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From India to Vietnam: The Changing Landscape of Offshore Software Development

Tullio Siragusa

From India to Vietnam: The Changing Landscape of Offshore Software Development Outsourcing software development services to offshore vendors has become an increasingly popular way for businesses to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Tech talent turnover rates in Vietnam are less than 1/3 that of India.

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Digital Skills Provide a Development Path for Sub-Saharan Africa

Harvard Business Review

They can export digital skills to Western Europe, United States, and Asia through the unbounded and unconstrained opportunities the internet has provided through “digital jobs” from music to software development to prompt engineering.

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Integrating ‘Agile’ Approaches into ‘Waterfall’ Cultures

InnovationTraining.org

Agile is a more recently developed process, first adopted as a term in the early 2000’s by software developers gathered in Snowbird, UT to represent a basket of flexible planning methodologies. Harry Webne-Behrman has served as a facilitator, consultant, educator, and mediator for over 40 years. Core Elements of Agile.

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The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. And other problems stemmed from UX practitioners feeling disconnected from the daily life of the development teams they supported.

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Why have a Tech Team in Kathmandu?

ITONICS

How did this happen and why is Nepal a great place not only for culture, food, nature and the highest mountains on earth but for software development as-well? The next day, we had the first meetings with a local software development company and discussed our current and upcoming challenges. How it all began.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Design Thinking

InnovationTraining.org

We then reviewed them to see that the answer summaries made sense. This involves reviewing the feedback from the user testing, and making adjustments to the solution based on the insights gathered. This involves presenting the solution to stakeholders, and developing a plan for implementing and refining the solution moving forward.

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UX Design Careers in 2018 and Beyond: The Future of the UX Designer

Boxes and Arrows

Allabarton’s requirements for a UX designer—empathy, curiosity, and communication—don’t necessarily require a visual arts education. According to Maryville University , for instance, studying software development can be a solid foundation for a career as a UX designer.

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