Wrike Hosts an #HourofCode to Support Computer Science Education Week
Last Friday, Andrew Filev, Wrike CEO and development champion (he was Wrike's first developer, after all!), brought an "Hour of Code" to the people he spends time with every day — Wrike employees. Curious Wrikers joined Andrew to learn the basics of coding a computer game using Code.org's "Hour of Code" online program. What is "Hour
Integrating with Wrike Is Easy: API v.3 & Brand-New Developer Site
In our latest Dynamic Platform Release, we've made it easier for developers to integrate with Wrike by releasing our new API v.3 and a new Developer site. Now building your own custom integration with Wrike takes less time and effort. Some of the most important improvements in Wrike's API 3.0 include: Organized using REST principles making it
How to Write a Bug Report During Development
As a software designer or development project manager, you work hard to ensure the code you and your team produce is as flawless as possible. However, just like seasoned writers still make small errors from time to time, even highly experienced developers and software engineers make small coding errors that need to be caught before
Customer's Tip of the Day: Cut the Routine Work; Get Your Web Requests Turned Into Tasks Automatically
We hope that Wrike’s e-mail integration is a time-saver for you and your team. But do you know that you can also leverage it for working with the requests from web forms? From our customer’s story, learn how you can easily redirect them to Wrike and instantly get all important details logged into the system. Customer’s
10 Fun New Ways to Use Your Backlog
We’re always looking for fun and creative new ways to use Wrike. The backlog may seem pretty straightforward: stash stuff in there for a rainy day, or if you solve problems with Agile, use it for sprint planning. But there are actually quite a few interesting ways to use the backlog that you may not
Sprint to Success with Scrum for Dummies (Book Review)
While there are plenty of advantages to becoming a Scrum team, transitioning from traditional project management methods to this new Agile methodology has its challenges. Scrum for Dummies presents this process in an easy-to-understand way and guides readers in implementing its strategies with their teams.
Agile Certification Options for Software Developers
Why pursue Agile certification? Perhaps your employer is requesting it, or you'd like to pump up your resume. Maybe you just want to learn more, or you're getting ready to join an Agile development team. Whatever the case may be, it's important to note that you don't necessarily need a certification to thrive on an Agile
Agile Collaboration in a Virtual World: Takeaways from PMI Global Congress North America
With over a third of projects being agile and more work being done by virtual teams, we aimed to look at how project managers can successfully combine the two. Having combined our expertise in managing distributed teams, we came up with a few practical, battlefield-tested tips in the area of communication practices, Web 2.0 tools
Scrum in Wrike: making software development more agile
We keep telling you that Wrike is very flexible and easily adjusts to your needs. We told you how you can make your project management mobile with your Blackberry or PDA phone. We also wrote a guide about getting things done with Wrike to make your days more productive. Here we’ll tell you how to use
5 Lessons in Software Project Management from HBO's Silicon Valley
Are you a fan of Silicon Valley? Turns out, HBO's latest hit is good for more than an entertaining half hour. It's also full of good advice for launching a startup in general and software development projects in particular. (If you’ve never seen the show, here’s a brief synopsis: programmer Richard works at tech giant Hooli
The Agile Origins of Project Management 2.0
In my previous post that was also cross posted on CloudAve, I brought up the topic of enterprise agility. My conclusion was: to be agile and adapt quickly to the ever-changing business environment, you need to be able to blend top-down control with bottom-up agility in a "Ying and Yang" style. I also mentioned the
New Wrike: Backlog
Do you see more overdue tasks appear on the dashboard every day, even though you and your team members are working really hard? These days we often have to deal with uncertainty, so it’s not always possible to specify fixed due dates for some tasks. Later, when you don’t meet the set deadlines for these
Can you Become Agile, When Managing Projects the Top-Down Style?
Before, but recently, I came across some very interesting research data, so I decided to give this topic a different angle, taking the present economic conditions into consideration. The ups and downs of our economy are enough to make any executive dizzy. Just look at U.S. Steel (X). In the second quarter of 2008, the company
A Guide to Writing an Effective Requirements Management Plan
More than 80% of project managers and team leaders believe that process requirements don’t articulate the needs of the business. This can lead to a higher project failure rate. The solution? Learn how to define requirements for a project with a requirements management plan that aligns business and project values that your entire team can get
Learn How to Get the Most out of Wrike's Backlog Feature
We regularly release tutorial videos to help you learn how to use Wrike project management software. Recently, we released a new video that teaches you how you can easily adapt your plans in Wrike to the fast-changing business environment! The new video describes how to make the best use of Wrike’s Backlog feature. It tells you how
Should Your Business Go Agile? (Infographic)
Agile is everywhere. It’s more than a software development method — it’s become an ideology. What started as an approach to managing single projects is now a set of guiding principles for cutting-edge businesses. An Agile business doesn’t just endure change, it embraces change as an integral part of its business strategy. And in doing so,
Fundamentals of the Scrum Methodology
Kanban, Lean project management, Six Sigma, Scrum… there are a mountain of Agile methodologies to choose from. And if you’re new to project management, it can be a lot to take in. You may know that Scrum is one of the most common approaches to Agile project management, but what is it exactly? (Besides a
Agile Software Project Management Event: The APLN Seattle Leadership Summit
. It will be held in Seattle from July 17 - 18. The Summit promises to be an interactive event, with topics including Scrum, agile program management, the software development triangle, collaboration games and many others.
Application Programming Interface (API), Explained
An application programming interface (API) is the interface that allows two independent software components to exchange information. Let's take a look at how the small but mighty API can be used to connect virtually any processes.
8 Attitudes Guaranteed to Sink Your Agile Projects
There's a glut of articles and advice about Agile floating around online. Adoption patterns, education plans, and implementation methodologies abound. But there’s a big difference between doing Agile and being Agile. If your team simply adopts Agile rules without the mindset, you’re going to have Agile challenges. We've done the research and studied the pitfalls