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Data Science

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Go cloud-native. Optimize subscription and labor costs, Transform devops tools & culture. Migrate reliably. Move fast, DON’T break things.

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Agile Staffing for Software Engineering helped this fintech software-as-a-service innovator grow their software engineering and operations organization from 20 to over 200.

CTO Consulting provided product development leadership during a critical growth period for this AI-for-email startup. Optimization of the engineering organization structure and coaching of improved practice brought alignment to product, engineering, and data science teams.

Agile staffing for Data Engineering helped this SaaS company integrate an acquired Analytics-as-a-Service platform into their product offering.

Data Science for Business Analytics helped this fast growing Software-as-a-Service startup create consensus and build systems to guide decisions from sales tactics to board strategy.

Data Science helped this healthcare startup match patients with the most appropriate clinical trials using natural language processing and AI.

Managed Cloud Services helped this clinical performance analytics company deliver trusted data and clinical insights while meeting regulatory requirements.

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Latest Insights

8 Steps to Hire Great Software Engineers

by Richard Southwick | Sep 13, 2019 | CTO Consulting, Human Capital, Insights, Technology Management Consultant

8 Steps to source, recruit, interview, hire and retain great software engineers from 1. Sharpen Your Pitch to 8. Welcome the First Week! 2100 words, estimated reading time 17 minutes

SEI Weighs-In on Agile Methodology

by David Brian Ward | Sep 11, 2019 | CTO Consulting, Insights

SEI's attempts to rigorously evaluate agile methods for software development show: 1) Nothing close to 10x productivity gains, incremental gains only. The two greatest risks are: 2) Failure to Communicate and 3) Failure to Customize to Context. 1,400 words, estimated reading time 10 minutes.

Four Grand Challenges of IT

by Tahl Milburn | Sep 4, 2019 | CTO Consulting, Insights

This article: Introduces the Four Grand Challenges of IT; Failure Modes, Threat Risk, Technology Obsolescence, Backlog Management. 1,700 words, estimated reading time 16 minutes.

A Pragmatic Agile Workflow – Introduction

by John Lorance | Aug 8, 2019 | Agile Staffing, Insights

This article: Introduces a series of articles about pragmatically configuring Agile workflows under varying conditions. Emphasizes that your agile workflow’s number one goal is optimal communications. 700 words, estimated reading time 6 minutes.

How Does Low-Code Work?

by Tahl Milburn | Jul 24, 2019 | CTO Consulting, Technology & Innovation

This is the second in a series of articles on low-code. This article: identifies the four “domains” of an application, explains how low-code platforms address each of those domains, explains why low-code platforms must be carefully selected to ensure optimal and sustainable solutions. Word count 1400, reading time 7 minutes.

Big Data, Distributed Accountability How a Web-Based POS Glitch Resulted in a Customer Experience Nightmare

by Blake Rogers | Jul 10, 2019 | Big Data, Data Science

This article: Describes a poor customer experience created by poorly implemented distributed systems. Illustrates the complexity and interconnectedness of the multiple business entities that participate in a single retail transaction. 1140 words, estimated reading...