By directing casual users to a list of epics, we have found that they can stay informed about the product team’s progress without getting mired in the details of the Features backlog. And they are more likely to remain engaged in the agile XP process. Read more...
Ever get the feeling that your team is working on more than what’s actually in the backlog? Even with the best laid plans, there are still many tasks that can lie between the cracks, distracting your team from the work at hand. Read more...
Tracker believes that software is a team sport: handoffs kill context and turn us into assembly line robots. We have specifically designed Reviews to be completed in parallel with each other and with other work, so getting value to users does not slow down. Read more...
While vanity metrics are often associated with your product, that’s not their only use. In fact, vanity metrics crop up in all aspects of product development, including in your product development process Read more...
In today’s episode, we’ll share simple actions you can take to help you get started as an ally! Read more...
This post will help ensure you’re getting the most out of Tracker, with features such as resizing and rearranging panels, cloning panels, splitting/combining Current and Backlog, pinned searches, workspaces, and more. Read more...
Wondering what it is and how to be a better ally? Well in today’s episode, we’ll cover what allyship is and how it can help you build a more inclusive company. Read more...
Too often, the set of stories that teams select for their iteration has no overarching theme or focus. In fact, while these stories may be individually valuable, at times their selection can appear almost random. Read more...
When you start building a new product, you have the best of intentions to revise old processes and move away from bad habits. But it’s easier said than done. So this week, we’re going to share some best practices for keeping a new product on track! Read more...
If you’ve been building a product for a while, you know it’s natural to start accruing tech debt and product debt. And there comes a point when it becomes really hard to add new features without paying down the debt through rebuilding or redesigning the product. However, there may come a point when neither of those makes sense, and you may be evaluating building a brand new product. Read more...
RailsBridge has been around since 2009, when it was born out of a desire to increase women’s presence in the Ruby community of San Francisco. RailsBridge events are one-day workshops that offer beginners a chance to explore a tech language/framework in a group setting. Read more...
Prioritizing a single set of work for your team can be hard; prioritizing work across multiple sets of work can be nearly impossible. Read more...
In today’s episode, we’re going to dive into the specific tactics for how you can explain abstract technical concepts to an audience of either lay people or one that may be a little bit more advanced. Read more...
Based on your suggestions, we’ve made some changes to make the in-app notifications dropdown more readable/scannable and generally more useful. Read more...
In today’s episode, we’ll debunk the misconception that if someone doesn’t understand a technical concept immediately, then it’s their fault. Read more...
Please join us for a free training webinar on Wednesday, October 24, at 11 am PDT. We’ll go over Tracker basics, including creating a project and adding, estimating, and prioritizing stories, as well as workflow and automatic planning. Read more...
The next virtual Tracker User Group (TUG) online meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30. Read more...
In today’s episode, we’ll explore why current practices often fall short of meeting a new employee’s expectations and some alternate best practices for onboarding, training, retaining, and evaluating the performance of product managers. Read more...
Labels and epics are useful tools for sorting and locating stories and larger projects in Tracker. Read on to see how you can slice, dice, and julienne your stories to make easier to sort. Read more...
Use this hack by a Tracker developer to see what environments a story is deployed to right inside of your Tracker project. Read more...
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