by Natasha Carlyon | Mar 27, 2018 | Agile, Growth, Learning
This is the conclusion of my Retrospectives series. Set the Stage Gather Information/Generate Insight Take Action(the current blog post) Take Action After generating insights, the team works together to create a list of actions items. This sounds simple enough;...
by Leah Wynn | Mar 21, 2018 | Agile, Apprenticeship, Learning, Quality code, Software, Software craftsmanship, Unit testing
This blog post is the first part of a two-part series on unit testing. My inspiration for writing about this topic comes from leading and helping to facilitate several workshops and events as part of my time here at Greater Sum. One thing I have noticed is that...
by Reagan Duggins | Feb 12, 2018 | Growth, Learning
Computers are confusing. Sure, using a computer for basic needs feels easy to many of us (especially those of us who have grown up using computers), but understanding how they actually work is a different beast entirely. This is even more true for those of us who call...
by Natasha Carlyon | Feb 11, 2018 | Agile, Growth, Learning
Retrospective comes from the latin word ‘Retrospectare’, which means to look back. In the software development world, retrospective refers to a team meeting together at regular intervals to reflect on past work, usually just a week or two. I’m a deep...
by Leah Wynn | Jan 27, 2018 | Apprenticeship, Books, Growth, Learning, Quality code, Software
After reading the book Agile Software Development, The Cooperative Game, I was introduced to the idea of Shu, Ha, Ri and I can’t help but love it. It’s a way of describing the three stages of learning. And I see their evidence everywhere. To summarize, there are three...
by Leah Wynn | Jan 8, 2018 | Apprenticeship, Brain science, Growth, Learning, Reflections, Software apprentice, Teams
At Greater Sum, we use the Clifton Strengthsfinder assessment to learn more about the apprentice’s personalities and strengths. The thing I love about this test is that it focuses on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. By understanding our strengths, we can...
