Author: SWE strategist
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Between Premier and District Leagues – Discrepancies in Productivity
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In the world of software engineering, traditional input-output relations no longer apply. As Joel Spolsky shows by analyzing software development data from Yale, software quality and development time are completely unrelated [1]. It becomes even more drastic when considering Brook’s Law, which […]
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Operational Modes for Efficiency vs Uncertainty
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In order to determine suitable operational models, we must first understand the world in which we are moving. IT is primarily concerned with two major fields of action: digitalization and digital transformation. Digitalization vs Digital Transformation You would think that there are […]
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How to implement a Software Engineering Strategy?
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One of the biggest challenges for IT is to fulfill both its cost-efficiency purpose and its responsibility for digital transformation. The crux of the matter is determining which aspects of the business lend themselves to operational efficiency and which onesenable digital innovation. […]
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What is the Essence of a Software Engineering Strategy?
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As established in “Why IT needs a Software Engineering Strategy” non-tech-native organizations are in the middle of the evolution from digitalization to digital transformation. When developing digital business models, organizations operate in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environment. I.e., market demands […]
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Why does IT need a Software Engineering Strategy?
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As the essential driver of digitalization, IT has been historically seen as cost-center, not uncommonly reporting to the CFO. As a consequence, the primary focus and culture of IT revolves around cost and efficiency optimizations. Due to the digital transformation phenomenon however, […]