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Three Reasons Your Software Engineers May Not Be Successful

Three Reasons Your Software Engineers May Not Be Successful At AKF Partners, we have the unique opportunity to see trends among startups and well-established companies in the dozens…

Pete Ferguson

· 5 min read

Enabling TTM With Contributor Model Teams

Enabling TTM With Contributor Model Teams We often speak about the benefits of aligning agile teams with the system’s architecture. As Conway’s Law describes, product/solution…

Dave Berardi

· 3 min read

The Problem with Non-Functional Requirements

Image CreditMany of our clients use the term “Non-Functional Requirements” to group into a basket those portions of their solution that don’t easily fit into method or function-based…

Marty Abbott

· 3 min read

The Difference between Science, Engineering and Programmers and What it Means to You

Scientists, Engineers, and TechniciansWhat is, or perhaps should be, the difference between a Computer Scientist, Data Scientist, Software Engineer, and Programmer? What should…

Marty Abbott

· 6 min read

Why CTOs Fail and What CEOs and CTOs Can Do About It

The rate of involuntary turnover for the senior executive running technology and engineering in a company is unfortunately high, with most senior technology executives lasting…

Marty Abbott

· 6 min read

The Top Five Most Common Agile PDLC Failures

Agile Software Development is a widely adopted methodology, and for good reason. When implemented properly, Agile can bring tremendous efficiencies, enabling your teams to move…

Dave Swenson

· 4 min read

The Scale Cube

The Scale Cube is a model for segmenting services, defining microservices and scaling products. It also creates a common language for teams to discuss scale related options in…

Marty Abbott

· 4 min read

Achieving Results, Culture, and the AKF Equation

We can tell a lot about a company within the first hour or so of any discussion. Consider the following statement fragments:“We have a lot of smart people here…”Or“We have…

Marty Abbott

· 5 min read

Evaluating Technology Risk Using Mathematics

The Relative Risk EquationTechnologists are frequently asked: what are the chances that a given software release is going to work?  Do we understand the risk that each…

AKF

· 4 min read

Avoiding the Policy Black Hole

During due diligence and in-depth engagements, we often hear feedback from client employees that policies either do not exist - or are not followed.All too often we see policies…

Pete Ferguson

· 15 min read

How to write concisely

The Three Sentence RuleVariations of the Three Sentence Rule have been around for a long time. The differences are multiplicative but the base rule is a useful and often necessary…

AKF

· 3 min read

Microservices for Breadth, Libraries for Depth

The decomposition of monoliths into services, or alternatively the development of new products in a services-oriented fashion (oftentimes called microservices), is one of the greatest…

Marty Abbott

· 3 min read

Security Considerations for Technical Due Diligence

It seems as though a week cannot go by without news reports of yet another data breach at a large, recognizable company. One wonders what has been compromised but not yet detected…

Greg Fennewald

· 3 min read

Technical Due Diligence: Did We Get It Right

Technical Due Diligence: Did We get it Right?AKF Partners have performed 100s of technical due diligence engagements on behalf of strategic investors, private equity, venture capitalists…

AKF

· 6 min read

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