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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

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Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear.

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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

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Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. Whether because of changing priorities, miscommunication among teams, or other blockers, the hidden cost of waste can significantly impact productivity and bottom lines.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

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No good innovator turns down advice! The Tactical Technical Advisor stays on top of the development team to ensure that they’re team is building the right thing in a high-quality, efficient manner. This is especially important with outsourced development teams. Would you create contracts without an attorney?

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

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At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

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When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. The PMs are seeing late deliveries and bugs that suggest the devs just aren’t capable enough. This can be true even if those failures had nothing to do with the current team.

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Maximizing Efficiency & Productivity: 3 Ways GenAI Optimizes Value Stream Management for Tech Leaders 

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Any group suffering from the growing pains of scaling software delivery can attest to this value. But while the increasing number of companies adopting VSM has changed how teams build from project to product, a new innovative approach hits the spotlight: generative AI (genAI).

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DevOps: why the methodology is so important for IT?

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Smaller batches of work are easier to understand, commit, test, and review, as well as know when they are completed. When automation is combined with a solid agile mindset, it is possible to obtain resource development very close to the flow of each step, providing value to customers quickly and continuously. continuous development.