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“The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation”: Josué Gerardo Ortiz

Blog – English, GSB TeamBy GSB 5 November, 2020

With a career of almost a year and a half working for GSB, Technical Support Engineer, Josué Gerardo Ortiz, has not only grown exponentially as a professional but also as a human being. “GSB has enriched me a lot, as it also has different projects and activities related to human values and personal development. I…

Digital transformation, accelerating: How to move forward in the midst of a global crisis

Blog – English, Technology, TrendsBy GSB 4 November, 2020

This 2020, the global health crisis has affected all sectors. Changes are occurring, along with innovation and lessons for progress. Organizations are accelerating their digital transformation efforts to meet the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those that partners already had in place and the tools implemented to realize the digital transformation could be…

Lessons learned from the pandemic

Articles, Blog – English, GSB Team, Technology, TrendsBy GSB 29 October, 2020

The pandemic has shaken everyone’s foundations: very solid companies no longer exist, but others have grown tremendously. I am grateful for the fact that I moved from Mexico to Brazil almost 7 years ago. That change forced me to work remotely and from home. At first it was difficult (believe me, very difficult considering that…

Get a head start while working from home

Blog – EnglishBy GSB 29 September, 2020

By: Eric Van Aelstyn, product marketing manager, Microsoft Edge Working in an office perhaps was something they didn’t expect to miss in 2020. I know I didn’t expect it. But if you’re reading this from home because of the global health crisis, it’s understandable that you might miss the impromptu runner’s chats about the latest…

Is it true that in Scrum there are too many meetings? Events in Scrum

Articles, Blog – English, Technology, TrendsBy GSB 24 September, 2020

I often hear from some Scrum teams that the framework has too many meetings. In Scrum we talk about events, rather than meetings, to differentiate these team meetings from what we traditionally know as meetings. The official Scrum Guide states that the purpose of Scrum events is to creating regularity and minimizing the need for…

What is an agilist?

Articles, Blog – English, GSB Team, Technology, Training, TrendsBy GSB 17 September, 2020

An agilist is a change agent who helps drive mindset change in the organization that wants to be agile. An agilist helps people transform their mental, operational and management models in accordance with agile values and principles. An agilist is an observer and active listener, for with empathy and empowering people and teams gives training…

Agile techniques to be a productive agilist

Articles, Blog – English, GSB Team, Technology, TrendsBy GSB 9 September, 2020

If you want to be more productive, investing your time in activities of value, without feeling overwhelmed by the amount of tasks that pile up on you, and taking control of your day to day life, this reading is for you. We will share some of them agile strategies, which we can apply in our…

The Sprint Goal: the Sprint Goal

Articles, Blog – English, GSB Team, Training, TrendsBy GSB 28 August, 2020

For teams working on Scrum, the Sprint Goal is the most important objective that the team has to accomplish during the Sprint. It helps everyone in the team and those involved to be aligned on what is the most important, the highest priority in each iteration. Establish and draft the Sprint objective is the responsibility…

How Agile methodology fosters motivation

Articles, Blog – English, TrendsBy GSB 20 August, 2020

To put ourselves in context and align meanings, let’s look up what dictionaries say about motivation. ” Motivation is the action and effect of motivating. It is the motive or reason that causes the performance or omission of an action. It is a psychological component that orients, maintains and determines a person’s behavior”(significados.com). The RAE…

The importance of setting Smart Objectives

Articles, Blog – English, TrendsBy GSB 11 August, 2020

Objectives are the compass for each of us and the team, they give direction and purpose. Based on the objectives, the success or failure of the established goals is evaluated. Setting objectives facilitates the alignment of thoughts and concentration with the task, helps to stay on track and prevents time from being wasted on other…