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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? These are the worries that keep team leads up at night.

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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

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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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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower Innovation

The Tactical Technical Advisor stays on top of the development team to ensure that they’re team is building the right thing in a high-quality, efficient manner. This is especially important with outsourced development teams. Are developers following best practices in their code and life cycle?

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

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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. The pandemic effects have created a scenario of uncertainty – unemployment and economic weaknesses cannot be neglected. Unfortunately, many projects die because of this.

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How to Improve Team Communication

The Human Factor

When you are in control of a team of employees, you need to make sure that you are always working together to the best of your abilities. Communication is one of the most important parts of team co-operation. Think that your team is not communicating adequately at the moment? Here are some of the ways you can work to improve it.

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Navigating Technical Debt in the Automotive Industry

Planview

According to McKinsey , this “tax” on development comprises about 40 percent of IT balance sheets, stemming from the intense pressure to enter the market and gather feedback swiftly. Financially, it imposes a burdensome surcharge of 10 to 20 percent, as revealed in the McKinsey mentioned earlier, compounding project expenses.

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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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