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Software Development Planning - Perfect Project Plan in 10 Steps
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Software Development Planning - Perfect Project Plan in 10 Steps

You want working software delivered on time and on budget. That’s the goal. But the reality is IT projects, on average, end up 45% over budget while delivering 56% less value than expected. To stay in front of these abysmal statistics, you need a solid software development plan. Your project plan is your roadmap - a roadmap that tells you and all of your team how to achieve working software on time and on budget.

Apache Kafka Use Cases [with Kafka Architecture Diagrams]
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Apache Kafka Use Cases [with Kafka Architecture Diagrams]

As applications cover more aspects of our everyday life, it becomes increasingly difficult to provide users quick response times. Caching is used to tackle a wide variety of those problems, however, in many situations, applications require real-time data. On top of that we data to be aggregated, enriched, or otherwise transformed for further consumption or follow-up processing. In these use cases, Kafka comes in helpful.

Managing Remote Engineering Teams — Best Practices & Tools
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Managing Remote Engineering Teams — Best Practices & Tools

Remote teams allow companies to tap into a larger talent pool and allow everyone to work where and how they are most productive. With effective communication, the right tools, and a remote-first culture, you can create more-effective software teams. This article we discuss how you can overcome the challenges inherent in managing remote engineering teams based on our own experience at SoftKraft.

How to Hire DevOps Engineer Guide and 12 DevOps Skills Checklist
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How to Hire DevOps Engineer Guide and 12 DevOps Skills Checklist

Hiring DevOps engineers is hard. In the DevOps Institute's 2020 Upskilling: Enterprise DevOps Skills research, 58% of respondents believe recruiting skilled DevOps employees is difficult, and 48% think retaining them is difficult. Furthermore, DevOps as a job title is kind of made up by the industry. Thus there is no set path to follow. Whether or not someone can apply for a DevOps role depends on their coding skills and teamwork experience.

7 Key Reasons Why Companies Outsource Software Development
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7 Key Reasons Why Companies Outsource Software Development

If you’ve never outsourced software development before, it might seem a little intimidating. That’s perfectly understandable! Putting your trust in a different company to deliver the results you are looking for is a big decision in any capacity, especially when the success of your business as a whole can depend on it. But let us assure you that no matter what size your company is, software development outsourcing can really be the way forward.

6 Ways to Scale Fast – Software Team Augmentation
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6 Ways to Scale Fast – Software Team Augmentation

If you're a product manager struggling to fill a skill gap on your software development team, you're not alone. In fact, according to a recent study, the average cost per hire for an engineering position is nearly $4,700. What's more, it takes on average 58 days to fill an engineering position. Staffing full time software developers isn’t cheap - and it isn’t fast either!

4 Steps to a Successful Digital Transformation Strategy
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4 Steps to a Successful Digital Transformation Strategy

Digital technologies have taken over our lives on many levels. We hear about digital technologies, digital data, digital media, digital transformation, digital marketing. Following this lead, make digital transformations in our opinion have a huge impact on the future of many companies. But what exactly the digital transformation is? And why having a digital transformation strategy is important?

Estimating Software Projects — Agile vs Traditional Estimates
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Estimating Software Projects — Agile vs Traditional Estimates

Estimation can be a tricky part of any new software initiative. Provide an estimate which is too high and your project may be cancelled before it even begins; estimate too low and your project has the risk of failing or being highly stressed due to perceived cost and time over-runs. If the project in question is a capital outlay on a new warehouse or improved machines in the factory, accurate estimates can often be prepared quite easily, as these are highly repeatable, low complexity initiatives where indicative costs and timescales can easily be stated.

CTO Performance Metrics — Measuring Startup CTO KPIs
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CTO Performance Metrics — Measuring Startup CTO KPIs

Performance metrics are essential tools that help leaders focus their teams and resources on important core business areas. CTO deals with all the tech needs of a company by ensuring the controlled use of resources while aligning tech with the broad vision of the company. Evaluating CTO performance strongly depends on overall business metrics. In this article we will present qualitative startup CTO KPIs.