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src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Eighteen characteristics of a successful quality strategy</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing/eighteen-characteristics-of-a-successful-quality-strategy</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks and AWS: Collaborating to reinvent tomorrow</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 22 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cloud/thoughtworks-and-aws-collaborating-to-reinvent-tomorrow</link><author>Gary Degregorio</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks and AWS: Collaborating to reinvent tomorrow</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks and AWS: Collaborating to reinvent tomorrow</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cloud/thoughtworks-and-aws-collaborating-to-reinvent-tomorrow</guid></item><item><title>Data governance - The fast and the curious</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 22 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/compliance/data-governance-the-fast-and-the-curious</link><author>Simon Aubury</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data governance - The fast and the curious</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data governance - The fast and the curious</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/compliance/data-governance-the-fast-and-the-curious</guid></item><item><title>The evolutionary organization (Part II)</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/the-evolutionary-organization-part-ii</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The evolutionary organization (Part II)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The evolutionary organization (Part II)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/the-evolutionary-organization-part-ii</guid></item><item><title>The evolutionary organization (Part III)</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/the-evolutionary-organization-part-iii</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The evolutionary organization (Part III)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The evolutionary organization (Part III)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/the-evolutionary-organization-part-iii</guid></item><item><title>The evolutionary organization (Part I)</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/the-evolutionary-organization-part-i</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The evolutionary organization (Part I)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The evolutionary organization (Part I)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/the-evolutionary-organization-part-i</guid></item><item><title>Work after graduation part three</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/work-after-graduation-part-three</link><author>Panatchakorn Tanatampaphon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Work after graduation part three</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Work after graduation part three</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/work-after-graduation-part-three</guid></item><item><title>Inclusive design = only benefits</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/inclusive-design-only-benefits</link><author>Beatriz Lonskis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article invites all who are concerned with building fairer and more responsible products, services and technologies to learn a little more about inclusive design and how it is related to responsible technology. I outline key issues, approaches and provide examples to help explain the various terms, and explore how inclusive design is good for business.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article invites all who are concerned with building fairer and more responsible products, services and technologies to learn a little more about inclusive design and how it is related to responsible technology. I outline key issues, approaches and provide examples to help explain the various terms, and explore how inclusive design is good for business.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/inclusive-design-only-benefits</guid></item><item><title>Continuous delivery: It's not just a technical activity</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery/continuous-delivery-not-just-a-technical-activity</link><author>Janne Sinivirta</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The full benefits that continuous delivery promises are not realized unless the teams, the business processes, and the organization around it are aligned and capable of taking advantage of the technical capabilities</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The full benefits that continuous delivery promises are not realized unless the teams, the business processes, and the organization around it are aligned and capable of taking advantage of the technical capabilities</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery/continuous-delivery-not-just-a-technical-activity</guid></item><item><title>The biggest barriers to effective enterprise modernization – and how to overcome them</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cloud/the-biggest-barriers-to-effective-enterprise-modernization</link><author>Ashok Subramanian, Amit Bajaj</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The biggest barriers to effective enterprise modernization – and how to overcome them</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The biggest barriers to effective enterprise modernization – and how to overcome them</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cloud/the-biggest-barriers-to-effective-enterprise-modernization</guid></item><item><title>Inclusion won’t happen overnight, but it will never lose its place from the top of our agenda</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/inclusion-top-of-our-agenda</link><author>Renee Hawkins</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Inclusion won’t happen overnight, but it will never lose its place from the top of our agenda</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Inclusion won’t happen overnight, but it will never lose its place from the top of our agenda</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/inclusion-top-of-our-agenda</guid></item><item><title>AI without Data</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/ai-without-data</link><author>David Colls</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>AI without Data</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>AI without Data</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/ai-without-data</guid></item><item><title>Life and work after graduation (part two) </title><pubDate>Wed Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/Life-and-work-after-graduation-part-two</link><author>Panatchakorn Tanatampaphon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Life and work after graduation (part two) </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Life and work after graduation (part two) </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/Life-and-work-after-graduation-part-two</guid></item><item><title>Finding appropriate software development effectiveness metrics</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/finding-appropriate-software-development-effectiveness-metrics</link><author>Sichu Zhang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Finding appropriate software development effectiveness metrics</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Finding appropriate software development effectiveness metrics</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/finding-appropriate-software-development-effectiveness-metrics</guid></item><item><title>7 years. 7 life lessons. 7 Thoughtworkers</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/seven-life-lessons</link><author>Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>7 years. 7 life lessons. 7 Thoughtworkers</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>7 years. 7 life lessons. 7 Thoughtworkers</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/seven-life-lessons</guid></item><item><title>Pineapple on pizza is the worst</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/pineapple-on-pizza-is-the-worst</link><author>Maia Sauren</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pineapple on pizza is the worst</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pineapple on pizza is the worst</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/pineapple-on-pizza-is-the-worst</guid></item><item><title>Patient-centric view of the national digital health mission</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 29 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation/patient-view-national-digital-health-mission</link><author>Sukreet Roy Choudhury, Sanganagouda Patil</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Patient-centric view of the national digital health mission</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Patient-centric view of the national digital health mission</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation/patient-view-national-digital-health-mission</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the technology industry | October 2021</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 27 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/macro-trends-technology-industry-october-2021</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Macro trends in the technology industry | October 2021</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Macro trends in the technology industry | October 2021</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/macro-trends-technology-industry-october-2021</guid></item><item><title>How to build a platform for business value</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 27 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/how-to-build-platform-business-value</link><author>Ken Mugrage</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How to build a platform for business value</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How to build a platform for business value</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/how-to-build-platform-business-value</guid></item><item><title>Data-driven hypothesis development</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 27 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/data-driven-hypothesis-development</link><author>Jo Piechota, May Xu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data-driven hypothesis development</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data-driven hypothesis development</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/data-driven-hypothesis-development</guid></item><item><title>Why a Data Mesh of data products delivers financial insights faster</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/why-data-mesh-of-data-products-delivers-financial-insights-faster</link><author>George Earle, Sriram Anandan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why a Data Mesh of data products delivers financial insights faster</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why a Data Mesh of data products delivers financial insights faster</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/why-data-mesh-of-data-products-delivers-financial-insights-faster</guid></item><item><title>Part 1: Leveraging the potential of data with federated governance</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-strategy/part-1-leveraging-data-with-federated-governance</link><author>Divya Joshi, Podila Madhusudhana Rao, Sheetal Pratik</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 1: Leveraging the potential of data with federated governance</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 1: Leveraging the potential of data with federated governance</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-strategy/part-1-leveraging-data-with-federated-governance</guid></item><item><title>Part 2: The 4 step framework for federated data governance </title><pubDate>Mon Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-strategy/part-2-4-step-framework-federated-data-governance</link><author>Divya Joshi, Podila Madhusudhana Rao, Sheetal Pratik</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 2: The 4 step framework for federated data governance </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 2: The 4 step framework for federated data governance </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-strategy/part-2-4-step-framework-federated-data-governance</guid></item><item><title>Announcing Andy Nolan</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/announcing-andy-nolan</link><author>Scott Shaw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Announcing Andy Nolan</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Announcing Andy Nolan</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/careers-at-thoughtworks/announcing-andy-nolan</guid></item><item><title>Design, Together</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-design/design--together</link><author>Sabrina Mach, Ammara Gafoor, James Emmott</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Design, Together</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Design, Together</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-design/design--together</guid></item><item><title>Why it pays to start small with Design Systems</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-design/why-it-pays-to-start-small-with-design-systems</link><author>Marie Elena Duenias, Esther Butcher</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why it pays to start small with Design Systems</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why it pays to start small with Design Systems</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-design/why-it-pays-to-start-small-with-design-systems</guid></item><item><title>Practices of enhancing security during remote working in distributed delivery</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-project-management/practices-of-enhancing-security-during-remote-working-in-distributed-delivery</link><author>Ling Tang, Jin Ma</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Practices of enhancing security during remote working in distributed delivery</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Practices of enhancing security during remote working in distributed 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Maracara</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>SOLID Principles: How to create a code that is easy to extend and maintain - Part 2</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>SOLID Principles: How to create a code that is easy to extend and maintain - Part 2</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-engineering-practices/solid-principles-how-to-create-a-code-that-is-easy-to-extend-and-maintain-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Domain Modeling: What you need to know before coding</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 29 00:00:00 UTC 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src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Operations research: the tool you didn’t know you needed</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/operations-research</guid></item><item><title>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 1</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/building-teams-for-the-future-the-deliver-evolve-grow-framework-part-1</link><author>Dhivya Arunagiri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 1</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 1</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/building-teams-for-the-future-the-deliver-evolve-grow-framework-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 2</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/building-teams-for-the-future-the-deliver-evolve-grow-framework-part-2</link><author>Dhivya Arunagiri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 2</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 2</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/building-teams-for-the-future-the-deliver-evolve-grow-framework-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Learning to be an ally over twenty years and counting</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/learning-to-be-an-ally</link><author>Saptorsi Hore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learning to be an ally over twenty years and counting</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learning to be an ally over twenty years and counting</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/learning-to-be-an-ally</guid></item><item><title>No more jargon, please! How to improve your infrastructure product delivery with a few key business analysis techniques.</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cloud/improve-your-infrastructure-product-delivery</link><author>Reshmi Nair</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>No more jargon, please! How to improve your infrastructure product delivery with a few key business analysis techniques.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>No more jargon, please! How to improve your infrastructure product delivery with a few key business analysis techniques.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cloud/improve-your-infrastructure-product-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Fit for the future with product teams</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation/fit-for-the-future-with-product-teams</link><author>Christopher Haas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Fit for the future with product teams</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Fit for the future with product teams</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation/fit-for-the-future-with-product-teams</guid></item><item><title>Is your Governance fit for purpose?</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation/is-your-governance-fit-for-purpose</link><author>Christopher Haas, Barton Friedland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Is your Governance fit for purpose?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Is your Governance fit for purpose?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation/is-your-governance-fit-for-purpose</guid></item><item><title>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 06 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/deliver-evolve-grow-framework-part-1</link><author>Dhivya Arunagiri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 1</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building teams for the future - the Deliver, Evolve, Grow framework - Part 1</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-organizational-design/deliver-evolve-grow-framework-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Weak labeling </title><pubDate>Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/weak-labeling</link><author>Dane Sherburn</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Weak labeling </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Weak labeling </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/weak-labeling</guid></item><item><title>Continuous delivery for streaming data pipelines</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/continuous-delivery</link><author>Karen Davis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous delivery for streaming data pipelines</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous delivery for streaming data pipelines</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Feature Stores</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 18 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/feature-stores</link><author>Harmeet Sokhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Feature Stores</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Feature Stores</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/feature-stores</guid></item><item><title>Sensible defaults for CD4ML</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/sensible-defaults-cd4ml</link><author>David Tan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sensible defaults for CD4ML</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sensible defaults for CD4ML</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/sensible-defaults-cd4ml</guid></item><item><title>Engaging the whole team through a Team Charter remote session</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/engaging-whole-team-through-team-charter-remote-session</link><author>Nathalia Torres</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Remote work has been an increasingly present companion for all of us in software development. It was in the spotlight especially in 2020, when the pandemic kept us all locked in our homes. In this remote work "Big Bang", we realized that the challenges of teamwork are intensified due to variables that go beyond the project itself. The team is made of people, and people have different routines, habits, and in most cases, different time zones. In addition, each individual has their own background, with strengths and challenges, passing through different moments of their journey.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Remote work has been an increasingly present companion for all of us in software development. It was in the spotlight especially in 2020, when the pandemic kept us all locked in our homes. In this remote work "Big Bang", we realized that the challenges of teamwork are intensified due to variables that go beyond the project itself. The team is made of people, and people have different routines, habits, and in most cases, different time zones. In addition, each individual has their own background, with strengths and challenges, passing through different moments of their journey.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/engaging-whole-team-through-team-charter-remote-session</guid></item><item><title>Why do Chinese websites and apps look so busy?</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-do-chinese-websites-and-apps-look-so-busy</link><author>Ke Qi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The aesthetics of modern Chinese digital products can look very different to primarily English-based apps and websites. If you explore some of China’s most popular websites and apps, such as 163.com (news), Jing Dong (e-commerce), Taobao (e-commerce) and Didi (ride-sharing), you will find that they have high information and feature density and highly saturated colors. 
