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Onboarding process at Railsware
Onboarding is an expensive, long, and stressful process. Read this post to find out how we nailed it at Railsware
Decision-Making Frameworks for Multi-Context Problems
We’ve selected the top 7 most helpful decision-making frameworks and applied them to a single problem. Check this post to see what we’ve discovered and choose a tool to resolve your issue.
Almost JSless Frontend on Rails
A simple tutorial on how to build feature-rich user interfaces using mostly Ruby on Rails.
What is Pair Programming and How to Practice it in a Remote Team
When the term pair programming first appeared in the 1990s, it was a new practice not all developers were excited about. However, even today, some people don’t see the benefits behind pair programming and remain suspicious about it. So, is pair programming a workable approach that is worth your time …
What’s a Marketing Funnel and How It Works
Continuous improvement and automation are the key to the success of any business. But how do you know what to automate and what to improve in your business operations? Marketing funnels are among the most easy-to-use yet powerful tools to help you break the customer journey into steps, analyze these …
8 Reasons to Use a RASCI chart on your project
Human super-power is the ability to organize ourselves in groups and do great things together. But with this super power comes the necessity to organize our mutual work. Even a small project like a Sunday picnic with friends can become chaotic, if it’s not properly managed by the most responsible …
Everything you need to know about Lean Software Development
Lean Software Development (LSD) is a methodology that helps software development teams focus on delivering the values that matter most to customers, while simultaneously removing from the process anything that can waste time and resources. The idea of eliminating waste from the production process was initially conceived by the car …
Your Guide on How to Make Product Improvements
Bringing a product to the market and attracting the first customers are important milestones. Some would say, though, that this is just when the fun begins. Startups, established businesses, and even huge corporations constantly innovate and improve their products. They try to gain a competitive advantage, distinguish themselves from competitors, …
Engineering Performance Review
In order to maintain career growth and ensure fair compensation, every engineering team needs an efficient method to evaluate its members. A nicely developed assessment model requires considerable resources in terms of time and professional expertise. However, we believe it is a significant contribution to the team and business development, …
What is Agile Product Development
There is some mystique surrounding agile product development. In this article, we aim to strip that away by explaining the key features and benefits of the Agile methodology. Then we compare them against more traditional approaches. To conclude, we explore how Agile helps to deliver complex product development projects. The …
Product Development Strategy Explained
Every company has a vision which explains the impact the product will have on the world. It’s the product strategy that turns the vision into a roadmap.
Top 10 Jira Add-Ons for Cloud and Server/Data Center to Increase Your Team’s Productivity
Creating a software product is a complex procedure consisting of versatile components. In other words, it is not enough to gather a team of experienced developers and tell them what you need. A proper organization of a workflow, as well as a constant tracking of all stages of the agile …
Django vs. Ruby on Rails Comparison
When it comes to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), two languages stand out from the pack in terms of maturity, community and worldwide use, namely Ruby and Python. And since a large portion of programming languages are used in conjunction with web development, we have to discuss their respective web frameworks: Ruby …
How to Prioritize Product Features
There are lots of great ideas, but ideas don’t always turn into successful software products. Sometimes, the idea itself just wasn’t good enough, and the marketplace didn’t have any use for it. At other times, poor user experience (UX) is the reason for the lack of success. Research suggests that …
Balance between authority, responsibility and accountability
There should be a correct balance between authority, responsibility, and accountability. Learn how to strike this balance and potential pitfalls. Find out about the Railsware approach to the authority-responsibility-accountability concept. Why can’t you delegate responsibility? Think back to a situation when your business needed expert help, and you hired a …
Go benefits! No bureaucracy!
IT companies worldwide compete to be the most creative in offering people benefits to win the battle for top talent. The pandemic has played its role in forcing businesses to rethink existing value proposition and adapt them to the new reality – and this affects more than just office-based enterprises. …
Railsware’s Journey to Building Remote Collaboration Workflows
The tech world is making peace with the fact that most teams will continue working remotely throughout the entire 2021. This may be a challenge for companies who have a long tenure of running offices. These days, teams are struggling to figure out how to stay productive and united through …
New Product Development Process by Railsware
The new product development process is a 6-stage blueprint designed to help you take a new product or service from idea to market.
Everything You Need to Know about Ruby on Rails Web Application Framework
Ruby on Rails, frequently referred to as just Rails or RoR, is a popular open-source framework. While it’s not the youngest kid on the block (it turned 16 in 2020), it’s still among the top choices for web application developers. Rails has done more for startups than a whole boatload …