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The Tools that Make our Web Agency Tick: Harvest

11 Aug 2017

Time tracking is essential to our business. Here's how we use Harvest to track time accurately for our clients and team.

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Should You Hire a Full-Time Developer, Agency, or Freelancer?

20 Feb 2017

You're short on development resource. What's your next step? Here's a few questions to discover if you should hire a development agency, freelance developer, or full-time employee.

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How We Communicate

6 Oct 2016

Who you work with and talk to definitely matters because it will determine how successfully you will be able to communicate about project matters. It will determine how well you trust your agency with your idea, and in turn, how well they feel their expertise is appreciated and understood in the room. Any communication style can work successfully. We talk about which works best for us.

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Earn Trust Early

31 Aug 2016

Trust isn't always freely given and in fact, often needs to be earned. How do you cultivate that cycle of trust with a new client?

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What the BLEEP is Ruby on Rails? A Project Manager's Perspective

26 May 2016

Digital project managers (DPMs) know all the infinite details of their projects from the smallest feature updates to massive project builds or overhauls. When it comes to the development languages though, sometimes DPMs are a little in the dark, and that's ok! But if your project is built or being built using Ruby on Rails, there are some things you should know about why some developers go all googly-eyed over it. And why you, as the DPM, should too.

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Develop Your Project Requirements with Four W’s

20 May 2016

In this post, I’ll explain what a requirement is and why it’s important. Then I’ll help you build a requirements document by providing a list of questions you should answer. So the next time you are asked for your project requirements, you are 100% prepared.

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So what’s this agile thing all about?

5 May 2016

Agile is one of the hottest buzzwords around today. Here’s what it’s all about, how we do it at Planet Argon, and some tips for you to work with this approach.

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IN DEFENSE OF ESTIMATES

6 May 2015

In the beginning of the year, the #noestimates movement gained some attention and traction in the software development world. It’s an interesting position, with some strong arguments in its favor — but personally I find it to be entirely development-focused and...

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.

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