We're often asked why we bill in a retainer model. Here's some background on some of our motives when we began to add them to our service offerings.
Why We Began Selling Support and Maintenance Retainers
19 Feb 2016
Entries tagged: project management
IN DEFENSE OF ESTIMATES
6 May 2015
Like all software companies, estimates are a challenging aspect of the business for us at Planet Argon. Why are they so troublesome? What can be done about it? The Clever PM has an interesting and informative article about this topic.
On being "agile"
4 Apr 2014
Our friend, Megan, over at Cloud Four opens up on what being agile means to their process.
The UK Government discusses technical debt
10 Dec 2013
Worthwhile read on how technical debt can slow down velocity on a project.
6 Questions to Ask a Web Agency Before You Hire Them
30 Aug 2013
Are you looking to a hire a web agency? Consider asking them these questions before you make a decision.
Putting pen to paper... by season
2 Jul 2013
We look back at all of our design and development clients since 2006 and breakdown, by month and season, when they made a decision to hire us.
Is it worth the complexity?
24 Jun 2013
Kris Gale of Yammer talks about the costs of introducing complexity into your application.
While I agree with many points, i do worry that sometimes there is too much of a disconnect between Engineers and the Product Owners. If you’re in the position of asking someone to build something… are you explaining why it needs to be built?
If you’re the person being asked to build something… are you asking why?
How We Estimate, and Why
28 Aug 2012
- There are no physical constraints in software.
- The problem however, is that instead of creating application constraints, we constrain ourselves to features.
Both outline the reasoning and motivation for how we estimate at Planet Argon, and why.
Changing Issue Trackers: Meeting & Understanding the Beast
12 Jun 2012
We recently switched issue trackers—and while a feat in and of itself—half the battle was getting our arms wrapped around the replacement… JIRA. When discussing the topic with one of our clients they remarked, “JIRA gives you sooooo much rope, it’s almost impossible not to hang yourself with it all!”
Creating and Implementing D^5: Dialogue
13 Apr 2012
D^5 was built on Agile concepts. It’s centered around individuals and interactions: It’s centered around working software: It’s centered around customer collaboration: And it’s centered around responding (not reacting) to change.