Playing with Project Management

allows the whole team to claim their involvement in the project and show them how important a part they play," says James Tibbles, head of development at Matmi.

Tracker allows programmers to set up a page showing all their badges, much in the way that players of popular online games like World of Warcraft or Halo display their achievements. Tracker can award 50 different badges, from "newbies" that people get for exploring the software to ones earned by completing the most scrums in a single day.

Along with these badges, project leaders can award points for completion of certain tasks. Tracker features a "rewards store," in which employees can exchange these points for goodies: Matmi's rewards store offers an iPad, Nerf guns, coffee coupons, and other geek-friendly paraphernalia. As well as boosting morale, Tibbles says, "rewarding

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