Our Engineering Manager shares how productivity metrics like DORA and SPACE frameworks help our team with goal alignment, productivity, visibility, and team morale.
How to Measure Developer Productivity in a Multi-Project Environment
1 Aug 2024
Entries tagged: agile
Streamlining a Complex Project with Phased Planning
24 Apr 2024
Phased planning is a great way to streamline a large, complex project while delivering progress in individual sprints. Here's a case study on how this approach helped our dev team push our client's project over the finish line.
Task-Based vs. Duration-Based Planning with Parallax and Jira
14 Feb 2024
We've discovered so much value in using Parallax for project planning, but we still utilize other planning tools, like Jira. What's the difference? Why do we need both? Here's how these tools help us maintain agility and efficiency.
How to Decommission Your Ruby on Rails Application
6 Apr 2023
Our mission at Planet Argon is to fight the big rewrite. There are a few scenarios when we believe a complete rewrite in a new technical stack is a good business decision. Yet, we have helped many organizations migrate from their custom Ruby on Rails applications to a new platform.
What Value Is A Ruby on Rails Code Audit?
6 Mar 2023
Before giving an estimate on new projects, we run a full Ruby on Rails code audit. This article explores all the whys and hows of this process.
Writing Ticket Requirements in Jira for the Best Development Results
23 Aug 2022
Get the best possible development results by including these important criteria in your ticket requirements.
How Many Meetings Are Too Many?
18 Jul 2022
It's easy for an entire day to feel lost when you open the calendar and have back-to-back remote meetings.
Are Retrospectives Crucial to a Project's Success?
9 Feb 2022
Here, we explore the value of having an open conversation to reflect on recent work and allow the team's input on workflow, success, and possible improvements.
What's a User Story? The Complete Guide
12 Sep 2017
User stories break down massive projects into manageable portions that can be completed and shipped out to customers. Learn what a user story is, who writes them, how to write them, and more.
What’s a Design Sprint? (And How Can it Help You?)
15 Feb 2017
What if you could identify and answer critical business questions through design, prototype a solution, and deploy it to a real audience – all in one week? Believe it or not, it can be done. This is the concept behind the efficient, highly focused, and exciting design sprint.