agile project estimation and techniques

Agile Project Estimation and Techniques

Project estimation is crucial to successfully plan and manage a project and deliver a desirable product. Inaccurate estimates may lead to a jumbled schedule, leave the developing team dissatisfied, and drive costumers away. Project estimation in software developments usually happens on two levels:  1. A high-level estimation The available information is rather general and limited in the...
remote teams and agile

Remote Team Management and Agile

Remote teams are becoming increasingly common in the modern workplace, and for compelling reasons. Remote workers are reportedly more motivated and productive compared to the employees who commute. Businesses also improve their employer value proposition (EVP) by allowing their employees to work remotely. Read more about remote work's benefits on another post. But despite how...
epic and user story

What Are Epic and User Story in Agile Methodology

Let's say you're planning on developing a new software; you'll need to get everything down and plan things out from the largest objectives to the smallest details. Every software project needs to be structured accurately; and forming epics, themes, and user stories is a way to do that. But before we thoroughly define what each of these terms means: A bit on scope estimation and project...
why outsourcing fails

Why Software Development Outsourcing Fails Most of the Time

Software development outsourcing is on the rise. More and more clients are entrusting their major and minor projects to outsourcing companies. And even though enterprises and other establishments were somewhat pessimistic towards the idea before, luckily, their views are being altered bit by bit.  A GSA report in 2018 shows that 70% of the companies surveyed are going to outsource...
remote work

3 Reasons Working Remotely Benefits Your Business

There used to be quite a lot of stereotypes and misconceptions about remote workers, like the belief about their inactivity and unproductivity. Thankfully, as remote work and telecommuting are becoming more common, these misconceptions have been cleared up.  Despite its challenges, remote work still has its appeal for employees and freelancers; from flexible hours to a more convenient...
rehire freelancer employer

Rehire Freelancer Employer: What Every Employer Must Know About

In this article we try to answer how to rehire freelancer employer should be done. We are going to talk about the after the freelancing decision. What makes it better, what makes it functional, what wrecks it, and so on. We took a few hours to google around and see what’s out there. Just to get some ideas and see if there’s anything new or interesting we could contribute to. There pieces of...
developing your business ideas into production

MVP vs. MDP: Which Works Best and How to Use One?

Here’s the thing about presenting your idea in today’s business world; you ought to share it like a prize so it's taken into consideration, admired, and sponsored for. Along with many solo entrepreneurship help books and business journals that often repeat the same thing, touch only the surface of their topics, and aren’t practical reads. Or the dismissive business suggestions of new...
bidding vs. non-bidding Freelance platforms

Bidding vs. Non-Bidding Freelance Platforms: Which One Is a Better Idea

Freelancing and telecommuting have been growing significantly over the last decade. According to the data collected by Flexjobs and Global Workplace Analytics, the number of telecommuting employees has grown by 115% in the U.S. since 2005. Consequently, online freelance platforms have become more popular. They are considered the most convenient place for freelancers and clients to connect. These...
hiring a freelancer, yes or no?

Hiring a Freelancer: A Leap of Faith or Winning a Talent

It’s the age of startups, entrepreneurs, and tech businesses. The economy has had some major shifts in most of its known managing strategies. Therefore hiring a freelancer has become one of the first ways tech people will think of when they want to get a job done. From reassessing budget and resources, to hiring resourceful smart talents. Not to mention the development stage of each company...
3 Ways to reward your freelancers

3 Ways to Reward Your Freelancers

Even though freelancers are not really employees, they expect fair compensation and enjoy rewards just as their employed counterparts do. Compensation is the total cash and non-cash payments employees and freelancers receive for their contributions. It contains freelancers’ agreed payments, rewards, different bonuses, and other perks such as free parking and commuting costs....