"I had never visualized our own company’s talent - I was keeping everything in my head. Agileday was the game-changer that made me realize the importance of visualizing this information.”
Black Label, a software development company specializing in high-performance data visualization and decision-support solutions, works with clients globally to create innovative front-end and back-end solutions tailored to their needs. To support its growing team, increasingly complex project requirements and road to transparent information sharing, Black Label turned to Agileday to gain better control over its talent and to optimize operational efficiency. With Agileday, Black Label now enjoys real-time visibility and transparency into its operations, allowing for more strategic and proactive talent management.
Adopting Agileday has led to smoother processes and improved collaboration at Black Label, transforming how they manage projects and engage their teams:
Simplified talent management: Agileday has made it easier for Black Label to juggle multiple projects at once by giving them real-time visibility into who’s available and when, helping them match the right people to the right tasks.
Fostering open communication: The platform has become a key tool for keeping communication flowing between team leaders and their teams, making sure that talent allocation is guided not just by project needs but by team engagement, too.
Empowering teams with choice: Agileday allows team members to indicate their interest in upcoming projects before they begin, ensuring that people get to work on what excites them most - creating a better fit between tasks and talent.
Before implementing Agileday, Grzegorz Blachliński, COO, managed the company’s talent manually, often using sticky notes to track project assignments and team members’ availability. This method, while functional at the time, became increasingly cumbersome as the company grew.
Agileday offered a much-needed solution, allowing Black Label to visualize team allocations, project timelines, and talent needs in real-time. “There was the Agileday meeting with Mikko at a conference in Stockholm. At that point, I was already looking for a solution, and when he called me, it was like a gift from heaven. I was trying to find a way to make talent management more automated and visible for everyone involved in decision-making. That’s when I discovered Agileday”.
"I was trying to find a way to make talent management more automated and visible for everyone involved in decision-making. That’s when I discovered Agileday”.
Black Label prides itself on its flat organizational structure and collaborative culture. As part of the implementation, the company introduced talent management meetings, where team leaders and product owners use Agileday to discuss and adjust team allocations. “Ever since we started using Agileday, I've been getting messages daily from people saying things like, ‘I need this guy for 20% more time next week—is that okay with everyone?’ It’s opened up a lot of communication that didn’t exist before”.
One of Agileday’s standout features is how it empowers Black Label’s team members to express interest in upcoming projects before they begin. This ensures that people are matched with tasks that excite them and play to their strengths, leading to higher engagement and better alignment between talent and project needs.
These insights feed directly into Agileday’s real-time data on talent availability and project timelines, allowing team leaders to make informed, data-driven decisions. By replacing manual tracking and guesswork, Agileday enables Black Label to allocate talent efficiently and plan ahead. This new approach has not only ensured projects are staffed with the right people but has also allowed teams to focus more on delivering value to clients.
By 2025, Black Label aims to fully integrate Agileday into its operations. As Grzegorz envisions, “This level of transparency and proactive engagement will significantly streamline our processes and make sure everyone is working on projects they’re passionate about.”
“This level of transparency and proactive engagement will significantly streamline our processes and make sure everyone is working on projects they’re passionate about.”
With Agileday as a core part of its operational toolkit, Black Label is well-positioned to continue its growth, maintaining its collaborative culture and delivering high-performance data-driven solutions that set it apart in the competitive world of software development.
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