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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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Agility is the 2023 Success Factor

Leapfrogging

In a landmark study, for example, Google identified “psychological safety” as the top characteristic of its most successful teams. The concept of “agility” in business originated from the field of agile software development. I’ve built new teams. And I’ve helped fix dysfunctional ones.

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Implement Anticipatory Solutions Instead of Reactive Responses

Daniel Burrus

This focus was predominantly on responding to disruptions as they came in, putting out fires to solve issues. Let’s help guide you in this productive direction by way of exploring an example of a business in an industry that directly impacts us, especially following the disruption of COVID-19—the hotly discussed supply chain.

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

Planview

For example, a large language model (LLM), a type of generative pre-trained transformer (GPT), is a form of text-based genAI that can output large bodies of creative text as if written by a human. This rapid advancement in genAI has disrupted many fields across both enterprise and consumer environments.

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Software that Writes Itself? Low Code / No Code Applications have Arrived

Daniel Burrus

As time moved on, another option surfaced with regard to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in that those in need of an application could purchase it or pay a subscription to essentially lease it as an already fully developed software. There are two downsides to both of these options. Essentially, it is next to impossible.

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5 Tech Issues That Can Slow Down Innovation

IdeaScale

Sometimes the problem is compatibility with legacy systems, but there are also skills gaps to overcome, decisions about how much tech you need and where to apply it, and coping with business disruption or temporary lags in productivity. We’re simply entering a phase where the rough edges are being smoothed and honed.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

In this blog I explore what the automotive industry has been doing to address the potential disruption, analyze the effects of these initial steps, and provide recommendations on what corporations could be doing better. For example, GM stopped producing its electric vehicle EV1 in 1999 (and here ).