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02/22/2023

According to a recent study, 73% of software products fail during the 1st year of their launch when not iterated timely. Here are the 6 signs that it's time to rebuild your & stay ahead of the game to keep your happy!


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02/15/2023

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12/21/2022

"How do I keep my developers happy so they'll stay and contribute meaningfully to my product?" ← It's a question we often get from product owners and software companies.

The software development industry is known for high turnover, especially among developers. Turnover is expensive, and it can totally demolish a project timeline. But it doesn't have to happen…Here at ENO8, we simply don't have it!

Join the last ENO8 Answers webinar of 2022 to learn how we attract top developer talent and retain them for years. It's only two days from now so grab your spot!

Thurs. Dec 22. 1:00-1:30pm CST on Zoom

DM for a link.

12/20/2022

It's rough in the tech industry right now. With most tech companies going through layoffs, it's more important than ever to retain the great talent you already have. People can hardly believe it when we share that, at ENO8, we have very, very little turnover. Our team members, especially software engineers, stay for YEARS. Not a 😆 just a reality.

And it's not because they don't have other options - companies TRY to poach them. We simply have a really effective approach to how we attract top developer talent and keep them happy (while they produce extraordinary products for our clients).

We know our approach is of value to anyone who works with or relies on software engineers, and we'll share it in my last ENO8 Answers of the year:
Thursday, Dec 22 at 1-1:30pm CST on Zoom

DM for the link!

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zCRpa8TVRWCIxusgJRF-Yg

12/19/2022

🛑 Can we stop saying fake it 'til you make it?! 🛑
Software roadmaps shouldn't be faked by someone inexperienced.

But dang, will some people try!

We've worked with 100+ software startups. We've seen the cost of inexperience.

Inexperience can't be outperformed by passion, dedication, or intelligence.

It can't be solved for by 🙅‍♂️ harried research, 🙅‍♂️ watching reels or TikToks, or 🙅‍♂️ reading books.

It is a DOING thing.

You want to hire a software development company or dev team leadership that has done it.

Again and again and again.

Does this mean no new software development company should ever join the space?

Does that mean you can't take a chance on an earnest software engineer?

Certainly not, but leadership at that company needs to be smart (and humble) enough to know what they don't know and hire experienced people in key roles, such as solutions architect or product owner.

This goes for in-house teams too.

Things that experienced software development leaders instinctively do that inexperienced folk might miss:

1. Understands who should do what - not just in terms of the right role to task fit. It's key to know the strengths and experience of each individual on the dev team within their roles. Making assumptions about capabilities is seriously problematic.

2. Makes thoughtful choices in the early stages. Foolproof planning doesn't happen by accident. It's usually based on proven formulas like the Innovation Lab.

3. Stays focused. There is never a more likely time for a product team to fail to see the forest for the trees than during product roadmapping. Define the goals and subgoals early and clearly.

4. Makes sure each step builds on the last. The order of the steps matters just as much as the actual steps.

5. Stands strong against stakeholder desires that don't align with the goals and strategy for the project. This is not the time to be a people pleaser.

There's more but those ones are big. You can see how experience gives the wisdom, confidence, and clarity to build a roadmap.

Since roadmaps define how the entire product is built…well we don't think we have to explain how important they are.

Don't go for the newbies unless you've got extraordinary leadership in your organization or at the dev company to chart the course.

👍 Agree? 👎 Disagree? Let us know!

12/14/2022

Co-founder of ENO8, Jeff here 👋 I was thinking about failure (cheerful, I know!) as I drove past a car dealership that had one of those air-filled guys that wave in the wind, fall over, and pop back up again.

It reminded me of the song (throwin' it back a bit here) by Chumbawamba, "I get knocked down, but I get up again, they're never gonna keep me down."

There are all kinds of ways to "fail" in the software world, but my definition is narrower than most:

I think it's ONLY a failure when 2 factors are present:

1. You could have prevented failure with pre-planning, but you purposely chose to skip it.
2. You choose not to search out and carry forward lessons that could prevent you from making the same mistake(s) again.

This means you're not a failure in all of these situations:

-You didn't do the right planning up front because you didn't know about it.

-You chose the wrong development company as your partner.

-You blew the budget building it but learned lifetime lessons.

-You tried to save money by hiring an inexpensive team, and they couldn't get the product built.

-You tried to please too many stakeholders and sacrificed the product along the way.

-You got caught up in the sexiness of the features you wanted and forgot to give users what they actually want.

There are countless more supposed failures that I wouldn't categorize as failures.

So from me to you, consider rewriting any failures you may have in your software background. 💫

The belief you've failed may make you more hesitant to take risks in the future.

➡️ Being cautious because you're wise is not the same as being hesitant or frozen because you're afraid.

When something has failed in my life - from the small stuff to the gut-wrenching big stuff - I make sure to spend some time gleaning all the lessons I can from it.

1. I write them down.

2. I share them with others.

3. I picture myself as one of those inflatable wind guys who is buoyed by the knowledge that I can grow from the hard times.

4. I feel myself popping back up from where failure knocked me down.

As failures, losses, and roadblocks turn into gold nuggets of wisdom, I can hardly remember the pain of failing through the gift of learning.

Cheers to eradicating failure from your life and vowing to keep learning at all costs! And also, resurrecting 90s music. Trust me, it's better than you remember.

12/10/2022

and folks in roles tend to be walking idea factories. They have the kind of mind that is constantly scanning the world for unresolved problems and coming up with solutions to them.

Obviously not every app or software idea turns into a product. Rightfully so; many of them shouldn't.

The key stopping point for some ideas is that they're actually features, not products.

Back in the day, when smartphones were new, you could build an app that solved one tiny problem. Because smartphone manufacturers were just getting their footing, they often overlooked things.

