Remove 2017 Remove Agile Remove Developer Remove Software Development
article thumbnail

An Updated Joel Test for 2017

Austin Startup

The software development landscape has changed a lot in that time, but time-honored principles remain so. Here’s my take on an updated Joel Test for 2017, based on my career experience and how we build software at VidiGuard. If you ask 5 developers for input on a 500-line diff, you’ll get 5 OK’s.”

article thumbnail

Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. Scrum, Agile, Product Management. Seychelles.

Africa 75
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Accelerating Technology Change and Continuous Learning

Feld Thoughts

Though the notion of a “lean startup” that uses both Agile and Customer Development approaches is ostensibly strongly customer focused, the purpose of these methodologies is for the company to find an maximize its market, not specifically to optimize the user experience. What do you think?

article thumbnail

A Guide To Project Management Courses

YoungUpstarts

The PRINCE2 2017 update has introduced additional flexibility, allowing the project manager to tailor the methodology to suit the project characteristics. . Read 3 chapters from Managing Successful Projects using PRINCE2 (2017). PRINCE2 is the world’s most widely adopted project management method. Complete a 6-hour pre-course workbook.

article thumbnail

Why 2016 Will Be A Turning Point For Startups And Other Software And Tech Firms

YoungUpstarts

So, how can entrepreneurs (and for that matter, business owners of more established software and tech companies) find that added revenue that is the life blood of a successful business? This means that the wages of employees working on software and technology development (i.e. Qualifying Activities.