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Trust is the foundation of any successful product team. It's what all good intentions and results are built upon. This article is part 1 of our written series “Building Trust in Product Teams,” where we examine what is required for cultivating a positive, results-producing environment for your team.

If you’re a product leader that is considering building or buying custom software solutions for your organization, you need to consider the total cost of ownership before moving forward. This article will help you be aware of the often overlooked costs of ownership for software, including cultural and employee role changes, re-training employees, lost productivity for a short period, and more that will be required to fully recognize the value of your software assets.

Learn what a product team is, why keeping them small matters, and the differences between integrated product teams and traditional tech departments.

Product managers know – or a have likely heard – that psychological safety is an important element to their jobs. The concept has risen in popularity over the past several years as organizations are focusing ever more intently on culture and the work environment. But what does it mean or look like in practice for product managers? What’s the real value of psychological safety?

Since they pulled the plug on our local developer conference, we threw our own internal dev conference remotely: Crema DevConf 2020! In this article, we'll share some details about the event as well as an outline of our process for planning and execution. Our steps can be easily modeled by other dev teams that are looking for ways to further their craft skills and knowledge.

We’ve worked to define what it takes to craft a team of individuals that are truly passionate about learning. What we’ve found is that you must work to make it a habit. It requires a continuous “loop” of attention, testing, and reflection. This article will cover our approach to learning and adaptation.

In June 2020, Crema's digital designers took on a remote 1-day design challenge, creating unique app UI screens in just 7 hours with astonishing results.

We often get asked about our company culture. Crema Test Engineer Ashley Holbrook shares how our results-based culture positively impacts her work and life.

Learn why measuring the ROI of your software projects is so imperative to get buy-in and track progress. Plus how to leverage our software ROI calculator with different software types.

Your team's North Star is an orientation aid that helps you understand where you are and set your instruments for the journey. Learn how to calibrate your team for the road ahead with this template.

Resilience transforms work and life. Crema's Laura Artman shares how to build resilient teams for a hopeful future.

Learn how prototyping and testing software can prevent you from going down the wrong path and wasting valuable time and money.