What Is DevOps And Why Does It Matter?
Over the past few years, DevOps has rapidly gained in popularity. We hear news near-constantly about how organizations worldwide are being transformed with the help of DevOps, and how engineers are mastering the new profession of DevOps. But what actually is the...
Staff Augmentation Creates a Powerful Advantage
For business leaders seeking the technological solutions that will help them grow and scale, there’s a lot to think about in terms of software development. Is outsourcing development the way to go? What are the economic factors to consider? How can I find software...
How to Avoid Cost Estimation Mistakes in Your Software Development Project
Cost estimation is absolutely essential for ensuring a successful, on- or under- budget software development project. In this article, we provide an overview of common mistakes that can derail the cost estimation process. Before we dive into those...
How Software Development Leaders Can Fight Scope Creep: Powerful Prioritization Tips
For managers of enterprise-scale software products, scope creep represents a chronic risk — especially when trying to go from a napkin sketch to a working piece of software or mobile application. In any software or mobile...
10 Questions to Help Choose a Software Development Company
A software development partner can offer key strategic advantages over in-house development (learn more here). But choosing the wrong partner is a real risk: Nobody embarks on a software development project with the goal of failing. Unfortunately, failure is a real...
Outsourced Software Development: Location Doesn’t Matter
As you’re weighing your options on whether to outsource your software development, the next decision may be a question of where. Local? Offshore? And if you choose an offshore software development outsourcing model, will time zone differences present hurdles? In this...
User-Centered Design for Optimal Product Viability: 3 Use Cases
In recent years, user-centered design (UCD) has become widespread well beyond the design field. Companies and organizations ranging from NASA to IKEA and everything in between have benefited from adopting UCD. UCD is not one of those design trends that will come and...
In-house or Outsourcing Software Development: A Strategic Guide
The question of in-house vs outsourcing software development is something only you yourself can answer. With so many variables, personal preferences, and pros and cons in play, the only right answer is the one that’s right for you. So how do...