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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 12, 2024

Technology is Necessary, But Not Sufficient

Simon Copsey

Maximizing staff utilization actually destroys your delivery speed. Discover why unwinding flawed management assumptions, rather than just deploying new technology, is the true key to sustainable revenue growth.

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Prioritizing business problems over chasing new technology trends

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Draining organizational capacity with non-essential work tasks

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Addressing root causes before switching technologies

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Focusing on human principles for organizational advantage

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Three common organizational problems in software delivery

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