Category: Overall SWE Strategy
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How to implement a Software Engineering Strategy?
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. To carry out this strategic segmentation for all core functions, processes and requirements…
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What is the Essence of a Software Engineering Strategy?
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 influenced by customer behavior change rapidly and circumstances impacting business models and future…
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Why does IT need a Software Engineering Strategy?
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, this view is currently changing. From Digitalization to Digital Transformation Digitalization simply means…