<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Engine Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[powered by Dynamic Methods]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/</link><image><url>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/favicon.png</url><title>The Engine Room</title><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/</link></image><generator>Ghost 4.38</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:27:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Dynamic Methods proud to support Proptech of the Year Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dynamic Methods is proud to support Australian proptech innovation by sponsoring two key categories at the 2025 Proptech of the Year Awards.]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/dynamic-methods-proud-to-support-proptech-of-the-year-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68649465fe796741db874cbd</guid><category><![CDATA[Company]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dynamic Methods]]></category><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Howell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:12:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2025/07/forms-live-proptech-awards-2025-sponsor.webp" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2025/07/forms-live-proptech-awards-2025-sponsor.webp" alt="Dynamic Methods proud to support Proptech of the Year Awards"><p>Dynamic Methods is proud to support innovation in the Australian proptech sector by sponsoring two key categories at the 2025 Proptech of the Year Awards.</p><p>Hosted by Proptech Australia, the fifth annual awards gala will take place on July 3 at the Fullerton Hotel in Sydney, welcoming more than 325 guests.</p><p>Dynamic Methods will be sponsoring the <strong>Administration &amp; Efficiency</strong> and <strong>Property Management and Maintenance </strong>categories, highlighting its dedication to fostering advancements in these crucial areas of real estate.</p><p>David Howell, CEO of Dynamic Methods said the sponsorship was part of the company&#x2019;s commitment to playing it forward, especially in support of emerging technologies.</p><blockquote>&#x201C;We&#x2019;ve attended every year of the awards and have found it hugely valuable to see the showcase of innovation that the awards reveal, while also enjoying connecting with other founders and providers,&#x201D; David said. &#x201C;The Proptech Awards have played a large role in building the community of proptech and creating relationships across the sector.&#x201D;</blockquote><p>As a company that underpins industry compliance and administration through the creation of real estate forms, David said Dynamic Methods was passionate about encouraging solutions that increase the efficiency of the real estate sector.</p><p>The president of Proptech Australia, Kylie Davis, said it was the support from established proptechs like Dynamic Methods that demonstrated industry leadership.</p><p><em>&#x201C;An industry association can only exist if long term industry players get behind it and support initiatives to nurture innovation and set standards for excellence,&#x201D;</em> Kylie said.</p><p><em>&#x201C;We would like to thank Dynamic Methods for leading by example with their ongoing support of the association.&#x201D;</em></p><p>The ongoing commitment to innovation by Dynamic Methods was most recently demonstrated in May with the successful creation of an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server for the Forms Live platform.</p><p>The company has extended an invitation to the broader proptech industry to benefit from their experiences. Notably, the Forms Live MCP marks the first application of Anthropic&#x2019;s MCP &#x2013; an open protocol designed to help Claude AI models integrate with third-party applications &#x2013; within the Australian real estate sector.</p><p>Mr Howell added: &quot;Some of the most effective technologies for real estate are leveraging data to enhance business processes. As a company that captures data at the very beginning of the property transaction through the provision of our Forms Live forms, we want to encourage further innovation that drives efficiency and profitability.&quot;</p><p><strong>About Dynamic Methods</strong></p><p>Dynamic Methods is an independent, South Australian-owned proptech that has been the leading provider of forms, contracts and efficiency tools to the property industry nationally since 2005. The Forms Live platform is used by 8,500 real estate agencies and more than 50,000 users, generating more than 600,000 contracts a month.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forms Solution for South Australian agents]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australian agents now have access to a new forms solution, integrated with their day-to-day platforms and allows them to own their data.]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/forms-live-now-in-south-australia/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67513601fe796741db874c67</guid><category><![CDATA[Company]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Howell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:27:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/12/formsLiveSAPost.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/12/formsLiveSAPost.png" alt="New Forms Solution for South Australian agents"><p>South Australian agents now have access to a new forms solution that is integrated with their day-to-day platforms and allows them to own their data.</p><p>Forms Live is the rebrand of the forms platform owned by Dynamic Methods and includes an extensive new suite of compliant South Australian forms and contracts drafted by law firm, Lynch Meyer Lawyers.</p><p>David Howell, the CEO and founder of Dynamic Methods, said he was excited to be offering South Australian agents a genuine choice of forms provider.</p><p>&#x201C;It is the first time in decades that South Australian agents have had a choice as to which forms provider to use, and we believe competition is a good thing,&#x201D; Mr Howell said.</p><p>The move comes after REISA gave 12 months notice to Dynamic Methods to end its 13-year contract to use the Dynamic Methods platform.