Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire: Recent Episodes
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The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How Cprime's licensing team reduced ticket backlog by 50%" Find out on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Monte Montoya joins Emily Peet-Lukes to discuss how Cprime automated scripting across multiple systems to unlock efficiency, boost productivity, and increase profitibility. To learn more about this fascinating use case and how Cprime turned hours of work into minutes, click here. About the Guest
Monte Montoya is an accomplished product management and engineering professional with a customer-centric approach to product development. With extensive experience building successful partnerships and delivering innovative products, Monte has a proven track record of driving growth by eliminating pain points, streamlining processes, and leading high-performance teams. His expertise in product management has resulted in growing B2B and B2C companies from zero to multi-million dollar success stories. Monte's passion for creating value-driven solutions and his excellent communication skills make him a valuable asset in driving innovation, building effective teams, and fostering successful partnerships.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How can I reduce tech debt using automation?" Reducing tech debt is crucial for managing risks and streamlining processes. On this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire, Atlassian Architect Dan Tombs joins Sergejs Cuhrajs to discuss best practices for reducing tech debt as well as highlighting the benefits of using no-code or low-code automation to do so.
About the Guest
Dan Tombs is an Atlassian Architect at Inmarsat. Dan has extensive experience within the Software development industry where he has worked as a technical consultant & solution Architect around the Atlassian ecosystem for the last 7 years.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How the DIKW model (and a new app integration!) can help you manage SLA data better" Discover how on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST IT Service Management Show by Appfire. Emily Peet-Lukes chats with Gorka Puente about how using the DIKW model as well as a new integration of Time to SLA and Dashboard Hub can help you make better decisions around managing your data.
About the Guest
Gorka Puente is the Principal Product Manager of BI/Reporting at Appfire.
About the Show: The BEST ITSM Show by Appfire brings you expert insights for IT service delivery, so your employees and customers have what they need to succeed. Get the right tech and tips for the right job at hand. Look like you’ve come from the future with all your new ITSM smarts. Every episode is a brisk 10 minutes—less time than it takes to provision a laptop or troubleshoot a tech support issue.
"Master these 3 important steps for a flawless migration execution." Uncover the expert advice on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Jira expert Rachel Wright joins Emily Peet-Lukes to discuss the importance on how getting these three migration steps right will ensure a smooth and successful migration.
About the Guest
Rachel Wright is an entrepreneur, process engineer, and Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator. She wrote "The Jira Strategy Admin Workbook," and "The Ultimate Guide to Jira Migrations: How to Migrate from Jira Server to Data Center or Cloud". She's also a speaker, an Atlassian Community Leader and author of courses for new and advanced Jira admins and users. She started using Jira and Confluence in 2011, became an administrator in 2013, and was certified in 2016 (the first year you could actually get certified). She's the owner and founder of Industry Templates, LLC, which helps companies grow, get organized, and develop their processes.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What are the ingredients of productivity?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Imagine if enhancing your team's productivity came down to following a simple recipe? Turns out, that's not far off! Michelle Bartonico joins Kerry O'Shea Gorgone to share the ingredients for productivity, from focus to decisiveness and everything in between, and explains how to cultivate the right environment for leaders to rise.
About the guest
Michelle Bartonico is a senior strategist and project manager at Trinity University. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), completed the Google Project Management program, and the Search Engine Optimization specialization from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education. Follow Michelle at mlbarto.medium.com for thoughts on project management, marketing, and higher education.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What are some migration planning missteps (and how do I avoid them)?" Find out on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Jira expert Rachel Wright answers some key migration questions, including: What are the worst migration mistakes? What is the biggest migration misconception? How can you manage risk during the migration process?
About the Guest
Rachel Wright is an entrepreneur, process engineer, and Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator. She wrote "The Jira Strategy Admin Workbook," and "The Ultimate Guide to Jira Migrations: How to Migrate from Jira Server to Data Center or Cloud". She's also a speaker, an Atlassian Community Leader and author of courses for new and advanced Jira admins and users. She started using Jira and Confluence in 2011, became an administrator in 2013, and was certified in 2016 (the first year you could actually get certified). She's the owner and founder of Industry Templates, LLC, which helps companies grow, get organized, and develop their processes.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"Why you need to start planning your cloud migration NOW (and what pitfalls to avoid)." Find out on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Paul Renshaw joins Emily Peet-Lukes to discuss why it is important that you start planning your cloud migration right now and what are some of the things to avoid in the process. Including a seven-step process that will help to prevent migration pitfalls.
