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Road To Innovation: The Importance of Building and Maintaining a High Functioning Software Development Team

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Peter Renschler - CEO - Metafora - Boulder, CO

How do you think about building high-functioning software development teams?

  • Hybrid software development teams combine in-house and outsourced talent for greater flexibility and efficiency.
  • Businesses can scale up or down quickly based on market demands.
  • Leverage the latest technologies and tools to enhance transportation and logistics operations.
  • Helps businesses adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
  • Can reduce costs, increase profitability, and provide valuable insights for improving operations.

    • What are some common challenges that transportation and logistics businesses face when working to build software and improve their freight tech?

    • Legacy tech
    • Messy systems

      • What are the primary benefits of having a hybrid software development team compared to a fully in-house or contracted team?

      • Hybrid teams deliver - QPR
      • Quality price ratio

        • What motivated your organization to adopt a hybrid software development team model?

        • Value of onshore vs offshore
        • Pre pandemic - 100% us based - we were too expensive
        • Now we have Hybrid delivery model

          • What metrics do you recommend tracking to measure the success of a hybrid software development team implementation in transportation and logistics businesses?

          • Budget
          • Timelines
          • Number of bugs/fixes needed

            • What advice would you give to other organizations working to improve their development team’s quality and output?

            • Get agile - really
            • Do an honest assessment of your current state
            • Identify clear goals for your team
            • Identify where you excel and where you can bring it outside help

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