Agile Development

Agile Sitecore Training – Part 1 of 3  Introduction This post is the first in a series discussing applying agile practices to training for Sitecore products.  Over the past few years, I have been uncovering different ways to deliver training. To help people retain what is taught, I want to deliver in a way that […]

This blog marks Part 1 of our Embedded Finance Blog Series and will introduce the overarching concept of embedded finance, setting us up to discuss embedded payments, embedded lending, and embedded insurance (all of which fall under the embedded finance umbrella) in future blogs. Embedded finance is the “embedding” of payment or banking software into […]

This blog, last, in our series on Atlassian Optimizing JIRA will cover creating Views & Dashboards and Connecting JIRA with other applications to make it best for you. (Read previous post here on Optimizing JIRA by Adjusting Personal Settings). Jira gives you many ways to see your work : boards, backlogs, roadmaps, etc. In this blog, […]

Dashboard is a customized screen to give you a high-level snapshot of everything happening in Jira. Dashboards in Jira are made up of small configurable blocks called gadgets (Introduction, Projects, Assigned to Me, and Activity Stream). We can create multiple dashboards for different projects OR one single dashboard that spans all the work we’re involved with. How […]

You must have heard “Practice makes a Man Perfect” quite a lot and it can be summed up to this one word, i.e., “CONSISTENT”. Make JIRA part of your daily routine spicing it with JIRA Best Practices. Be a JIRA – Novice to Pro User! Yes, this blog is that easy!! Why make JIRA a […]

Our very own Kim Williams- Czopek (General Manager, Commerce) sat down with Gary Schoch, (VP of Global GTM Software Leader Consumer Experience Portfolio at HCL Software) and other panelists at the HCL Commerce Global Summit 2022 to discuss customer experience, data, and omnichannel. You can watch the full conversation here. Changes in Consumer Behavior and […]

SCRUM Certifications, like cakes, are not all the same. They come in different flavors, shapes, and colors, and deciding which one suits you best, would depend on different aspects. So, to make your decision a bit easier, we’ll give you a taste of the most well-known options for certifying your SCRUM knowledge. In general, certifications […]

Economic globalization and remote work have an undeniable impact on the software development process. Project managers who lead software development projects are likely to find themselves managing project teams with members scattered around the globe. To deliver successfully, we need to work effectively with geographically distributed teams, a.k.a. global or multi-shore teams. Working with global […]

As an agile Project Manager, you face a lot of pressure to assure your stakeholders that your project is on track. You are the one the client is calling saying, “are we going to finish this thing on time??” It is imperative to have documentation that can eliminate all doubt that you will. Enter the […]

This is the second post in my series focused on individuals and teams. In this blog I will share how working agreements help a group of disparate individuals become a team. A team is a group of individuals who come together to work towards a common goal.  But a group of individuals doesn’t become a […]

Perficient’s team of Atlassian experts help clients with all of their tooling and process needs. The team is comprised of a cross-functional group of consultants and architects with backgrounds in agile coaching, project management, system administration, engineering, quality assurance, and automation. Certified professionals work across the full Atlassian product suite (and Marketplace applications) including Jira, […]

One of the values in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development is “Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools”. People who embrace the agile mindset tend to put a heavy emphasis on people and teams.  We dream about having cohesive, happy teams who can tackle any challenge.  But what happens when we run into challenges? […]