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Successfully Navigating Progression to the Engineering Executive Ranks – The Softer Side

Navigating the evolution from Engineering Manager to Engineering Executive is challenging; the need to broaden organizational influence and interface with more senior business…

Heather Abbott

· 9 min read

Tech Leadership Diligence: Beyond the Code

In M&A tech diligence, the focus often centers on evaluating the technical stack and code quality of the target company. While these are important, they are only part of the equation.…

John Jackson

· 16 min read

Assessing Agile Product Development Processes Part 2

This is the second part of a multi-part series on how to perform evaluations of Agile Development Processes. The first article in this series evaluated the first 4 principles of…

Marty Abbott

· 5 min read

Master Serverless Architecture: How to Prevent User Experience Pitfalls and Maximize Success

When adopting serverless computing for your applications, one of the common challenges our clients face is increased latency, especially during the startup process, which is often…

Dave Berardi

· 5 min read

M&A Tech Diligence: Identifying Innovation

Technology due diligence is often viewed through the lens of risk identification, focusing on uncovering technical debt, security vulnerabilities, or outdated systems that could…

John Jackson

· 10 min read

Tech M&A in a Shifting Rate Environment: Strategic Considerations and the Importance of Diligence

The Federal Reserve's recent, aggressive decision to cut the federal funds rate by half a point signals a potential shift in the M&A landscape. While still higher than pre-inflationary…

John Jackson

· 5 min read

AI/ML in M&A: Potential vs. Pitfalls

For firms focused on technology-driven acquisitions, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming central to evaluating the potential of target companies.…

John Jackson

· 15 min read

Assessing Agile Product Development Processes - Part 1

While it’s common these days for companies to claim that they follow an Agile development lifecycle, it is uncommon for companies to measure and evaluate the efficacy of their…

Marty Abbott

· 5 min read

Maximizing AI/ML Impact: “Jobs To Be Done” Product Strategy

As software companies navigate the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), there is a need to ensure that these technologies deliver tangible…

John Jackson

· 15 min read

Four Pillars of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Excellence

Business continuity is a critical but often neglected part of managing a technology product. Perhaps this is because it is not a very exciting topic compared to the next customer…

Heather Abbott

· 8 min read

Starting with 'Why' in Software Development and Product Management: A Strategy for Success

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, innovation and agility are crucial. Companies are constantly racing to release software products that meet market demands, solve real…

Pete Ferguson

· 4 min read

Dealing With Large Payloads When Using Messaging Systems

Illustration by DAVID BOYNE Scaling a software product involves adopting architecture patterns that can handle increasing demands while maintaining performance, reliability, and…

Dave Berardi

· 4 min read

Why True Product Companies Succeed While Others Fail

One of the things I love about working at AKF Partners is the wide variety of clients we get to work with. We assist everyone from young startups, where the founder and a friend…

Pete Ferguson

· 5 min read

Estimating Availability - Four 9s is the Ceiling

Our updated Availability Risk Model identified many risk drivers. The Risk tree showed components, but not the math to estimate downtime. We will highlight some aspects of the…

Phillip Seawright

· 8 min read
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