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Q&A with the dWELLing: How technology can build a community and vision
Left to right: the dWELLing founders Ladd Hight, Mary Poston, Katie Smart, Kristen Hubert, and Alexis Cordova (Father Ted Smith, absent but noted below)It’s that time of year! ‘Tis the season for GiveCamp, when developers and designers in different cities donate their...
Public API strategies: What Bezos didn’t tell his team
In 2002, Jeff Bezos issued a mandate to all Amazon development teams that included the following statements: “All teams will henceforth expose their data and functionality through service interfaces.” “Teams must communicate with each other through these interfaces.”...
Why Balance is Better: Q&A with Crystal Larsh, Senior Consultant
Crystal Larsh is clever, candid, and smart, as well as an extremely capable project manager who has led teams and clients through some of our toughest software engagements. Pass her in the hall, and she’ll inquire about your day with a smile, regardless of what...
Why balance is better: Q&A with Elisa Avila, Engineering Consultant
To honor International Women’s Day on March 8, we interviewed some of our female developers, project managers, and leaders about the theme this year, #BalanceforBetter, which is especially appropriate in the technology sector. Each interviewee offers a unique...
Build vs. Buy Pt 3: Perceived costs vs. actual value of a custom software system
For most modern enterprises, the closer your system is to your value proposition, the more likely it will require customization to deliver on the precise needs that your business serves. As proven in Part 2 of our Build vs. Buy series, there are core functions that...
Why balance is better: Q&A with Vasudha Prabhala, Senior VP of Service Delivery
Today, women are a growing force in the workplace, with dual incomes and financial independence becoming the norm, if not a necessity. Women’s participation in the U.S. labor force shot from 32.7% in 1948 to 57% in 2017, with the numbers rising an estimated 50% in the...
The value of a project manager: A developer’s perspective
Picture this: You’ve come up with a vision for a new line of business or an enhancement to your existing business that will involve a software development project. You’ve got sign off, executive sponsorship, and funding. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start...
Finding core values that drive your company forward
Working with and guiding fellow entrepreneurs has been a passion throughout my career. I’ve met leaders of companies at all stages of growth who are concerned with key business areas like sales, delivery, marketing, etc. These are all critical elements of growth, but...
An incremental approach to managing change overload during modernization
Software modernization is fundamentally all about change—new technologies are the most visible, and often most exciting, aspects of modernization. However, technology doesn’t stand alone: Systems are created, maintained, and used by teams of people across...
Preparing your business for microservices
Originally authored by Dick BrownMicroservices is a hot topic in software development—when building new applications, we often hear the phrase: “…make sure it’s in a microservices architecture.” While microservices is a great choice in the right situation, it’s...
It’s not Agile, It’s you Pt. 2: Getting all hands on deck
Problem: “We tried Agile, but we couldn’t get support from outside of our team, so it slowly reverted back to waterfall.” Every methodology has a set of situations within which it thrives. They’re similar to plants in that you can’t put, say, a cactus down in just any...
3 things that, together, make your IIoT solution powerful
If you engage in manufacturing, asset management, or logistics management, chances are high that you’ve already completed, are currently engaged in, or are getting ready to build an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform. Whether the core purpose of your IIoT...