Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

When networks develop into communities, the results can be powerful. Look at the accomplishments of Wikipedia contributors, open-source software developers who find and fix bugs in Linux, or doctors who help each another with difficult diagnoses as part of the Sermo social network.

Collaboration 13

Collaboration Entrepreneurship Groups Software Developers 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. In 2008, GE corporate decided to invest $1 billion in the $5.6 It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries.

LEAN 14

LEAN Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Design 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

Infor has already benefitted by tapping this local talent pool is our in-house creative agency, Hook & Loop, which helps us design software that is intuitive and easy-to-use. Our intention for Hook & Loop was not to hire the best and brightest software developers.

Culture 12

Culture Software Software Engineering Industry 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

In 2008, RIM tried to match the new competitor. However, the new handset, its software, and the available applications all failed to excite critics and customers. A second accelerant of IT delivery is the iterative software development philosophy known as "agile development." billion in revenues.

Technology 9

Technology Agile Software Developers Software Development 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

In 2008 Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson wrote about their research on U.S. Most people are used to thinking about inequality as the pay gap between a CEO and an administrative assistant, or a software developer and a manufacturing worker. ” McAfee and Brynjolfsson report something similar in their 2008 HBR article.

Competition 13

Competition Report Industry Software 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

We also lost some good people: Our star software developer loved San Francisco and decided not to leave. By 2008 we had hit $1 billion in gross merchandise sales. A week later I was pleasantly surprised to learn that 70 were willing to give Vegas a shot. But the economic slowdown made for a crazy year.

Culture 10

Culture Technical Review Software Review Software Developers 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Despite the fact that Niantic, the American software development company that developed Pokémon Go, has failed to maintain high levels of engagement on the game (its current user base is now 30 million users), the phenomenon demonstrated AR’s potential to be adopted by mainstream culture.

Technology 13

Technology Software Internet of things Design 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee reported a link between IT adoption and industry concentration in HBR in 2008 ; since then, multiple analyses have linked increased use of digital technology to higher profitability at both the industry and company level. Bessen’s findings are consistent with a lot of other data.

Technical Review 9

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneurship Competition 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

As it is, software developers in a UK tech startup earned about 26% more than the industry average and those in sales and development in the UK earned 12% more than the industry average – making the country one of the more expensive locations to launch a venture. The digital talent market in the UK is already tight.

Industry 12

Industry Competition Survey Data 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

electric utilities during 2008-2015—a period in which the decentralized model was in its uncertain, nascent phase. Think here of enterprise-software developers such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle, who are undergoing the disruptive change to cloud-based software service.

Disruption 8

Disruption Company Software Review Competition 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

In 2008 Bill Gates testified before Congress to advocate for more H-1B visas to help compensate for “a deficit of Americans with computer science degrees.” In the private sector, for instance, software developers, petroleum engineers, and data scientists were found to be in high demand.

Technical Review 13

Technical Review Software Review Policies Analysis 13