</p><p>Absent of any direction from REISA, Dynamic Methods made the decision to replace the forms with its own, provide ongoing access to past information generated in the system and honour the existing contracts. </p><p>&#x201C;We have worked extremely hard to deliver an extensive suite of compliant forms and contracts needed by South Australian agents, and these will work in exactly the same way as the old forms,&#x201D; Mr Howell said. </p><p>&#x201C;It is really important to us at Dynamic Methods to ensure South Australian agents have a continuity of service and can conduct business as usual without major disruption after REISA ended the contract.&#x201D; </p><p>Mr Howell continued: &#x201C;We have streamlined and provided all the core forms that our clients use. All our forms will be updated regularly to ensure the full scope of forms are catered for.&#x201D; </p><p>Dynamic Methods had not been able to inform users of the changes in advance. Under the terms of the old contract, it was not permitted to communicate directly with REISA members about the termination without REISA&apos;s agreement. </p><p>&#x201C;Under our previous contract, REISA was the owner of the client relationships with its members, the copyright on the forms and the data generated by them. This tied our hands around communicating with users directly,&#x201D; Mr Howell explained. </p><p>&#x201C;But we have worked hard to minimise the disruption, and we will provide as much assistance as we can to ensure that it is business as usual for South Australian agents.&#x201D; </p><p>Mr Howell said one of the most important differences between the old and new forms was that agents would be able to access and own any data generated within the platform. This replicates the Forms Live service that Dynamic Methods offers in Victoria.</p><p>&#x201C;Agencies that decide to use the new Forms Live will retain ownership and access to their data and any forms and contracts they generate in the system, even if they decide to end their relationship with us,&#x201D; Mr Howell said.</p><p>&#x201C;This is a really important differentiation. From today, agents can make a genuine choice about who owns the data that is captured in their documents and forms. They can choose to use a system they are familiar with that ensures they own the rights to the data generated from any contracts they create.&#x201D;</p><h3 id="for-further-information">For further information: </h3><p><strong>Mark Hollands:</strong> <a href="mailto:mark@proptechguru.com.au">mark@proptechguru.com.au</a> // 0410 317 443</p><h3 id="about-dynamic-methods">ABOUT DYNAMIC METHODS </h3><p>Dynamic Methods is Australia&#x2019;s leading provider of forms and contracts to the property industry through the Forms Live platform that is delivered in partnership with real estate institutes in NSW, Qld, WA, NT, Tasmania, and the ACT and independently in Victoria and South Australia. </p><p>The Forms Live platform is the leading provider of forms and contracts for the real estate industry around Australia and is owned by Dynamic Methods. It is used by 8,500 real estate agencies and more than 50,000 agents and managers. More than 57 million forms have been created in our system since launch in 2005 resulting in more than $100m in property sales per month and a further $80m in property leases per month.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Dynamic Methods cultivate long-tenured employees through The Sound of Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-term tenure is rare in tech, and Dynamic Methods takes great pride in the longevity of our staff - a direct result of a positive culture.]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/dynamic-methods-long-tenured-employees/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67185187fe796741db874be7</guid><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole George]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:39:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/10/longTermEmployees-2.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/10/longTermEmployees-2.png" alt="How Dynamic Methods cultivate long-tenured employees through The Sound of Music"><p>Picture it, Silicon Valley, 1997 &#x2013; open plan desks with billiard tables and pinball machines abound at every tech startup office space along Sand Hill Road. As dusk begins to cast a shadow across your workspace when you realise winning the office pie eating contest and beating your high score on the Ms. Pac-Man pinball hasn&#x2019;t drawn you any closer to completing the feature that needs to be deployed...first thing the following day.</p><p>While this can be seen as bad time management, it also begs the question - <em>were employees seduced by a few of their favourite things, disguising the non-existent work-life balance culture contributing to the tech industry having one of the highest turnover rates?</em></p><p>Pioneered by Google, the hills were alive with free snacks and game rooms, the golden tickets to attracting top technical talent. Now that the Dotcom bubble of the early 2000s has dissipated, and remote and hybrid work models from the last few years are here to stay, let&#x2019;s face it - these perks no longer have the same <em>&#x2018;climb every mountain&#x2019;</em> appeal by following every rainbow, as they once did.</p><p>As noted by Chris McNamara, chief revenue officer at HR platform Remote, in <a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/remote-hiring-trends-tech-australia/" rel="noreferrer noopener">TechRepublic</a> - <em>&#x201C;no amount of ping pong tables and catered lunches is going to make up for the fact that remote work enables people to embrace what&#x2019;s really important in their life. And I think that shift, is here to stay&#x201D;</em>.</p><p>Well, here at Dynamic Methods, we certainly concur and have proudly done things a little differently from the start &#x2013; just ask our long tenured team members, who have yet to say, s<em>o long farewell, auf wiedersehen adieu!</em></p><p>While long-term tenure is often seen as a rarity among the tech industry, we take great pride in the exceptional longevity of our staff &#x2013; collectively, with 85 years and counting. This is a direct result of the company culture we&#x2019;ve fostered from day dot.