Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasSo You Want To Sell OnlineIf you suddenly find yourself thinking that the best time to start an e-commerce business was yesterday… and the second best time is today…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasThank Goodness for the InternetIt was only a couple months ago that we were seeing a trend in bemoaning the lack of human contact that has come with smartphone ubiquity…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasThe Fine Line Between Project Discovery and Free AdviceAs a team, we continuously struggle with how much front-loaded discovery work to do for prospective clients. We often care so much and are…Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasHard TruthsWe were stressed. There was a bit of chaos. In an uncharacteristic outlet of frustration, we sent an incredibly blunt email to a…Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasThe Story Behind User StoriesHere at High Seas we follow pretty closely to the standards of Scrum, and one of the big mental hurdles of this process is the concept of…Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasWhy we ConsultHere’s the thing: we love to solve problems. Give us an interesting problem, an innovative project, or a complex integration and we’re as…Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasAn All-In ApproachAt High Seas we view the traditional client-contractor arrangement as a partnership. And boy are we serious about our partnerships.Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasWhy Project Management?One of my biggest challenges as Product Management Director is to dispel the negative mojo behind the Billable PM Hour. Project Management…Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018
Amanda MarcotteinHello High SeasLaunch Lag: Ideas for refueling and retooling.Here at High Seas we just launched a rather large project. <- And that’s a bit of an understatement. 10+ folks working for 8 months on a…Aug 8, 2018Aug 8, 2018