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How do you calculate the ROI of product management?
Product management isn’t just a trend. It’s a powerhouse driving success across industries and critical to the success of software investments. But how do you calculate the ROI of product management? We examine the impact of product management and how it helps ensure the success of your software investment. -
Work around Rails schema noise with one weird trick
The Rails robots that comprise Active Record do their best to be helpful by keeping your db/schema.rb file up to date — and tend to create pesky unwanted changes in your schema. Here’s an easy fix. -
4 lessons for high-quality software from a surprising place
As I've moved away from regulated software industries and into DevOps consulting, I keep finding myself falling back on some of the productive patterns I developed throughout my career to help provide higher quality software and more sustainable solutions without significantly impacting time to delivery. Here are the best practices I learned. -
Why you need fewer developers than you think you do
It's a myth that more developers will speed up delivery. You can achieve more with less with simpler processes, simpler communication and fewer cross-team dependencies – which is why smaller teams translate to speed-to-value and agility. -
Why legacy code rewrites are the hardest job in software
Legacy codebases are often like tangled mazes, with convoluted logic, outdated practices, and patches upon patches. Here's what you need to know about rewriting vs. refactoring a legacy codebase. -
Product 101: What does a good product manager do?
Despite the rapidly growing industry of product management, many businesses still don’t fully understand how to leverage product managers to support the bottom line. Here are the fundamentals of product management – including what is a product, what a product manager is not, and the role of a (good) product manager. -
How to calculate the real ROI of offshore consulting
Ever wondered if offshore software consulting could be a magical shortcut to solve your software issues without burning a hole in your budget? Here's what you need to consider to understand the true cost and value of your investment. -
Cracking the code: Test Double's engineers speak human
It turns out the developers and engineers at Test Double have a rare gift: an ability to translate the complex world of coding and software development to a broader audience. -
Fair contracts build trust: How Test Double does it differently
Our approach to software consulting and contracting is different. Our CEO explains how (and why) we have open-ended contracts, weekly pricing and more. -
How I doubled the speed of a driving directions API
One of our clients came to us with a problem: Our app feels too slow. We’ll break down how we were able to make one of many specific performance improvements to double the speed of the app.
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