</p><p>So, without divulging <em>all</em> our secrets, we thought we&#x2019;d share how we cultivated a positive work environment, sans game rooms, nurturing our long serving team members - where the first three notes just happen to be, <em>do-re-mi</em>.</p><h3 id="dostart-with-the-hiring-process">Do - start with the hiring process</h3><p>Let&#x2019;s start at the very beginning, it&#x2019;s a very good place to start!</p><p>At Dynamic Methods, when we&#x2019;re looking for a new team member, we adopt the philosophy <em>&#x201C;skills can be taught, good character cannot&#x201D;</em>.</p><p>The first step toward reducing the possibility of high staff turnover involves hiring candidates with qualities that resonate with your company culture and long-term retention in mind.</p><p>There is also that <em>je ne sais quoi</em> quality we look for that can only be determined after spending time with the team - enter our four-week trial period. During this time, potential team members are hands-on with our established members on active projects, allowing the whole team to gauge if they would be a good fit.</p><h3 id="raisethe-bar-and-elevate-the-onboarding-experience">Raise - the bar and elevate the onboarding experience</h3><p>As reported by <a href="https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/employee-relations/reducing-new-employee-turnover-among-emerging-adults" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),</a> 20% of staff plan to leave a company within the first 45 days. This highlights a crucial truth: if the onboarding experience isn&#x2019;t engaging, new hires may start feeling disconnected from the start.</p><p>To combat this, during the four-week trial period, we adopt an onboarding process that helps to make newcomers feel welcome and supported from their first day. Going beyond merely outlining a work schedule, we guide them through our software architecture and start assigning tickets - fostering an open and encouraging group dynamic.<strong> </strong></p><h3 id="mitigatea-competition-culture-for-a-collaborative-one">Mitigate - a competition culture for a collaborative one </h3><p>Longevity breeds mentorship, and that&#x2019;s where the magic happens!</p><p>Seasoned employees play a pivotal role in guiding new team members, by sharing their expertise, while instilling a culture of innovation and excellence. This mentorship fosters a vibrant cycle of learning and growth, ensuring as we expand, we maintain the unique substance that defines us.</p><p>This spirit of collaboration not only upholds high standards across all areas of the business but aligns everyone - regardless of their experience level - with our mission and goals. It&#x2019;s this seamless teamwork that empowers us to adapt to the fast-paced changes in our industry while staying true to our core values.</p><p>When we look at our team, it&#x2019;s clear that we&#x2019;re not just a group of colleagues &#x2013; we&#x2019;re a community of professionals committed to the long-term vision of transforming the real estate industry through technology. The average tenure of our staff is notably higher than the industry average, with many key members having been with the company for 6, 10, and even 15 years.</p><p>This longevity isn&apos;t just a testament to the positive work culture we foster, but also a critical factor in our ability to continuously improve our platform. These employees have been with us since the early stages of our development, giving them a unique understanding of the platform&#x2019;s history, the challenges we&#x2019;ve overcome, and the roadmap ahead.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><a href="https://www.dynamicmethods.com.au/careers/"><img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/10/banner1-1.png" class="kg-image" alt="How Dynamic Methods cultivate long-tenured employees through The Sound of Music" loading="lazy" width="1277" height="473" srcset="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/banner1-1.png 600w, https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/size/w1000/2024/10/banner1-1.png 1000w, https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/10/banner1-1.png 1277w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></a></figure><h3 id="sewa-strong-company-culture">Sew - a strong company culture </h3><p>Want employees to stick around long enough to give back the value you&apos;ve invested in them? Well, here&#x2019;s the catch: you&#x2019;ve got to give them more than a paycheck. Sure, compensation is important, we all need to have our lights on and food in our fridge, but did you know it ranks only <a href="https://gethppy.com/employee-engagement/can-tech-industry-solve-employee-tenure-problem" rel="noreferrer noopener">#3</a> in the top drivers of engagement?</p><p>What&#x2019;s #1? Meaning. Employees want to know their work matters - whether it&apos;s in the daily tasks, the team dynamics, or the company&#x2019;s vision. If a company doesn&#x2019;t have a powerful &#x2018;why&#x2019; for the team to work towards, they&#x2019;re missing out on the secret sauce needed to retain staff beyond the first couple of months of their tenure.</p><p>Just ask the team at Dynamic Methods, but not at 4pm... that&#x2019;s dedicated to our daily team building exercise AKA online Pictionary &#x2013; did we mention they&#x2019;ve been with the company an impressive collective 82 years total and counting?</p><h3 id="faira-leader-with-direction-not-dictation">Fair - a leader with direction, not dictation</h3><p>Nobody wants to feel like a cog in the machine, mindlessly following orders. That&#x2019;s where strong, collaborative leadership comes in. Give your team a clear sense of direction, but make sure they&#x2019;re part of the journey, not just along for the ride.</p><p>We encourage feedback from our team from the beginning, as they all come from diverse backgrounds and offer valuable perspectives about our products &#x2013; adopting the adage <em>&#x2018;the best idea wins, no matter who it comes from&#x2019;</em>.