It is recommended to track these metrics during every demo, every retrospective, once per iteration, or once per month. They help synchronize founders and the engineering team around the development culture. These metrics are useful both for team growth and..
It is quite rare to have a position on a project explicitly dedicated to Test Management. It is often assumed that the Head of QA (QA Manager, QA Lead, or Test Lead) is, by default, responsible for implementing everything outlined..
Every owner of an IT company strives to achieve high speed and quality of deliveries. And this is logical: the prompt update of the product and the effective use of resources ensure product competitiveness and payback. However, often in an..
Estimation and decomposition imply a preliminary assessment of tasks and breaking down various work activities into smaller subtasks. These approaches are implemented in JazzTeam at the level of daily work values and standards. Not only developers and QA specialists are..
Specially for our clients, we have prepared a checklist that will help you to determine if your project is in danger and provide a clear quantitative assessment of the complexity of the situation. In the process of creating this document,..
In this article, we will explain the concept of learned helplessness, how it usually emerges in software development teams, and why it is dangerous. After carefully reading the text, you will delve into the context of this issue and get..
This article is intended primarily for retrospective facilitators. The guidelines describe the mechanics of a retrospective and lay important emphases on the controllability of the overall dynamics of a retrospective and its goals. A retrospective should have certain boundaries set..
Technical debt is a huge problem for many IT companies. In our practice, we met both small start-ups and large enterprises, which for this reason were in a deadlock and could no longer develop, scale up the product. Moreover, the..
Choosing the right contract model is a factor that directly influences the effectiveness of cooperation and project success. JazzTeam has been focusing on Time&Material since its foundation. Many years of experience and well-structured processes allow us to avoid risks associated..
Let’s imagine a situation: an engineer has been dealing with a complex technical problem for some time and he cannot find its solution on his own. He spends on the task an hour, then another one… The whole day goes..