Join us for a more in-depth look into Atlassian migration preparation in a Webinar taking place on March 7, 2023 with Appfire partner Eficod/Clearvision. Sign up here for the Webinar. About the Guest
Paul Renshaw is Chief Revenue Officer of Clearvision (now part of the Eficode Group). Paul loves solving problems, technology, financial history, music, and football. He is originally from Manchester (well Stockport really). He has been in the Atlassian space for over 10 years and knows a thing or two about the toolset.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What’s next for digital transformation?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Amelie Winkler joins Kerry O’Shea Gorgone to talk about digital transformation over the last 10 years: what we’ve learned, pitfalls to look out for, and the trends to watch in 2023 and beyond.
About the Guest
Amelie Winkler is a product marketing manager for Appfire’s Workflow and Automation apps Power Scripts and CLI. Experienced in B2B tech, SaaS, and developer data platforms, Amelie is passionate about helping companies be more productive and get stuff done.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What are some best practices for Jira migration?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Rachel Wright joins Appfire's Emily Peet-Lukes to address some of the most frequently asked questions regarding Jira migration.
About the Guest
Rachel Wright is an entrepreneur, process engineer, and Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator. She wrote "The Jira Strategy Admin Workbook," and "The Ultimate Guide to Jira Migrations: How to Migrate from Jira Server to Data Center or Cloud". She's also a speaker, an Atlassian Community Leader and author of courses for new and advanced Jira admins and users. She started using Jira and Confluence in 2011, became an administrator in 2013, and was certified in 2016 (the first year you could actually get certified). She's the owner and founder of Industry Templates, LLC, which helps companies grow, get organized, and develop their processes.
About the Show: The BEST ITSM Show by Appfire brings you expert insights for IT service delivery, so your employees and customers have what they need to succeed. Get the right tech and tips for the right job at hand. Look like you’ve come from the future with all your new ITSM smarts. Every episode is a brisk 10 minutes—less time than it takes to provision a laptop or troubleshoot a tech support issue.
"What is workflow automation anyway?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Amelie Winkler joins Appfire’s Kerry O’Shea Gorgone to explain workflow automation: what it is, how you do it, and how it can help you supercharge your team's productivity.
About the guest
Amelie Winkler is a product marketing manager for Appfire’s Workflow and Automation apps Power Scripts and CLI. Experienced in B2B tech, SaaS, and developer data platforms, Amelie is passionate about helping companies be more productive and get stuff done.
"How do you as a leader bring successful change to your team?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Michelle Bartonico explains the change management process, including The Prosci ADKAR® Model you can use to successfully implement change on your team.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What are some current trends in productivity software?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Maciek Saganowski of Whiteboards.io shares insight into what's next for productivity software, including "super apps," new emphasis on async, integrations, and more.
About the guest
Maciek Saganowski is head of product for Appfire's Whiteboards.io, and founder of the product and design festival ProductCamp.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
What is Cre8 Day and how can it make my team more productive? Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Michelle Bartonico joins Appfire’s Kerry O’Shea Gorgone to explain how Cre8 Day can inspire your team to do their best work.
About the Guest
Michelle Bartonico is a senior strategist and project manager at Trinity University. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), completed the Google Project Management program, and the Search Engine Optimization specialization from UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education.
Follow Michelle at mlbarto.medium.com for thoughts on project management, marketing, and higher education.
About the Show The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What are some leadership tips for enhancing my team's productivity?" Find out on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire.
Get valuable advice on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire. Katie Robbert, co-founder and CEO at Trust Insights, Inc., shares tips for leading your team to maximize productivity. (And she would know! In a previous role, Katie and her Trust Insights co-founder Christopher Penn doubled headcount and tripled revenue in just 18 months.)
About the guest
Katie Robbert is an authority on compliance, governance, change management, Agile methodologies, and dealing with high-stakes, “no mistakes” data. As CEO of Trust Insights, she oversees the growth of the company, manages operations and product commercialization, and sets overall strategy.
