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Technical debt is like a credit card - if you don’t pay it off, the interest keeps piling up.  But how do you know if it’s costing you more than you realise? ⚠️ Warning signs: 🔸 Development slows down: Your team spends more time fixing bugs than building new features. 🔸 Onboarding is difficult: New hires struggle to get up to speed with a messy codebase. 🔸Frequent system failures: The underlying architecture is weak, leading to more crashes or downtime. ❔What this means for you: Technical debt can choke innovation and burn through budgets. Regular refactoring and reviewing code is crucial to keep the growth you need to outpace others. #TechnicalDebt #TechDebt #ProductDevelopment #SoftwareDevelopment

“More features = more value” - this is silently killing your project. 📌 Here is why feature creep is dangerous: 1. Every new feature delays launch. 2. More features, more development time. 3. Development budgets can balloon as the scope grows. 4. A bloated product confuses users and weakens core functionality. 📌 Focus on solving your customer’s primary problem. More isn’t always better. If you’re facing feature creep and deadlines are slipping, you may need an external partner to help streamline the process. We’ve helped over 15 businesses trim down unnecessary features and deliver products on time without sacrificing quality. Let’s grab a coffee and talk ☕ contact@archware.io #FeatureCreep #ProductDevelopment #TechAdvice #CTOInsights #TechStrategy #MVP

Your product will most likely fail without the right architecture.  These mistakes are killing your product: 1. Poor documentation: ❌ Mistake: Skipping documentation to save time. ➡️ Impact: Difficulties in maintenance and onboarding new developers. 🔧 Solution: Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation. Use tools like Swagger for documenting APIs and Confluence for collaborative documentation. 2. Inconsistent coding standards: ❌ Mistake: No standard coding practices. ➡️ Impact: Code that's hard to read and maintain. 🔧 Solution: Establish coding standards across the team. Tools like Prettier, ESLint and SonarQube to help maintain code quality. 3. Overcomplicated design: ❌ Mistake: Designing overly complex systems. ➡️ Impact: Increased development time and potential for bugs. 🔧 Solution: Keep designs simple and modular. Don’t start with microservices - modular monolith is perfectly fine. Utilise proven design patterns to solve problems and focus on core business logic with Domain Driven Design (DDD). Is your architecture still in flames? Let us put out the fire. Contact us at contact@archware.io. #SoftwareArchitecture #SoftwareQuality #TechStrategy #SystemDesign #CleanCode

Still not sure about hiring a remote development team? Read 7 best practices for remote collaboration ⬇️ Remote work doesn’t have to be challenging. With the right strategies, it can be just as effective as working in the same office – plus, no one has to endure rush hour traffic. Share your tips for remote collaboration in the comments below 💬 #DevelopmentTeam #RemoteWork #WorkFromHome #RemoteTeam

What are the differences between most popular software development methodologies? Let’s see ⬇️ 🔍 1. Test Driven Development (TDD): → What it is: Write tests before writing the actual code. → Why it matters: Ensures your code works as expected from the start. → How to do it right: Tests come first. Debug using those tests until they pass. Ship the feature. 👥 2. Behaviour Driven Development (BDD): → What it is: Describe the behaviour of the application in plain language before coding. → Why it matters: Keeps developers and non-technical stakeholders on the same page. → How to do it right: Use tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow to write clear, understandable tests that everyone can follow. 🏢 3. Domain Driven Design (DDD): → What it is: Focus on the core business logic and the domain it's operating in. → Why it matters: Ensures the software structure aligns with business requirements. →  How to do it right: Collaborate closely with domain experts. Use techniques like bounded contexts to manage complexity. Each method has its strengths: 🔸 TDD helps build reliable software from the ground up.  🔸 BDD ensures everyone understands what's being built.  🔸 DDD aligns your codebase with business goals. #TestDrivenDevelopment #BehaviourDrivenDevelopment #DomainDrivenDesign #SoftwareDevelopment

