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What are the best tools for gathering user data and feedback on your MVP? Here are our top ten effective tools for requesting user feedback.
If you're looking for a piece of advice on how to promote a minimum viable product, this is our best one: Go for something minimal.
As seen on Forbes.com The tech profession is notorious for developing workplace systems to boost team efficiency and productivity. Tech leaders in particular are experts at discovering tools and methods [...]
Still not seeing the value of the MVP approach? These are 9 companies that implemented a minimum viable product in their development process.
The MVP approach allows you to test your idea, get feedback from users, and adapt your design as needed to suit customers.
In order to "work smarter, not harder," tech leaders test many tools and strategies and track what works best.
Is beta testing a thing of the past? See what we and other Forbes Technology Council members think about the future of beta testing in this article.
16 Forbes Technology Council members share their favorite resources that help them boost their leadership skills.
Hospitality providers store their customers' sensitive data, which makes cyber security a critical concern against data breaches.
Everything from financial transactions to entertainment could benefit from blockchain technology in the hospitality industry. Learn more here.
APIs in the hospitality industry are being used to improve external experiences and internal processes. Learn more here.
Hospitality loyalty programs are the answer if you're looking for ways to increase revenue, enhance your guests' experience, and improve operational efficiency.
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Development Guides and Templates
Gain control over your software development processes and priorities
Product Strategy
Go to market on a predictable schedule with strategic insight
Discover how the powerful value stream mapping methodology has optimized workflows, eliminated bottlenecks, and streamlined processes for all industries.
As a tech services company, it can be challenging to try to communicate tech solutions with non-tech clients. Ascendle CEO Dave Todaro and other panelists offer questions that you should ask your clients to find the solution you need.
Ascendle CEO Dave Todaro interviews Alpine Software Group CTO Jeremy Jackson about his Minimum Viable Technology (MVT) framework and how it helps power the growth of ASG's more than thirty portfolio companies.
A new survey of more than 150 technology leaders suggests that security is both a key driver and challenge when moving to the cloud.
There are many feature prioritization frameworks. Here is a simple but very effective one.
The first choice regarding app modernization? Whether to do it at all.
Agile Process
Gain insight into our approach to agile and Scrum
We've cracked the code for running effective agile communities of practice. Learn how here.
Fast track your organization's communities of practice (CoP) with the help of our analysis included in this article. Read about it here!
Download our eBook, "People, Processes, & Tools: a Framework for Maximum Agility" today! Discover the framework that breaks down specific roles and activities to set your team up for success and maximum agility.
Join our all-star panel for a discussion about assessments specifically focused on the people, processes, and tools that drive organizational success.
Having a properly sized Scrum team is essential. Learn about the pros & cons of a large and small Scrum team and best practices here.
Considering an agile assessment but unsure what benefits it will provide your organization? Read more to learn what to do with the data you collect from assessing your team.
As Seen on 
Updating legacy systems can be a cumbersome process. Consider these tips before diving head-first into your next upgrade.
Ascendle CEO Dave Todaro gives his suggestion on how to maintain the same cadence at work while some team members take their vacation.
The tech industry is extremely competitive nowadays. Tech experts share their advice on good signs and red flags for potential candidates on their résumés and during interviews.
Tech industry experts discuss bad habits that they’ve encountered in their development teams and advise how they can be addressed.
It can be frustrating when people do not use the software that you have worked meticulously on to produce. 13 panelists share their ways to increase adoption rates.
A walking skeleton is a basic set of code that acts as a “starter pack” for the development team.
