5 Ways to Drive Digital Transformation with Staff Augmentation
Digital Transformation is a head-turning phrase for technical and non-technical professionals alike. Is it an impending event that you need to prepare for, or is it already underway?
The Power of Presence: Embracing Your Webcam
I love living in the digital age. We’re in the midst of an era where entire companies can- and do- run with a workforce fully distributed across the globe. At Unosquare, we support remote work for large numbers of our employees, and we’ve seen the positive results time and again since we started business 10 […]
3 Things People Don’t Tell New Leaders
Imagine this: after months or years of hard work, you’ve been recognized by your boss and you’re being promoted to take the leading role on your team. You made it! That big effort is finally paying off! Now you can sit back and relax. All you will have to do is give orders, see the […]
Microsoft Teams vs. Slack @Unosquare
When it came time to decide on which communication hub to use for Unosquare, the decision was pretty simple. I chose Microsoft Teams over Slack and it’s a decision I’m still happy with today. We were already Office 365 and Skype for Business users, so it was a natural progression for use to implement Teams […]
The Challenge of Difficult Personalities at Work
In a previous post, I talked about a couple of examples of bad leadership and what we can learn from them. To close the circle, I want to elaborate on the same topic but from the other side of the court: some examples of harmful individual contributors I’ve encountered in my professional experience. As a […]
Quality Assurance Questions to Ask in Agile Software Development
Strong collaboration and communication with your development partners is very important to the Agile process. But, remember that in your role there are some important quality assurance questions that you should ask yourself to keep your processes consistent. WHY ARE YOU ONLY TESTING WHAT THE USER STORY TELLS YOU? User stories should have acceptance criteria added by […]
