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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower Innovation

Why do this without the right technical advisor? Just like attorneys, technical advisors can help navigate waters that many find murky. Actually, many startups need two kinds of technical advisors. Would you create contracts without an attorney? And Maybe You Need Two! Are we using modern and secure third-party libraries?

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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. 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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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower Innovation

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? This is where a technical review can be useful!)

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Integrating ‘Agile’ Approaches into ‘Waterfall’ Cultures

InnovationTraining.org

Agile” and “Waterfall” offer us very different approaches to project management. is the guiding question, and we develop solutions based upon our understanding of the answer. becomes the salient question, and discovering the likely answers determines the responses that will be developed. Core Elements of Waterfall.

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Why is developing digital products one of the solutions to overcome the crisis?

mjvinnovation

What makes us believe that developing digital products is not only a solution to overcome the crisis, but also to generate business value after it too. Technology has only evolved – and very fast. The pandemic effects have created a scenario of uncertainty – unemployment and economic weaknesses cannot be neglected.

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Agile vs Waterfall: what are the differences?

mjvinnovation

In a project where the waterfall Model is used, each such point represents a different stage of software development, and each stage usually ends before the next stage can begin. Requirements are usually reviewed and approved by the customer before the project can be started. Check them out.

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Intentionality and the Differentiating Competitive Advantage 

Planview

Last month, Planview released the inaugural 2023 Project to Product State of the Industry Report , and it is well worth the read. I’m also referencing upstream activities, software development technical impediments, and post-build activities. It’s hard work to get buy-in across supporting functions of a value stream.