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Embracing ADHD and Other Neurodivergencies in Software Development Teams

In recent years, there has been increased attention to neurodivergencies such as ADHD, hyper-sensitivity, autism, dyslexia, etc. In this article, Dietrich Moerman tells his own story about ADHD while working as a software developer and becoming a team lead, what he learned, and what he found to be working well to help people with ADHD and more to thrive in their teams and companies.

Dietrich Moerman
on Jun 28, 2023
Culture & Methods

Using Trauma-Informed Approaches in Agile Environments

Scientific and clinical understanding of how the human nervous system develops and works has increased tremendously. Its implications are so profound they radiate far beyond the field of psychology. Topics such as trauma-informed law, volleyball coaching, legal counseling, education, and social activism have arisen. It is time to consider how it affects working in an agile tech environment.

Anton Skornyakov
on Jun 15, 2023
Culture & Methods

[R]Evolutionize Your Retrospectives with Active Sensemaking

High-quality retrospecting involves embracing unique individual experiences, acknowledging human limitations and biases, and sharing context-rich anecdotes through storytelling within and beyond team boundaries. This article explores how Active Sensemaking can prevent tension or apathy and foster a more productive and harmonious team environment.

Ajay Reddy
on May 18, 2023
Culture & Methods

DevEx, a New Metrics Framework from the Authors of SPACE

Researchers behind DORA and SPACE have published a new measurement framework for improving developer productivity. This article includes a summary of the paper’s key points along with commentary from the lead author.

Abi Noda
on May 16, 2023
Culture & Methods

Start Your Architecture Modernization with Domain-Driven Discovery

Successful projects start with robust discovery. What if your project is modernizing your tangled old legacy system or migrating all your workloads to the cloud? This article presents a guided approach to starting your next architecture modernization project with a Domain-Driven Discovery (DDD), illustrated with a medical supply company that is migrating its core systems to the cloud.

Ryan Shriver
on May 12, 2023
Culture & Methods

Respect. Support. Connect. The Manager’s Role in Building a Great Remote Team

As managers, we face challenges in terms of needs, accessibility, gender, nationalities, and other conditions that influence our teams and working environments. We cannot build projects based on Excel sheets only, not considering peoples’ preferences and options for personal growth. We need to see real people – even if we meet them in a virtual working environment only.

Kinga Witko
on Apr 26, 2023
Culture & Methods

How Visual Thinking Can Help Teams Get Clarity, Be More Creative, and Have More Inclusive Meetings

Visual thinking is a way of making sense of the world through images, putting thoughts into pictures. This article is here to help you understand about visual thinking, and how you could use it to support yourself and your teams to create a more inclusive, creative and collaborative culture at work.

Gemma Honour
on Mar 22, 2023
Culture & Methods

How to Rebuild Tech Culture for Those Who Survived the Layoffs

A wave of layoffs hit the software industry and changed the definition of tech culture. This article explores the situation across multiple tech companies, and the diverse choices made to support employees who survived, and those they had to say good-bye to. It provides suggestions for those of us who have stayed behind, and how to rebuild culture in our tech teams.

Mehnaaz Abidi
on Feb 28, 2023
Culture & Methods

Increasing Team and Individual Motivation with the Motivational Diagnostic

Being motivated can make a positive difference to both our engagement and our success in the workplace. The same is true of teams - a motivated team is much more likely to be engaged at work and achieve results. The motivation diagnostic tool helps people understand more about how motivated they feel, and the factors that are contributing towards that motivation or demotivation.

Suzanne Morrison
on Jan 09, 2023
Culture & Methods

Group Coaching - Extending Growth Opportunity beyond Individual Coaching

This article provides an introduction to group coaching and explains how it is different from individual coaching. It sheds light on the benefits of using group coaching, skills that coaches would need and the challenges they would face, with an example scenario using one of the group coaching techniques, and describes the context in which such a technique can be used.

Nafees Butt
on Dec 26, 2022
Culture & Methods

The Future of Technology Depends on the Talent to Run it

Effective nearshore staff augmentation—a savvier form of outsourcing—allows organizations to bypass the skills gap and mitigate turnover. Nearshoring can help companies build great teams of professionals who are located in the same time zone, charge reasonable rates, and collaborate directly with in-house teams.

Andres Garzon
on Dec 08, 2022
Culture & Methods

Extinguishing IT Team Burnout through Mindfulness and Unstructured Time

Burnout is taking a toll on IT and creating serious skill shortages. How can you keep your IT team engaged, productive, and happy? Mindfulness and unstructured time are delivering tangible business benefits that positively impact the bottom line, all while driving worker satisfaction and well-being.

Niraj Shekhar
on Nov 25, 2022