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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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How to use KANBAN: An effective productivity method for innovative ideas

Idea to Value

How do you manage projects where the requirements are likely to change frequently. However, in has also been adapted as one of the most popular management methods in Software development and Innovation / Lean Startup methods. Or where teams might be independently working on multiple aspects separately but simultaneously.

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L.I.V.E. (Lean Innovation, Validation & Execution): A new, more effective way to manage multiple innovation projects

Idea to Value

This new management method makes it nearly impossible for innovation teams to fail at delivering multiple challenging innovation projects faster, with less risk and lower required budgets. Most innovation experts often say that traditional management processes are not the way to run innovation projects. method) about how the L.I.V.E.

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Guidelines For Hiring the Best Software Developers

The Human Factor

We will go through all the specifics that are important when hiring a developer and address any questions you may have about recruiting developers for your company. Advice on how to hire a software developer. Understanding what you are truly looking for is the first step in hiring a developer.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower Innovation

Specifically, they should know about, and help with: Asking and answering the 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators Knowing when and how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , Is this person a CTO or a developer? Then, a month later, the product is still 90% done.

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

Planview

Five years ago, Planview CTA Mik Kersten outlined the “turning point” in his bestselling book, Project to Product: How to Thrive and Survive in the Age of Software with the Flow Framework. Figure 1: Where companies are today in their progression across the five project to product stages.

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Agile Mindset: How to Use Sprints to Streamline Projects

mjvinnovation

Agile Philosophy came from the Agile Manifesto, when a small group of people got together in 2001 to discuss their feelings about the traditional approach to project management for software development. Software that works with broader range of documentations. It was designed to help teams manage development processes.

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