</p><p>We strongly believe when a team feels heard and valued, they will bring their A-game, and that, dear reader, is where the magic happens.</p><h3 id="levela-work-life-balance-for-employee-well-being">Level - a work-life balance for employee well-being &#xA0;</h3><p>While remote and hybrid work environments are flexible, offering numerous benefits for both employees and employers, it can also challenge the delicate balance between work and personal life.</p><p>At Dynamic Methods, we understand the importance of a strong work-life balance, especially in preventing burnout. To promote this balance, we ensure work hours are between 9 &#x2013; 5, aligning with business needs without encroaching on the personal time of our team. This traditional structure, which is almost unheard of in the tech sector, has not only boosted employee satisfaction but also enhanced retention, proving that a focus on well-being is a win-win for everyone involved.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><a href="https://www.dynamicmethods.com.au/careers/"><img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/10/banner2--2-.png" class="kg-image" alt="How Dynamic Methods cultivate long-tenured employees through The Sound of Music" loading="lazy" width="851" height="315" srcset="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/banner2--2-.png 600w, https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2024/10/banner2--2-.png 851w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></a></figure><h3 id="teesa-shirt-we-wear-to-fuel-product-innovation">Tees - a shirt we wear to fuel product innovation </h3><p>Innovation and agility are two essential qualities for a Proptech to survive in such a competitive industry. The marker for a true 360 company, however, is the depth of experience a long-tenured team brings to the table. Our employees&apos; technical expertise, industry insights, and deep knowledge of our product and customers are unparalleled - being the driving force behind the thoughtful evolution of our platform.</p><p>Their intimate understanding of our system&#x2019;s architecture allows them to foresee potential hurdles and opportunities that less-experienced teams might overlook. They can anticipate client needs and deliver modern features that are both practical and scalable.</p><p>The steady growth of our flagship product, Forms Live, is a direct result of the collective knowledge and insight gained through years of experience. Our long-tenured team are instrumental in driving the kind of forward-thinking, sustainable development that ultimately benefits our clients.</p><p>All of this is accomplished with one of our team shirts on our backs.</p><h3 id="looking-to-the-future">Looking to the Future</h3><p>As we continue to scale and innovate, we are deeply grateful for the dedication of our long-tenured employees at Dynamic Methods. Their commitment to the company and their belief in our vision is reflected in the robust platform we&#x2019;ve built together.</p><p>Although the Proptech industry is constantly evolving, the stability, experience, and innovation of our long tenured team, we are confident that we will continue to lead the way in developing solutions that meet the needs of Australian property professionals.</p><p><em>Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti</em> are the tools you need to build a loyal, long-tenured workforce.</p><p>The longevity of our staff is the foundation upon which our success is built and a source of pride in what we&#x2019;ve built. Every feature, every upgrade, every decision is backed by years of experience and a deep understanding of our industry and our clients&#x2019; needs. As we look ahead to new challenges and opportunities, it is the knowledge, dedication, and insight of our long-tenured employees that will ensure our continued growth and success.</p><p><em>Interested in joining a team where longevity and innovation go hand in hand? Check out our </em><a href="https://www.dynamicmethods.com.au/careers/" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>careers page</em></a><em> and learn more about </em><a href="https://www.dynamicmethods.com.au/about-us/" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>the team</em></a><em> at Dynamic Methods.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dynamic Methods joined peers in sponsoring record-breaking Zoomathon for charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dynamic Methods sponsored the Real Estate Zoomathon - Organised by Elite Agent and Digital Live - After 33-hours, the event broke records for the longest online training program. Funds from ticket sales went to children’s charity, Hands Across the Water.]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/dynamic-methods-joined-peers-in-sponsoring-record-breaking-zoomathon-for-charity/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">621c2329fdd6027e4ef62315</guid><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Persico]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:31:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/8.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li>Dynamic Methods sponsored the Real Estate Zoomathon - Organised by Elite Agent and Digital Live.</li><li>After 33-hours, the event broke records for the longest online training program.</li><li>Funds from ticket sales went to children&#x2019;s charity, Hands Across the Water.</li></ul><img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/8.png" alt="Dynamic Methods joined peers in sponsoring record-breaking Zoomathon for charity"><p>Dynamic Methods are excited to share that we were one of the many sponsors of the Real Estate Zoomathon, an event that helped raise money for Hands Across the Water and broke online training program records.</p><p>The event was an Industry first &#x2018;Live Aid&#x2019; moment. The Zoomathon ran across two days, for a total of 33-hours straight - As a result, the event set the record for the longest known online training program.</p><p>33 sessions were held across the 33-hours, hosted by trainers, coaches, and speakers of the Real Estate industry, professionals who joined from all across the globe - With over 100 hosts in total.