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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

Planview

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. The Six Hidden Costs of Software Development Resource waste is a pervasive issue that can significantly hinder productivity, efficiency, and the achievement of business goals.

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The Best Templates for Agile Methodology

IdeaScale

Agile methodology is one of the most popular methods of software development and is a great way to organize and plan projects with your team. This visibility and flexibility make kanban’s really helpful for organizing agile development. Product Roadmap. Retrospective Analysis.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower Innovation

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. It’s written for a business leader, not an engineer.

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5 Factors Determining Success or Failure in the Shift From Project to Product

Planview

Analysis of the survey results identified five attributes that increase the likelihood of success or failure: #1. Dependencies are difficult to tackle in software development since value streams are complex, structured more like an airline network than a manufacturing line.

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Intentionality and the Differentiating Competitive Advantage 

Planview

I’m also referencing upstream activities, software development technical impediments, and post-build activities. Some of them would take this report and turn it into their roadmap on what to get right first. Some would turn it into their roadmap on how to address cloud stall, and some would stick it back in the drawer.

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Announcing Planview Copilot: Accelerate Transformation and Action Data-Driven Strategic Decision-Making

Planview

The software development methodologies and organizational design principles harnessed by digital natives are well documented. In this study covering thousands of value streams under management, we baselined the capacity of enterprise organizations’ value streams by measuring the flow of value through software development tools (e.g.,

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Bringing User Centered Design to the Agile Environment

Boxes and Arrows

This means that if you know what your requirements are and these have been properly informed with user research, comparative analysis, business objectives, and analysis of what content you have and what you can technically achieve, then Agile alone can work well. Agile Software Development with SCRUM by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle.

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