Why is this? This article explores some possible hypotheses about why there is a perceived or actual difference in digital product design.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The aesthetics of modern Chinese digital products can look very different to primarily English-based apps and websites. If you explore some of China’s most popular websites and apps, such as 163.com (news), Jing Dong (e-commerce), Taobao (e-commerce) and Didi (ride-sharing), you will find that they have high information and feature density and highly saturated colors. 
Why is this? This article explores some possible hypotheses about why there is a perceived or actual difference in digital product design.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-do-chinese-websites-and-apps-look-so-busy</guid></item><item><title>Application Modernization: How targeted change can kickstart transformation</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/application-modernization-how-to-kickstart-transformation</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For your organization to quickly adapt to change and make the most of fresh, cost-effective cloud-based capabilities, modernization is the key to success.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For your organization to quickly adapt to change and make the most of fresh, cost-effective cloud-based capabilities, modernization is the key to success.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/application-modernization-how-to-kickstart-transformation</guid></item><item><title>When will banks not need banking apps? (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-will-banks-not-need-banking-apps-part-1</link><author>Simon Clarke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As new core functionality within banking apps shifts to third-party integrations, what does this mean for banking customer loyalty when customers will prefer to engage a bank via an alternative platform that is more in-touch with their day-to-day living? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As new core functionality within banking apps shifts to third-party integrations, what does this mean for banking customer loyalty when customers will prefer to engage a bank via an alternative platform that is more in-touch with their day-to-day living? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-will-banks-not-need-banking-apps-part-1</guid></item><item><title> When will banks not need banking apps? (Part 2)</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-will-banks-not-need-banking-apps-part-2</link><author>Simon Clarke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this series (see Part 1 if you missed it) we explore how customers’ use of their banking apps will decrease and their desires to have transactional information injected into richer platforms more integrated into their daily activities. In this second and last part, we explore how the proliferation of aggregated, open banking fuelled experiences will allow customers to open accounts and meet more needs without ever engaging a bank’s sales channel. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this series (see Part 1 if you missed it) we explore how customers’ use of their banking apps will decrease and their desires to have transactional information injected into richer platforms more integrated into their daily activities. In this second and last part, we explore how the proliferation of aggregated, open banking fuelled experiences will allow customers to open accounts and meet more needs without ever engaging a bank’s sales channel. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-will-banks-not-need-banking-apps-part-2</guid></item><item><title>CD4ML with Jenkins in DAGsHub — Part 2</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd4ml-jenkins-dagshub-part-2</link><author>Puneetha Pai</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of two part series blog, discussing how you can achieve continuous delivery for machine learning (CD4ML) using Jenkins and DVC pipelines. In part One, we explained what is CD4ML, why you should care, and how Jenkins pipelines can be used to implement it</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of two part series blog, discussing how you can achieve continuous delivery for machine learning (CD4ML) using Jenkins and DVC pipelines. In part One, we explained what is CD4ML, why you should care, and how Jenkins pipelines can be used to implement it</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd4ml-jenkins-dagshub-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Learning about myself at Thoughtworks University</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/learning-about-myself-thoughtworks-university</link><author>Kjeld Schmidt</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learning about myself at Thoughtworks University</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learning about myself at Thoughtworks University</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/learning-about-myself-thoughtworks-university</guid></item><item><title>What I learned from being at one client for two years</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-i-learned-being-one-client-two-years</link><author>Cam Jackson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently finished up at a client after spending a little over two years there, working as a lead developer building mortgage application tools for bankers. In general terms, that's not that long to stay at one workplace, but as consultants, we tend to move around a lot, so it's kind of a long time! It's twice as long as I'd spent anywhere else.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently finished up at a client after spending a little over two years there, working as a lead developer building mortgage application tools for bankers. In general terms, that's not that long to stay at one workplace, but as consultants, we tend to move around a lot, so it's kind of a long time! It's twice as long as I'd spent anywhere else.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-i-learned-being-one-client-two-years</guid></item><item><title>CD4ML with Jenkins in DAGsHub</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd4ml-jenkins-dagshub</link><author>Puneetha Pai</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first part of two-part series blog, discussing how you can achieve continuous delivery in machine learning (CD4ML) using Jenkins and DVC pipelines.In this blog we will discuss how to setup this automation process for your project and few use-cases which are achieved as a byproduct of this automation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first part of two-part series blog, discussing how you can achieve continuous delivery in machine learning (CD4ML) using Jenkins and DVC pipelines.In this blog we will discuss how to setup this automation process for your project and few use-cases which are achieved as a byproduct of this automation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd4ml-jenkins-dagshub</guid></item><item><title>10 myths about the LGBTQ+ community debunked</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-myths-about-lgbtq-community-debunked</link><author>AJ Iniguez, Aditya Batavia</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the wake of more mobilized social movements around the world, ‘allyship’ is a term that gets tossed around a lot. While anyone can claim to be an ally, to truly stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community requires going beyond hashtags, Pride flag-inspired photo frames on social media and marching in Pride parades. So how can you go from performative allyship to solidarity? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the wake of more mobilized social movements around the world, ‘allyship’ is a term that gets tossed around a lot. While anyone can claim to be an ally, to truly stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community requires going beyond hashtags, Pride flag-inspired photo frames on social media and marching in Pride parades. So how can you go from performative allyship to solidarity? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-myths-about-lgbtq-community-debunked</guid></item><item><title>“I am here” is one of the most profound statements that can be made around Pride</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-am-here-one-most-profound-statements-can-be-made-around-pride</link><author>Dr J Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Content warning - this is personal and will talk about suicidal ideations and suicide
For the longest time, almost 40 years, I wanted to not be here, to escape the pain that being me was causing me. 
Since I can recall being aware of my gender and sexuality, I have felt the pain of not belonging and not being accepted. I have been told I don’t fit in, and that I need to change who I am. I have endured daily aggressions (for a long time not even microaggressions) about who I am in order to be employed, to be loved, and to be part of a family. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Content warning - this is personal and will talk about suicidal ideations and suicide
For the longest time, almost 40 years, I wanted to not be here, to escape the pain that being me was causing me. 
Since I can recall being aware of my gender and sexuality, I have felt the pain of not belonging and not being accepted. I have been told I don’t fit in, and that I need to change who I am. I have endured daily aggressions (for a long time not even microaggressions) about who I am in order to be employed, to be loved, and to be part of a family. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-am-here-one-most-profound-statements-can-be-made-around-pride</guid></item><item><title>[Leadership Pathways] Failure is a kinder teacher than we give her credit for</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-pathways-failure-kinder-teacher-we-give-her-credit</link><author>Sue Visic</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our Leadership Pathways series, Thoughtworks leaders from around the world reflect on their career journeys, experiences in leadership and advice for technologists. In this episode, we sat down with Sue Visic, Director of Data & AI at Thoughtworks Australia to learn more about her journey as a leader in tech.What was your first job?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our Leadership Pathways series, Thoughtworks leaders from around the world reflect on their career journeys, experiences in leadership and advice for technologists. In this episode, we sat down with Sue Visic, Director of Data & AI at Thoughtworks Australia to learn more about her journey as a leader in tech.What was your first job?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-pathways-failure-kinder-teacher-we-give-her-credit</guid></item><item><title>Quality Manifesto</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quality-manifesto</link><author>Srinivas Murty, Sudarshan Gorur</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every organisation that builds a product, has its own view of quality and what it means for the product they are building. To identify what quality means for an organisation it is useful to have a manifesto. While Quality Strategy encomapsses quality aspects in software development, Quality Manifesto helps an organisation define what quality means for them strategically. Based on what is set-out in the manifesto, software delivery teams can derive their everyday practices and principles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every organisation that builds a product, has its own view of quality and what it means for the product they are building. To identify what quality means for an organisation it is useful to have a manifesto. While Quality Strategy encomapsses quality aspects in software development, Quality Manifesto helps an organisation define what quality means for them strategically. Based on what is set-out in the manifesto, software delivery teams can derive their everyday practices and principles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quality-manifesto</guid></item><item><title>Predicting star formation properties with deep learning</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predicting-star-formation-properties-deep-learning</link><author>Shraddha Surana</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are about 51 galaxies in the Milky Way’s Local Group, about 100,000 in our Local Supercluster, and 100 billion in all of the observable universe. Many of what we see as tiny specs are, in fact, galaxies, containing stars, which, in turn, may have their own solar systems, planets and satellites. While these galaxies may seem inactive in our lifetime, many activities occur at a macro timescale — stars are born, they collapse, merge; there’s dust in the galaxies; temperatures vary and many other fascinating things.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are about 51 galaxies in the Milky Way’s Local Group, about 100,000 in our Local Supercluster, and 100 billion in all of the observable universe. Many of what we see as tiny specs are, in fact, galaxies, containing stars, which, in turn, may have their own solar systems, planets and satellites. While these galaxies may seem inactive in our lifetime, many activities occur at a macro timescale — stars are born, they collapse, merge; there’s dust in the galaxies; temperatures vary and many other fascinating things.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predicting-star-formation-properties-deep-learning</guid></item><item><title>Will AI ever win a Nobel Prize?</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-ai-ever-win-nobel-prize</link><author>Harshal Hayatnagarkar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three-body problem – How do three objects orbit one another under their gravity? For centuries, this problem has remained unsolved until a couple of years ago, when AI solved it. 
“So, who solved the problem? Did the algorithm solve the problem? Or did the people who wrote the program solve it?,” asks Dr. Williams, Distinguished Research Professor and Core Member, AAII - Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three-body problem – How do three objects orbit one another under their gravity? For centuries, this problem has remained unsolved until a couple of years ago, when AI solved it. 
“So, who solved the problem? Did the algorithm solve the problem? Or did the people who wrote the program solve it?,” asks Dr. Williams, Distinguished Research Professor and Core Member, AAII - Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-ai-ever-win-nobel-prize</guid></item><item><title>To vaccinate everyone… make an app with open APIs?</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/vaccinate-everyone-make-app-open-apis</link><author>Nagarjun Kandukuru, Satish Viswanathan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Good technology must factor in societal inequities and on-ground complexities</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Good technology must factor in societal inequities and on-ground complexities</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/vaccinate-everyone-make-app-open-apis</guid></item><item><title>ML CI/D: Should we pay attention?</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/ml-ci-d--should-we-pay-attention-</link><author>Brad Nguyen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>ML CI/D: Should we pay attention?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>ML CI/D: Should we pay attention?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/ml-ci-d--should-we-pay-attention-</guid></item><item><title>The public sector modernization paradox — and how to overcome it</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 03 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/public-sector-modernization-paradox-and-how-to-overcome-it</link><author>Mike Beaven, Shodhan Sheth</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With multi-year budgets and tight controls, public sector modernization projects need to deliver value fast. So, how can teams make big complex changes happen?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With multi-year budgets and tight controls, public sector modernization projects need to deliver value fast. So, how can teams make big complex changes happen?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/public-sector-modernization-paradox-and-how-to-overcome-it</guid></item><item><title>We want change but we won’t change (part 2)</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 03 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/we-want-change-we-won-t-change-part-2</link><author>Harshal Shah</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1 we saw a framework to address our anxiety and fear associated with changes by categorising them and seeing them for what they actually mean. In this part let’s get into the crux of implementing those changes.