</p><p><em>&#x201C;We wanted to create unity, we wanted to make sure all the brands just dropped their colours and competitiveness, just for a small time&#x2026;for the good of Hands Across the Water,&#x201D;</em> said Digital Live founder, Steve Carroll.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-02-28-at-11.53.58-am-1.png" class="kg-image" alt="Dynamic Methods joined peers in sponsoring record-breaking Zoomathon for charity" loading="lazy" width="1774" height="1084" srcset="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/size/w600/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-02-28-at-11.53.58-am-1.png 600w, https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/size/w1000/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-02-28-at-11.53.58-am-1.png 1000w, https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/size/w1600/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-02-28-at-11.53.58-am-1.png 1600w, https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-02-28-at-11.53.58-am-1.png 1774w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>The idea was originally intended to be a 24-hour long event, quickly more and more professionals wanted to get involved and aid the cause, such as Dynamic Methods, and the Zoom was extended to 33-hours.</p><p><em>&#x201C;It was an initiative that came up between Samantha McLean, from Elite Agent, and I&#x2026;What can we do to bring the industry together and at the same time throw some dollars at the amazing charity, Hands Across the Water,&#x201D;</em> said Carroll.</p><p>The motivation behind the event was to raise funds as well as awareness for Hands Across the Water - The goal was to raise $150K for the charity. Although the Zoomathon has passed, you can still donate to the worthwhile cause, <a href="https://www.handsacrossthewater.org.au/">Hands Across the Water</a>.</p><p>While COVID has impacted the charity&#x2019;s ability to raise funds and continue their work, Hands Across the Water is committed to funding education programs, setting children up for life, and bringing change to the broader community - Funding 27 kids through university with scholarships.</p><p>The intention with the Zoomathon was to bring together the Real Estate industry in a significant way, so the industry could together provide support for the charity.</p><p>Dynamic Methods are proud to have been able to join industry peers in sponsoring such an event, it was a wonderful opportunity for the industry to come together for a great cause. </p><p>Read more about the event, <a href="https://bit.ly/3puN2x1">here</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[POSITION AVAILABLE: Developer]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, the person we’re looking for needs initiative as much as smarts. And you don’t have to be formally trained or had years of experience, we realise that genius is genius.]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/position-available-developer/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc42d05831e5a6ca085f7fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita O'Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 23:43:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/7.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 id="does-applying-for-developer-jobs-make-you-j-query-yourself"><strong>Does applying for developer jobs make you J Query yourself?</strong></h3><h3 id="-well-this-one-won-t-">(Well, this one won&#x2019;t)</h3><img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/7.png" alt="POSITION AVAILABLE: Developer"><p>We understand how you &#x2018;behind the screen&#x2019; geniuses work. You&#x2019;re super comfortable in your own space, but just a little bit terrified of anything outside it.</p><p>You&#x2019;re thinking: how did they know that?</p><p>We know because our founder and Managing Director is (or was) like you, and we have four &#x2018;if only everyone spoke NodeJS people on staff.</p><p><em>We </em>are Dynamic Methods&#x2026; (Cue the crickets)&#x2026; a ground breaking, trail blazing software developer (in the real estate head space) based in non-confronting Adelaide. And because we&#x2019;re so trail blazing, we need another developer to join our intrepid crew.</p><p><strong>An ongoing adventure.</strong></p><p>Our intrepid crew (the NodeJS bunch) may be from different planets, but like the control deck on the USS Enterprise, they&#x2019;re navigating us in the direction we want to go&#x2026; which is unexplored space. &#xA0;But this is not a 5-year mission (we&#x2019;ve already reached 7 years) but an ongoing adventure to improve our software, the way it works and presents to the user.</p><p>So, the person we&#x2019;re looking for needs initiative as much as smarts. In fact, we&#x2019;ll toast a tin of <a href="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/banana-flavoured-quik/">Nesquik </a>to initiative. And you don&#x2019;t have to be formally trained or had years of experience, we realise that genius is genius.</p><p>(If you&#x2019;d like to know the story of one our crew, please click <a href="https://dynamicmethods.com.au/were-looking-for-a-developer-but-not-any-old-joe/">here</a>).</p><p><strong>Dolly Parton V Sheena Easton.</strong></p><p>We also encourage (and pretty much insist upon) a good work/life balance. Work is 9 to 5. Life is any time outside of that. And we&#x2019;re adaptive to working remotely.</p><p>It doesn&#x2019;t mean we don&#x2019;t expect your passion or commitment (oh dear&#x2026; a double negative), but we don&#x2019;t subscribe to the cultish devotion the Googles of this world insist upon; living &#xA0;and breathing your job until you&#x2019;re nothing more than a shambling Google-eyed blob.</p><p>At Dynamic Methods, 9 to 5 means 9 to 5.</p><p>And if you&#x2019;re wondering what this has to do with Dolly Parton and Sheena Easton, then&#x2026; Google them.</p><p>(Hint: they had different songs with the same title in the charts at the same time.)</p><p><strong>Are you still with us?</strong></p><p>We hope so, and that you feel kind of okay about contacting us. If you have the tech ability (even if you&#x2019;re self-taught) we&#x2019;d like to hear from you.