Business
Why you shouldn't say refactor
Discover why saying refactor isn't enough in agile coding. Enhance project success by focusing on customer value.
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Project Management
Artificial Intelligence
My Summer Journey at Metal Toad: An Internship Reflection
My Summer Journey at Metal Toad: An Internship Reflection
Project Management
SAFe POPM vs. CSPO - Which Product Owner Certification is The Best?
Comparing SAFe POPM and CSPO certifications for Product Owners. Discover which certification is best for your career and the benefits they offer.
Project Management
The Power of a Personal Retrospective
Metal Toad first introduced the concept of a retrospective to me in 2014. As an agile software company, our teams undertake retrospectives (retros)...
Artificial Intelligence
You’re on mute…
When it comes to summing up 2020 it’s the ubiquitous phrase “you’re on mute” that is both perfect and a little painful.
Artificial Intelligence
Awards Also Recognize Great Clients
We recently had some success I wanted to share. A product we built with WARN won a serious award at this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment...
Project Management
Gaming the Metrics
One day in high school we had a substitute teacher. At the beginning of class, the substitute teacher handed out a quiz and told us we'd be tested on...
Business
The Agile PM Onboard
Efficient onboarding transforms new hires into confident, knowledgeable, and productive team members through structured, incremental tasks.
Artificial Intelligence
How to Run a Great Hackathon (and Why You Should Do It)
Working at Metal Toad is all about innovation.
Machine Learning
Team Knock-Knock Answers the “Who’s There?” Question With AR
Metal Toad’s winter 2018 hackathon was all about Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR).
Artificial Intelligence
Devopsing a Legacy World
Devops has been picking up steam since around the year 2009. ( It could be argued it was around in other forms longer but for argument's sake let's...
Business
To PMP or Not to PMP?
Should you pursue a PMP certification? Weigh the costs, benefits, and industry relevance before deciding.
Artificial Intelligence
DevOps QA: The Many Hats of a Quality Assurance Engineer
Part 2 in a series on the different roles I end up carrying out as a Quality Assurance Engineer. This segment: DevOps QA. What that means, how I got...
Artificial Intelligence
The Many Hats of Quality Assurance Engineers: Tester
Quality Assurance Engineer is a broad term that can cover a wide variety of roles and responsibilities.
Business
The Marriage Retrospective
In popular culture and societal norms there is little space within romantic relationships to air your grievances about your partner.
Machine Learning
The Four Budget Domains of Enterprise IoT Projects
IoT is rapidly transforming manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and several other industries. The ability to predict asset failure, rapidly diagnosis...
Project Management
Want to get your product to market faster? Hire a Scrum Master.
Discover how hiring a Scrum Master can boost your team's productivity and efficiency in Agile project management.
Business
The Art of Sprinting: It’s Not Just for Software Development
Discover how two-week sprints transformed efficiency in the construction industry, adapting Agile methodologies to streamline workflows and improve...
Business
Maximizing the Value of a Small Team by Maturing Processes and Technology
Transform your small team's efficiency by optimizing the people, process, and technology triangle.
AWS DevOps
DevOpsDays PDX
Insights from DevOpsDays PDX: Discover the significance of DevOps culture, testing, and engagement in enhancing collaborative development practices.
Artificial Intelligence
Importance Of Software Testing
Testing is the first step in determining the quality of software. The testing process is an integral part of development and planning. Sooner or...
Business
The Value of a ScrumMaster
The role of a ScrumMaster is crucial for team performance by managing interruptions and fostering communication within Agile project management.
Artificial Intelligence
Importance of Software Testing
Despite the fact that the role of software testing may seem insignificant and few of us ever even think about it, this is especially true for people...
Project Management
The Most Agile Thing You Can Do Is Throw Away Agile
In my career, I've found that there are two types of "agile" software process maps.