Implementing the change
Almost all organisational changes require individuals to adapt in some capacity. To make change successful and sustainable over time, there are four areas that organisations need to take care of.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1 we saw a framework to address our anxiety and fear associated with changes by categorising them and seeing them for what they actually mean. In this part let’s get into the crux of implementing those changes.

Implementing the change
Almost all organisational changes require individuals to adapt in some capacity. To make change successful and sustainable over time, there are four areas that organisations need to take care of.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/we-want-change-we-won-t-change-part-2</guid></item><item><title>What recruiters wish candidates would start (and stop) doing</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-recruiters-wish-candidates-would-start-and-stop-doing</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Finding the right candidate—and for the jobseeker, finding the right role and company—can sometimes feel like a long and winding road. However, there are certain things candidates do that our Thoughtworks recruiters would love to see candidates do more of (yes, thank-you notes are still a thing!)
Naturally, there are also some things that they wish all candidates would simply never do again. Here’s a collection of what recruiters encourage candidates to adopt (as well as what to ditch ASAP) to make a better impression during their recruiting process at Thoughtworks. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Finding the right candidate—and for the jobseeker, finding the right role and company—can sometimes feel like a long and winding road. However, there are certain things candidates do that our Thoughtworks recruiters would love to see candidates do more of (yes, thank-you notes are still a thing!)
Naturally, there are also some things that they wish all candidates would simply never do again. Here’s a collection of what recruiters encourage candidates to adopt (as well as what to ditch ASAP) to make a better impression during their recruiting process at Thoughtworks. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-recruiters-wish-candidates-would-start-and-stop-doing</guid></item><item><title>Synthetic data</title><pubDate>Fri May 28 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/synthetic-data</link><author>David Colls</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Synthetic data</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Synthetic data</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-analytics/synthetic-data</guid></item><item><title>Resigience for corporations: defend, digitalize and disrupt (Part 4)</title><pubDate>Thu May 27 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-corporations-defend-digitalize-and-disrupt</link><author>S Shreeram Narayan, Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at, when we created them” - Albert Einstein</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at, when we created them” - Albert Einstein</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-corporations-defend-digitalize-and-disrupt</guid></item><item><title>We want change but we won’t change</title><pubDate>Wed May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/we-want-change-we-won-t-change</link><author>Harshal Shah</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am at the restaurant getting a table for my wife (let’s call her KD) and me for an early dinner. She is walking down from her workplace. I ordered our usual drinks and food and there she was, waving at me and beaming with a smile. A few seconds later when she took the chair opposite me, our eyes met and suddenly she looked PISSED!
Me: What’s wrong? What happened?
KD: YOU. That’s what happened. 
Me: What? What are you talking about?
KD: You don’t look well. What’s wrong with you?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am at the restaurant getting a table for my wife (let’s call her KD) and me for an early dinner. She is walking down from her workplace. I ordered our usual drinks and food and there she was, waving at me and beaming with a smile. A few seconds later when she took the chair opposite me, our eyes met and suddenly she looked PISSED!
Me: What’s wrong? What happened?
KD: YOU. That’s what happened. 
Me: What? What are you talking about?
KD: You don’t look well. What’s wrong with you?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/we-want-change-we-won-t-change</guid></item><item><title>Addressing mental wellbeing with empathy during uncertain times</title><pubDate>Tue May 25 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/addressing-mental-wellbeing-empathy</link><author>Tina Vinod</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The second wave of the pandemic has crippled countries like India, Brazil and Ecuador. Delhi, Sao Paulo and Quito’s hospitals are brimming with patients desperate for oxygen and life saving medicines. Infact, when it came to infections, as of April 2021, India and Brazil were at par.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The second wave of the pandemic has crippled countries like India, Brazil and Ecuador. Delhi, Sao Paulo and Quito’s hospitals are brimming with patients desperate for oxygen and life saving medicines. Infact, when it came to infections, as of April 2021, India and Brazil were at par.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/addressing-mental-wellbeing-empathy</guid></item><item><title>How to low code for success</title><pubDate>Fri May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/low-code-success</link><author>Isabelle Carter, Mike Mason, Ken Mugrage</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Low-code platforms can sometimes cause more problems than they solve. Here's how to avoid the pitfalls.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Low-code platforms can sometimes cause more problems than they solve. Here's how to avoid the pitfalls.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/low-code-success</guid></item><item><title>How you can be an intersectional ally (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Tue May 18 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-you-can-be-intersectional-ally-part-1</link><author>Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m weary of carrying the burden of speaking up and stepping up only to be pushed down. White and cis allies are also tired of being told they’re doing it wrong or that it isn’t even their place to show up at all. This fatigue is impacting all of us, but we shouldn’t be satisfied with the status quo. Social justice requires an accomplice. That’s where allyship comes in:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m weary of carrying the burden of speaking up and stepping up only to be pushed down. White and cis allies are also tired of being told they’re doing it wrong or that it isn’t even their place to show up at all. This fatigue is impacting all of us, but we shouldn’t be satisfied with the status quo. Social justice requires an accomplice. That’s where allyship comes in:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-you-can-be-intersectional-ally-part-1</guid></item><item><title>How you can be an intersectional ally (Part 2)</title><pubDate>Tue May 18 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-you-can-be-intersectional-ally-part-2</link><author>Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of How you can be an intersectional ally (see Part 1 if you missed it). In this part, we’ll look at more examples of ways you can be an ally to three (of various) underrepresented groups including working mums, women and underrepresented gender minorities, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
 
Working mums</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of How you can be an intersectional ally (see Part 1 if you missed it). In this part, we’ll look at more examples of ways you can be an ally to three (of various) underrepresented groups including working mums, women and underrepresented gender minorities, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
 
Working mums</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-you-can-be-intersectional-ally-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Metric-driven data architectures</title><pubDate>Fri May 14 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/metric-driven-data-architectures</link><author>Ned Letcher</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Metric-driven data architectures</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Metric-driven data architectures</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/metric-driven-data-architectures</guid></item><item><title>Low code connoisseurship</title><pubDate>Fri May 14 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/choosing-low-code-platform</link><author>Isabelle Carter, Mike Mason, Ken Mugrage</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Choosing the right low-code platform is critical in delivering business value</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Choosing the right low-code platform is critical in delivering business value</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/choosing-low-code-platform</guid></item><item><title>Farewell, AngularJS</title><pubDate>Wed May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/farewell-angularjs</link><author>Rufus Raghunath, Giamir Buoncristiani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A study in UI legacy migrations</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A study in UI legacy migrations</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/farewell-angularjs</guid></item><item><title>Why you should invest in good Developer Experience today</title><pubDate>Mon May 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-you-should-invest-good-developer-experience-today</link><author>Jacob Bo Tiedemann, Tanja Bach</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In over 50% of organisations, software developers only spent 30-40% of their time on feature development (State of DevOps 2018; 2019). While DevOps and Continuous Delivery solve specific problems to increase the time spent on value-adding activities, your organisational performance is determined by more than a gap between development and operations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In over 50% of organisations, software developers only spent 30-40% of their time on feature development (State of DevOps 2018; 2019). While DevOps and Continuous Delivery solve specific problems to increase the time spent on value-adding activities, your organisational performance is determined by more than a gap between development and operations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-you-should-invest-good-developer-experience-today</guid></item><item><title>Self-Sovereign Identity - The Nash Equilibrium Point of the Personal Identity Information Game</title><pubDate>Fri May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/self-sovereign-identity-nash-equilibrium-point-personal-identity-information-game</link><author>David Liu, Yan Qian</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>1 Privacy or convenience is a question</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>1 Privacy or convenience is a question</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/self-sovereign-identity-nash-equilibrium-point-personal-identity-information-game</guid></item><item><title>Summary: Guiding the evolution of data mesh with fitness functions</title><pubDate>Fri May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-strategy/summary-guiding-the-evolution-of-data-mesh-with-fitness-functions</link><author>David Colls</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Summary: Guiding the evolution of data mesh with fitness functions</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Summary: Guiding the evolution of data mesh with fitness functions</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-strategy/summary-guiding-the-evolution-of-data-mesh-with-fitness-functions</guid></item><item><title>Active learning loops</title><pubDate>Fri May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/active-learning-loops</link><author>Mat Kelcey</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Active learning loops</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Active learning loops</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-and-ai/active-learning-loops</guid></item><item><title>Infrastructure Pipelines</title><pubDate>Thu May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-pipelines</link><author>Alaa Mansour, Michael Lihs</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform recently have become popular (see Infrastructure as code | Technology Radar). One main promise of such tools is automation. Still, we rarely see Continuous Delivery implemented for infrastructure code.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform recently have become popular (see Infrastructure as code | Technology Radar). One main promise of such tools is automation. Still, we rarely see Continuous Delivery implemented for infrastructure code.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-pipelines</guid></item><item><title>Our lives are Mobile First</title><pubDate>Wed May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/our-lives-are-mobile-first</link><author>Crafting end-to-end user experiences with Esther Tham</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When was the last time you went about your entire day without engaging with your mobile device? I remember being in my teens when I got my first mobile phone, a Nokia 8250. Since then, I’ve never gone a day without using a mobile phone.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When was the last time you went about your entire day without engaging with your mobile device? I remember being in my teens when I got my first mobile phone, a Nokia 8250. Since then, I’ve never gone a day without using a mobile phone.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/our-lives-are-mobile-first</guid></item><item><title>Four tips for successful post-pandemic digital innovation</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 29 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-tips-successful-post-pandemic-digital-innovation</link><author>Katrien Pagnaer, Nic Smythe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic was the most disruptive global event in recent history — putting a complete halt to ‘business as usual’ for organizations in virtually every industry. It’s been challenging for us all, and businesses around the world have had to push through major digital innovations just to survive.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic was the most disruptive global event in recent history — putting a complete halt to ‘business as usual’ for organizations in virtually every industry. It’s been challenging for us all, and businesses around the world have had to push through major digital innovations just to survive.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-tips-successful-post-pandemic-digital-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Measuring holistic organizational growth</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 28 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/measuring-holistic-organizational-growth</link><author>Mangalam Nandakumar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>‘Let’s hit the ball out of the park’, ‘go for the kill’, ‘bite the bullet’ — business vocabulary is filled with war and action sports metaphors.
Leaders, today, favor language that incites excitement and fervour and tactics that ensure the instant gratification of a dopamine kick. A high level of aggression, playing to win, throttling down the competition has become the norm.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>‘Let’s hit the ball out of the park’, ‘go for the kill’, ‘bite the bullet’ — business vocabulary is filled with war and action sports metaphors.
Leaders, today, favor language that incites excitement and fervour and tactics that ensure the instant gratification of a dopamine kick. A high level of aggression, playing to win, throttling down the competition has become the norm.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/measuring-holistic-organizational-growth</guid></item><item><title>Making pandemic-proof workplaces a reality with XR</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-pandemic-proof-workplaces-reality-xr</link><author>Kuldeep Singh, Raju Kandaswamy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The IMF called the COVID-19 crisis ‘unlike any other,’ where the global growth contraction for 2020 was estimated at -3.5 percent. 
Here is a quick overview of the biggest challenges that CXOs (and their businesses) have faced over the recent past, to better illustrate how the pandemic is affecting businesses: 
Businesses are grappling with slowing global supply chains </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The IMF called the COVID-19 crisis ‘unlike any other,’ where the global growth contraction for 2020 was estimated at -3.5 percent. 
Here is a quick overview of the biggest challenges that CXOs (and their businesses) have faced over the recent past, to better illustrate how the pandemic is affecting businesses: 
Businesses are grappling with slowing global supply chains </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-pandemic-proof-workplaces-reality-xr</guid></item><item><title>Green cloud tools deliver a sustainability boost </title><pubDate>Thu Apr 22 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/getting-to-grips-green-cloud</link><author>Gareth Morgan, Dan Lewis-Toakley, Carolyn Volper</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Measuring the carbon emissions of your workloads is a critical step towards green cloud</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Measuring the carbon emissions of your workloads is a critical step towards green cloud</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/getting-to-grips-green-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Navigating the new normal with augmented reality</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 22 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/navigating-new-normal-ar</link><author>Kuldeep Singh, Aileen Pistorius, Julie Woods-Moss, Anna Bäckström</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>AR can foster collaboration for home workers</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>AR can foster collaboration for home workers</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/navigating-new-normal-ar</guid></item><item><title>Resigience for countries - preserve, persevere and pioneer (Part 3)</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 16 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-countries-preserve-persevere-and-pioneer-part-3</link><author>S Shreeram Narayan, Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this series, Resigience is defined as a higher order life-skill that will help every system and person adapt to the new (post-pandemic) reality. Part 2 was our observations of how people have consciously and unconsciously leveraged the principles of agility and resilience. This post is a discussion of how countries have adopted this very philosophy.“Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist, everything we do after a pandemic will seem inadequate,” US Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Leavitt, in 2007</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this series, Resigience is defined as a higher order life-skill that will help every system and person adapt to the new (post-pandemic) reality. Part 2 was our observations of how people have consciously and unconsciously leveraged the principles of agility and resilience. This post is a discussion of how countries have adopted this very philosophy.“Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist, everything we do after a pandemic will seem inadequate,” US Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Leavitt, in 2007</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-countries-preserve-persevere-and-pioneer-part-3</guid></item><item><title>Amortizing Software Rewrites: An Evolutionary Approach</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 16 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/amortizing-software-rewrites-evolutionary-approach</link><author>Ashish Tyagi, Christoph Portmann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How to rewrite legacy applications or split monoliths into microservices without slowing down on delivering features or introducing bugs in your system.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How to rewrite legacy applications or split monoliths into microservices without slowing down on delivering features or introducing bugs in your system.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/amortizing-software-rewrites-evolutionary-approach</guid></item><item><title>Open Banking in Australia: Ready, set, not yet</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-banking-australia-ready-set-not-yet</link><author>Vic Wolff</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We have been talking about open banking, or the broader legislative framework that supports it, Consumer Data Right (CDR), for a long time, but it seems like nothing has really happened. Yet it would be a mistake to turn away now.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We have been talking about open banking, or the broader legislative framework that supports it, Consumer Data Right (CDR), for a long time, but it seems like nothing has really happened. Yet it would be a mistake to turn away now.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-banking-australia-ready-set-not-yet</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the technology industry | April 2021</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 13 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-technology-industry-april-2021</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In each edition of the Radar we include a handful of “themes” that help the reader understand larger trends among the details of the individual blips. We only have limited space and often there are more trends than we have room for. These “macro trends” articles expand upon each Radar with a few more stories from the tech industry. Read on for the bigger picture.
 
