In April 2022 we checked in with the team to find out how connected they feel to the Abletech values and ask if they were empowered to live them each day at Abletech. This blog is a summary of the results from the April survey.

To understand how agile came to be popular in our industry it helps to understand what came before. When software came out of University Computer Laboratories and people with Computer Science degrees were working in companies using computers to build business applications, the industry looked to existing industries for inspiration of how to structure their work. The industry they chose was engineering. A number of principals were adopted from Engineering and applied to software projects.

When presented with some damning statistics on the presence of Māori and Pacific peoples in corporate-sector leadership positions, Abletech was delighted to join a campaign for change.

The popularity of these nights is linked to our Abletech culture, team values and family-friendly community. We like hanging out together. We enjoy getting to know each other’s partners and families.

Our team spent the day with international award winning trainer Mike Catton. We upskilled in the latest science behind maximising productivity and managing time efficiently.

We are proud to have recently joined the Sustainable Business Network. To celebrate this, and World Environment Day, we took part in Conservation Volunteers NZ’s tree planting competition at Tawatawa Reserve in Island Bay.

Are you good at relating to people in the business world? We want you to drive new sales for Abletech.

Abletech is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle as Abletech’s new Chief Executive Officer.

The Abletech team enjoyed a few hours relaxing out of the office last week with a friendly lawn bowls competition.

Abletech is looking ahead and changing it up. Our needs and preferences are changing so our meeting rooms are adapting to suit.

We went wild for our Christmas celebrations and spent a lovely sunny Saturday in Wellington’s green belt at the world’s first Toitū zoo. Wellington’s zoo is officially carbon neutral.

Our team had a fantastic day with Tania Te Whenua who tailored a Tū Tangata training workshop for us. She included Māori language and customary concepts as they form part of NZ’s shared cultural heritage and identity.

Our friends over at Addressfinder are looking for a Customer Success Specialist and a Digital Marketer. Feel free to share the opportunities with people who may be interested. Applications close 30 November.

We’ve been holding team board games nights for a few years now and they’re always entertaining and popular.

Our dev team recently sat down to share our favourite tips, tricks and tools. This resulted in great conversations and everyone went away with more tools, and productivity or workflow tips & tricks, on their tool-belt. We would like to share these here so you can benefit too.

Māori Language Week helps us all remember that te reo is a cornerstone of New Zealand culture, and an important part of our country’s heritage. Te reo Māori is an official language of NZ. It’s a great time to be part of the broader language revival and raise public awareness and usage. Our participation links with our #TeamValues.

After finishing a Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science, and several months of job searching, I applied for an internship at Abletech.

In France, Bastille day falls in the middle of summer. French people make the most of the public holiday to enjoy the sunshine and heat. This is not what we can expect from the 14th of July in New Zealand.

We are excited to announce that Michelle Harvey has accepted the position of General Manager at Abletech. With a background in banking and finance Michelle brings a wealth of experience in operational excellence.

🍴Virtual team lunch today. 30 meals at 27 different WFH locations across Wellington 😋

Our Friday tech talks and social gatherings are bringing our team together more than ever. With the Abletech team working from home our virtual meetings are alive and well.

Developers are well versed at working from home. In fact, our developers have been known to code from beaches and snowy alps at the best of times. However, having our entire team locked down and working from home is new for us.

We’ve been working from home, or working remotely, for a few years now. Are you moving into a work from home phase? Here are some things we’ve learnt.

Over the years we’ve had good success with interns. It’s great to bring someone on board and get to know them for three months. It’s important for us to observe how our interns fit in with our team values and culture. From time to time we’ve offered our interns permanent positions.