Measuring Team Happiness Posted on Aug 03, 2017 | Angie Steffen We think a big part of that is being happy at work. Well, how do you know if team members are happy if you’re not tracking it? Continue Reading
Right-sizing a Custom Software Project Posted on Jul 20, 2017 | Kelly Kimmich When it comes to custom software projects, bigger isn't better. Learn how to focus on building what brings you and your customers the most value. Continue Reading
Testing 1, 2, 3. Testing. Testing. Posted on Jul 13, 2017 | Megan Horn User testing, or usability testing, is a way to get software in front of real users to get valuable feedback on how to best meet their needs. Continue Reading
A Case in Customer Discovery Posted on Jul 06, 2017 | Chris Rouw When we work with a client on a new product—whether it’s a mobile app or web-based software—we take the time to go through customer discovery and the value proposition canvas. Continue Reading
Building Software on a SOLID Foundation Posted on Jun 29, 2017 | Brian Gorman In order to be successful, custom software must be built on a solid foundation. Learn more about the SOLID principles of object-oriented design. Continue Reading
People Behind the Project: Natalie Thompson Posted on Jun 22, 2017 | Megan Horn Learn about Natalie Thompson, product owner at Far Reach. Find out how she helps clients build the custom software to solve their unique problems. Continue Reading
Lessons Learned as a First-year Scrum Master Posted on Jun 15, 2017 | Angie Steffen Angie is a year into her role as scrum master and has learned a lot so far. Continue Reading
5 Signs a Spreadsheet Isn’t Cutting It Posted on Jun 08, 2017 | Kelly Kimmich How to pinpoint when it's time to move from spreadsheet to off-the-shelf software to custom software for your business problems. Continue Reading
When to Use the Value Proposition Canvas Posted on Jun 01, 2017 | Chris Rouw Learn the difference between the Business Model Canvas and the Value Proposition Canvas, and which one to use in a given situation. Continue Reading
How to Debug LINQ to Entities using LINQPad Posted on May 25, 2017 | Marco Carrera Entity Framework (EF) and LINQ are powerful tools that make the job of developing software applications much easier. Continue Reading
The Secret to a Successful Software Project: Think of It as a Person, Not a Program Posted on May 18, 2017 | Michael Saathoff This simple premise will completely change the way you approach software projects. Continue Reading
Making a Difference on Our 10th Anniversary Posted on May 04, 2017 | David Hildahl We celebrated our 10th anniversary by volunteering, and we benefited from the experience as much as the people we helped. Continue Reading
What is Success? Posted on Apr 27, 2017 | Chris Rouw What does success look like to Chris? It goes far beyond the size of your team or how much money you make. Continue Reading
The Top 10 Things We Learned Over the Past 10 Years Posted on Apr 20, 2017 | The Far Reach Partners To celebrate Far Reach’s 10th anniversary, we want to share with you what we've learned. Continue Reading
Far Reach's Founding Posted on Apr 13, 2017 | Kate Washut On the (almost) eve of our 10th anniversary, Kate shares how Far Reach came to be. Continue Reading
Horse-Sized Duck vs Duck-Sized Horses Posted on Apr 06, 2017 | Kelly Kimmich Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? Continue Reading
Scrum Posters (Free Downloads!) Posted on Mar 23, 2017 | Angie Steffen If you find these scrum posters as valuable as we do, you can download the artwork and print them out for yourself. Continue Reading
Git Cherry-pick: Why and How Posted on Mar 16, 2017 | James DeVries Geek alert! Need a slick way to copy a single commit to a new branch? Try the cherry-picking feature in git. Continue Reading
Using Learning Goals to Increase Performance and Personal Satisfaction Posted on Mar 09, 2017 | Kate Washut Find out why learning goals are more effective than performance goals. Continue Reading
Interesting Work Inspires Us Posted on Mar 02, 2017 | Chad Feldmann and Brian Gorman Solving interesting problems is what makes work so worthwhile. Continue Reading