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Clearing Out Your AppDev Backlog

Datavail

IT research and advisory firm Gartner has outlined 10 guiding principles for an organization to be considered truly agile. But even organizations that consider themselves agile may not be able to make a dent in their existing backlogs. Clearing out your AppDev backlog might be a challenge for the following reasons: No in-house team.

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Software Outsourcing: Why CEOs Love It

Gorilla Logic

It turns out that access to talented developers may be one of the most challenging pieces of the puzzle. . KPMG reports that 67 percent of tech leaders struggle to find the right tech talent, and 22 percent of organizations surveyed by Coding Sans ranked increasing development capacity as their top challenge. Let’s talk. The downside?

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Digital Product Conversations #1: Martin Lasarga, Postclick

UruIT

We asked him a few questions to learn from his experience with this digital product, and asked him to share the lessons he has learned in the path that took him from his early career stages as a developer to the role he has now. How did you become a senior product manager? Having high standards and structure for the team.

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7 Things You Need to Know About Agile Product Management

Accenture

The enterprise primed to survive and thrive in today’s environment, guided by a clear vision and human-centric values, has all four of the business agility capabilities: Delivery Agility. Product Innovation. Here are 7 things you need to know about Agile Product Management. Organizational Adaptability.

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Forget Methodologies, Focus on Customers

Modus Create

So let’s dive into some old and new methodologies that companies use to implement, develop and balance the three pillars. I’ll review four methodologies: waterfall, Lean, design, and Agile. The outcome of a project is well defined, so there are few surprises in what the team delivers.

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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

TechCrunch

” This point was seconded by other survey respondents, so we reached out to Drach and his team to learn more. More specifically, Solwey provides consulting in all stages of software design and development strategy and execution. How is your team structured? Why did you choose the boutique consultancy model?

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5 Benefits of Outsourcing That Make Sense for Saas

UruIT

The need to look for an external provider becomes apparent in any of the above scenarios and that’s where the option for nearshoring ( outsourcing to South America ) part of or a whole development project comes in. To fulfill them, they need to set ambitious timelines for releasing new versions or entirely new products.

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