Wed Aug 10
Getting access to and managing real time data is a transformational opportunity for Commercial Real Estate players. It also poses a big challenge. Due to the dynamic nature of the industry, the sales process alone requires ingesting and manipulating different types of data, from various sources that touch numerous departments. How then do you simplify the complex sales process?
Tue Aug 9
Heroes on product delivery teams are members that have great technical expertise and are relied upon to solve issues. But, depending on one subject matter expert when crises occur is harmful to the team and the product in the long term. Paul Sobocinski, Practice Director, Engineering explains how to counteract the "hero" anti-pattern by implementing several processes including avoiding "soloing" to move faster!
Thu Aug 4
It isn’t uncommon for product delivery teams to have developed approaches that result in new team members being onboarded quickly via a self-paced, independent onboarding process. From asking engineers to create a developer setup in x hours by themselves to solving something on the backlog that requires no help of others, these teams are engaging in an anti-pattern called (fend-for-your)self-onboarding. Paul Sobocinski, Practice Director, Engineering explains how to counteract this anti-pattern by pairing new hires and how to effectively evaluate new members for their technical skills!
Fri Jul 29
We cannot debate that anyone is as famous as Simon Tang, Software Engineer here at Connected. An API Leader known for his witty sense of humour, which shines through his life mantra of “I’ll figure it out when I am older,” also describes himself as avant-garde, introspective, and perceptive. Not only does his introspective and perceptive nature help him identify challenges and opportunities at work, but also as he continues to practice Muay Thai and understand the improvements in his technique and strength over time. Can you guess Simon’s favourite suite of products? - it may have to do with multi-user collaboration and convenience and you may also be using them on a daily basis.
Fri Jul 22
You’ll catch Kel Stopper, Director of Engineering, Practice, not just gardening in the mud, but also running in it. An avid sports fan, he’ll cheer for any team as long as they’re flying a Toronto banner, and while he may like things spicy, he’ll always melt for his 4-year-old. When he’s not hard at work, this self-described kind, honest, and energetic fellow believes in four things: sun, sun, surf, and smart homes. The first three he’s got covered on his annual family vacation in Mexico, but the other one has to do with his favourite product(s) - can you guess what it is?
Fri Jul 15
Adventurous, ambitious, and focused is how Shay Siddiqui, Software Engineer here at Connected would describe himself. We couldn't agree more with that and would also add explorer to the list considering the number of countries he has travelled to including Turkey, Pakistan, England, and France. When he's not working on interesting software projects, you'll find him strolling by the shore or rock climbing. Find out what Shay's favourite product is and how the mini-version helps him when he's travelling!
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.