</p><p>Tell us about yourself, send your details and resume <a href="mailto:resume@dynamicmethods.com.au">here</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re looking for a developer, but not any old Joe]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Dynamic Methods is looking for a developer &#x2013; an addition, not a replacement &#x2013; because we are growing and our clients like what we do. So what do we say to attract the right person?</p><p>Dynamic Methods is great place to work, with awesome people and an amazing technological environment</p>]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/were-looking-for-a-developer-but-not-any-old-joe/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f14343a831e5a6ca085f642</guid><category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita O'Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:24:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/6.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/6.png" alt="We&#x2019;re looking for a developer, but not any old Joe"><p>Dynamic Methods is looking for a developer &#x2013; an addition, not a replacement &#x2013; because we are growing and our clients like what we do. So what do we say to attract the right person?</p><p>Dynamic Methods is great place to work, with awesome people and an amazing technological environment designed to challenge and reward.</p><blockquote>It&#x2019;s true, but it sounds lame coming from us.</blockquote><p>So we thought the best way to attract the right person is to tell the story of the last right person we employed at Dynamic Methods. And the thing is; he never thought he was the right person. And we kind of think that&#x2019;s the kind of person we need.</p><p>This job is not so much about being qualified to be here, more about wanting to be here.</p><p>Anyway, his name is Joe, and this is how he became part of the Dynamic Methods&#x2019; crew&#x2026; around two years ago&#x2026;</p><p><strong>Retail Therapy</strong></p><p>Joe was studying, living in a shared house and working part time. By the third year of his course, the lure/need to earn money outweighed the desire to study, and so, by degrees, he found himself working full time in retail.</p><p>But Joe was also a talented developer, self-taught, mucking around with JQuery, PHP and Python. </p><p>&lt;em&gt;I&#x2019;d never done any professional dev work, and had no formal qualifications. I just assumed it excluded me from finding a job as a developer.&lt;/em&gt; </p><p>Joe was also a creature of habit &#x2013; he had a job and he had his life out of work; he wasn&#x2019;t actively pursuing his options.</p><p><strong>Four Weeks</strong></p><p>Through a mutual contact, Joe&#x2019;s name was recommended to us (because we were looking for a developer). We met him, liked him, and asked him if he&#x2019;d like to try us out. Joe didn&#x2019;t want to give up his retail job, in case things didn&#x2019;t work out. That was cool with us.</p><p>He said he&#x2019;d take four weeks annual leave, and see how things panned out. That was cool with us.</p><p>So Joe began his four week trial at Dynamic Methods. We eased him gently; unit tests for the API, and some Backbone and back-end NodeJS&#x2026; that kind of thing.</p><p><em>I was so out of my comfort zone walking into Dynamic Methods that first day, but the stress and anxiety never really eventuated. Even though I was worried about getting things wrong, there was an acceptance of who I was; what I could do and what I needed to learn. &#xA0;And I was given space as well as help, and I learned that it was okay to ask questions, do things wrong to do them right &#x2013; it was a sort of comforting in a way.</em></p><p>By the end of the four weeks, Joe wanted to stay. And we wanted Joe to stay. So he did, but he also continued to work at the retail store on weekends. That wasn&#x2019;t cool with us &#x2013; we are so much about work/life balance. Three months later, he agreed.<br><em>The four week &#xA0;trial was great; it was natural progression of responsibility, and I never felt overwhelmed.</em></p><p><strong>Two Years Later</strong></p><p>Joe is now a well-established, well-respected member of our team, and responsible for a wide range of projects ranging from development to design implementation of UIs. He is even giving guidance to our casual developers.</p><blockquote>There&#x2019;s always something to learn in this business. And that&#x2019;s what I enjoy &#x2013; I get to explore and discover new ways of doing things. I love the scope Dynamic Methods offers me &#x2013; I&#x2019;m not working on components of a job, I have authorship of an entire project which is very satisfying.</blockquote><p>Joe has also become used to our relaxed way of working together &#x2013; It&#x2019;s okay to leave the desk and make a coffee (or a glass of banana <a href="https://dynamicmethods.com.au/untitled/">Nesquik</a>) &#x2013; and when we clock off, we clock off (usually at 5pm).</p><blockquote>I have a fantastic work/life balance. I love the fact that when we&#x2019;re at work, everyone really cares about what we&#x2019;re creating, the quality and innovation is paramount, but the evenings and weekends are mine &#x2013; I don&#x2019;t think about work, or if I do it&#x2019;s because I want to. And I have to say that the other developers here are inspirational &#x2013; so talented; they&#x2019;ve created a national business from a software program, one that&#x2019;s still developing and evolving cutting edge technology.</blockquote><p><strong>Another Joe?</strong></p><p>So if you can relate to where Joe came from, you might be able to relate to where Joe is now. We&#x2019;d like to hear from you at least. See what you think of us. And we&#x2019;ll see what we think of you. Maybe even offer you a four week trial.</p><p><a href="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/position-available-digital-marketer/">Position available: Digital Marketer</a></p><p><a href="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/position-available-developer/">Position available: Developer</a></p><p><a href="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/join-the-dynamic-methods-team/">Join the Dynamic Methods Team</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banana flavoured Quik]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>So you arrive at our single fronted cottage on Sturt Street&#x2026; </p><p>Single fronted cottage, you think&#x2026; &#xA0;Are these guys really cutting edge developers?