Why we're leaving our office behind

How is it possible that after five years in Vantage Point, we’re leaving behind a space that reflected our values for so long? I thought I’d take a few moments to explain our thinking and what might be next.

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Andy sitting in the Brightec office smiling as he thinks about leading a remote team

How I'm adapting to manage a remote team

Like many, I have been thrust into the completely new situation of leading our team remotely.

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Caz and Elle taking part in a standup in the Brightec office

What did you say?

Our Stand-Ups weren’t serving us as best they could, but its nothing a freshly brewed coffee couldn’t solve.

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Illustration of doughnut charts and a stopwatch to suggest monitoring time

Why monitoring billable time is so important

Why we strongly think your agency should monitor billable time

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Raising awareness of mental health in the workplace

Rhys addresses the importance of raising mental health awareness in a male-dominated industry

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Onboarding the Brightec way

Staff engagement is vital, and first impressions matter

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How to help your team thrive

A few simple things to help engage your team in their work.

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Quadruple Awards Recognition Is Worth Shouting About

Brightec make the UK App Agency awards shortlist in four categories

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We've changed our R and D format... again

We've gone from helping each other out to embracing the BrightSide.

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The ‘finishing’ touches

How do you effectively deal with the completion of a project?

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Brightec constantly update its processes

Our process evolution

As an agile organisation, our landscape is constantly evolving, so we thought it was time to write a new blog about our process.

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Mobile app development processes at Brightec 1

Every company needs its own B.O.B

Running multiple app development projects at the same time with one team isn't easy. Here's how we approach it.

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Scrum again

Scrum Master Caz takes a look at how we strive to improve our processes

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Sprinting differently

Planning sprints with lots of unknowns is hard. Here’s one way we’ve tried to make it easier.

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Top Titles for Developers and Development Teams

You’re never alone with a good book, as the saying goes, so my colleagues here at Brightec are in great company.

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What does ‘Brightec’ mean?

We ventured deep into the countryside to find ourselves…

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Research and development in focus

Getting the most out of regular team research and development time.

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PIN protection for your app using LolliPin

How to setup LolliPin pin protection to keep your apps secure

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Daily Scrum Guidelines

Some simple and fun guidelines to help you get the most out of your team’s scrum meetings.

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Best practice in Issue Reporting

How to streamline and effectively manage your issue raising process

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Simple email management solutions

A few simple solutions to manage your love / hate relationship with email

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R+D is over, what can I do for you?

Why you should keep researching and developing your research and development time.

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How Design Sprints changed us forever

We recently ran our first design sprint with a client and loved it. However, it's been the impact on our own business which has been even greater.

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Affecting change - Kaizen style

How a simple Kaizen sheet helped reinvent our work culture.

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Every kick-off needs a gut reaction

How and why we use gut reaction tests to start our kick-off workshops

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Glossary of terms

A glossary of terms for beginners to the world of development

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Brightec Speaking Schedule

The team at Brightec are regularly speaking at events all around the country (and overseas). We believe it is part of our responsibility to serve the digital community and to contribute back where we have learned a thing or two. If you are around any of these venues or events, please do get in touch.

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Brightec Open Studio - Creating Company Culture

Culture can make or break an organisation. Get it right and you, your staff and your customers will reap the benefits. Pop along to our Open Studio and explore our company culture, discovering how we create and maintain it.

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Creating a productive and collaborative office space

How to create both a productive and collaborative office space to help your business thrive

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Simple user stories

Simple steps for writing better user stories for you and your team.

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Planning for Kickoff workshops

Kickoff workshops are crucial for effective client engagement

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Responsible teams

How to foster an environment where staff take responsibility

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Post your location to Slack

Here we describe how to use Slack to aid remote working with your team.

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5 tricks to get the most out of Slack

These five easy tips will enable Slack to simplify your work life.

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3 simple Slack rules

These simple house rules will help you get the best out of Slack.

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3 great ways to setup Slack

Here are three ways to setup Slack to enhance your organisation

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Why blog?

Why do we put so much time, effort and resource into regularly producing blog posts?

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Giving great interviews

What kind of staff do we recruit and how do we interview them?

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Development device shelf

How do we store, charge and send builds to our development devices?

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Mobile app or responsive site: 10 things to consider

Native mobile app or swanky responsive website? Which should you pick?

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Code Style Guide

Is there really anything worse than someone else’s code?

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Agile Methodology and our clients - Part 2: User Stories

How can you successfully utilise User Stories within in agile framework?

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Agile Methodology and our clients - Part 1

Agile development methodology really helps to get the job done.

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3 Tips For Managing Email

Some simple tips on how to effectively manage your email inbox.

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Why we're leaving our office behind

How I'm adapting to manage a remote team

What did you say?

Why monitoring billable time is so important

Raising awareness of mental health in the workplace

Onboarding the Brightec way

How to help your team thrive

Quadruple Awards Recognition Is Worth Shouting About

We've changed our R and D format... again

The ‘finishing’ touches

Our process evolution

Every company needs its own B.O.B

Scrum again

Sprinting differently

Top Titles for Developers and Development Teams

What does ‘Brightec’ mean?

Research and development in focus

PIN protection for your app using LolliPin

Daily Scrum Guidelines

Best practice in Issue Reporting

Simple email management solutions

R+D is over, what can I do for you?

How Design Sprints changed us forever

Affecting change - Kaizen style

Every kick-off needs a gut reaction

Glossary of terms

Brightec Speaking Schedule

Brightec Open Studio - Creating Company Culture

Creating a productive and collaborative office space

Simple user stories

Planning for Kickoff workshops

Responsible teams

Post your location to Slack

5 tricks to get the most out of Slack

3 simple Slack rules

3 great ways to setup Slack

Why blog?

Giving great interviews

Development device shelf

Mobile app or responsive site: 10 things to consider

Code Style Guide

Agile Methodology and our clients - Part 2: User Stories

Agile Methodology and our clients - Part 1

3 Tips For Managing Email

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