Tag Archives: scrum

Introducing Card View for Tasks [New Feature]

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We are excited to unveil the new card view for tasks. This new feature turns your task list into a Kanban, Scrum, or custom task board. The card view is an intuitive and interactive visualization tool ideal for working tasks through to completion. Creating task boards with the card view empowers you to collaborate faster […]

Managing Web Design Projects with Scrum

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Photo credit: VFS Digital Design Successful web design and development agencies share the same passions — we want to do good work and see our clients succeed. Because the web is a relatively new medium and is evolving every day, traditional software development processes can often get in the way. Designing and developing web sites requires […]

Introducing the Intervals Kanban Board

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A new online task management tool using the Agile practice of Kanban. The Intervals team has completed the beta release of our Kanban board. And it’s open to anyone with an Intervals account (Don’t have one? Create one here). Our Kanban project management board is designed to help you visualize task workflow and interact with tasks using […]

Enabling the Autonomous Web Design and Development Team

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I recently took an extended road trip from Southern California to the Pacific Northwest. Between visiting family and beer tasting, my time was spent working remotely. Armed with a laptop, smart phone, and a few cloud-based apps, it’s easier than ever for web designers and developers to work while on the road. The only challenge […]

Planning, Tracking and Managing Agile Web Development Sprints using Scrum and Intervals

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Agile, Scrum and the Web Design and Development Industry The Web development industry, along with the software development world as a whole, is undergoing a significant transition in project management styles. The traditional waterfall methods — where projects are strictly confined to outdated specs and constantly over budget — are being replaced with methodologies collectively known […]

Better Sprint Planning through Time Tracking

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Time tracking is something we’ve always done at our Web design and development agency, Pelago. When we transitioned into a SaaS company five years ago, with our flagship online software Intervals, the time tracking practices followed with us. Agile development just came naturally to us, and our time tracking habits dovetailed with our rendition of […]

Managing Scrum Backlogs Using Intervals Online Task Management Tools

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Scrum is one of the most popular methods of Agile web development in practice today. Scrum focuses on breaking down a project into small pieces, called stories, that can be designed and developed in short iterations, called sprints. To manage this process, Scrum uses multiple backlogs to keep all of the stories organized. Each backlog […]

Tracking Team Velocity for Agile Web Development

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Velocity is one of the key components necessary for managing successful Agile Web development sprints. The ability to precisely calculate and track a team’s velocity will make the process of planning and managing a sprint a more pleasant and efficient experience for both the project manager and the Web design and development team. What exactly is […]