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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Draining organizational capacity with non-essential work tasks

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Addressing root causes before switching technologies

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