Monorepos? Maybe.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In each edition of the Radar we include a handful of “themes” that help the reader understand larger trends among the details of the individual blips. We only have limited space and often there are more trends than we have room for. These “macro trends” articles expand upon each Radar with a few more stories from the tech industry. Read on for the bigger picture.
 
Monorepos? Maybe.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-technology-industry-april-2021</guid></item><item><title>The case for Tech Leadership community - Part 2 - building a community</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-tech-leadership-community-part-2-building-community</link><author>Jeff Norris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1, we talked about why employees stay at companies, and how recent societal changes have fundamentally changed this.  In part 2, we continue to explore how companies can build a technology leadership community to create a positive pressure to retain employees.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1, we talked about why employees stay at companies, and how recent societal changes have fundamentally changed this.  In part 2, we continue to explore how companies can build a technology leadership community to create a positive pressure to retain employees.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-tech-leadership-community-part-2-building-community</guid></item><item><title>The marketing and engagement secrets behind gift cards (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 09 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/marketing-and-engagement-secrets-behind-gift-cards-part-1</link><author>Zeyuan Wang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A gift card is much more than a gift. Retailers are taking gift cards as the entry point of social scenarios to guide potential customers into the closed loop of retailer’s payment, membership and ordering system, and gradually cultivate customers to generate new consumption habits.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A gift card is much more than a gift. Retailers are taking gift cards as the entry point of social scenarios to guide potential customers into the closed loop of retailer’s payment, membership and ordering system, and gradually cultivate customers to generate new consumption habits.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/marketing-and-engagement-secrets-behind-gift-cards-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Digital transformation for traditional organisations</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation-traditional-organisations</link><author>Shereen DSJ</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>First principles for effectiveness in transformation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>First principles for effectiveness in transformation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-transformation-traditional-organisations</guid></item><item><title>Remote-friendly organizational learning</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-friendly-organizational-learning</link><author>Nilesh Kulkarni, Vikrant Kardam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Around this time last year, “88% of organizations encouraged or required employees to work from home.” As work went remote, so did organizational learning. Trainers were equipped with ‘remote toolkits’, and training programs were re-wired for online content delivery. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Around this time last year, “88% of organizations encouraged or required employees to work from home.” As work went remote, so did organizational learning. Trainers were equipped with ‘remote toolkits’, and training programs were re-wired for online content delivery. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-friendly-organizational-learning</guid></item><item><title>Conversational AI for Capital Markets</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/conversational-ai-for-capital-markets</link><author>Omar Bashir, Christoph Windheuser, Bhavin Shah</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conversational AI can have a profound impact on a firm’s ability to automate traditional processes. In this article, we examine the most promising use cases for conversational AI in capital markets, and outline the key principles to guide your transformation strategy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conversational AI can have a profound impact on a firm’s ability to automate traditional processes. In this article, we examine the most promising use cases for conversational AI in capital markets, and outline the key principles to guide your transformation strategy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/conversational-ai-for-capital-markets</guid></item><item><title>The case for Tech Leadership community Part 1- the snow is melting</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 06 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-tech-leadership-community-part-1-snow-melting</link><author>Jeff Norris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our society has gone through a dramatic change that will forever transform the nature of remote work.  This shift has changed the options available to senior technologists.  It has doubled the importance of cultivating technology communities in your organization as a way to grow and retain technical leaders.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our society has gone through a dramatic change that will forever transform the nature of remote work.  This shift has changed the options available to senior technologists.  It has doubled the importance of cultivating technology communities in your organization as a way to grow and retain technical leaders.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-tech-leadership-community-part-1-snow-melting</guid></item><item><title>Future of insurance - the hybrid sales experience</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 06 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-insurance-hybrid-sales-experience</link><author>Rohit Chawla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tesla, Google, Apple and Amazon have something in common – hitching a ride on the ‘insurance business’ train. Big Tech is disrupting the otherwise laid back insurance industry, forcing incumbents to up their game. The lack of physical ‘advisor - customer’ interactions (because of pandemic-related restrictions) has also furthered this move. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tesla, Google, Apple and Amazon have something in common – hitching a ride on the ‘insurance business’ train. Big Tech is disrupting the otherwise laid back insurance industry, forcing incumbents to up their game. The lack of physical ‘advisor - customer’ interactions (because of pandemic-related restrictions) has also furthered this move. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-insurance-hybrid-sales-experience</guid></item><item><title>Design as a team: a guide to cross-functional collaboration</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 26 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/design-as-a-team</link><author>Valerie Roske, Christopher Taylor Edwards</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This practical guide provides examples, values and principles for cross-functional collaboration to serve as inspiration for how design can deliver greater value during the business process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This practical guide provides examples, values and principles for cross-functional collaboration to serve as inspiration for how design can deliver greater value during the business process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/design-as-a-team</guid></item><item><title>Data mesh for healthcare</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 25 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/data-mesh-for-healthcare</link><author>George Earle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Discover how data mesh can speed up healthcare analytics by 400%</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Discover how data mesh can speed up healthcare analytics by 400%</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/data-mesh-for-healthcare</guid></item><item><title>[Conversations with Consultants] On building trust and lasting partnerships</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/conversations-consultants</link><author>Daisy Park, Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every consultant knows the importance of having a good conversation. In our series, Conversations with Consultants, we meet the people behind Thoughtworks, to ask great questions about what it's like to be a consultant. Learn about the unique career paths they've taken and the challenges they've faced as they share their nuggets of wisdom.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every consultant knows the importance of having a good conversation. In our series, Conversations with Consultants, we meet the people behind Thoughtworks, to ask great questions about what it's like to be a consultant. Learn about the unique career paths they've taken and the challenges they've faced as they share their nuggets of wisdom.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/conversations-consultants</guid></item><item><title>Dysfunctional metrics kill agile transformations</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 16 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dysfunctional-metrics-kill-agile-transformations-0</link><author>Sachin Dharmapurikar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile transformation is a journey, and a long one for most organizations. Such multi-year initiatives usually start with a strategic purpose, and from top leadership. With such stakes at play, it’s inevitable that clients ask, “are we there yet?”
In response to the question, teams often come armed with charts, slides and metrics that showcase the journey’s progress. This armory of information is usually collected with budgetary justifications in mind. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile transformation is a journey, and a long one for most organizations. Such multi-year initiatives usually start with a strategic purpose, and from top leadership. With such stakes at play, it’s inevitable that clients ask, “are we there yet?”
In response to the question, teams often come armed with charts, slides and metrics that showcase the journey’s progress. This armory of information is usually collected with budgetary justifications in mind. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dysfunctional-metrics-kill-agile-transformations-0</guid></item><item><title>Building a digital-first healthcare ecosystem</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-digital-first-healthcare-ecosystem</link><author>Umesh Mohanty, Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Global healthcare is rapidly changing with the infusion of technology. COVID-19 has significantly accelerated virtual health adoption; virtual visits rose from 19% in the beginning of 2020 to 28% in April 2020. Additionally, consumers are now more comfortable sharing personal data through digital health channels. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Global healthcare is rapidly changing with the infusion of technology. COVID-19 has significantly accelerated virtual health adoption; virtual visits rose from 19% in the beginning of 2020 to 28% in April 2020. Additionally, consumers are now more comfortable sharing personal data through digital health channels. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-digital-first-healthcare-ecosystem</guid></item><item><title>What’s next for remote working?</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-s-next-remote-working</link><author>Donal Quinn</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My WFH setup - complete with inspirational artwork!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My WFH setup - complete with inspirational artwork!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-s-next-remote-working</guid></item><item><title>The shift in mindset needed for Kubernetes adoption (Part 2)</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 08 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/shift-mindset-needed-kubernetes-adoption-part-2</link><author>Archana Chillala, Krishnaswamy Subramanian, Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1 of the article, we discussed how organizations could employ the 4C framework to better adopt Kubernetes, the new age infrastructure . Now let’s look at the shift in mindset that's needed from the development team’s perspective.


The development team’s lens</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1 of the article, we discussed how organizations could employ the 4C framework to better adopt Kubernetes, the new age infrastructure . Now let’s look at the shift in mindset that's needed from the development team’s perspective.


