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How software engineers can learn on company time

Ari-Pekka Koponen · Jan 5, 2022

We know from multiple studies (e.g., 1 , 2 , 3 ) that learning at work improves both job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Both of these contribute to higher productivity and…

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Triple the teammates and 49 new features — our year in review

Otto Hilska · Dec 30, 2021

At Swarmia, we’re all about helping engineering teams ship better software faster by focusing on fewer things at a time. And our team is no exception. According to the story insights on…

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Solving 3 of the most typical problems software teams face with issue cycle time

Eero Kettunen · Dec 21, 2021

The unfortunate reality about software development is that if you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll start slowing down. When you first start building a product with a small team…

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Fixing the coffee situation at the office with lean and queuing theory

Otto Hilska · Dec 16, 2021

Coffee is an important ingredient in creating successful software development organizations. In this blog post, we explain how to to apply lean processes and queuing theory to brew enough…

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The essential guide to agile team working agreements

Ari-Pekka Koponen · Dec 8, 2021

Software development teams use working agreements to align their ways of working and improve collaboration. In this guide, we'll cover what working agreements are, why your team should…

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Why product teams should plan together — and how we do it at Swarmia

Lauri Ikonen · Nov 24, 2021

Planning is one of the skills that separates great product teams from the good ones. Teams that plan well are more likely to release in small and steady increments, build high-quality products…

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Measuring software development productivity

Otto Hilska · Nov 9, 2021

The software world gave up too soon on measuring development productivity, deeming it impossible. A few years ago a new wave of research arrived that proved otherwise. After discussing the…

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Busting the 10x software engineer myth

Ari-Pekka Koponen · Sep 21, 2021

Leaders often feel proud of their high performers. In reality, having "10x engineers" in your software organization may be a sign of an organization that is set out to fail in the long run. As…

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