COVID-19 and Custom Software Development Challenges
Insights May 11, 2020
Project management and staffing are two common operational tasks for IT service providers globally, but the COVID-19 challenge has complicated matters, since it has forced...
Ventilator Shortages: Medical Device Industry vs. Coronavirus
Insights April 02, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak, which is a disease caused by a coronavirus that has spread to more than 100 countries in a matter of a few...
Technical Requirements in Agile: To Be or Not to Be
Insights March 02, 2020
In 2014, the Project Management Institute (PMI) researched how vague or incomplete requirements can affect entire projects; the findings were not entirely surprising: customers spent...
Sprint Zero in Software Development: Underestimated yet Necessary
Insights January 21, 2020
“The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less during which a ‘Done’, useable, and potentially releasable product Increment is...
Onsite Software Development: Project Management & Responsibility
Insights April 22, 2019
In my final article on the features and risks of onsite software development, I would like to discuss such important onsite project aspects as remote...
Onsite Software Development: Customer Processes & IT Infrastructure
Insights January 07, 2019
In my previous article on the peculiarities and risks of onsite software development, I considered the difficulties that both a customer and a contractor may...
Auriga’s Year in Review: Four Biggest Milestones of 2018
News December 29, 2018
The year is quickly ending, and 2019 is about to start. There is always something magical about the start of a new year when people...
Onsite Software Development: Communications & Business Requirements
Insights November 20, 2018
A software R&D service company often carries out projects in which software engineers work at customers’ premises. It is usually called onsite work. This approach...
Project Budgeting Guide: Watch Out for These Mistakes
Insights October 31, 2018
Software project budgeting is a tricky field, as you might have already noticed from my previous articles on the topic. Balancing staff, money, timeframes, and...