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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software DevelopmentĀ 

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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Goodhartā€™s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

This refers to the process whereby it is clear what the targets for success are, and an individual, group or company does just enough to qualify for meeting those specific criteria. This can also be the reason why company performance begins to suffer over time, as more bureaucratic processes are introduced to manage employee performance.

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Photos for interaction

Boxes and Arrows

When developing user interfaces, designers increasingly use custom graphical elements. As the web browser becomes basic technology for software interfaces, more and more elements derived from graphic and web design replace the traditional desktop approaches to the concrete design of human-computer interfaces.

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Do You Know Your Users?

Boxes and Arrows

False consensus bias contributes to making bad decisions when we design software. Alan Cooper noted this type of bias while wondering why otherwise smart, talented people often created such crappy software. Have you ever heard anyone on your team say, ā€œwhat if the customer wanted [some feature]?ā€ What are personas?

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The Innovation Stack

The Inovo Group

The innovation stack is analogous to a ā€˜full-stackā€™ in software. Software stacks are used to develop complex software applications. The term ā€˜knowledgeā€™, as used here, refers to a hierarchy of data-information-knowledge-understanding-insight [1] (weā€™ll leave out wisdom for now).

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Co-creating volume 3

Innovation 360 Group

In contrast, strategies based on Technology Drivers investigate problems, many of them unarticulated, and explore how the latest developments are reshaping various sectors. Talent management, such as talent identification, selection and incentives. Obtain new consumer/user insights. Details of parent involvement (formal and informal).

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Co-creating volume 3

Innovation 360

In contrast, strategies based on Technology Drivers investigate problems, many of them unarticulated, and explore how the latest developments are reshaping various sectors. Talent management, such as talent identification, selection and incentives. Obtain new consumer/user insights. Details of parent involvement (formal and informal).