Medtronic’s OutSystems Center of Excellence Drives Quality with BonCode
Exec Summary With up to 11 concurrent development projects and 30 OutSystems developers, software quality assurance is a crucial concern for Medtronic. Many of its OutSystems apps support life-critical digital health products used by patients and...
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 illustrates...
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...
