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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower Innovation

The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. Are developers following best practices in their code and life cycle? CTO Founder – Do they really still need a technical advisor? Is this person a CTO or a developer?

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower Innovation

The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. A Product Manager? How big is the anticipated development team?

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Governance Charter for Managing New Product Investments

Huub Rutten

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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Governance Charter for Managing New Product Investments

Huub Rutten

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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Governance Charter for Managing New Product Investments

Huub Rutten

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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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 can also lead to a software team that looks ill-equipped.

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LIVE WEBINAR: 3 Pros Tell You How to Strike Innovation Gold in 2016

Planview

Our three expert panelists come to us from global consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, cloud-power provider Appirio, and our very own Spigit headquarters, home of the leading SaaS solution for crowdsourced innovation management. First up: Dr. Norman Lewis of PwC, who leads the charge for the One Innovation Programme.