The Cloud
What does Metal Toad do?
Welcome to Metal Toad! So you’ve been hired at this cool tech company cal
TOPIC
Product Management
The Cloud
Artificial Intelligence + Cloud
Executive Interview with Greg Loose, Head of Media & Entertainment at Veritone. Greg is a long-time leader in the technology space, including SaaS...
The Cloud
Building a AWS Headless CMS
Over the past several years, Metal Toad has launched several successful cloud-first web and mobile applications, often with hardware components. With...
The Cloud
How to win with the AWS Well Architected Framework
Over the years, we've perfected our own internal AWS standards regarding product management, scrum management, code quality, peer review,
Artificial Intelligence
There are no estimates, only budgets
The challenge of estimating software projects is that software is a creative act: you can paint a line, or you can paint a Monet. Every person...
Artificial Intelligence
The High Cost of Technical Debt: A Case Study
Technical Debt: we all have it. Yet, this phenomenon remains poorly understood by product managers. Unlike financial debt, the costs are often hidden...
Agile
The Value of a ScrumMaster
I went to ScrumMaster training a few weeks into my first job in an Agile project management environment.
Education
Mentorship (It's Not Just For Twenty-Somethings)
I arrived in Portland two years ago with the intention of rebooting my career.
Agile
Agile Everything
Chaos is a major pain in the ass. Yes, it can be invigorating, challenging, and propel you in your life or career — but I’ll be the first to admit...
Business
Hidden Features in Product Builds
Once we get past POC and MVP, we need to start thinking about the entirety of the product we’re building.
Artificial Intelligence
Discover, and Discover, and Discover
We just completed a huge, deep, complex, and super sexy Discovery for a client I can’t name.
Agile
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...
Agile
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...
Agile
The Sprint Commitment as a Dev Team’s Shield
I was thrilled when I first learned and began applying Agile software development practices. Finally, I was able to get off the painful
Artificial Intelligence
Why I Love T-Shirt Sizing
My husband and I are involved in a never-ending construction project that takes us to wonderful Portland businesses solely in search of odd things.
Artificial Intelligence
Metal Toad Project Manager Profile: Rhienna Renee Guedry
As part of our project manager application process, we ask applicants to respond to a number of questions about themselves focused on their approach...
Agile
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