The development team’s lens</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/shift-mindset-needed-kubernetes-adoption-part-2</guid></item><item><title>The rise of real time payments</title><pubDate>Sun Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/present-and-future-real-time-payments</link><author>Bhavin Shah, Mahima Khatri, Vinod Sarma</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Real-time payments are one of the most significant financial innovations of the last decade. They have benefited from multi-fold growth in adoption and have boosted micro digital economies across the world - developing and developed nations, alike. 
Just six years ago, only 14 countries had this capability. Today, 56 nations have enabled real-time payments — still less than one-third of the world’s nations. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Real-time payments are one of the most significant financial innovations of the last decade. They have benefited from multi-fold growth in adoption and have boosted micro digital economies across the world - developing and developed nations, alike. 
Just six years ago, only 14 countries had this capability. Today, 56 nations have enabled real-time payments — still less than one-third of the world’s nations. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/present-and-future-real-time-payments</guid></item><item><title>[Leadership pathways] From a leader in Girl Guides to a leader in tech</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-pathways-leader-girl-guides-leader-tech</link><author>Daisy Park, Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sarah Taraporewalla has been at Thoughtworks for more than a decade. To her, it doesn’t feel that way because her role evolves every couple of years and she gets to learn and do something completely different. Today, Sarah leads Thoughtworks Australia’s Enterprise Modernisation, Platforms and Cloud practice. From the failures to the “aha” moments, we spoke with Sarah to learn more about her journey to becoming a leader in tech. Click the below image to watch the video interview.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sarah Taraporewalla has been at Thoughtworks for more than a decade. To her, it doesn’t feel that way because her role evolves every couple of years and she gets to learn and do something completely different. Today, Sarah leads Thoughtworks Australia’s Enterprise Modernisation, Platforms and Cloud practice. From the failures to the “aha” moments, we spoke with Sarah to learn more about her journey to becoming a leader in tech. Click the below image to watch the video interview.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-pathways-leader-girl-guides-leader-tech</guid></item><item><title>The mindset shift needed for Kubernetes adoption (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mindset-shift-needed-kubernetes-adoption-part-1</link><author>Archana Chillala, Krishnaswamy Subramanian, Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Kubernetes has emerged the de-facto container orchestrator for on-premise and cloud infrastructure setups. And, in their scramble to implement the fairly new infrastructure, organizations seem to be struggling. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Kubernetes has emerged the de-facto container orchestrator for on-premise and cloud infrastructure setups. And, in their scramble to implement the fairly new infrastructure, organizations seem to be struggling. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mindset-shift-needed-kubernetes-adoption-part-1</guid></item><item><title>A career changer's experience with an inclusive and unbiased interview</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-changers-experience-inclusive-and-unbiased-interview</link><author>Alwina Oyewoleturner</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a career changer and a black woman, transitioning into tech has been a challenging and so far, a rewarding experience. Prior to working at Thoughtworks, I worked for more than a decade in the legal industry assisting Intellectual Property litigation attorneys. In 2016, I decided to learn to code and attended an online coding bootcamp while I was working full time. It was definitely effortful learning to code, however, I wanted to make the change into tech because I knew the opportunities to be creative and grow professionally would be plentiful. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a career changer and a black woman, transitioning into tech has been a challenging and so far, a rewarding experience. Prior to working at Thoughtworks, I worked for more than a decade in the legal industry assisting Intellectual Property litigation attorneys. In 2016, I decided to learn to code and attended an online coding bootcamp while I was working full time. It was definitely effortful learning to code, however, I wanted to make the change into tech because I knew the opportunities to be creative and grow professionally would be plentiful. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-changers-experience-inclusive-and-unbiased-interview</guid></item><item><title>8 ways you can be a strong ally to the LGBTQIA+ community</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/8-ways-you-can-be-strong-ally-lgbtqia-community</link><author>Archana Chillala</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"If there was a name for every dot on the spectrum of gender identity, expression and sexual orientation, I’m sure we would all identify ourselves more specifically on the spectrum and the word Queer would no longer exist." 
My deeper understanding of the LGBTIA+ community started in 2016, when I attended a conference on ‘Workplace Equality for LGBTI+ community’ at ISB, Hyderabad. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"If there was a name for every dot on the spectrum of gender identity, expression and sexual orientation, I’m sure we would all identify ourselves more specifically on the spectrum and the word Queer would no longer exist." 
My deeper understanding of the LGBTIA+ community started in 2016, when I attended a conference on ‘Workplace Equality for LGBTI+ community’ at ISB, Hyderabad. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/8-ways-you-can-be-strong-ally-lgbtqia-community</guid></item><item><title>Training autonomous vehicles with XR simulation</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/training-autonomous-vehicles-xr-simulation</link><author>Kuldeep Singh, Raju Kandaswamy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Self driving cars are a good example of what artificial intelligence can accomplish today. Such tech-centered advances are built on the back of highly trained Machine Learning (ML) algorithms.
These algorithms require exhaustive data that help the AI effectively model all possible scenarios. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Self driving cars are a good example of what artificial intelligence can accomplish today. Such tech-centered advances are built on the back of highly trained Machine Learning (ML) algorithms.
These algorithms require exhaustive data that help the AI effectively model all possible scenarios. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/training-autonomous-vehicles-xr-simulation</guid></item><item><title>Setting up ‘production-issue alerts’ made my life easier. Here's how.</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 23 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/setting-production-issue-alerts-has-made-my-life-easier-heres-how</link><author>Ashwitha B G</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Large companies can have hundreds of microservices - some on Virtual Machines (VM) and others on Kubernetes, where new features are built and deployed every day. And, without efficient monitoring, it becomes hard to identify any specific application or critical API that’s failing. 
Let’s take the complaints automation system in a ride-hailing application, for instance. This system automatically solves complaints raised by the drivers and customers – losing belongings in the cab, or the driver not picking up the customer etc.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Large companies can have hundreds of microservices - some on Virtual Machines (VM) and others on Kubernetes, where new features are built and deployed every day. And, without efficient monitoring, it becomes hard to identify any specific application or critical API that’s failing. 
Let’s take the complaints automation system in a ride-hailing application, for instance. This system automatically solves complaints raised by the drivers and customers – losing belongings in the cab, or the driver not picking up the customer etc.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/setting-production-issue-alerts-has-made-my-life-easier-heres-how</guid></item><item><title>Through the Lens of: an Established Thoughtworks Leader</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 17 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/through-lens-established-thoughtworks-leader</link><author>Chris Murphy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we celebrate Black History month, it’s an opportunity to reflect upon the last 12 months, on how Thoughtworks North America has been able to reflect upon and respond to the events of last year, and on my personal learnings and areas for growth.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we celebrate Black History month, it’s an opportunity to reflect upon the last 12 months, on how Thoughtworks North America has been able to reflect upon and respond to the events of last year, and on my personal learnings and areas for growth.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/through-lens-established-thoughtworks-leader</guid></item><item><title>Through the Lens of: an Emerging Leader of Color</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/through-lens-emerging-leader-color</link><author>James Grate</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In retrospect, 2020 was an unprecedented year, yet still too eerily familiar.  As early as Jan 8th, 2020, there were warning signs that the COVID-19 virus was bound to rapidly propagate outside of Wuhan, China, an eventuality many governments and organizations were not readily prepared for.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In retrospect, 2020 was an unprecedented year, yet still too eerily familiar.  As early as Jan 8th, 2020, there were warning signs that the COVID-19 virus was bound to rapidly propagate outside of Wuhan, China, an eventuality many governments and organizations were not readily prepared for.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/through-lens-emerging-leader-color</guid></item><item><title>Tokenism: a Double Sided Coin</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tokenism-double-sided-coin</link><author>Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At a conceptual level, most would agree on the value of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Tonnes of studies show how diversity of thought fosters improved innovation and problem solving. To put it bluntly; it translates into stronger client engagement and overall increased financial performance. When organisations resort to making superficial attempts to include underrepresented groups to tick a box, that’s where the problems begin.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At a conceptual level, most would agree on the value of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Tonnes of studies show how diversity of thought fosters improved innovation and problem solving. To put it bluntly; it translates into stronger client engagement and overall increased financial performance. When organisations resort to making superficial attempts to include underrepresented groups to tick a box, that’s where the problems begin.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tokenism-double-sided-coin</guid></item><item><title>[Part 2] The problems with MVPs in legacy replacement</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-problems-mvps-legacy-replacement</link><author>Meaghan Waters</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of ‘The problems with MVPs in legacy replacement’ article. In this part we look at why an MVP is not going to help you realize the value of your legacy replacement.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of ‘The problems with MVPs in legacy replacement’ article. In this part we look at why an MVP is not going to help you realize the value of your legacy replacement.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-problems-mvps-legacy-replacement</guid></item><item><title>[Part 1] The problems with MVPs in legacy replacement</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-problems-mvps-legacy-replacement</link><author>Meaghan Waters</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So, you’re a product manager, and following your success in launching a new product last year, you’ve been promoted to product manager of your organization's flagship product ‘20-Year-Old-Monolith-Beast’, just as the organization embarks on a much-needed modernization initiative. There’s a bit of a smell around the transformation, and many of your stakeholders are pushing for an MVP (minimum viable product). They’ve heard that’s the best practice so what should be the MVP for this? You’re struggling to find one that makes sense, and so now you’re thinking you might not be up to the job.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So, you’re a product manager, and following your success in launching a new product last year, you’ve been promoted to product manager of your organization's flagship product ‘20-Year-Old-Monolith-Beast’, just as the organization embarks on a much-needed modernization initiative. There’s a bit of a smell around the transformation, and many of your stakeholders are pushing for an MVP (minimum viable product). They’ve heard that’s the best practice so what should be the MVP for this? You’re struggling to find one that makes sense, and so now you’re thinking you might not be up to the job.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-problems-mvps-legacy-replacement</guid></item><item><title>Technology Radar: hits and misses</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/radar-hits-misses</link><author>Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A rundown of the things we got really right — and wrong — in the Radar's. first decade</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A rundown of the things we got really right — and wrong — in the Radar's. first decade</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/radar-hits-misses</guid></item><item><title>How to stand out as a Thoughtworks candidate</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-stand-out-thoughtworks-candidate</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’re intentional about hiring at Thoughtworks. We’re so intentional, in fact, that we made an entire program dedicated to it—Joy of Interviewing, or JOI for short—and everyone involved with interviewing goes through it. We strongly believe that interviewing can be equal parts challenging and enjoyable. Instead of selecting talent solely based on where they went to school or the type of degree they have, we instead hire for aptitude and willingness to learn and grow. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’re intentional about hiring at Thoughtworks. We’re so intentional, in fact, that we made an entire program dedicated to it—Joy of Interviewing, or JOI for short—and everyone involved with interviewing goes through it. We strongly believe that interviewing can be equal parts challenging and enjoyable. Instead of selecting talent solely based on where they went to school or the type of degree they have, we instead hire for aptitude and willingness to learn and grow. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-stand-out-thoughtworks-candidate</guid></item><item><title>Hyperagility:  Being a Smart Agile Enterprise</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 02 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hyperagility-being-smart-agile-enterprise</link><author>Manu Dasari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gartner’s hype cycle methodology shows the evolution of technology trends over time so businesses can use this to consider their innovation strategies for achieving business goals. One such top strategic technological trend from Gartner is “Hyperautomation” - or the augmentation of intelligence to automation of tasks. Extending on this principle of hyper automation, I would further define “Hyperagility” as the appending of smart intelligent automation to agile practices in an organisation, enabling it to become a smart agile enterprise.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gartner’s hype cycle methodology shows the evolution of technology trends over time so businesses can use this to consider their innovation strategies for achieving business goals. One such top strategic technological trend from Gartner is “Hyperautomation” - or the augmentation of intelligence to automation of tasks. Extending on this principle of hyper automation, I would further define “Hyperagility” as the appending of smart intelligent automation to agile practices in an organisation, enabling it to become a smart agile enterprise.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hyperagility-being-smart-agile-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>Women mentees are not damsels in distress</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-mentees-are-not-damsels-distress</link><author>Gunjan Khandelwal</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The chances that you’ve seen the statue or a piece of art depicting Atlas, the muscled Titan of Greek mythology holding up the celestial heavens on his shoulder are quite high. However, the chances that you drew a parallel between this image and the role of a woman - at home, at work and in her many avatars as daughter, mother, caregiver, breadwinner, cook, grandmother, friend, confidant and more are probably lesser.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The chances that you’ve seen the statue or a piece of art depicting Atlas, the muscled Titan of Greek mythology holding up the celestial heavens on his shoulder are quite high. However, the chances that you drew a parallel between this image and the role of a woman - at home, at work and in her many avatars as daughter, mother, caregiver, breadwinner, cook, grandmother, friend, confidant and more are probably lesser.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-mentees-are-not-damsels-distress</guid></item><item><title>Resigience - a necessary life skill in a post-COVID world (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 29 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-necessary-life-skill-post-covid-world</link><author>S Shreeram Narayan, Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Few events in history have profoundly affected the average person’s life and work as much as the global COVID-19 pandemic has. The human race has witnessed how seafaring brought colonialism to Asia, Africa and South America, devastating the lives of many and forcing colonies to learn how to adapt to colonization. The industrial revolution turned artisanal communities into machine operators. The storming of Bastille and the French revolution paved the way for liberal democracies and heightened political awareness among citizens. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Few events in history have profoundly affected the average person’s life and work as much as the global COVID-19 pandemic has. The human race has witnessed how seafaring brought colonialism to Asia, Africa and South America, devastating the lives of many and forcing colonies to learn how to adapt to colonization. The industrial revolution turned artisanal communities into machine operators. The storming of Bastille and the French revolution paved the way for liberal democracies and heightened political awareness among citizens. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-necessary-life-skill-post-covid-world</guid></item><item><title>Resigience for citizens - embrace, nurture and empower (Part 2)</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-citizens-embrace-nurture-and-empower-part-2</link><author>S Shreeram Narayan, Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this series, Agilence is defined as a higher order life-skill that will help every system and person adapt to the new (post-pandemic) reality.
Medical practitioners have likened this pandemic to a war between the virus and the human race. We believe the citizens who emerge from this crisis will have changed in fundamental ways. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this series, Agilence is defined as a higher order life-skill that will help every system and person adapt to the new (post-pandemic) reality.
Medical practitioners have likened this pandemic to a war between the virus and the human race. We believe the citizens who emerge from this crisis will have changed in fundamental ways. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agilence-citizens-embrace-nurture-and-empower-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Building security in: An interview with Igor Bergman</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-security-interview-igor-bergman</link><author>Igor Bergman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Edition 13 of Perspectives, we discussed how the proliferation of emerging technology is impacting the threat landscape, and the steps that leaders can take to protect their customers and their organizations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Edition 13 of Perspectives, we discussed how the proliferation of emerging technology is impacting the threat landscape, and the steps that leaders can take to protect their customers and their organizations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-security-interview-igor-bergman</guid></item><item><title>Infrastructure as Product</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 26 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/infrastructure-as-product</link><author>Max Griffiths</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Managing cloud infrastructure is a complex task. To empower IT teams with fast, self-service access to infrastructure services, you need to adopt an “Infrastructure as a Product” approach.
</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Managing cloud infrastructure is a complex task. To empower IT teams with fast, self-service access to infrastructure services, you need to adopt an “Infrastructure as a Product” approach.
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/infrastructure-as-product</guid></item><item><title>Taking urban drone delivery to new heights</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 19 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/taking-urban-drone-delivery-new-heights</link><author>Dane Sherburn, Katerina Khomyakova</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Aerialoop is a delivery company taking delivery to the next level by using drones to drastically reduce delivery times across the city. Within the city of Quito, it takes roughly 45 minutes to drive from one side to the other, but just 7 minutes to fly -- over a 5x reduction in delivery time.
During the pandemic, Aerialoop has also been delivering groceries to local restaurants and COVID-19 medical supplies from the local hospital, HospitalDLV, to rural patients.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Aerialoop is a delivery company taking delivery to the next level by using drones to drastically reduce delivery times across the city. Within the city of Quito, it takes roughly 45 minutes to drive from one side to the other, but just 7 minutes to fly -- over a 5x reduction in delivery time.
During the pandemic, Aerialoop has also been delivering groceries to local restaurants and COVID-19 medical supplies from the local hospital, HospitalDLV, to rural patients.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/taking-urban-drone-delivery-new-heights</guid></item><item><title>Onboarding during lockdown: joining Thoughtworks remotely</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/onboarding-during-lockdown-joining-100-remotely</link><author>Ella Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Joining a new company can be daunting at the best of times, but anyone onboarding during the COVID-19 pandemic will probably experience a whole new meaning to first day jitters. When I woke up on day 1 at Thoughtworks, whilst I was grateful for the short commute from my bed to my laptop, I was nervous about the prospect of starting a job remotely. How would I get to know my colleagues?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Joining a new company can be daunting at the best of times, but anyone onboarding during the COVID-19 pandemic will probably experience a whole new meaning to first day jitters. When I woke up on day 1 at Thoughtworks, whilst I was grateful for the short commute from my bed to my laptop, I was nervous about the prospect of starting a job remotely. How would I get to know my colleagues?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/onboarding-during-lockdown-joining-100-remotely</guid></item><item><title>A grad’s diary: from being a Grad to guiding one</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 11 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grad-s-diary-being-grad-guiding-one</link><author>Marta Diaz</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pre-TWU 
Hey there! I’m Marta a graduate developer in Madrid! Before joining Thoughtworks, I had been freelancing after leaving my .NET developer job of two years. I was excited to join Thoughtworks because of its values, the opportunity to learn good software development practices, and to meet Thoughtworkers from around the world. 

