Thu Jun 23
Going remote-first isn’t just giving our engineers the freedom to do their best work. It’s challenging them to define what and how they’ll achieve it, forcing them to work together more deliberately - in pairs and across projects. And that’s an excellent thing.
Fri Jun 17
What does Ryan Lim, Director of Engineering, Practice, do outside of work? Most might know that he is occupied with video games, but you likely didn’t know that he’s also quite the handyman. While he’d describe himself as chill, curious, and creative, knowing that he can renovate floors, tile, drywall, electrical and plumbing, we’d also like to add capable to that list. Whether it’s letting his imagination flow while working on a project or playing with his favourite stackable blocks (can you guess what his favourite product is?), rest assured that the only vendetta from Ryan you need to worry about is in a movie. Discover more about Ryan in this week’s Connector Spotlight!
Wed Jun 15
As a product leader, what would you do with the power of - an expert product, technology, and engagement team that seamlessly integrates, enables, and advises? a fast and immediate increase in team bandwidth? complete confidence in the execution and delivery of your vision? Kevin has been known to say that Connected gives product leaders superpowers. Now, you can find out how for yourself in Part Two of How to Scale Engineering Teams, Not Slow Down & Still Have an Amazing Product.
Fri Jun 10
Enterprising, organized, and adaptable is how Rajatha Ramesh, Engineering Manager here at Connected, would describe herself. Considering how inspired she is by survival stories involving the planets Mars and potatoes, this makes sense. And despite the excitement of working for Fortune 50 automotive brands or category-creating home fitness innovators, her favourite part of the day is always when she has the opportunity to give back to others, whether it's her colleagues or the next generation of developers. That might also explain her favourite product - it allows her to do more of what she loves. Guess what it is in this week's edition of Connector Spotlight.
Fri Jun 3
How would we describe Jason Martin, Director of Engineering here at Connected? That’s a tall order, but if his professional experience is any indicator, he’d likely enjoy making a game out of it. When he’s not coaching, mentoring, and empowering others to reach new heights, you’ll often catch him building LEGO, colouring, playing with dolls, or anything else involving his kids. With a love of football that transcends both sides of the pond, can you guess his favourite product that lets him do that and so much more?
Thu May 19
When you think of product development, words that may come to mind are prototypes, market research, and user testing. Other words that probably surfaced are agile development, UX design, and innovation. But one that may not have made the short-list is likely: creativity. Product teams may not realize it, but they engage in creativity every single day from the approaches they take for building prototypes to figuring out ways to collect feedback accurately from users. Paul Sobocinski, our Director of Engineering, Practice shares how software product teams and creativity are better together than apart, and how to leverage the power of imagination (an aspect of creativity) during a retrospective.
Wed Apr 6
It isn't every day that the lessons 11-year old us learned would greatly impact our present-day selves. That is unless you're Paul and that lesson came from your violin teacher. That's because the lessons she taught served him well, professionally and personally, and today, he's going to share them with you.