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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO

Poor execution Even the best plans can fail if execution is poor. This may require hiring outside experts and/or investing in training and development for existing staff. This may require hiring outside experts and/or investing in training and development for existing staff.

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Pragmatic Innovation in Software Development

Apiumhub

Innovation and pragmatism are two contrasting approaches in software development, each with its own merits and considerations. Software innovation Innovation refers to the pursuit of novel ideas, creative solutions, and cutting-edge technologies in software development.

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Becoming a More Resilient Software and Technology Organization

Tandem

Succeed as a Team and Fail as a Team In a resilient organization, teams and managers prioritize problem-solving and prevention over assigning blame when issues arise. A blame-free culture also encourages open communication and transparency, facilitating faster problem resolution and improving overall system stability.

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Chief Technology Officer: Understanding the Main Tech Person In a Company

Altexsoft

VP of Engineering – tech team management. Still, VP is responsible for recruiting to the tech team, reacting to issues in the development, and establishing the KPIs and deadlines. Technical director – tech advisor in a team. First things first, TD is not a strictly software development title.

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Research Results: Key software architecture metrics

Apiumhub

If you remember my article about Software Architecture Quality Attributes , you know that we have been conducting a survey to find out key software architecture metrics that leading companies and software architects use. As quality of a software’s architecture is essential, yet very difficult to apprehend and measure.

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How to Conduct User Acceptance Testing: Process Stages, Deliverables, and End-User Testing Place in Quality Assurance

Altexsoft

When conducting various quality assurance activities , development teams are able to look at the product from the user’s standpoint. To ensure the development team is building the right product for the actual end-users, it’s vital to conduct user acceptance testing. stakeholders involved in the development.

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DevOps vs Site Reliability Engineering: Concepts, Practices, and Roles

Altexsoft

For over a decade, two similar concepts — DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) — have been coexisting in the world of software development. In essence, two methodologies do the same thing: They try to bridge the gap between development and operations teams. Metrics are crucial. What is DevOps? No more silos.

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