Impact mapping is a strategic planning technique to help you manage goals, decide on priorities, and spot risks, as well as figure out solutions. One of the most important advantages of impact mapping is that it supports stakeholders while making roadmap decisions and let them adapt quickly to the changing business environment.

At Boldare, we deliver high quality digital product development through a combination of the lean startup approach and the agile scrum framework. The foundation of our process is a rigorous product discovery exercise at the beginning of every project, resulting in a clear (and agreed) product vision to keep the project on track.

Arguably, nothing changes without learning. There’s no progress, no growth, no improvement without it. As the saying goes, “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.”* Any development endeavor that seeks to be better/faster/more must include learning in its process, and taking a lean startup approach to business is no exception.

You know the old design dogma, form follows function? When it comes to organizational design, life is a little more complex. Alongside ‘function’ the other big influencing factor is ‘environment’. After all, the basic function of a business — produce an excellent product, offer a first-rate service — may remain the same but the world in which we operate is constantly changing. It’s basic evolution: change or die.

As the pandemic crisis continues, the only certainty is … the lack of certainty. Businesses seem to be adopting one of three basic strategies. First, do nothing, wait and hope (risky!). Second, cut everything you can and aim to rebuild later (more likely to survive but at what cost?) And third, actively plan for the new world as it emerges (the most likely to see you thrive but let’s not underestimate the difficulty). It’s with this last strategy in mind that Boldare put together our three-part Crash Course webinar series, “How to manage risks, web products & software teams in a recession” to help businesses get inspired and get the tools they need to shape their future.

If you work with the scrum framework (and if you don’t yet, you should still read on!), you already know that the sprint review meeting is an essential step for software development. It’s a chance for the whole team to take a look at what they’ve produced – the latest product iteration – and ensure that the project is on track, as planned or… if it isn’t. It’s an opportunity to discuss and agree what needs to happen by way of course correction. This article offers a guide to setting up and structuring your sprint review meetings for success.

To stand out in the marketplace, quality apps that are user favorites can make all the difference. While there’s no recipe for final success, there are some tools that can help you with it. For us, the main tool is the scrum framework and its role in software development. Scrum development offers an approach that brings all the key players and skills together to produce digital products in a series of rapid and highly efficient instalments.

To stand out in the marketplace, quality apps that are user favorites can make all the difference. While there’s no recipe for final success, there are some tools that can help you with it. For us, the main tool is the Scrum framework and its role in software development. Scrum development offers an approach that brings all the key players and skills together to produce digital products in a series of rapid and highly efficient instalments.

The sprint retrospective is a great opportunity to improve the work of the scrum team through an inspection-based discussion. There are many online tools, which can be helpful for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who carry out this kind of meeting. I have prepared for you a list of the best solutions, which I hope you find beneficial.