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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

Planview

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. The Six Hidden Costs of Software Development Resource waste is a pervasive issue that can significantly hinder productivity, efficiency, and the achievement of business goals.

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5 Tech Issues That Can Slow Down Innovation

IdeaScale

Sometimes the problem is compatibility with legacy systems, but there are also skills gaps to overcome, decisions about how much tech you need and where to apply it, and coping with business disruption or temporary lags in productivity. Over the past decade, tech seems to be advancing at a faster pace than at any other time in history.

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Agility is the 2023 Success Factor

Leapfrogging

The concept of “agility” in business originated from the field of agile software development. Any team can apply the principles of agile software development to create greater overall agility. As we’ve seen over and over, every product, service, and business model eventually gets disrupted.

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Are You Doing Agile Right?

Leapfrogging

Still, concepts like agile design and agile software development have taken over the popular zeitgeist recently, and businesses are looking for ways to develop the agile mindset at every possible opportunity. Today, everyone wants to be agile. There’s little surprise that the agile framework has taken off.

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Property Management Software: Making the Leap

Business and Tech

I chose a system that was adaptable to how I work since I didn’t want to reinvest my time in implementing new processes and disrupt my current operations. Having an open platform for data access, or Application Programming Interface (API), will be a big plus in future software development.

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The Case for Adopting a Product Operating Model

Planview

Fast-forward to today, when software development is part of every companys portfolio. In my view, its the business operating system that companies need to thrive in the disruptive Digital Age. Among other practices, they supported persistently funded, cross-functional teams led by product managers to iteratively deliver value.

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Mentoring Is the Secret to Innovation Say Silicon Valley’s Top VCs and Entrepreneurs

Leapfrogging

James Gallagher (age 16, Scotland): The 16-year-old created Open Commit, a servicewhere software developers receive on-demand, actionable reviews of code from other expert software developers. Pairing eager young minds with experienced experts in a scalable way may just be the new secret sauce for disruptive innovation.