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Is Parkinson's Law threatening your team's projects?

Think about the last time you worked on a large group project. Go ahead — let out that inevitable groan. Now, think about the last time you worked on a group project that was completed ahead of schedule. Yep, we hear those crickets too. Team projects are notorious for taking far more time than expected, which means you don’t have to go far to find some famous examples.

Developer's Alternative to Slack

Mattermost and Slack are tools that increase team productivity through workplace messaging. Both platforms help companies communicate faster, solve problems in less time, and bring new employees up to speed quickly. For many privacy-conscious organizations that have global teams, strict security requirements, or a team of developers that is continuously looking for ways to accelerate workflows, Slack falls flat.

Be More Productive with Confluence

Whether you're just starting out in Confluence, or working in it every day, join Sven Peters from K15t to discover the "hacks" that will maximize your productivity and make work flow more seamlessly. Transform your content and learn the keyboard shortcuts, layout tricks, automation, and customizations that will make creating beautiful spaces and pages a breeze.

Beyond Jira: The Wall of Work

Over the past few years, Optimizely grew from a single-product company built by a handful of engineers and designers to a multi-product company built by many teams. But, its development processes didn't adapt fast enough to keep up with growth. Engineers had too many dependencies in flight, designers were added too late in the process to be effective, and the highest value work wasn't properly prioritized.

Why we love customer reviews at Mattermost

If you’re like most people, you consult customer reviews before choosing whether to buy something online. Reviews help us make better decisions since they provide insight into how real-world customers experience a company’s products or services. Instead of being told what a company wants you to hear, you get to hear what’s what directly from actual users. We love customer reviews at Mattermost.

The simplest prioritization tip money can buy

Every time I get into a serious discussion about prioritization with the teams I coach, there’s a moment where someone does a big exhale (the kind where your cheeks puff out) and says “Let’s face it. We’re trying to do way too much and we’re kidding ourselves if we think we can do it at high quality.” And every time, they’re right.

After Agile, DevOps, and Lean IT: Modern Methodology in the Age of Disruption

In an age of disruption, increasingly complex and chaotic problems demand emergent or completely novel practices. Decades-old practices no longer work, raising difficult questions about the role of management in a world being disrupted by technology.