At Thoughtworks University (TWU)
I was supposed to attend TWU in Pune, India, but surprise: it was 2020. To ensure all new joiners were safe as COVID-19 quickly spread around the world, TWU pivoted to an 100% remote program.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pre-TWU 
Hey there! I’m Marta a graduate developer in Madrid! Before joining Thoughtworks, I had been freelancing after leaving my .NET developer job of two years. I was excited to join Thoughtworks because of its values, the opportunity to learn good software development practices, and to meet Thoughtworkers from around the world. 

At Thoughtworks University (TWU)
I was supposed to attend TWU in Pune, India, but surprise: it was 2020. To ensure all new joiners were safe as COVID-19 quickly spread around the world, TWU pivoted to an 100% remote program.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grad-s-diary-being-grad-guiding-one</guid></item><item><title>How to ace your virtual interview</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 06 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-ace-your-virtual-interview</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s clear that 2021 will [hopefully] bring about a gradual return to normalcy. However the future of work remains uncertain. When will offices fully reopen? Will more organizations adopt remote working or hybrid models? In the meantime, on a micro level, how can candidates prepare for a 100% virtual interview process? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s clear that 2021 will [hopefully] bring about a gradual return to normalcy. However the future of work remains uncertain. When will offices fully reopen? Will more organizations adopt remote working or hybrid models? In the meantime, on a micro level, how can candidates prepare for a 100% virtual interview process? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-ace-your-virtual-interview</guid></item><item><title>Insights top picks from 2020</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 UTC 2021</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/insights-top-picks-2020</link><author>Ella Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Insights top picks from 2020</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Insights top picks from 2020</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/insights-top-picks-2020</guid></item><item><title>Transitioning from conventional to shift-left testing</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transitioning-conventional-shift-left-testing</link><author>Haritha Hari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While the agile movement broke the work into smaller pieces, the testing phase remained the last. Although the amount of work that needed to be tested was reduced, the same problems persisted - long running flaky end to end (E2E) tests , Quality Engineers (QE) performing rigorous time-consuming testing before production release.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While the agile movement broke the work into smaller pieces, the testing phase remained the last. Although the amount of work that needed to be tested was reduced, the same problems persisted - long running flaky end to end (E2E) tests , Quality Engineers (QE) performing rigorous time-consuming testing before production release.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transitioning-conventional-shift-left-testing</guid></item><item><title>AIMA: How to increase the performance of QA Analysts through indicators</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/aima-how-increase-performance-qa-analysts-through-indicators</link><author>Jonas Davila</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As more companies use KPIs (Key Success Indicators) to measure their software quality rate, new opportunities emerge for quality analysts. There are many possibilities for a QA, like when we are placed in teams or organizations with poorly defined practices or where the role of quality analysts is not understood yet.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As more companies use KPIs (Key Success Indicators) to measure their software quality rate, new opportunities emerge for quality analysts. There are many possibilities for a QA, like when we are placed in teams or organizations with poorly defined practices or where the role of quality analysts is not understood yet.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/aima-how-increase-performance-qa-analysts-through-indicators</guid></item><item><title>Traffic prosperity and hidden worries of profits: the development of the global digital bank industry</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/traffic-prosperity-and-hidden-worries-profits-development-global-digital-bank-industry</link><author>Qi Wu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the past ten years, the banking industry has continued to evolve with a new form of organization in continuous exploration and innovation. The concept of digital bank has quietly appeared with the popularity of mobile devices.
Digital bank provides customers with banking services mainly through the Internet. Customers can get all kinds of services through purely online and self-service operations. In this model, the "bank”  becomes "lighter". It integrates the convenience of fast online payment and has the safety and security of a bank. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the past ten years, the banking industry has continued to evolve with a new form of organization in continuous exploration and innovation. The concept of digital bank has quietly appeared with the popularity of mobile devices.
Digital bank provides customers with banking services mainly through the Internet. Customers can get all kinds of services through purely online and self-service operations. In this model, the "bank”  becomes "lighter". It integrates the convenience of fast online payment and has the safety and security of a bank. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/traffic-prosperity-and-hidden-worries-profits-development-global-digital-bank-industry</guid></item><item><title>Closing the SME credit gap to reignite the economy</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/closing-sme-credit-gap-reignite-economy</link><author>Duncan Stephens, Vic Wolff</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Australia, more than 2 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) employ 65% of the nation’s total workforce and contribute to approximately 50% of Australia's total gross domestic product (AU$600B)1. They are therefore the lifeblood of our economy.
However, many SMEs are financially fragile and the supply of capital is critical to run and grow their business. For some time and exacerbated by the pandemic, SMEs access to capital has been cumbersome to say the least. Globally and in Australia there is a major credit gap.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Australia, more than 2 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) employ 65% of the nation’s total workforce and contribute to approximately 50% of Australia's total gross domestic product (AU$600B)1. They are therefore the lifeblood of our economy.
However, many SMEs are financially fragile and the supply of capital is critical to run and grow their business. For some time and exacerbated by the pandemic, SMEs access to capital has been cumbersome to say the least. Globally and in Australia there is a major credit gap.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/closing-sme-credit-gap-reignite-economy</guid></item><item><title>Accelerate employee’s growth by fostering a “Cultivation” culture</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/accelerate-employee-s-growth-fostering-cultivation-culture</link><author>Sara Michelazzo, Sylvia Le Hong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The speed of change in the tech industry requires constant upskilling and employees demand from their employers to enable and expedite their professional growth. While traditional efforts in supporting employee’s growth focus on the individual, a culture of cultivation accelerates employee’s growth by emphasising collective learning.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The speed of change in the tech industry requires constant upskilling and employees demand from their employers to enable and expedite their professional growth. While traditional efforts in supporting employee’s growth focus on the individual, a culture of cultivation accelerates employee’s growth by emphasising collective learning.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/accelerate-employee-s-growth-fostering-cultivation-culture</guid></item><item><title>Omnichannel marketing in full swing amid coronavirus crisis</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/omnichannel-marketing-full-swing-amid-coronavirus-crisis</link><author>Yanqing Ma</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Since omnichannel marketing was introduced in the retail sector in 2014, it has evolved from a buzzword into a popular strategy. At its heart, it is now a clear approach – using all your channels to create a unified experience for your customer, anytime, anywhere and through any channel.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Since omnichannel marketing was introduced in the retail sector in 2014, it has evolved from a buzzword into a popular strategy. At its heart, it is now a clear approach – using all your channels to create a unified experience for your customer, anytime, anywhere and through any channel.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/omnichannel-marketing-full-swing-amid-coronavirus-crisis</guid></item><item><title>The ultimate guide to preparing great retrospectives</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ultimate-guide-preparing-great-retrospectives</link><author>Paulo Caroli</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article helps you with two things: one, planning and structuring your retrospective agenda; and two, it provides you with a sample agenda and few activities to avoid boring retrospectives.
 
Why are retrospectives so important?
A team is a group of people focused on a common goal, in which each individual adjusts their actions, habits and work preferences in order to achieve the group’s common goal. The team’s effectiveness depends on the members’ capacity to work together. It’s directly related to the group’s ability to make the best use of the individuals’ skills.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article helps you with two things: one, planning and structuring your retrospective agenda; and two, it provides you with a sample agenda and few activities to avoid boring retrospectives.
 
Why are retrospectives so important?
A team is a group of people focused on a common goal, in which each individual adjusts their actions, habits and work preferences in order to achieve the group’s common goal. The team’s effectiveness depends on the members’ capacity to work together. It’s directly related to the group’s ability to make the best use of the individuals’ skills.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ultimate-guide-preparing-great-retrospectives</guid></item><item><title>10 ways to maximize your job search </title><pubDate>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-ways-maximize-your-job-search</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whether you've been applying to jobs for months or are contemplating a new opportunity there are definitely good and bad ways to go about your search. And who is best equipped to provide the most impactful advice but the folks who are in constant contact with candidates? We polled Thoughtworks recruiters from around the world to get advice on what you can do to optimize your search and (hopefully!) land the right job. Here are the top 10 pieces of advice that range from tactical to the strategic. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whether you've been applying to jobs for months or are contemplating a new opportunity there are definitely good and bad ways to go about your search. And who is best equipped to provide the most impactful advice but the folks who are in constant contact with candidates? We polled Thoughtworks recruiters from around the world to get advice on what you can do to optimize your search and (hopefully!) land the right job. Here are the top 10 pieces of advice that range from tactical to the strategic. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-ways-maximize-your-job-search</guid></item><item><title>Shift IT from projects to products: Part 1- What is a product?</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/shift-it-projects-products-part-1-what-product</link><author>Jiangmei Kang, Rujia Wang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many organizations engaged in digital transformation agree that the IT department should be a profit center rather than a cost center, a leap only made possible by shifting IT from ‘project thinking’ to ‘product thinking’. In this shift, the first question is what is a digital product and how to draw the boundaries of a product?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many organizations engaged in digital transformation agree that the IT department should be a profit center rather than a cost center, a leap only made possible by shifting IT from ‘project thinking’ to ‘product thinking’. In this shift, the first question is what is a digital product and how to draw the boundaries of a product?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/shift-it-projects-products-part-1-what-product</guid></item><item><title>Data mesh: it's not just about tech, it's about ownership and communication</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-mesh-its-not-about-tech-its-about-ownership-and-communication</link><author>Arif Wider</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The data mesh paradigm is a strong candidate to supersede the data lake as the dominant architectural pattern in data and analytics. Importantly, the data mesh mainly introduces a new organizational perspective and is independent of specific technologies. Its key idea is to apply domain-driven design and product thinking to the challenges in the data and analytics space.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The data mesh paradigm is a strong candidate to supersede the data lake as the dominant architectural pattern in data and analytics. Importantly, the data mesh mainly introduces a new organizational perspective and is independent of specific technologies. Its key idea is to apply domain-driven design and product thinking to the challenges in the data and analytics space.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-mesh-its-not-about-tech-its-about-ownership-and-communication</guid></item><item><title>Realizing cloud's true potential</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/realizing-clouds-true-potential</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Discover the key to unlocking cloud's huge business benefits</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Discover the key to unlocking cloud's huge business benefits</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/realizing-clouds-true-potential</guid></item><item><title>An illustrated guide to artificial intelligence</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/illustrated-guide-artifical-intelligence</link><author>Gitanjali Venkatraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are already in an age where we believe that computers are smart and helpful. Are they intelligent? In this guide, we'll explore the ideas of what intelligence is — both human and machine. 
 


We will examine some goals for artificial intelligence (AI) and how it came to be since the 1950s. We will look at some common scenarios of how machines are "taught" to be intelligent and see that they differ a lot in the recipe-like structure of the programs that we are used to.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are already in an age where we believe that computers are smart and helpful. Are they intelligent? In this guide, we'll explore the ideas of what intelligence is — both human and machine. 
 


