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Does Lean Six Sigma Work at a Digital Tech Agency?
Exploring the successful application of Lean Six Sigma techniques in a digital tech agency to enhance project management processes and ensure success.
Teams Make Their Sprint Commitment
One cornerstone of scrum is the team sprint commitment. A team must make their sprint commitment in order for the business to have faith in the team...
Community Building: Women in Tech
I made a new friend the other day. Her name is Megan Wilson. She lives in Kentucky. She emailed me. And she shares the same passion around workplace...
Brand Strategy Planning Tips for a New Year
3 Fundamental Underpinnings for Successful Brand Planning
How to Select an Ethical Software Vendor
Many software firms believe that building great software is important. We believe it is important to take it one step further by committing to great...
The Launch of Swift 2.0
Ever since Grace Hopper came up with the A language programmers have been trying to create new languages and processes that make it easier to do work...
A Place for Ideas
Discover how Metal Toad fosters innovation and creativity by valuing passion and fresh perspectives, creating an environment for achieving results.
Are You Prepared?
It happens every couple of years or so. There's a a shocking or (dare I say) earth-shaking article that is published.
Interns: Instantaneous Toadness
Learn about the Metal Toad interns, highlighting their growth, achievements, and the supportive environment that fosters their development.
In It To Win It: What Working In Politics Taught Me About Being a Developer
When I worked on political campaigns, I valued measurable results above all else. Every day, I counted how many voters we persuaded, how much money...
Commitment to Diversity
Metal Toad commits to diversity by signing the Portland Tech Diversity pledge and the actionable steps to improve representation in the tech industry.
Flying Toads!
For the second straight year, Toads filled the Oregon skies. Not like in P.T. Anderson’s award-winning film Magnolia, but more like tiny dots of...
Metal Toad at WWDC
This past week, a couple of us at Metal Toad traveled down to San Francisco for WWDC and AltConf.
Getting Started in the Tech Community
Everyone wants to change the world, but in order to do so, you have to put on pants. I found a loophole. That loophole is web development.
Consultant Hobbies: Being Social
Discover the dynamic role of managing social media at DrupalCon, balancing volunteerism with learning, and the tools that make it all possible.
Our Interns Love Us Almost as Much as We Love Them
Metal Toad's Internship Program has grown leaps and bounds since I arrived last year. I could not be prouder of all of our interns, but our latest...
Metal Toad Among Oregon's Best Workplaces
It is with great humility that I serve as Metal Toad spokesman in a very proud moment.
What I Did Over the Weekend
Join me as I recount my exhilarating weekend at the Global Game Jam, where creativity and coding collide to create innovative games in just 48 hours.
2015 Q1 Challenge
As mentioned in the Projects At Work podcast with Dave Prior, we talked abo
On Manual Process & Reporting
Manual project reporting ensures context and accuracy in data, enhancing proactive management and risk identification.
B2B Communication. By Writing on Windows. With Markers.
“At Metal Toad, we do things differently.”
The Metal Toad Difference, A LadyToad's Perspective
Let me start by getting this out of the way and speaking frankly about being a female professional working in technology. There are very few of us,...
The Toads Know How to Throw a Party
On December 4th, 2014, the Toads hosted an Open House to celebrate our recent move into the fourth floor of the historic Yeon Building in downtown...
Metal Toad Mentorship Saturdays
Metal Toad Mentorship Saturdays are a place for people of all skill levels and development disciplines to get help and advice on their careers and...