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Ela Mazurkiewicz

January 19 2023

Staff Augmentation Challenges (And How to Overcome Them)

Staff augmentation offers an efficient way for companies to bridge gaps in necessary skills and create high-end products and projects. However, as in any cooperation – some challenges may arise during the process, especially in the beginning. Here at Inwedo, we have been down this road before. Read our blog post to get a better idea of what’s ahead.

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Agile Product Development

Ela Mazurkiewicz

December 21 2022

How long does it take to build custom software?

You don’t need to be an Einstein to agree that time is relative. A long period for you may be a brief moment for the software development team, depending on various factors. How will it affect your deadlines? Check our take on one of the most problematic aspects of every commercial project – time.

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Agile Human Resources

Ela Mazurkiewicz

December 09 2022

Staff augmentation: How to manage extended teams?

Undoubtedly, staff augmentation has many benefits, but it can also bring some unknowns and challenges, such as: Will it be feasible? Will the external team adapt to the changing conditions and requirements of the project? How will bringing in outsiders affect my team and how we work now? In this article, we will dispel these doubts and give some tips on coordinating teamwork when using staff augmentation.

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Agile Product Development

Ela Mazurkiewicz

November 24 2022

Agile cross-functional team – why should you team up with one?

Today we will focus on one particular service model – an agile cross-functional team. You probably have heard about Agile before, but in this article, we will focus not on the methodology itself but on the way it affects teamwork. From the basics to examples based on our professional experiences, we dive deep into the specifics of Agile cross-functional teams.

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Agile Product Development

Ela Mazurkiewicz

October 20 2022

Working with Key Performance Indicators – how to ensure your project’s success with KPIs?

To make things easier and faster, the companies sometimes “borrow” metrics from guides or successful projects, forgetting that KPIs should be custom-made – otherwise, they may do more harm than good. In this article, we describe the process of defining the relevant KPIs. Moreover, we have collected the most common reasons why KPIs do not bring satisfactory results and how to avoid them.

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Agile Business Process Optimization

Ela Mazurkiewicz

October 05 2022

Agile software development and IT process optimization: a comprehensive guide

Many agile software development project managers face a similar dilemma: Out of fast, cheap, and high-quality, you need to pick two. Whichever way you go, you’re sure to face challenges on the way and get stuck in project bottlenecks. But what if you managed to get closer to the ideal of having it all? You can do so by optimizing software and IT processes. Curious? Read on!

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Agile Product Development

Basia Jagoda

September 28 2022

How to use milestones in IT project management

So, you’re looking to set milestones for your software development project and don’t know how to do it, or you’ve tried, and it didn’t go as you expected. In this guide, we will use our experience in planning and executing IT projects to answer the most common questions about milestones.

Agile Product Development

Ela Mazurkiewicz

September 22 2022

Outsourcing software developers for agile projects – everything you should know

The IT market is abundant with software houses offering all kinds of cooperation models. It’s great to have options, but how to choose the matching one among all that variety? What kind of criteria to adopt when comparing potential IT service providers?

Agile Product Development

Ela Mazurkiewicz

September 09 2022

All you need to know about user stories in agile development

Agile is our methodology of choice, and we see how positive its impact is on our productivity and relationships in the team. User stories are its essential element that proves its human focus. This complete guide will prepare you for working with an agile software team that works with user stories!

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