We will examine some goals for artificial intelligence (AI) and how it came to be since the 1950s. We will look at some common scenarios of how machines are "taught" to be intelligent and see that they differ a lot in the recipe-like structure of the programs that we are used to.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/illustrated-guide-artifical-intelligence</guid></item><item><title>The 3-lens approach to agile design</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-lens-approach-agile-design-1</link><author>Nate Argosh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A mental toolkit for prioritizing and designing.
Facing a mountain of work as a one-person design team is daunting.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A mental toolkit for prioritizing and designing.
Facing a mountain of work as a one-person design team is daunting.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-lens-approach-agile-design-1</guid></item><item><title>Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for Business Leaders (Part 3)</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-out-of-legacy-nine-lessons-for-business-leaders-part-3</link><author>Angela Bishop, Ashok Subramanian, Dilraj Aujla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part Three of our series, Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for Business Leaders. In Part One, we explored leadership cultures and actions and in Part Two, we explored customers, data assets and ensuring you had focus.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part Three of our series, Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for Business Leaders. In Part One, we explored leadership cultures and actions and in Part Two, we explored customers, data assets and ensuring you had focus.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-out-of-legacy-nine-lessons-for-business-leaders-part-3</guid></item><item><title>The new role of the CIO in a post-pandemic world.</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/enterprise-resilience-new-role-of-cio-post-pandemic</link><author>Marcelo De Santis, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are 5 mindset shifts that CIOs must embrace to be able to drive towards building a more resilient and modern digital business.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are 5 mindset shifts that CIOs must embrace to be able to drive towards building a more resilient and modern digital business.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/enterprise-resilience-new-role-of-cio-post-pandemic</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry | Oct 2020</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-oct-2020</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Being part of the team that puts together the Thoughtworks Technology Radar is a privilege, and now in our tenth year I’m proud to say I’ve been part of every Radar to date. Every time is full of interesting discussion and insight and it’s always true that there is more we’d like to say than can fit into the Radar itself. This article is a continuing companion piece where I take some time (and some words) to expand on the bigger trends happening in the tech industry.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Being part of the team that puts together the Thoughtworks Technology Radar is a privilege, and now in our tenth year I’m proud to say I’ve been part of every Radar to date. Every time is full of interesting discussion and insight and it’s always true that there is more we’d like to say than can fit into the Radar itself. This article is a continuing companion piece where I take some time (and some words) to expand on the bigger trends happening in the tech industry.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-oct-2020</guid></item><item><title>Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for Business Leaders (Part 2)</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-out-of-legacy-nine-lessons-for-business-leaders-part-2</link><author>Angela Bishop, Ashok Subramanian, Dilraj Aujla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part Two of our series, Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for Business Leaders. In Part One, we explored leadership cultures and actions. Here, we’ll explore the influence your customers and data assets will have in your modernization. We’ll also look at another critical decision you’ll need to make: what you are going to stop doing in order to focus. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part Two of our series, Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for Business Leaders. In Part One, we explored leadership cultures and actions. Here, we’ll explore the influence your customers and data assets will have in your modernization. We’ll also look at another critical decision you’ll need to make: what you are going to stop doing in order to focus. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-out-of-legacy-nine-lessons-for-business-leaders-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Decentralized identity: the key to digital business</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/decentralized-identity</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Get insights into the business benefits of decentralized identity</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Get insights into the business benefits of decentralized identity</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/decentralized-identity</guid></item><item><title>21st Century Transformation: Harnessing digital to build resilience in the face of disruption </title><pubDate>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/harnessing-digital-to-build-resilience-in-the-face-of-disruption</link><author>Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There has been more innovation in the last few months than over the last several years.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There has been more innovation in the last few months than over the last several years.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/harnessing-digital-to-build-resilience-in-the-face-of-disruption</guid></item><item><title>The commitment: Bringing diverse voices to tech conferences</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/commitment-bringing-diverse-voices-tech-conferences</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Did you notice anything unexpected about the speaker lineup at our annual technology event XConf Online in Australia this year? If you didn’t get a chance to attend, take a look at our promo shot:
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Did you notice anything unexpected about the speaker lineup at our annual technology event XConf Online in Australia this year? If you didn’t get a chance to attend, take a look at our promo shot:
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/commitment-bringing-diverse-voices-tech-conferences</guid></item><item><title>Learning to live with uncertainty: Key lessons from Thoughtworks Live UK 2020</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/key-lessons-from-ThoughtWorks-Live-UK-2020</link><author>Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few companies may still be holding out hope - but if there was one thing the business and technology leaders who gathered for the 2020 edition of Thoughtworks Live UK were in agreement on, it was that there is not likely to be a return to normal. The good news is that with the right capabilities and mindset, this is a reality enterprises can learn to embrace rather than fear.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few companies may still be holding out hope - but if there was one thing the business and technology leaders who gathered for the 2020 edition of Thoughtworks Live UK were in agreement on, it was that there is not likely to be a return to normal. The good news is that with the right capabilities and mindset, this is a reality enterprises can learn to embrace rather than fear.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/key-lessons-from-ThoughtWorks-Live-UK-2020</guid></item><item><title>It's more than just a pronoun</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/its-more-just-pronoun</link><author>Masha Budryte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What is this obsession with labels?
Humans (and other animals) have been labelling each other implicitly and explicitly for millennia. Labels, given to us by other people, can affect our social status, success, wellbeing, mental health and other aspects of life. This blog post outlines the evolutionary basis for our assumptions, and why they may be wrong, as well as some of the advice that we put into practice at Thoughtworks to be better allies to folks who may not fit with the ‘labels’ we assume for them.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What is this obsession with labels?
Humans (and other animals) have been labelling each other implicitly and explicitly for millennia. Labels, given to us by other people, can affect our social status, success, wellbeing, mental health and other aspects of life. This blog post outlines the evolutionary basis for our assumptions, and why they may be wrong, as well as some of the advice that we put into practice at Thoughtworks to be better allies to folks who may not fit with the ‘labels’ we assume for them.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/its-more-just-pronoun</guid></item><item><title>The retail supply chain after COVID-19: Building resilience</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/building-resilience-in-the-retail-supply-chain</link><author>Khaarthigha Subramanian, Kevin Flynn</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article explores the key supply chain lessons retailers can take from the pandemic to safeguard themselves against future crises
</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article explores the key supply chain lessons retailers can take from the pandemic to safeguard themselves against future crises
</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/building-resilience-in-the-retail-supply-chain</guid></item><item><title>EpiRust: Simulating the spread of COVID-19 from lockdown</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/epirust-simulating-spread-covid-19-lockdown</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Engineering for Research (E4R) was founded to work exclusively on novel computational problems faced by scientific organizations, especially big science projects such as the Thirty Metre Telescope, Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope, and pandemic response similar to COVID-19. We interviewed Harshal Hayatnagarkar, Lead Computer Scientist and Research & Development Partner, and Chhaya Yadav, Delivery Partner, to learn more about their team's work simulating the spread of COVID-19 from lockdown. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Engineering for Research (E4R) was founded to work exclusively on novel computational problems faced by scientific organizations, especially big science projects such as the Thirty Metre Telescope, Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope, and pandemic response similar to COVID-19. We interviewed Harshal Hayatnagarkar, Lead Computer Scientist and Research & Development Partner, and Chhaya Yadav, Delivery Partner, to learn more about their team's work simulating the spread of COVID-19 from lockdown. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/epirust-simulating-spread-covid-19-lockdown</guid></item><item><title>Breaking out of legacy, nine lessons for business leaders (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-out-of-legacy-nine-lessons-for-business-leaders</link><author>Angela Bishop, Ashok Subramanian, Dilraj Aujla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The world around us is changing exponentially. A new world of work we once imagined would take years — decades — to create has been forced upon us in just a few short months; few anticipate a return to ‘normal’. 
Nimble organizations — those with technology at their core — have the advantage over enterprises hindered by legacy systems, organizations and mindsets. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The world around us is changing exponentially. A new world of work we once imagined would take years — decades — to create has been forced upon us in just a few short months; few anticipate a return to ‘normal’. 
Nimble organizations — those with technology at their core — have the advantage over enterprises hindered by legacy systems, organizations and mindsets. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-out-of-legacy-nine-lessons-for-business-leaders</guid></item><item><title>5 Principles of Product Design</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-principles-product-design</link><author>Mejan Rostamian</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introduction
In 2018, I graduated with a degree in Human-Computer Interaction and since then have been working as a UX/UI design consultant at Thoughtworks. There are some insights, techniques, and ways of thinking that I continuously return to in both my work and everyday situations.
In this article, we’ll cover these principles of product design:• Mental Models
• Conceptual Models
• Undocumented Features
• Affordances
• Signifiers

1. Mental Models</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introduction
In 2018, I graduated with a degree in Human-Computer Interaction and since then have been working as a UX/UI design consultant at Thoughtworks. There are some insights, techniques, and ways of thinking that I continuously return to in both my work and everyday situations.
In this article, we’ll cover these principles of product design:• Mental Models
• Conceptual Models
• Undocumented Features
• Affordances
• Signifiers

