Mutiny Aboard: In-House Engineers vs Outsourcing Vendor Team
Insights July 08, 2018
What would you think if your boss unexpectedly announced that a third-party contractor would start working on your project tomorrow? Oh no, am I working...
Software Development Outsourcing: Size Matters
Insights June 25, 2018
Try Googling the topic of selecting a software outsourcing company, and you will end up with a massive number of search results. There is no...
Software Engineering Talent Acquisition and Retention
Insights August 22, 2016
Talent acquisition and retention has evolved greatly in the last few years, turning from a tactical process to a strategic operational area that has a...
Employee Tenure Becomes Hot Topic for Tech Companies
Insights June 15, 2015
The IT industry has experienced the lowest tenure rates over the last few years, and the situation is getting worse. But it seems that tech...
Auriga Brings Talent Development Strategy to a New Level
News June 08, 2015
Woburn, MA – Auriga launches a new Talent Acquisition and Development strategic initiative. Employee and customer satisfaction is fundamental to any company’s sustainability and success....
Developing a Leadership Program in an IT Company: Best Practices
Insights October 21, 2014
The Global Leadership Forecast by Development Dimensions International (DDI) demonstrated that “organizations with the highest quality leaders were 13 times more likely to outperform their...
Three Dirty Tricks of Untrustworthy Vendors
Insights October 08, 2014
I recently listened to the episode of CHAOS Tuesday podcast by The Standish Group called “Trustworthy Vendors.” In this episode, several panels of IT executives...
Two (Unexpected) Key Selection Criteria for a Software Development Service Provider
Insights May 22, 2014
Imagine you have to reduce your software development service provider selection matrix to one or two criteria. What should they be? (BTW, I personally believe...
“Priority Inversion” in Software Engineering Management
Insights April 10, 2014
Any trained software engineer knows that, in a development project, priority inversion means that a high-priority task has to wait until the completion of a...