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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...
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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.
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Beware the Matrix Model?
Explore the challenges of matrix management and the benefits of team-based models for effective project outcomes and employee growth.
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A Symbol of Culture
Cultural anthropologists in the 60s started a study known as “Symbolic and Interpretive Anthropology”.
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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...
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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?
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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...
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Unit Change During Project & Organizational Growth
Explore how project and organizational growth changes measurement units, resource allocation, and client engagement strategies for efficiency and...
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What I Learned Having Lunch with My First Grader
My wife and I decided because Lucas worked so hard on his fall school play "The Garden Show" in which Lucas played the Alien Grandfather, we would...
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Metal Toad Templates Part 3: Our User Story Template
Following up on part 2 introducing our agile burndown spreadsheet template, part 3 focuses on our
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A Call for an Open Source CoverOregon.com
This is a copy of an open letter written to the Governor of Oregon regarding the Oregon health exchange.
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Leadership Lessons I've Learned as CEO
I recently answered a question on Quora about the characteristics of great CEOs.
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ToadCast 020 - Joaquin and Robinson
For Toadcast 20 our President Joaquin interviews our newest PM Robinson where they talk about tech, being the new guy, metal bands, and bird poop.
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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 Project Manager Profile: Adam Edgerton
Learn from from Adam Edgerton on what makes a stellar digital project manager and his journey and strategies for successful project management.
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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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You Should be Paying More Than $50/month for Hosting.
In the year 1999, if you ran a business and you had a website, you were ahead of the game.
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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
The final post in my Successful Digital PM series is also both the trickiest for me to write and the one that has been the most eye opening to me as...
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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.