Red, Green, Refactor – The Tools For Success
Back-End Full-Stack WebIt’s easy to say “We’re agile” and “We use Behavior/Test Driven Development” and thus “we use the right tools to empower our developers!” but...
Maintaining Clients (keeping everyone happy)
ClientsFar too often there exists a chasm between the client paying for and the developer working on a particular project. One party has...
Accept/Reject as you go!
At Highgroove, we like forward momentum. This means that we know that every delivery cannot be perfect, so instead of worrying about perfection,...
If you aren't getting burned…
Highgrooves’s “bias towards action” rallying cry is no secret, and we try to abide by that rule whenever we can, whether we’re deploying or...
Are you using your tools, or are your tools using you?
Jeff and Tim at The Pragmatic Bookshelf wrote a great blog post on “The Only Agile Tools You’ll Ever Need” which reminded us that...
Customer Service for Consultants
ClientsAt Highgroove, we value customer service along with programming. Our customers arrive at our shop with concerns needing attention. Here are a few common...
Get Better at Selling Consulting by Purchasing Consulting
ClientsAt Highgroove, we’ve been consulting on software projects since 2006. I can tell you that it’s been a long, hard learning process on...
Iterations Are Dead, Long Live Iterations!
A Post by Erik Huddleston RIP: The Iteration 19?? - 2010 came across our desks last week, and it sound’s like he’s pretty serious...