</p><p>Oooh&#x2026; and looks dark! </p><p>And, what&#x2019;s this&#x2026; a locked front door with a hand-written note taped to it. It reads,</p>]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/banana-flavoured-quik/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f14301f831e5a6ca085f5c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita O'Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:16:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/5.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/5.png" alt="Banana flavoured Quik"><p>So you arrive at our single fronted cottage on Sturt Street&#x2026; </p><p>Single fronted cottage, you think&#x2026; &#xA0;Are these guys really cutting edge developers?</p><p>Oooh&#x2026; and looks dark! </p><p>And, what&#x2019;s this&#x2026; a locked front door with a hand-written note taped to it. It reads, &#x201C;Please knock for entry, the doorbell is broken&#x201D;</p><p>Am I in the right place...? Oh yeah&#x2026; there&#x2019;s another sign on the door, the size of silicon chip, which reads DYNAMIC METHODS.</p><p>That&#x2019;s surely a joke.</p><p>So you knock on the door (and we open it).</p><p>You take a few steps inside, and here it is &#x2013; your wow moment&#x2026; It&#x2019;s like walking into a Tardis &#x2013; you even feel like you&#x2019;ve time-travelled from 1890 to 2015. </p><p>You look up &#x2013; this place has a mezzanine! &#xA0;A corrugated iron roof arches over the double storey-space which is filled with light. You want to go outside and have another look at this unassuming (possibly quaint) turn-of-the-century stone cottage&#x2026; just to make sure you&#x2019;ve entered the same building.</p><p>But our enthusiastic welcome doesn&#x2019;t give you the opportunity. Instead, you are taken upstairs&#x2026; ascending into the light and the smell of&#x2026; toast? </p><p>&#x201C;This is cool,&#x201D; you say&#x2026; We assume you are referring to the open-plan layout and not the air-conditioning. There&#x2019;s a desk overlooking the void &#x2013; a place to meet perhaps. It&#x2019;s opposite a kitchen&#x2026; Ah, the toast. </p><p>We don&#x2019;t offer you toast, just tea, coffee or water&#x2026; but you realise, if you worked here, that you could bring Banana flavoured Quik and no-one would mind. </p><p>You take in the surroundings &#x2013; Sturt Street is visible from up here&#x2026; and, yes, directly below, the roof of the cottage is still intact. You have a glass of water while you listen to us talk about how innovative and fun we are (and we are), and you&#x2019;re already imagining what it would be like to work here, but&#x2026; where is everyone?</p><p>The answer is soon revealed as you cross back over the void to the meeting desk&#x2026;Ahh&#x2026; now that you are looking properly, there is more space behind the desk, obscured by a feature wall of wine, books, and a&#x2026; Commodore 64?</p><p>You walk into the developers&#x2019; space, where you might be working if all goes well&#x2026; <br>They&#x2019;re all the in the same room, and the room is&#x2026; light. It&#x2019;s like one of those offices your see in films, where you think&#x2026; if work was like that, I wouldn&#x2019;t mind going to work. You&#x2019;re working through this in your head, trying to imagine it, when we introduce you to the other guys (a generic term for staff-members of either sex).</p><p>They seem nice&#x2026; definitely relaxed, and genuinely welcoming&#x2026; they could be your new work family.</p><p>&#x201C;So where are the bean bags and pinball machines?&#x201D; you joke. We are too polite and caring not to laugh and make you feel at ease. </p><p>Then we tell you we have a life outside the office&#x2026; Nice as it is, we have other places we enjoy, family and friends that like being with us, and other interests away from work. &#xA0;</p><p>You nod and smile &#x2013; you can relate to that. You begin to picture yourself working for Dynamic Methods. </p><p>Your tour comes to an end. We escort you to the front door. We tell you we like you because you seem enthusiastic and like the idea of working with us. You feel valued, and you don&#x2019;t want to spoil the moment by suggesting we fix the door bell and get a new sign.</p><p>You leave. We shut the door.</p><p>(Oh&#x2026; just in case you were wondering&#x2026; we don&#x2019;t have any bean bags or pinball machines).</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRMs are now in much better form]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Here are three letters &#x2013; CRM.</p><p>They are recognised and understood by a vast majority successful, proactive business people &#x2013; Client Relationship Management is vital to working more efficiently, personally and profitably.</p><p>Here are three more letters &#x2013; API.</p><p>They are recognised and understood by very few. To a software</p>]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/crms-are-now-in-much-better-form/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f142f7c831e5a6ca085f5b4</guid><category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category><category><![CDATA[developer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Howell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/4.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/4.png" alt="CRMs are now in much better form"><p>Here are three letters &#x2013; CRM.</p><p>They are recognised and understood by a vast majority successful, proactive business people &#x2013; Client Relationship Management is vital to working more efficiently, personally and profitably.</p><p>Here are three more letters &#x2013; API.