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Balancing the Needs of Stakeholders in Software Development

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The classic tension between specialization (sales) and generalization (product) occurs often in software development. Some ways to resolve this: In the end, neither side will get exactly what they want, but by working together they can find the solution that balances their needs and benefits the company with the highest impact. Compromise and understanding different … Read more

Turning ML Algo into a Service is tough

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A R&D team working for me at a tech company developed an advanced machine learning algorithm that could detect duplicate records in large datasets with high accuracy. However, the R&D team struggled to turn this into an actual data anomaly detection service that could be used by the develop team responsible for production.  There were … Read more

When R&D and Dev have incompatible solution handoffs

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The background to the incompatibilities is rooted in the separation of concerns, R&D must innovate while the Devs must maintain. There are several best practices that can help improve the handoff between R&D and Dev teams when their solutions are incompatible: 1. Increase collaboration during the solution design phase. Have members of the R&D and … Read more

Conflicts in Strategic Direction in Software Development

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Here is a common conflict that occurs in software projects:The sales team wants features that are easier to demonstrate to reduce barriers to the selling process and the product team wants flexibility to capture a bigger audience This type of situation is common in software development and requires balancing the needs of different stakeholders. The … Read more