# [How we use the hill chart to conquer deadlines](/content/blog/hill-chart-benefits-and-why/index.html)

The hill chart may sometimes be overlooked due to its simplicity, but it’s actually a very powerful tool for helping teams ship on time. Find out how you can use it effectively.

# [What is Basecamp's Shape Up method?: A complete overview](/content/blog/what-is-basecamps-shape-up-method-a-complete-overview/index.html)

The Shape Up method is a modern product development philosophy. It gives product teams a stronger sense of purpose and focus, and helps them become more productive.

# [Dispelling myths about Basecamp's Shape Up](/content/blog/basecamp-shape-up-myths/index.html)

Are you considering adopting Basecamp’s Shape Up? I will discuss seven common myths about Shape Up.

# [Is Shape Up just a nice theory?](/content/blog/is-shape-up-just-a-nice-theory/index.html)

Here at Curious Lab we “eat our own dog food”, in that we adopted the Shape Up “methodology” while building Shape Up Board for Jira.

# [IllegalAccessException when starting a local Google App Engine instance](/content/blog/illegalaccessexception-when-starting-a-local-google-app-engine-instance/index.html)

# [Deploying a Django app to AWS using Elastic Beanstalk](/content/blog/deploying-a-django-app-to-aws-using-elastic-beanstalk/index.html)

# [Incompatibility breeds complexity](/content/blog/incompatibility-breeds-complexity/index.html)

# [How creativity can make you a better engineer](/content/blog/how-creativity-can-make-you-a-better-engineer-36gd8/index.html)

Creativity is something that is undervalued but unknowingly all professions need to tap into their creative side to excel. In software engineering there is a vast amount of creativity that needs to be used daily. There can be a few things you can do ensure that you surface creativity in your day to day.

# [You Should Know About Goodhart's Law](/content/blog/you-should-know-about-goodharts-law/index.html)

In 1975 C. Goodhart coined “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”. Fifty years on, I find this to be more relevant than ever.

# [Shape Up Board for Jira gives software agencies a competitive advantage](/content/blog/shape-up-for-jira-gives-software-agencies-a-competitive-advantage/index.html)