Key Factors for Employee Retention Program
Insights December 18, 2013
As the year ends, we would like to highlight the major achievements of 2013 in the areas that we consider strategically important for Auriga and...
Ethical Walls in Software Development
Insights October 22, 2013
As a company grows its expertise in a certain area, it is only logical that it would like to utilize this expertise more in order...
Software Development Outsourcing for Innovative Companies
Insights October 17, 2013
I have already touched recently  on the topic of outsourcing software development for new, innovative products. My experience tells me that many companies do that...
Can You Outsource Innovation in the Software Business?
Insights October 15, 2013
On September 17 of this year, as part of Innovation Week, I participated in a panel devoted to the interconnection between software development outsourcing and...
The Universal Responsibility & Communication Principles
Insights October 11, 2013
Quite surprisingly, I recently spent some time during my workday writing down what I called the “basic responsibility & communication principles.” In my case, they...
The Team of Top Performers: Dream and Reality
Insights October 08, 2013
I recently stumbled upon the presentation by Bryan Cantrill on software engineering management, and I must say I completely agree with his thoughts—not with every...
Applying Open Source Community Approaches to Traditional Software Development Organizations
Insights August 14, 2013
As many people nowadays do, in my spare time, I develop applications for fun and education. And obviously, I constantly bump into various open source...
Missing Data and Product Takeover – A Way of Doing Things
Insights August 12, 2013
Knowledge transfer is critical for ensuring the success of offshore outsourcing software development projects. All factors influencing this process are widely known and usually properly...
The Onsite Coordinator: One of the Lesser-Understood Roles in Distributed Teams
Insights August 09, 2013
As I’ve already said a number of times in this blog and elsewhere, the issue of efficient communications is one of the most important things...