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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower SaaS

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Think of these as the big upfront questions a developer should ask to get an overall picture. What’s the state of those systems? in place?

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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower SaaS

If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. This is where a technical review can be useful!) Before we review the symptoms, though, please bear this in mind: If your team shows these signs, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re weak.

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11 proven, DevOps best-practices for continuous improvement

Audacix

DevOps is really a set of ideas and practices that emphasise a culture and environment where building, testing, and releasing software can happen rapidly, frequently, and more reliably. DevOps best practices that will help you to run your software development projects smoothly. Get Cyber Chief Free Trial Idea 5.

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Meet BetterCloud’s New Chief Technology Officer, Jamie Tischart

BetterCloud

Upon joining BetterCloud as its new CTO, Jamie Tischart was taken aback when he reviewed his professional biography with a colleague. We sat down with Tischart for an informal, but wide-ranging discussion about software development, management philosophies, and the future of engineering at BetterCloud.

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Shape Up Your Agile

Crafty CTO

Bigger – it speaks to every aspect of the software development process. Where agile began I was managing software development projects at Viant in February 2001 when the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was published. Big as in a 143 page PDF. Not all agile is bad agile.

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SaaStr Podcast #385 with Balsa Founder & CEO Paul Rosania

SaaStr

Why does Paul believe that the builders are the new pro athletes? People are struggling ,as well as organizations, obviously, but they’re also super willing and keen to try new things to improve how they work. In a COVID world, where employee appetite is actually pretty high to try new tools. How will their comp change?

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