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Metal Toad Templates Part 2: Our Agile Burndown Google Spreadsheet
Here’s the first template post in this series, following my opinion piece on when to use a PM tool v
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Metal Toad Templates Part 1: Spreadsheets versus PM Tools
I’m starting a new series dedicated to sharing project management templates we’ve created and frequently use at Metal Toad.
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Stage Gating to Avoid Project Failure
One of the newer processes we’ve implemented at Metal Toad is that of stage gating.
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Going Paper-less with Google Drive
As a technology company, we tend to go full-bore with any tools that can move us away from paper. When Google Drive (formerly Google Apps) made...
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Metal Toad at the Digital PM Summit
Metal Toad attends the inaugural Digital PM Summit in Philadelphia to engage with industry leaders and enhance their project management processes.
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The Project Manager Bill of Rights
Following my last blog post on PM Retention, I worked with our team and set about about putting together a Project Manager Bill of Rights to li
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Samsung Music Chooses Drupal
Samsung Music's new site utilizes HTML5 and responsive design on Drupal, showcasing GPU acceleration for Android devices. Learn how modern design...
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The Successful Digital PM, Part 5C: Retention
Strategies for retaining digital project managers, addressing common challenges, and fostering a supportive organizational culture.
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Always Learning, Always Sharing
It's always been my motto to never stop learning. I also think it is important to share what you've learned with others. I don't think this could be...
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The Successful Digital PM, Part 5B: Professional Development
Explore strategies for professional development in project management to ensure continuous growth and effective onboarding at Metal Toad.
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The Successful Digital PM, Part 5A: Hiring
Now that I've outlined the major areas to look for in a great Digital PM in previous posts, this post focuses on something equally important: finding...
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Knowing Enough Programming to be Dangerous is Not a Good Thing.
First, let me start be saying I believe that everyone should learn how to program, the same way everyone should learn to read and write. In today's...
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The Successful Digital PM, Part 2: Self-Process
Here is part two of my multi-part post on what it takes to be a successful digital project manager.
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Programmers: To be considered a professional, you need to act like one.
Learn how essential professional behaviors and effective communication can elevate the role of programmers, making them assets in any organization.
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Site Administration: Remember the Admin
Meet Jake. Jake administers a Drupal site. Jake is not a developer, nor does he want to be. Jake does not care about field formatters, image styles,...
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The Successful Digital PM - Part 1: A Digital Project Manger's Role
The first in my series on becoming a successful digital PM and the role they take on to fit their team dynamic. From project manager to customer...
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Leading with 'Why'
When clients come to Metal Toad, they're looking to get something done - improve or add features, upgrade their site or perhaps build something new...
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Developer Flow and Coming Up For Air
Developers shine when they get into flow, but we must be active participants in the mechanisms which make flow possible in an active organization.
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Open Source is the New Microsoft
Open source solutions have evolved, offering more features and flexibility than traditional enterprise software, making them the new safe choice for...
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How to Improve Your Reputation as an Open Source Provider
If you are as open source service provider (Drupal, etc) you have a distinct advantage over many peer in the web development arena. With open source...
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ChickTech High School Workshop
All developers know the feeling of accomplishment that comes with completing a tricky section of code.
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How (and Why) Google Needs to Invest in Open Source
As more and more people start using the internet, and as websites get increasingly full featured Google continues to see growth in its userbase. Open...
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Metal Toad Hosts Women Who Hack
On Sunday, we welcomed Women Who Hack, a monthly gathering "for women who want to hack on projects with or around other women.
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Mastering The Metal Toad Project Life Cycle
Master the Metal Toad project life cycle with our detailed guide on effective project management techniques for successful project completion.