Software development is not easy. It depends on the total commitment of every team member. Focusing on every aspect of the development is a must. And even a minor setback can affect the process and product quality. According to Standish Group’s Annual CHAOS report, over 66% of technology projects end up in partial or complete failure.
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5 Tools for Managing and Tracking Technical Debt
When we need to update software fast, providing new features to the client, the technical debt becomes an issue of every project. Code debt happens when we need to deliver a project or add new functionality at the cost of some necessary work that should be done as well. As a result, it causes delays in adding new features, deters innovation, and most importantly, might decrease your technical team’s job satisfaction. That’s why it’s crucial to manage the technical debt effectively, considering that you can save millions of $ in revenue and make your software development team satisfied with the results reducing the risks of losing qualified specialists.
Dealing with programmers who seems to be relaxing
We can compare software development work to craftsman tasks; however, not all managers understand that. Most programmers spend 90% of their time figuring out how to solve the issue or complete the job and only 10% writing code. As a result, managers with no programming experience don’t know what the software developer is doing all the time.
What is wrong with our User Stories?
The Trouble with User Stories
Are you sure that you do know what the user story is? It is a vital part of the Agile manifesto or scrum guide, but what is it? Why is it so important? A dozen definitions say that user story can be a feature, high-level requirement, a unit of work, functionality, capability, or anything else related to the project. These definitions come up from Agile gurus, influencers, and bloggers – but no one defines what user story is.
“Too Many Meetings” and developers: what can we do with that?
Software engineers hate meetings. They do not want to chit chat about various things, and meetings in their eyes are a waste of time. Nevertheless, each development process is based on communication, and meetings are mandatory.
What are Sprint Planning Meeting and its benefits?
Sprint planning meetings are part and parcel of any Agile project. Nevertheless, some managers stuck with them. As a result, they are wasting time conducting useless meetups. Efisco team decided to help you change that, so here is our first article on what is Sprint planning meeting and why it’s right for a project.