BLOG 7 key tips for using Trello for Scrum software development Over the years, I've coded and managed 100s of web and mobile development projects. Most of them were delivered using Scrum or related agile methodologies. As a company, we've gradually settled on Trello as our de-facto project management tool. It's not immediately obvious how you would use Trello for Scrum out of the box, so I would like to show you the setup that we've adopted at DN Digital. Before we get started: What is Scrum? Scrum is a popular way to manage software development project
BLOG #TAGtribe Member Blog - @CasualFilms play host to the #EastEndFilmFestival on Bank Holiday Monday #llbs Remember when the East End was all jellied eels, chimney sweeps and regional stereotypes? Well no, you probably don’t, because the only time that’s been the case has been in musical theatre, namely Oliver and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Me Old Bamboo is truly legendary), and now the East End of London is the home of next years Olympics, half of London’s creative industry and, most importantly of all, the 10th Annual East End Film Festival. It is, of course, a showcase for all the exciting ne
BLOG #TAGtribe Blog A social moment with @jamespoulter and Starbucks If you have spent any time either here on my blog or with me in person you will know by now that I am a bit of a coffee fanatic. Being a self confessed caffeine junkie and working in social comms means that I am somewhat wedded to places like Starbucks to give me that fix on a day to day basis. I would like to point out that it is not because I think there coffee is the best – far from it (for that try Joe and the Juice on Regent St, or Kaffeine), but the fact that you can always find one, order
BLOG #TAGtribe Blog IT out 'sourcing' the IN thing to do… by @craigcoutts IT services for any sized business is core to the productivity of the company. If people are unable to use their computer applications efficiently; if email or network servers fail; or people don’t receive timely support, then ultimately the performance of the company suffers. Outsourcing is a popular choice for small and medium sized companies that want a variable cost model for their business, rather than the fixed costs that hiring an in house IT department brings. Small businesse
BLOG #TAGtribe Blog - “You don’t wanna do that!” by @AnnHawkins Experts are told to share their expertise, give it away freely, build a reputation and become the ‘go-to’ person for advice in their chosen field. And they do. There is a wealth of superb free advice on the Internet on practically every subject under the sun but for some reason the world of business seems to attract some particularly annoying characters who take the view that all business owners are idiots who need to be rescued from their own folly. I’m not talking about the really g
BLOG TAGtribe Blog by @remitaw The evolution of the PDA into the iPhone & Android devices... The evolution of the PDA into the iPhone and Android devices is nothing short of miraculous – software developers have had a shot in the arm and are using all the connectivity they can to link location, times and dates, cameras, videos and much more to make life easier. And, my word, what amazing labour-saving devices they have created. Here are just a few: · Expensify lets you take a photo of your receipt and creates your expense report from the scan; · Remember the
BLOG #TAGtribe Blog SME’s – victims of their own success by @lenarobinson Over the years I’ve discovered SME’s who’ve become victims of their own success. They might’ve launched a ground breaking innovation, which has proved extremely popular; perhaps they’ve smashed their sales targets. They have been so successful that the business has reached breaking point. They’re awake at 3am worrying about how they’re going to keep all of the plates spinning and they have to be up in 3 hours if they are to have a hope in hell of making a dent in the ‘To Do’ list. Sound fa
BLOG #TAGtribe video blog @andybargery at his @TalkTalkTips Blogging Workshop - #smwldn [vimeo https://www.vimeo.com/19823279 w=540&h=326]
BLOG To Fix or Not To Fix – Soon Your Mortgage Decision Will Be Made For You by Ed Sayers It’s been widely reported that inflation has increased to 3.7% (CPI). Along with the increasing pressure for the Bank of England to increase the base rate from 0.5% this should have the 7 million variable rate mortgage borrowers reviewing their mortgages. Swap rates, which underpin fixed rate mortgages, have started to rise and mortgage rates look as though they have bottomed out. Lenders have been withdrawing products and are relaunching them at higher rates. For example, Skipton Buildin
Member Blog #TAGtribe Blog - Germany and the Euro in 2011 by @mggruenert Germany and the Euro Over the last two weeks, many people have been asking me about the general mood in Germany at the moment. Many are wondering how much longer Germany will be part of the Euro and willing to help out Greece, Ireland, Portugal and so on. In the past, countries responded always in the same way to economic crises. They just printed lots of “new” money, the currency was devalued and their industries could compete again because of cheap prices. But since the Euro was i
Insight #TAGtribe Blog "From Media to Mediums? Human insights & lead scoring" by @RedIdea_ From Media to Mediums? Human insights and lead scoring. Recently Marketo, the global leader in Revenue Performance Management published 'the definitive guide to lead scoring'(link) a free comprehensive 50 pages guide to lead scoring techniques. Lead scoring is a method in which you assign points to each client prospect. The higher is a client score, the more they mirror the target market segment prospect that is actively subscribing to your services and buying your products. Reason what t
Member Blog #tagtribe Blog - The Do’s and Don’ts When Looking at Gas and Electricity Contracts - by @ukenergybroker Many businesses out there are paying twice what they should for their gas and electricity. It’s not a massive percentage, but I come across enough of them to know that it’s a fair few. Some of them have been with the same provider (usually British Gas) since they started the company in 19…. whenever, some of them say “oh yes, I called up 4 companies, bla bla bla was the cheapest by far” others, well others just don’t bother looking and are being rolled into new contracts and don’t know i
