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Understanding Risk in Software Development: Ignorant vs. Honest

You probably associate risk with the stock market or extreme sports. But risk in software development is prevalent for clients.
Project & Team Management

What If Your Software Project Needs to Pivot? Try These Tips

Software projects need to pivot sometimes to unlock future potential. A change at the right time can be crucial for success.
Project & Team Management

Embracing Uncertainty in Custom Software Projects, Part 3

Uncertainty and risk are often confused. To begin seeing uncertainty in a different light, we must understand the difference between uncertainty and risk.
Planning Your Project

Great Software Requires Both Managing Risk and Exploiting Opportunities

Great software development projects require building a skill at identifying and exploiting opportunities while also managing risks.
Project & Team Management

Four DOs and DON’Ts for Software Systems Integrations

Systems integrations are hard. Following these do's and don'ts will go a long way in de-risking the project, minimizing surprises, and finding success.
Project & Team Management

How to Estimate Big, Scary User Stories

In every backlog I've estimated, I encounter the story that knows no bound. The Un-estimatable Story. Anxiety wells within me at the drawn out conversation about to begin as we get
Business Practices

An Operations Mindset Is at Odds with Innovation

Innovation projects can fall short of expectations when they are managed with an operational mindset.
Planning Your Project

Fixed-Budget, Fixed-Scope, High-Quality Custom Software

Atomic does not engage in fixed bid, fixed scope custom software projects because we are not in the business of selling insurance.
Planning Your Project

Spending Too Little Is Worse than Spending Too Much

It’s much worse in a custom software development project to spend 80% of what you need than it is to spend 120% of what you need.

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