Don't Panic Labs - Funability in software development teams

Funability, Part 4: Processes Can Be Fun

Note: This post was co-authored by Chad Michel. The rest of this 5-part series can be found here: Part 1 – What and Why Part 2 – Leverage Your Leadership Roles Part 3 – Maximizing Productivity Part 5 – A Layered Approach To Quality   In the fourth part of our series, we will be…

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Don't Panic Labs - Funability in software development teams

Funability, Part 3 – Maximizing Productivity

Note: This post was co-authored by Chad Michel. The rest of this 5-part series can be found here: Part 1 – What and Why Part 2 – Leverage Your Leadership Roles Part 4 – Processes Can Be Fun Part 5 – A Layered Approach To Quality In this third part of our series, we are…

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Don't Panic Labs - Funability in software development teams

Funability, Part 2 – Leverage Your Leadership Roles

Note: This post was co-authored by Chad Michel. The rest of this 5-part series can be found here: Part 1 – What and Why Part 3 – Maximizing Productivity Part 4 – Processes Can Be Fun Part 5 – A Layered Approach To Quality   In our previous post we covered how we think software…

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Don't Panic Labs - Funability in software development teams

Funability, Part 1 – What and Why

Note: This post was co-authored by Chad Michel. The rest of this 5-part series can be found here: Part 2 – Leverage Your Leadership Roles Part 3 – Maximizing Productivity Part 4 – Processes Can Be Fun Part 5 – A Layered Approach To Quality   We’ve been in the software business for quite some time….

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Funability

Our Friday presentation at Nebraska.Code() was a lot of fun for both Chad and I. We are very passionate about providing environments for software engineers that are more than just fun places to be, but that also make the work itself fun and rewarding. Having a limited amount of time to speak about a topic…

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Branden Barber – Communitarian of the Month

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This month we are recognizing engineer Branden Barber. Here’s what he told us when we asked about his volunteer experiences. We should also note that Branden’s been volunteering with Don’t Panic Labs even before he was a full-time employee. Here’s a video that includes Branden spending time at the Boys & Girls Club as an…

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Avery Klein – Communitarian of the Month

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This month we are recognizing Quality Assurance Engineer Avery Klein. Here’s what he told us when we asked about his volunteer experiences. Why do you volunteer? I think the obvious answer is knowing you are helping others and the joy it brings them. While that is very true, and although it sounds selfish, I do…

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3 Things About Our Communitarian of the Month That Will Shock You

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This month we are recognizing Paul Bauer. Here are three things Paul had to say about volunteering: I Met My Wife While Volunteering Volunteering is a great way to meet quality people and make new friends. I was lucky enough to meet my lovely wife during a volunteering experience in college. I can’t promise you…

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Brian Zimmer – Communitarian of the Month

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This month we are recognizing Don’t Panic Labs’ General Manager Brian Zimmer. Here’s what he told us when we asked about his volunteer experiences. Why do you volunteer? It’s my turn to give back to my community. During my life, I’ve been fortunate to have multiple people volunteer in ways that helped me grow. Some…

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Ted Larsen – Communitarian of the Month

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This month we are recognizing IT engineer Ted Larsen. Here’s what he told us when we asked about his volunteer experiences. Why do you volunteer? I’m an overachiever AND completely awesome as well. I always sat in the front row at school and at the back of the bus on the way home. Not really….

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