</p><p>They are recognised and understood by very few. To a software developer like us, however, Application Programming Interface is the way we communicate &#x2013; algorithm arteries that pump information to those who use our software. </p><p>We are Dynamic Methods, software developers for the Real Estate Institutes across Australia. Basically, our software saves agents a whole lot of time and running around, making agencies more productive. </p><p>In the last six months, our Forms software has gone ballistic! The uptake from integrators (agencies and software developers) has been amazing &#x2013; in fact, it has trebled. </p><p>Through our API link, CRMs like Rest, Console, MyDesktop and &#xA0;Agentbox, just to mention a few (well, four), are using it.</p><p>Within these CRMs, agents easily capture information, create databases and customise information for clients and buyers. And now, they&#x2019;re also accessing our savvy Forms software, minimising double-entry and working much smarter. Our Forms can be tailored, and are legally compliant in all states.</p><p>Dynamic Methods&#x2019; Forms software is crisp cutting edge, intuitive and adaptable &#x2013; savvy with a real kick of functionality.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aubergenius]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>So what&#x2019;s in a name? &#xA0;How about Brinjal? Unless you&#x2019;re South African or South East Asian, it&#x2019;s unlikely you&#x2019;ve heard of it. It&#x2019;s also known as Melongene, Garden Egg and Guinea Squash.</p><p>Some sort of fruit or vegetable then?</p>]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/aubergenius/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb7ee62361fbd7443a625df</guid><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Howell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 03:32:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/3.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/3.png" alt="Aubergenius"><p>So what&#x2019;s in a name? &#xA0;How about Brinjal? Unless you&#x2019;re South African or South East Asian, it&#x2019;s unlikely you&#x2019;ve heard of it. It&#x2019;s also known as Melongene, Garden Egg and Guinea Squash.</p><p>Some sort of fruit or vegetable then? Perhaps the British name, Aubergine may be more familiar. However, for those of us who live in Australia (Canada and USA) it&#x2019;s known as Eggplant.</p><p>The point is, regardless of what you call it, it&#x2019;s a largish, dark purple fruit &#x2013; yes, it is a fruit &#x2013; and a key ingredient in dishes like moussaka and ratatouille. </p><p>Okay, this <strong><em>is</em></strong> actually heading somewhere. </p><p>We, Dynamic Methods, are the Eggplant of Real Estate Forms &#x2013; the Aubergenius behind <a href="https://www.realworks.com.au">Realworks</a>, <a href="https://www.reiformslive.com.au">REI Forms Live</a> and <a href="https://www.formslive.com.au">Forms Live</a><em>. They are all the same &#x2013; only the name changes, depending on which State (or Territory) you&#x2019;re in.</em></p><p>Our amazing software has made life so much easier for real estate agents across Australia. It&#x2019;s saved them time and money &#x2013; two precious things for busy professionals. Those who are using our technology are reaping the benefits &#x2013; they&#x2019;ve virtually chucked away their pens and paper (which, btw, is very environmentally friendly) and moved into the virtual world of screen, where everything is immediate, easily accessible and personalised.</p><p>So, whether you are using <a href="https://www.realworks.com.au">Realworks</a> in Queensland, <a href="https://www.formslive.com.au">Forms Live</a> in Victoria, or <a href="https://www.reiformslive.com.au">REI Forms Live</a> everywhere else, you are eating the same fruit, and loving the Melongenetics of Dynamic Methods.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What if’ champions]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>We are a name you <strong><em>don&#x2019;t</em></strong> know behind the names you do. Those names know us as Dynamic Methods.</p><p><br>To them, we are the savvy techno-heads who make things work better &#x2013; a highly regarded software development company specialising in Real Estate. We&#x2019;ve even been called</p>]]></description><link>https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/what-if-champions/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb646917f632e5e9037ab62</guid><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Howell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/2.png" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://blog.dynamicmethods.com.au/content/images/2023/05/2.png" alt="&#x2018;What if&#x2019; champions"><p>We are a name you <strong><em>don&#x2019;t</em></strong> know behind the names you do. Those names know us as Dynamic Methods.</p><p><br>To them, we are the savvy techno-heads who make things work better &#x2013; a highly regarded software development company specialising in Real Estate. We&#x2019;ve even been called the glue that keeps an industry together &#x2013; praise that sticks!<br></p><p>But to us, our name says it all &#x2013; we use dynamic methods. We are in constant evolution; there is no end to what we can do, what we can improve. We are explorers of intricacy and the unknown. We are motivated by challenges and the seemingly impossible. To us, there are no barriers &#x2013; challenges are just gateways to discovery.<br></p><p>We are client driven. A job is never finished; it&#x2019;s honed &#x2013; faster, sleeker, more intuitive, smarter. If we&#x2019;ve found a better way, then we&#x2019;ll find an even <strong><em>better</em></strong> way.<br></p><p>Surprisingly (for people in our industry) we thrive on communication. We talk amongst ourselves, throw things about &#x2013; we are the &#x2018;what if&#x2019; champions. And we engage with our clients, we want them to know that we&#x2019;re thinking about their business&#x2026; literally.<br></p><p>Six brilliant minds make up Dynamic Methods &#x2013; hardly what you&#x2019;d call a big player &#x2013; but we are agile, flexible, adaptable, quick-adopters, running along the cutting edge of technology, &#xA0;and touching down in the end-zone of innovation. The big players would find us mesmerising.<br></p><p>Dynamic Methods is your &#x2018;unknown&#x2019; partner in software innovation. We challenge <strong><em>you</em></strong> to challenge <strong><em>us</em></strong>. <br></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>