Nestled perfectly between the Oregon Coast, the Cascade Range and just south of the Columbia River Gorge, Portland is in quite nearly a perfect geographic location (as a native I may be bias). I think it’s just natural for an area of such prime real estate to be populated by those that love the outdoors […]
As 2013 comes to a close we’ve been looking back on a great year. We celebrated important milestones on growing our business, welcoming new customers to our community, and growing Jama. Across the industry, product delivery continues to evolve, as organizations face increasing pressure to get to market faster, innovate at today’s lightning pace and […]
Since the early days of Jama, it has been important for us to give back as an organization. When we were a new company landing our first customers, we had limited revenue and funds for charity, but we were committed to making community giving and charity part of our culture. We found the answer in […]
In the early days, there were three of us: Eric Winquist, Sean Tong and me. We were setting out to do something that we knew was needed in our industry, to build a truly collaborative tool that people would use to build really complex things. We had big ideas and a not so big office. […]
Note: In celebration of the upcoming Portland Startup Weekend , each day this week we will be sharing experiences from our own startup story on the blog. This piece was originally written for The Why Project by Portland marketing agency eROI. Learn more about the project and read entries from dozens of creative thinkers, leaders, artists, and business […]
Today we are rolling out our Fall 2013 Release and with it, continuing to enhance the most collaborative and efficient product delivery platform on the market. With the newest version of Jama, we are tackling one of the most fundamental challenges companies face when trying to accelerate their time to market: change. In today’s technology-driven […]
It’s been an exciting year of growth for Jama, evidenced by close to doubling of employees this year. One of the ways we initiate our new employees is through Orange Week, a quarterly orientation. What started as pizza in a conference room has evolved into a three-day Jama University. During Orange Week, new employees are […]
The Customer–Development Partnership, Part 2 The first article in this three-part series proposed a Requirements Bill of Rights for Software Customers. In this article, I elaborate on the implications of these rights. In my experience, people who collaborate on project activities rarely take the time up front to discuss the nature of that collaboration. They […]
Customers who request a new or modified information system often do not understand the importance of obtaining input from actual users of the proposed system, in addition to other internal and external stakeholders. Marketing specialists with a great product concept sometimes believe that they can adequately represent the interests of prospective buyers. However, there’s no […]
Today, we are excited to announce a round of funding led by investors Trinity Ventures, with participation from Madrona Ventures Group. These firms are excellent, both in reputation and in their approach. Over the past six years, we have often considered the option of institutional investment, and until now, have opted to fund our growth […]
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