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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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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.

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Guidelines For Hiring the Best Software Developers

The Human Factor

This raises the difficulty of finding the top software engineers for a business given that many are bootstrapped and some are sponsored. All companies are now fundamentally tech companies, and employing software engineers is now a crucial task that greatly affects a startup’s long-term performance. Establishing requirements.

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

Planview

It’s no surprise the abundance of moving parts contributes to an ever-ambiguous world for software delivery. With a multitude of products and services that companies serve to customers, the recognition of Value Stream Management (VSM) in modern software delivery has never been stronger.

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5 Tech Issues That Can Slow Down Innovation

IdeaScale

The seeming slowdown in innovation is also partly due to expansion in outcome-based industries like finance and healthcare that are more difficult to measure than how many widgets one produces. For example, apps are great for promoting business, adding value, and managing certain aspects of our lives, but they also pose a security risk.

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From Waste to Value: Value Stream Management and AI in Action

Planview

In today’s fast-paced world of business and technology, efficiency in software delivery is not just important; it’s crucial. The idea of cutting waste, a principle from manufacturing, is relevant more than ever in software development and knowledge work as a means to increase efficiency.

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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

Some famous examples of this happening include: In India while it was a British Colony, the Colonial Rulers wanted to reduce the number of snakes. One area where Goodhart’s Law gets even more dangerous is in target-based software development, especially Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. That was not its fault.