In September last year, I began working remotely with DiUS from Perth. I had previously worked from home on the occasion, but working remotely day in day out is a different story.
Think of the last time you were involved in kicking off a new project. How was the experience of getting everyone aligned around the vision and started on the actual work? Was it smooth and quick, or did you encounter some bumps along the way?
For the last few years I’ve been working remotely from Tokyo, with only short trips back to Melbourne to visit clients and catch up with colleagues. Working remotely has its fair share of challenges (and benefits), and being a technical lead for a team while remote can add a few more to both lists.
Recently I was asked to take part in a Developer Day talk on Serverless Application Model and modern application development. Given we only had a short amount of time to touch on this topic, I wanted to do a deeper dive on how you could use this tooling, specifically around building Custom Resources for CloudFormation.
Software Engineers do a great job at covering all aspects of the Test Pyramid, however they’re focused on low level unit tests, rather than full end-to-end tests. As testers, we provide the ‘other perspective’. We anticipate the actions a user might take, actions that others might not be planning for.
#Play14 seeks to unlock creativity and innovation, through its belief that ‘playing is the best way to learn and understand’
When was the last time you and your team actually had the time and space to go deep and think together, without the meeting timer counting down and your busy agenda weighing on your mind? This blog discusses a journey from an epiphany 18 months ago, and offers practical tools and concepts with which to create a deeper team dynamic.
We know these tools can be successfully applied in a startup setting, where the constraints are different. But can we realistically implant the necessary mindset into the average corporate? I think so, but it’s not always easy.
Following Strategyzer’s first Australian meetup, Penny from DiUS spoke with Melbourne Strategyzer coach Nick Rakis about the local corporate innovation scene and where he sees it heading.
Instead of locking customers into archaic long-term contracts, Melbourne-based DiUS helps businesses embrace digital through knowledge and training.