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Pension Company Engages BonCode to Support Acquisition Due Diligence
Exec Summary This pension company had used off-the-shelf pension administration systems in the past, but to differentiate and scale, it wanted to develop its own technology IP. That strategy included the acquisition of a pension administration software company....
My Love/Hate Relationship with “Technical Debt”
I’ve always had a hard time with the term “technical debt.” This article explores that love/hate relationship, the challenge of measuring such debt, and an alternative—albeit not new—way for measuring and managing such important software assets. In summary: The...
Why Software Architecture Is Important and Can Save Your Company a Fortune
Software architecture may seem an abstract concept much removed from your company’s bottom line. But this week, I was reminded how much trouble you can get in if your most important applications are built on shaky foundations. The following customer story...
A Stroll from Software Quality, to Function Points, to Money
Last week I met a client, I'll call him Tim1, that I've worked intensively with for many years. It was one of those meetings that you have around the turn of the year—half retrospective and half looking at our plans for the year ahead. For lunch, we walked from our...
Eerste OutSystems benchmark op initiatief van gebruikers gelanceerd
De onafhankelijke OutSystems benchmark meet technical debt en productiviteit 's-Gravenhage, 14 december 2021 – Een groep van OutSystems gebruikers kondigt vandaag aan dat ze de eerste onafhankelijke OutSystems benchmark hebben gelanceerd om technical debt en...
Vopak uses BonCode to minimize technical debt across core OutSystems Applications
Executive Summary Vopak is one of OutSystems' largest clients. Its software factory involves 50 developers, 16 scrum teams, and over 40 applications. Quality is paramount for these business-critical applications — which is why Vopak partners with BonCode. Learn how...
OutSystems Productivity Analysis & Code Complexity
Function Point Analysis has become an important tool once again. In the era of low-code and no-code, faster development and faster time-to-market it serves as way to monitor and control the speed of your development teams. When the functional size is monitored over...
The revival of Function Point Analysis is here
Even though the technology and methods exist for over almost half a century now, Function Point Analysis (FPA) is back. The rising popularity of FPA is no surprise. The world of low-code software languages might be the cause. “High productivity claims by low-code...
Productivity measurement using function point analysis
Create meaningful discussions with the support of fact-based automated function point analysis (FPA). The FPA, together with time tracking data from your software teams, can provide useful metrics such as the productivity of your teams. Visualize how much...
Keeping track of software quality while working from home
Chances are during the pandemic your teams all transitioned into working remotely. If so: Communication is key in working efficiently and goal oriented, but the stress working from home may hold back your teams and limit their performance. Do they miss the informal...