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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Project Management

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Project Management

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology?

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Why Mixing Caution with Courage in Tech Pays Off Big Time

Productivity Land

In the tech industry you’ve got to know when to go all in with innovation and when to hold back due to risk. That’s where the genius of strategic alignment in technology portfolios comes into the picture. When the bet’s as high as it is in tech, knowing how to balance your cards can make all the difference.

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Otter Review (2022)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I use a lot of technical project management jargon that relates to our projects and industry, and I don’t have to do a lot of editing. I don’t think Otter is multilingual transcription software: I’ve only ever tried it in English. Your alternatives are taking manual notes, or using another meeting transcription software.

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New Features vs. Technical Debt: A Product Owner's Dilemma

Scrum.org

The Product Owner must balance the demands of users against the need to ensure that the product remains up to date from a technical perspective. This often means that the Product Owner may need to choose between developing new features to satisfy customer requests and fixes for technical debt. What is technical debt?

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Innovative Tools for Remote Team Collaboration and Productivity

The IIL Blog

Let’s explore the innovative solutions that enhance remote team communication, collaboration, and productivity, acknowledging these tools’ crucial role in fostering efficient workflows. Project management software has emerged as a central hub, streamlining tasks, tracking progress, and fostering collaboration among dispersed teams.

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Organizational Competencies: What They Are and How to Develop Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We did a fair amount of off-the-shelf software deployments, and we frequently made the point that we were a healthcare company, not a software development firm. We did have a team of developers who built some in-house apps, and web front ends to databases, but we were not, at heart, a company that built software. Innovation.