Consulting
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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. -
Seven C's of consulting change
Enacting change is hard, but it comprises the focus for most consulting work. Staff Consultant Jamie Phelps shares 7 C's for success. -
Too much developer generalization can hurt
After jumping through too many programming ecosystems and paradigms, despite the overall increase in skills and experience, my demonstrable skillset plummeted. -
Learning good habits by watching a staff software consultant
What is good software consulting? Watching a staff level engineer is a great way to learn good habits. -
Stop paying tech debts, start maintaining code
Stop paying down tech debt and start doing software maintenance. The real term we should all be talking about is maintenance, and it will help you and your team make it as habitual as sprints and retrospectives. -
Breaking down the work: Product vs. consulting
Learn more about two of the largest categories of technical work, and get a better understanding of where you might fit within product engineering vs. software development consulting.
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