Her expertise includes strategic planning, marketing operations management, organizational behavior and market research and analysis. Prior to co-founding Trust Insights, Katie built and grew multi-million dollar lines of business in the marketing technology, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries.
About the show
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How do I choose the right key performance indicators for my business team?" Find out on this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire.
Data scientist Christopher Penn joins Kerry O'Shea Gorgone to explain how to select key performance indicators (the kind of metrics that get you promoted or fired). Chris explains how to use data to figure out which metrics matter, and how to test whether or not they truly contribute to your team's success.
About the guest
Christopher Penn is the chief data scientist at Trust Insights, Inc. He's an authority on analytics, digital marketing, and marketing technology, a recognized thought leader, best-selling author, and keynote speaker. Chris is the author of more than two dozen books, including AI for Marketers: A Primer and Introduction.
About the show
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How can the RICE method help me manage features and projects?" (Prioritization method, fit both for features and for projects) Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire.
P3express.com founder Dmitrii Ilenkov joins Appfire’s Kerry O’Shea Gorgone to talk about RICE, a prioritization method that can help you decide which features or projects your team should focus on.
About the guest
Dmitrii Ilenkov is the founder of P3express.com and a project management practitioner with more than 10 years of experience.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitriiilenkov/
Website: https://p3express.com/
About the show
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"What is DevOps and why it is so important for organizations today?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The Best Work Management Show by Appfire.
Julia Hall explains the challenges organizations face when implementing DevOps, and how value stream mapping can help you identify areas for improvement. She also gives you sneak peek at what she'll cover in the Appfire webinar "DevOps: The secret of many organizations."
For more details on this topic, check out Julia's webinar on October 27th at 11am ET (or watch the recording on demand) to learn how DevOps and the right tooling can help strengthen your competitive advantage.
About the guest
Julia Hall is principal product manager at Appfire. She's an experienced product manager, mainly focused on technical products such as data/database tools, web development tools and payments/ecommerce, with a passion for helping teams to transform and leverage more modern approaches like DevOps and Agile/SCRUM. Julia also helped start DevOpsDays in Houston.
Website: https://appfire.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaitoh
About the show
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How do I set up a leadership team or first line of management as a small team?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The Best Work Management Show by Appfire.
Biro Florin of Jexo shares the story of when he and Nikki Závadská realized they needed to formalize leadership at the company. He explains how they set up direction, established goals, and guided the team to set their KPIs, and offers tips on how you can do the same.
About the guest:
Biro Florin is founder and CEO at software company Jexo.io.
Website: https://jexo.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sir-biro
About the show:
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How will Guardrails help to keep my Jira instance running properly?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The Best Work Management Show by Appfire.
Atlassian recently posted their recommended Jira guardrails to help data center instances avoid tipping points. Appfire's George Dinkov explains what Jira guardrails are, how they help, and why you need to be doing more.
George covers how to optimize the performance of a Jira instance, regardless of its size, and gets into how that optimization fits into an ITSM practice.
About the guest:
George Dinkov is Director of Product Engineering at Appfire.
Website: https://appfire.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdinkov
About the show:
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.
"How can scheduling some downtime make my team MORE productive?" Find out in this episode of Appfire Presents: The Best Work Management Show by Appfire.
Efficient workload management is the very bedrock of successful projects and product development. Even the best plan can fail if the people responsible for executing it get too much on their plate at once or struggle with long-term task overload.
How can you keep teams motivated and their work on track? How do you make workload management more predictable and prevent giving any one person more than they can handle?
Appfire's Marta Pastor offers tips for freeing up time in your team's schedule and making your team more productive at the same time.
About the guest:
Marta Pastor is a world-class product development professional with experience in diverse areas of the IT realm, including project and portfolio management. She holds a degree in Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems. Marta is product manager, BigPicture at Appfire.
Website: https://appfire.com
LinkedIn: https:/https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-pastor-2b78bb133/
About the show:
The BEST Work Management Show by Appfire features smart leaders sharing their secrets for optimizing business processes and increasing productivity. Get the goods on how they handle everything from setting up workflows to automating processes. Every episode is 10 minutes or less, packed with insights you can use right away to supercharge your team’s productivity.