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Softheme at Agile Base Camp + Pics

Monday, January 30th, 2012

agilebcOn Saturday 11 representatives visited Agile Base Camp to learn more about the new approaches in software development and QA. Here are the main ideas we’ve brought from the event:

  • in the evironment that is constantly changing there is no opportunity not to be Agile. So even the companies that don’t declare agility as one of their principles actually are Agile (otherwise thay would simply have to leave the market); (more…)

The benefits of Virtualizing Applications [Infographic]

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

EMC.com has released an interesting infographic about the benefits of virtualizing applications. Our clients’ interest to SaaS development services proves that the opportunities of virtualization exceed the impact of threats. The same conclusion can be made after reviewing the infographic, that was created based on the data of the survey by IDG Research Services, conducted among over 500 senior IT decision-makers  at enterprise companies in June, 2011. (more…)

4 Notable Software Outsourcing Trends in 2012

Friday, January 13th, 2012

outsourcing trends 2012Nobody can tell more about the market than the representatives of a given industry. Below we provide the summary on the trends in software outsourcing customers’ behavior that we find important to share with you:

1. The quality of outsourcing services, as well as it’s perception by the clients, has improved greatly. This is true not only for Ukraine, but for all major destinations. Outsourcing companies move from selling man-hours to offering industry expertise. Software outsourcing cleints are interested that their teams are not just technically savvy, but also are capable to establish proper processes that help manage quality on all stages of software development lifecycle. Actually it’s not surprising - experience is the key to better quality, and the more complicated outsourcing projects are, the better quality outsourcing providers offer. (more…)

The increased role of Agile

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Agile is business need for Ukrainian outsourcers

Agile has become more than just one of the software development methodologies. Now it is the most common way of self-organization, that definitely dominates in IT-related professions. We decided to share some of our knowledge about Agile and offer our vision on implementing Agile into practice. (more…)

Software outsourcing predictions for 2012

Friday, December 30th, 2011
softwareoutsourcing predictions for 2012

software outsourcing predictions for 2012

We have only one day left until the end of the year, and we all wonder: what changes will 2012 bring?

In this post we have gathered the most notable trends that might play an imporatnt role in 2012.

Are there opportunities that can compensate the threats that come from the overall economic situation? We tried to figure that out below. (more…)

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