Don’t gamble with your business decisions.  Sometimes, you can be so overwhelmed you just want to toss a coin. There is a better solution than that: data-driven decision making. Here are 5 tips on implementing DDDM in your company: 🔸 Define clear goals and KPIs relevant to your software or product development objectives. For instance, KPIs could include metrics such as customer satisfaction scores, time-to-market for new features, revenue growth, user adoption rates, or overall product quality metrics. 🔸 Get data collection and analysis tools tailored to your specific needs and objectives. For example, tools like Power BI or Tableau can help you gather and visualise data. Make the insights accessible to other stakeholders. 🔸 Provide your development team with a data literacy training, so they can effectively interpret and use data insights in their decision-making processes. 🔸 Review and adjust the strategies based on data-driven insights to find what works best for your business. 🔸 Collaborate across departments, enabling the exchange of information and promoting a comprehensive strategy for data-driven decision making across your company. How do you use data-driven decision making in your business? #DataDrivenDecisionMaking #DataAnalysis #Archware #Business #DDDM

Thinking about employing a software house? These are 3 important questions to ask: 1️⃣ “How deep is your experience in our industry?” Look for a partner experienced in the industry you operate in. This results in a more thorough understanding of the problem domain. They can provide valuable connections to support you too. 2️⃣ “What’s the vetting process for engineers working on our project?” How do they vet their engineers? The vetting process should include various aspects like technical skills, relevant experience, cultural fit, and adherence to best practices and industry standards. 3️⃣ “What does post-launch support look like?” Do they include training on handover? A reliable partner extends support beyond project completion - maintenance, troubleshooting, and updates to ensure the project continues to meet your needs. What questions would you add to this list? #CTOInsights #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareHouse #Archware #SoftwareHousePartnership

Are you in the process of product development? Don't let misconceptions about MVP hold your company back. Let’s debunk them together. ❔ Fiction: MVP means delivering a half-baked product.  💡 Fact: The goal of an MVP is to provide a product with enough features to satisfy early users while also collecting insightful feedback for improvements.  It's the simplest version of a product that can be launched to gather the most validated information about customers with the least effort. ❔ Fiction: MVP is only for startups.  💡 Fact: MVP is beneficial for organisations of all sizes, helping them test ideas and control risk. No matter the company’s size, all of them need to save time and resources. They can do this by focusing on essential features first. ❔ Fiction: MVP guarantees success.  💡 Fact: MVP is a tool for learning and adaptation, not a silver bullet for success. Growth requires ongoing learning, adaptation, and strategic execution. Need help with your MVP? Let’s talk about it 🤝 contact@archware.io #MVP #MinimumViablePlatform #SoftwareDevelopment #ProductDevelopment 

🦄 Unicorns are dead. What’s the alternative? Startup industry is dynamic, but success relies on steady foundations. That’s why building a reliable process to deliver software is key to reducing churn and risk of not delivering in time. How to do it right? 1️⃣ Clear Requirements There is no reliable software development process if your engineers don’t understand the requirements. Define acceptance criteria for User Stories explicitly, so there's a lower likelihood of delivering a product that misses the mark. 2️⃣ Risk Management Strategies Build contingency planning and regular risk assessment into your processes. For example, use RAG status on your epics. This will allow you to identify risks early and prevent watermelon projects, where you report Green and then you report Red out of the blue. 3️⃣ Continuous Integration and Deployment Invest in a resilient Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment automations. They shorten the feedback loop, allowing for quicker iterations and frequent deployments to production. It speeds up the development process and reduces the risk of failures associated with manual deployments.   4️⃣ Experienced Team You can’t hire a team of 5 junior engineers and expect them to deliver your next Amazon. Just don’t. An experienced team is an invaluable asset that your investors will be looking for when performing any due diligence. 5️⃣ Feedback Loop with Stakeholders Run demo meetings after the code sprint. Involve the stakeholders to shorten the feedback loop and make sure the requirements are met. Nobody wants to find out they just spent hundreds of thousands building the wrong thing. What would you add to this list? #Startup #ProductDelivery #SoftwareDevelopment #Archware

🚀 Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) are the backbone of a DevOps culture. It’s a strategic initiative that should be on the radar of every CTO. If you want to implement them, grab a few tips. ⬇️ Mastering CI and CD is an art of optimisation. What tips have proven effective in your development? #CTOInsights #SoftwareDevelopment #ContinuousIntegration #ContinuousDelivery #Archware