Remember the original cell phone flashlight app?

Trust me, you want to find out that your idea is a feature during the planning stage.

You don't want to find out after you've poured dev time and budget into building.

Plenty of companies race to market with a new product that another company can simply tack onto their existing product as an additional feature.

Major bummer.

It's important to run ideas through a variety of strainers to see what is left when the unvalidated assumptions, user miscalculations, and more are sifted out.

The feature strainer is just one of many, and one I suggest employing early on.

Don't want to have to discover (or risk missing) all the strainers for yourself on the way to validating and roadmapping your idea?

No problem. That's exactly what the Innovation Lab is for.

Want to know if your idea is a feature or a product? We have a blog that helps you do that. Head to the ENO8 website and search the blog for the word "feature" or DM us for the link!

12/02/2022

Top 500? We’ll take it! (Though we think our team is one of a kind!!)

Owning a mobile app ensures a global reach, higher revenue, and a well-organized digital presence which makes your company very accessible to the masses. There are many companies in the market that claim to deliver top-notch app development solutions but it can be a herculean task to find the right developer best suited to your business needs.

Based on the current market requirements, we have vetted out the Finest 500 App developers that have made a mark for themselves in the industry.

Read press release here: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/603544261/topdevelopers-co-announces-the-finest-500-mobile-app-developers-of-november-2022

List of Finest 500 App Developers

Owlab Inc.
Phelix info Solution
Promatics Technologies Private Limited
Purrweb
Chilli Apple
Clap Creative
AgileTech Vietnam
Agira Technologies
Agnito Technologies Pvt Ltd
Datamatics Global Services Limited
Day1 technologies
Cuspy Software
CyberCraftinc
DMA | Digital Marketing Agency
ESS India
DECODE
Delimp Technology
I-softinc
Itexus
Kadam Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Logistic Infotech
Mellontical Solutions
Messapps
MobileCoderz Technologies Private Limited
Neebal Technologies
nerder
Notion Technologies
Empeek
ENO8
EsparkBiz Technologies Pvt Ltd
Exioms
Exposit - Your reliable IТ partner
FuGenX Technologies Pvt Ltd
Gadgeon Smart Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Golden Eagle It Technologies, A CMMI Level-3 Company
Ebizz Infotech
hedgehog lab
Hiteshi
Ropstam Solutions Inc.
Rudra Innovative Software
SDCLabs
Technource
TeleSoftas
Softqube Technologies Private Limited
Solution Analysts
STX Next
Symphony Solutions
Techasoft Pvt Ltd.
Techno Infonet
Sofmen Inc.

12/01/2022

80% of software engineers admit that they spend HALF of their time on reworks.
I totally believe this happens. But I don't believe that it should.

Most of the time, it has very little to do with the software engineers themselves. (Although they are usually the first ones to get blamed. 👎)

Reworks are signals. They can signal lots of things, including:
-Unclear expectations
-Poor documentation
-Failure to communicate to the entire team (information silo, misalignment of stakeholders)
-Not enough testing (Was there even time allotted to testing?)
-Lack of QA / No plan for testing

Build up enough reworks, and it's time to start questioning the product roadmap.

Was it designed thoughtfully by an experienced solutions architect or strategy team?

Has the scope of the project changed without the roadmap being updated?

Was the skill or experience of the development team mismatched to the project scope?

If you've done one too many reworks on the same project, it's probably time you press pause and reassess the situation.

You can't fix poor planning WHILE development is ongoing.

Hitting the brakes probably feels counterproductive. I get it.

But if you pause, reassess, and fix the plan, you can move faster afterward.

Don't be that fuddy duddy who doesn't stop and ask directions.

Be the person committed to reaching the destination called Software My Customers Can't Live Without.

And if you find that your project is off track, DM me for a link to the webinar I recently did on that very topic: 5 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Get Your Software Project Back on Track

11/09/2022

We talk a lot about the importance of the pre-development planning phase (we call it The Innovation Lab). But perfect planning CANNOT overcome a weak development team and process. One of the biggest weaknesses is...

Software developers and their clients not acting like partners.

Some software development companies don't want input from customers. (Hint: Don't hire these guys!)

Some companies hand off the dev project, and don't want to touch it again until it's done. (Hint: Don't be these guys!)

Software developers know the development process the best. AND? You know your customers best.

The right software development partner should be regularly asking for feedback from key decision makers and internal experts and including them in updates.

At ENO8, we invite the client to our daily standup, show them live, working software, and welcome their input anytime throughout the process.

We often see shock on our clients' faces when we tell them they're welcome to attend any of our team's daily standups.

It's not lip service. We are THAT transparent and inclusive.

At ENO8, we believe open communication is fuel to an effective partnership.

But too often the dev experience is one of black boxing -

Both in-house and external software developers get the assignment and go away to build the thing.

⬛️ Their process is hidden in a black box and only what's considered "necessary" updates are shared with other stakeholders. ⬛️

When progress is revealed, what happens when something was missed, misconstrued or just plain wrong?

All that previous dev time was wasted.

Psst - who do you think pays for that? 💸

The software development phase is meant to go fast, test, fix what's broken, and go fast again.

That "fix what's broken" works best with input from those with a direct line to the end user.

Communication and transparency are key factors to dev projects being completed on time and within budget.

If you're in the middle of a development project, take a moment to rate the communication between your internal experts/key decision makers and the dev team.

If it's lacking, take steps to encourage better and more frequent communication. Your project (and bottom line) will benefit.

Curious about the other Software Developer Red Flags? Check out our blog on the topic:

If you know what to look for, you can spot a shoddy developer early on. Learn how to recognize software developer red flags!