The Agile Pricing Paradox: How Less Can Mean More

Bridging the Gap Between Agile and Pricing Many organizations have embraced agile methodologies to streamline operations and accelerate value delivery. However, a common challenge arises: the disconnect between the value creation activities fostered by agile practices...

How to run a good standup meeting remotely

Effective meetings do not happen by accident, they are well planned and have good focus. There has to be a clear goal, agenda, time frame and focus. The following is a guide based on experiences of working in distributed teams.  Goal for the standup: Share status of...

How to maximize business value in software development?

Once upon a time there were some companies trying to build the perfect software. They called it the killer app. Unfortunately, they struggled producing any value and got killed themselves. Their CEOs and boards of directors asked WHY. After a lot of analysis and...

Release faster to the market by reducing test cycle time!

Maximizing your abilities to reach the market as soon as possible with highest possible quality requires you to be certain that everything you do is of good enough quality. This means that you should run continuous integration and continuous delivery all the time. If...

The science of prioritization

What to do first; this is the question! There are only 24 hours a day. Time is money and you can not value things equally. Something brings you more value, other things are urgent while something else should be done sooner or later. How to set priorities and know that...

Communication and goal setting

What does communication has to do with goal setting and achievement? Do you know the answer? Well, there are of course different points of view when we look at each of these three concepts. On the first hand communication can be used as a mean to transfer information...

3 steps to succeed faster

Making wrong decisions or taking wrong steps late in a project or a business matter cost companies huge sums these days. The reason for such huge cost is that we put many hours of efforts and endless development time before we really try out the idea we have. In a...

Utnytter teamet ditt sitt fulle potensiale?

Lider teamet ditt av samarbeidsproblemer? Mistenker du at teamet ikke utnytter sitt fulle potensiale? Mange team sliter på grunn av feil sammensetning av personer, og svak eller fraværende ledelse. Ledelse vil i mange tilfeller være nøkkelen til suksess. Men ledelse...

The five ingredients of achievement

Many of us walk around with a lot of plans, goals, day dreams and visions. Unfortunately, not many achieve their goals, implement their plans or take the first steps toward their visions. Why is it like that and how can we make sure we achieve what we put our minds...