Product Development

Software Product Development Practices

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In the old days companies fought competitors within their own industry and occasionally one from just outside of it. Today competition, as we have come to understand it, is basically moot. Your industry itself, all industries, are under attack by agile, web based companies building disruptively better solutions for your customers. Products and services that they can participate and add their own value to.
Jason Lorimer (via entrepreneuradvocate)

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A simplified look into cross-functional team structures

It surprises me how many people don’t fully appreciate what cross-functional teams (CFT) are or what they aim to achieve.This ends up creating problems, increasing costs, lowering moral and hindering progress. However outside the business environment many people fundamentally know the principles of a CFT, particularly anyone who has an interest in sport. The same people are sometimes incredibly passionate team players and go over and above to help their local soccer team achieve, even if this means playing in different positions just like the generalised specialists of Agile. However in a working environment, working with others outside their department is a chore and often avoided by some. Therefore why is it difficult to solve the same problem in business environments.

(Source: c6s.co.uk)

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