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: Five Biggest Milestones of 2018
News December 29, 2018
The year is quickly coming to an end, and 2019 is about to start. There is always something magical about the start of a new...
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...