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Product Strategy is not just a roadmap. Strategy involves defining your targets, identifying measurables, and gaining a true market understanding.
Forming a pilot Scrum team isn't as simple as just filling some roles; learn more about overcoming 5 common obstacles here.
Considering adopting agile? We've developed this reference to help guide your decision-making process.
Agile is not a silver bullet that can solve all your project problems; here are 8 commons reasons why agile fails when used incorrectly.
In this series of articles, we'll dive deeply into agile development methodology; this article will introduce agile fundamentals. We'll discuss what it is, how it differs from [...]
Stay on track to meet your New Year’s goals with these tips from 10 members of the Forbes Technology Council.
“Can I have this feature done this quarter?” “When can I release this to customers?” “I have a new idea. Can you do that too?” [...]
One of the most challenging aspects of software development is not building the right solution, but rather managing stakeholder expectations within the business.
Partnering with a software development firm is a win-win: you get the software solution that you need while upskilling your team.
Despite overwhelming enthusiasm for agile, many companies still don’t ship software as consistently or quickly as their competitors. For these companies, determining where tools and coaching [...]
If you're looking for advice to help tech leaders and developers ensure their teams are producing better-quality, cleaner code, this article features insight from 16 members of Forbes Technology Council.
Machine learning is becoming increasingly more important every day as more and more data is generated by consumers and businesses alike. Read more here.
eBooks and Templates
Gain control over your software development strategy and processes with these valuable resources.
Product Strategy
Go to market on a predictable schedule with strategic insight
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.
Learn about steps you can take to avoid risk when modernizing your app.
Agile Process
Gain insight into our approach to agile and Scrum
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.
Performing an agile assessment is a great way to gauge your organization's agile maturity. Learn more about how it's done here.
Conducting an agile assessment is a way to evaluate how a team is improving its ability to be agile over time. Learn how to conduct one here.
Scrum isn't just for software. Read about how using Scrum for marketing and other business functions leads to more productivity and accountability from your teams.
Splitting user stories is more of an art than a science. For an alternative method of splitting user stories, try using INVEST. Learn more here.
As Seen on 
Unexpected tech issues and bugs during development can be frustrating and time-consuming to fix. Ascendle CEO Dave Todaro offers his tip so that you know how to resolve them when they arise.
Agile is about empowering the team to quickly deliver new, quality products and services to the market.
