by Steve Taplin | Feb 23, 2021 | All, Forbes, Nearshoring, Software Development
At some point, it makes sense for almost every business to outsource some portion of the information technology functions — whether it’s a small business outsourcing its website design or a large business outsourcing its entire IT operations. Outsourcing often...
by Erik Birkfeld | Feb 22, 2021 | All, Leadership, Nearshoring
Every business needs the right people in the right places, and finding the right people can be tricky. When a business is small, it’s usually the CEO — or someone very near to the CEO — who decides who to hire, but in larger businesses, that function gradually...
by Steve Taplin | Feb 18, 2021 | All, Forbes, Nearshoring, Software Development
The ability to cut costs by employing the growing, skilled labor pools of developing nations has driven a massive shift toward offshoring. Software development offshoring boomed at the beginning of the 21st century in India, a nation that remains a major player in...
by Steve Taplin | Jan 18, 2021 | All, Forbes, Leadership, Nearshoring
Most businesses have been forced to shift to remote work for most — if not all — of their company’s operations. Even though working from home has been somewhat normal in the technology world for a while, things have evolved based on current times. Things such as...
by Erik Birkfeld | Jan 8, 2021 | All, Leadership, Nearshoring, Remote, Software Development
Companies that are building critical path applications will often find that individual pieces get swept under the rug to deliver on time and within budget. When software and product teams sacrifice quality for time, it can lead to Technical Debt. When they trade scope...
by Josh Nuzzi | Jan 3, 2021 | All, Forbes, Nearshoring, Programming, Software Development
Gamification adds game-like elements such as competition, point-scoring and even physical activity to non-game situations to encourage interaction and engagement. In the workplace, gamification not only relieves stress and adds some fun to the workday, but it can also...
