executive Informal Chat
I am writing this blog to those who work on the frontline but every once in a while find themselves in a conversation with an executive.
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A Time for Movements
We've written in the past about how to select an ethical software vendor, and our commitment to our customers.
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Bringing More Magic to the Software Apprenticeship Program
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Aaron Bridges, Abby Miles and
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Burn all the Foosball Tables
A colleague of mine attended a marketing seminar. One of the speakers, a Senior Executive, made the comment that she would not do business with a...
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Process Maps for Empowerment: Why Visual Business Processes are Important
While I was growing up my dad worked at a paper mill in central Minnesota.
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Two Years of Great Advice
Creating an Advisory Board transformed our company, enhancing growth, diversity, and organizational maturity. Discover our tips for building a...
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Best Practices For a Secure Cloud Part 1
Whether you’re running on premise datacenter, using a private or public IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) hosting platform, security is extremely...
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Thank You Frontline Software Development Managers
While I could applaud many of the excellent VP and CTOs in technology, I would like us all to take a moment to give thanks to some unsung heros….
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Showing Up for Our Clients: Why Nothing Beats a Face-to-Face Meeting
I’m currently on my way home from two weeks of back to back east coast travel. It’s not because I love ten-hour travel days and the resulting jet...
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The Softer Side of Scrum
Discover the softer side of Scrum and how Agile methodologies foster team empowerment, collaboration, and productivity in diverse industries.
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Creating Culture
A few weeks ago, I joined some of my Toads at the first TechTown Change
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Allies in the Crusade to Create More Entry-Level Software Jobs
Meeting with industry leaders to discuss entry-level software jobs through apprenticeships, vocational training, QA, team embedding, and paid...
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Process Maps, Timelines, & Clients
Discover the journey of Hayli Hay, Metal Toad's Director of Project Management, and her insights into effective project management and leadership.
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Anyone Can Program
Anyone with a child under the age of 19 knows that "anyone can cook." Thanks to Ratatouille and the folks at Pixar, a whole generation of
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Revisiting First Mover (Dis)Advantage
In 2001, the Harvard Business Review published “First Mover Disadvantage” by William B
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Why I Love T-Shirt Sizing
Discover the benefits of T-shirt sizing in software projects and how it simplifies decision-making without consuming valuable developer resources.
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Growing the Software Community
There is a saying that is growing in popularity in business: "every company is a software company".
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My First Year of Intentional Diversity
When I decided to create my company's Advisory Board in 2014, I took the task very seriously.
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How a Toad Writes a Blog Post
“Don't procrastinate. If you want to blog, then blog.” - Fritz Chery
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Metal Toad Opens Its Doors to Women Who Code
Metal Toad fosters diversity by supporting Women Who Code and other organizations, aiming to close gender and ethnicity gaps in the tech industry.
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Metal Toad Supports the TechHire Initiative
Following the President's State of the Union Address, the US Department of Labor announced the TechHire Grant Competition