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What Makes A Code Audit Effective?

Jun 8, 2023 · Dan Sheetz, Matt Stauffer

Learn which factors to consider for an effective code audit that meets your needs, and why a third-party audit is a smart investment for your team.

The Most Successful Software Projects Have One Thing In Common: A Clear Project Purpose Statement

May 25, 2023 · Dan Sheetz

A project purpose statement keeps your software development project in scope and makes your end goal clear. Learn the components of an effective statement.

How to Choose the Right Software Development Agency

May 18, 2023 · Dan Sheetz

Streamline the process of finding the right software development agency to build your web app. Our guide covers the four factors that matter and three that don’t.

Building a Web App for Your Nonprofit Without an Internal Team?

Keep These Three Factors in Mind

Mar 28, 2023 · Dan Sheetz

So you want to build a web app? For nonprofits without internal dev teams, there are special considerations that make both the process of choosing a development team and the development process itself more complex.

Turn Your Boss from Enemy to Ally in Your Battle Against Technical Debt

Mar 6, 2023 · Dan Sheetz

Tech debt has serious consequences if left unchecked. If reducing technical debt isn’t a priority for your boss, here are 4 arguments to get their buy-in.

Traditional Staff Augmentation Doesn’t Work. There’s A Better Way to Add Dev Capacity.

Feb 3, 2023 · Dan Sheetz

Staff augmentation isn’t the only solution for adding capacity to your software dev team. Learn why an embedded team gets better results and makes your team better.

The Tighten Manifesto

May 6, 2022 · Dan Sheetz, Matt Stauffer, Dave Hicking

Dan Sheetz & Matt Stauffer (Tighten's Managing Director & Technical Director, respectively) join us this week for the last episode of season 3 to talk all about the Tighten Manifesto - how it was created, what it aims to achieve, how to live...

What Makes A Good Client/Agency Relationship?

Jul 17, 2020 · Dan Sheetz, Dave Hicking

Dan Sheetz (Tighten's CEO) joins us this week for a chat about exactly what goes into making a good client/agency relationship, diving into topics like trust, transparency, understanding which problem to solve, and a lot...

Announcing Tighten's Laracon 2018 Grant

Dec 23, 2017 · Matt Stauffer, Dan Sheetz, Marje Holmstrom-Sabo

Tighten has sent a contingent to Laracon US for the last four years, and we've loved the opportunities and relationships that have come from our time there. We've tried to give back with talks, sponsorships, fun events, and more. But this year, we...

What I Learned at The Basecamp Way To Work Workshop

Jul 15, 2016 · Dan Sheetz

Last week, along with 40ish of my peers, I attended Basecamp's latest Way to Work Workshop here in Chicago. We were treated to a window into the inner...

Tighten's Slack Channel Strategy for Client Projects

Feb 17, 2016 · Dan Sheetz

At Tighten, Slack is our office. As a fully remote team, we live in our Slack instance every minute of every working day. It's our conference room, our cafeteria, our water cooler, our TGIF watering hole, and...

PulledOver.us - Increasing Accountability

A side project by Tighten founder Matt Stauffer

Feb 15, 2016 · Dan Sheetz

Tighten co-founder Matt Stauffer recently released a side project called Pulled Over to...