1. Mental Models</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-principles-product-design</guid></item><item><title>Business resilience: Time for a reality check </title><pubDate>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/business-resilience-time-for-a-reality-check</link><author>Kathy Gettelfinger, Luke Vinogradov</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If business in 2020 has a buzzword, it’s resilience. Recent events have prompted many organisations to embark on digital-led initiatives aimed at enhancing their ability to assess and respond to the next major crisis. As more businesses make resilience a goal, it’s worth examining what that term really means, and what exactly they should be striving for. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If business in 2020 has a buzzword, it’s resilience. Recent events have prompted many organisations to embark on digital-led initiatives aimed at enhancing their ability to assess and respond to the next major crisis. As more businesses make resilience a goal, it’s worth examining what that term really means, and what exactly they should be striving for. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/business-resilience-time-for-a-reality-check</guid></item><item><title>Data and AI tech combat payment fraud</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-and-ai-tech-combat-payment-fraud</link><author>Muralikrishnan Puthanveedu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever since Big Tech, fintechs and other incumbents have shifted towards a more digital and data-driven decision making approach, the payments space has emerged as one of the most competitive in the financial sector. Players are competing for customer insights and preferences by mining financial habits and ensuing data. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever since Big Tech, fintechs and other incumbents have shifted towards a more digital and data-driven decision making approach, the payments space has emerged as one of the most competitive in the financial sector. Players are competing for customer insights and preferences by mining financial habits and ensuing data. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-and-ai-tech-combat-payment-fraud</guid></item><item><title>[Career Pathways] Slow down</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-slow-down-listen-people-around-you-and-take-time-learn-them</link><author>Effy Elden</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our series ‘Career Pathways’, we share inspiring, real-life stories from Thoughtworkers on how they began their career in technology, lessons they learnt along the way, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has enabled their career as technologists.
  Name: Effy EldenJoined Thoughtworks: 2018</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our series ‘Career Pathways’, we share inspiring, real-life stories from Thoughtworkers on how they began their career in technology, lessons they learnt along the way, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has enabled their career as technologists.
  Name: Effy EldenJoined Thoughtworks: 2018</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-slow-down-listen-people-around-you-and-take-time-learn-them</guid></item><item><title>(Remote) Pairing 101</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-pairing-101</link><author>Safira Nugroho</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Remote working is not a new practice, but it’s also not the norm. That has changed during this pandemic. Many software delivery teams were forced to move from working together in a shared space to remote working, which has impacted how they collaborate. One of the practices we regularly use in our projects is pair programming, and we've had to pay close attention to how we adapt this practice to the fully remote workplace.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Remote working is not a new practice, but it’s also not the norm. That has changed during this pandemic. Many software delivery teams were forced to move from working together in a shared space to remote working, which has impacted how they collaborate. One of the practices we regularly use in our projects is pair programming, and we've had to pay close attention to how we adapt this practice to the fully remote workplace.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-pairing-101</guid></item><item><title>Mapan App: 5 principles for an efficient product team</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mapan-app-5-insights-efficient-product-team</link><author>Chiranjeevi G A, Ramani Siva Prakash T</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mapan’s mission is to ‘increase access, dignity, and income for low-income communities through technology.’ They recruit local entrepreneurs and leaders, also called Mitra Usaha Mapan (MUM) at Mapan. These MUMs facilitate access to products, their ordering, payment, and delivery that improves the lives of their community. Mapan split the profits with the entrepreneurs to positively impact the local economy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mapan’s mission is to ‘increase access, dignity, and income for low-income communities through technology.’ They recruit local entrepreneurs and leaders, also called Mitra Usaha Mapan (MUM) at Mapan. These MUMs facilitate access to products, their ordering, payment, and delivery that improves the lives of their community. Mapan split the profits with the entrepreneurs to positively impact the local economy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mapan-app-5-insights-efficient-product-team</guid></item><item><title>Avoid these five anti-patterns when going platform-first </title><pubDate>Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/avoid-these-five-anti-patterns-when-going-platform-first</link><author>Mujiruddin Shaikh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Platform-first has become such a common business-tech phrase that HBR (Harvard Business Review) has coined a term for this phenomena; “‘platformania’...a land grab, where companies feel they have to be the first mover to secure a new territory, exploit network effects, and raise barriers to entry.” But, the excitement is not without reason. Seven of the world’s 10 largest global companies are underpinned by some of the most evolved technology platforms we’ve seen.               </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Platform-first has become such a common business-tech phrase that HBR (Harvard Business Review) has coined a term for this phenomena; “‘platformania’...a land grab, where companies feel they have to be the first mover to secure a new territory, exploit network effects, and raise barriers to entry.” But, the excitement is not without reason. Seven of the world’s 10 largest global companies are underpinned by some of the most evolved technology platforms we’ve seen.               </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/avoid-these-five-anti-patterns-when-going-platform-first</guid></item><item><title>The best is yet to come: How will you shape the future of Australia's payments landscape?</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-yet-come-how-will-you-shape-future-australias-payment-landscape</link><author>Darren Mason, Vic Wolff</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is the year 2030. Apple Pay and Google Pay have just announced their partnership. Instead of contactless payments using NFC-enabled devices, many people are using pure biometric-enabled Point of Sales systems. A quick facial scan with voice fingerprint is enough to complete a payment either in store or online. Deciding whether to pay with a credit or debit account has faded into insignificance. Many people have also enabled ‘spend smoothing products’ that adjust a line of credit for all spending and spread bigger purchases over time, based on bills and income variations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is the year 2030. Apple Pay and Google Pay have just announced their partnership. Instead of contactless payments using NFC-enabled devices, many people are using pure biometric-enabled Point of Sales systems. A quick facial scan with voice fingerprint is enough to complete a payment either in store or online. Deciding whether to pay with a credit or debit account has faded into insignificance. Many people have also enabled ‘spend smoothing products’ that adjust a line of credit for all spending and spread bigger purchases over time, based on bills and income variations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-yet-come-how-will-you-shape-future-australias-payment-landscape</guid></item><item><title>Why three coastal Florida cities are turning to tech to achieve sustainability</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/sustainable-cities</link><author>George Earle, Natalie Hollier, Tom Glover, Carolyn Volper</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Smart tech is making coastal cities more liveable</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Smart tech is making coastal cities more liveable</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/sustainable-cities</guid></item><item><title>Part 3: Sequence according to your constraints</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-3-sequence-according-your-constraints</link><author>Anthony O'Connell, Duncan Stephens, Jonathan Pangrazio</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third and final part of the 'Do the most valuable thing, unless you can't' article (see Part 1 and</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third and final part of the 'Do the most valuable thing, unless you can't' article (see Part 1 and</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-3-sequence-according-your-constraints</guid></item><item><title>8 tips for crafting a compelling resume</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/8-tips-crafting-compelling-resume</link><author>Chelsey Opare-Addo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many candidates dread creating or revising their resumes. From perfecting formatting to determining the best way to summarize their job duties in a few bullets, resume writing can feel like the most important single-page document you will ever write. Thoughtworks Tech Recruiter, Chelsey Opare-Addo, who also runs her own resume writing business, provides some quick-hit resume writing tips to demystify and simplify the resume writing experience.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many candidates dread creating or revising their resumes. From perfecting formatting to determining the best way to summarize their job duties in a few bullets, resume writing can feel like the most important single-page document you will ever write. Thoughtworks Tech Recruiter, Chelsey Opare-Addo, who also runs her own resume writing business, provides some quick-hit resume writing tips to demystify and simplify the resume writing experience.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/8-tips-crafting-compelling-resume</guid></item><item><title>​[Leadership pathways] conversations with women in tech </title><pubDate>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-pathways-conversations-women-tech</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We spoke with Rebecca Parsons, our Chief Technology Officer, Ange Ferguson, Chief Transformation Officer, Jessie Jie Xia, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, and Joanna Parke, Chief Talent Officer. Between them they’ve been at Thoughtworks for 65 years and held pretty much every role you can think of. Today they’re all in leadership roles, but took time out to chat to us about their paths, share some advice and laugh about the bumps on the road.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We spoke with Rebecca Parsons, our Chief Technology Officer, Ange Ferguson, Chief Transformation Officer, Jessie Jie Xia, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, and Joanna Parke, Chief Talent Officer. Between them they’ve been at Thoughtworks for 65 years and held pretty much every role you can think of. Today they’re all in leadership roles, but took time out to chat to us about their paths, share some advice and laugh about the bumps on the road.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-pathways-conversations-women-tech</guid></item><item><title>Digital Readiness: Leading in the Digital Era</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/digital-readiness-leading-in-the-digital-era</link><author>Gary O'Brien, Marcelo De Santis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The changing demands of the digital era requires new organizational capabilities and a different style of leadership.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The changing demands of the digital era requires new organizational capabilities and a different style of leadership.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/digital-readiness-leading-in-the-digital-era</guid></item><item><title>Green cloud tools are profitable for you and the planet</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/green-cloud</link><author>Natalie Hollier, Dan Lewis-Toakley, George Earle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A path to environmentally conscious computing </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A path to environmentally conscious computing </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/green-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Why test the user journey?</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-test-user-journey</link><author>Scott Davis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently worked with a team of software developers who were quite confident with the level of testing they had in place on their project. They had a robust set of unit tests, and extensive code coverage reports to match. They were thoughtful about separating out their unit tests (performed in isolation with the tactical use of mocks and stubs) from their more involved, longer running integration tests.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently worked with a team of software developers who were quite confident with the level of testing they had in place on their project. They had a robust set of unit tests, and extensive code coverage reports to match. They were thoughtful about separating out their unit tests (performed in isolation with the tactical use of mocks and stubs) from their more involved, longer running integration tests.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-test-user-journey</guid></item><item><title>Collaborating for success: An effective approach for fintechs to partner with large institutions</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaborating-success-effective-approach-fintechs-partner-large-institutions</link><author>Darren Mason, Duncan Stephens</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our previous article we asked the question whether banks should “create or collaborate” to address a customer need or market opportunity. Even once the decision is made to collaborate, that's only half the battle. Large financial services organizations and fintechs working together is not new, however, the record of success is not great.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our previous article we asked the question whether banks should “create or collaborate” to address a customer need or market opportunity. Even once the decision is made to collaborate, that's only half the battle. Large financial services organizations and fintechs working together is not new, however, the record of success is not great.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaborating-success-effective-approach-fintechs-partner-large-institutions</guid></item><item><title>Market research for digital products - how much is enough?</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/market-research-digital-products-how-much-enough</link><author>Madhavi Das, Nagarjun Kandukuru</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Eons ago, one of us (Nag) was involved with a large consumer products company that wanted to launch a new brand of salt. Naturally, they embarked on a gigantic market research (MR) project. The team carried out focus groups across the length and breadth of India, including little Padrauna in Uttar Pradesh, India.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Eons ago, one of us (Nag) was involved with a large consumer products company that wanted to launch a new brand of salt. Naturally, they embarked on a gigantic market research (MR) project. The team carried out focus groups across the length and breadth of India, including little Padrauna in Uttar Pradesh, India.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/market-research-digital-products-how-much-enough</guid></item><item><title>Agile Quality Management Model</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-quality-management-model</link><author>Yong Kou</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every project is different in many regards and the quality management aspect is not an exception. Most of the time the project would have some type of restrictions and a set of priorities you would need to work on. Different project needs could be illustrated with the following examples:
 
You’re a project manager and you want to know the maturity level of the team when it comes to practices that drive quality.
	You’re a test manager on a delivery oriented project and want to figure out the ways to improve the existing quality processes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every project is different in many regards and the quality management aspect is not an exception. Most of the time the project would have some type of restrictions and a set of priorities you would need to work on. Different project needs could be illustrated with the following examples:
 
You’re a project manager and you want to know the maturity level of the team when it comes to practices that drive quality.
	You’re a test manager on a delivery oriented project and want to figure out the ways to improve the existing quality processes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-quality-management-model</guid></item><item><title>The rise of the enterprise digital wallet</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/rise-enterprise-digital-wallet</link><author>George Earle, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Enterprise digital wallets are a quick win for businesses and their customers</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Enterprise digital wallets are a quick win for businesses and their customers</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/rise-enterprise-digital-wallet</guid></item><item><title>Reflections on agile program management during the pandemic in Brazil</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reflections-agile-program-management-during-pandemic-brazil</link><author>Bronwyn Shimmin-Clarke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I've just returned from a long-term overseas assignment as Offshore Delivery Principal / Program Manager based in Brazil. It turned out to be very different to what I expected (I think the pandemic surprised all of us) and a much bigger growth opportunity than I ever imagined, which often happens when you get out of your comfort zone. I wanted to share the highlights of my experience and the four strategies that I relied on to achieve agile program management during the pandemic in Brazil.
 
The opportunities and challenges in Brazil</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I've just returned from a long-term overseas assignment as Offshore Delivery Principal / Program Manager based in Brazil. It turned out to be very different to what I expected (I think the pandemic surprised all of us) and a much bigger growth opportunity than I ever imagined, which often happens when you get out of your comfort zone. I wanted to share the highlights of my experience and the four strategies that I relied on to achieve agile program management during the pandemic in Brazil.
 
The opportunities and challenges in Brazil</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reflections-agile-program-management-during-pandemic-brazil</guid></item><item><title>Shifting classrooms to the cloud</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/shifting-classrooms-cloud</link><author>Dane Sherburn, David Colls</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted education in an extremely short space of time, and continues to impact schools well into Term 3. As many parents scrambled to sort out remote learning arrangements, Pivot Professional Learning was already ahead of the class, designing a survey for teachers to help chart the disruption and inform effective responses.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted education in an extremely short space of time, and continues to impact schools well into Term 3. As many parents scrambled to sort out remote learning arrangements, Pivot Professional Learning was already ahead of the class, designing a survey for teachers to help chart the disruption and inform effective responses.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/shifting-classrooms-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Big Tech in insurance paving way for personalized pricing</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-tech-insurance-paving-way-personalized-pricing</link><author>Ritesh Raj</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Tech is an increasingly popular term that describes massive technology organizations that are dominant market players and extremely innovative. By the very nature of their business and reach, Big Techs have access to incredible amounts of data. 
Within the insurance sector, there’s been an expectation of how Big Techs could significantly disrupt the industry simply because of their unprecedented access to data. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Tech is an increasingly popular term that describes massive technology organizations that are dominant market players and extremely innovative. By the very nature of their business and reach, Big Techs have access to incredible amounts of data. 
Within the insurance sector, there’s been an expectation of how Big Techs could significantly disrupt the industry simply because of their unprecedented access to data. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-tech-insurance-paving-way-personalized-pricing</guid></item><item><title>Part 2: Understand Your Capacity</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-understand-your-capacity</link><author>Anthony O'Connell, Duncan Stephens, Jonathan Pangrazio</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of the 'Do the most valuable thing, unless you can't' article. In this part we look at capacity as a constraint and discuss how we might model our available and effective capacity to help in the sequencing of work.
'Capacity’ is defined as a quantitative constraint and is often defined in terms of the number of available people with particular skills or the availability of systems, information and other resources required to do the work. But it's not as simple as that.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of the 'Do the most valuable thing, unless you can't' article. In this part we look at capacity as a constraint and discuss how we might model our available and effective capacity to help in the sequencing of work.
'Capacity’ is defined as a quantitative constraint and is often defined in terms of the number of available people with particular skills or the availability of systems, information and other resources required to do the work. But it's not as simple as that.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-understand-your-capacity</guid></item><item><title>Quantum computing: an illustrated guide</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quantum-computing-illustrated-guide</link><author>Gitanjali Venkatraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The next technology revolution?
At the smallest scales in the universe, at the level of an atom, the laws of physics are weird. You can know precisely where something like an electron is, but not how fast it is going. If you know exactly how fast it is going, you cannot know where it is. As for location, an electron could be in many places at once, each with a different probability. Describing this is the job of quantum physics.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The next technology revolution?
At the smallest scales in the universe, at the level of an atom, the laws of physics are weird. You can know precisely where something like an electron is, but not how fast it is going. If you know exactly how fast it is going, you cannot know where it is. As for location, an electron could be in many places at once, each with a different probability. Describing this is the job of quantum physics.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quantum-computing-illustrated-guide</guid></item><item><title>Managing feature toggles in teams (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/managing-feature-toggles-teams</link><author>Paul Börding, Steve Upton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For its advocates, trunk-based development (TBD) is seen as preferable to feature branches because it makes Continuous Integration easier and reduces the chance of painful merge conflicts. Despite its advantages, TBD introduces its own challenges. When all code is in the main branch, unfinished or untested features can intermingle with finished ones, preventing the deployment of otherwise completed work.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For its advocates, trunk-based development (TBD) is seen as preferable to feature branches because it makes Continuous Integration easier and reduces the chance of painful merge conflicts. Despite its advantages, TBD introduces its own challenges. When all code is in the main branch, unfinished or untested features can intermingle with finished ones, preventing the deployment of otherwise completed work.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/managing-feature-toggles-teams</guid></item><item><title>Six principles of fluid leadership </title><pubDate>Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/six-principles-fluid-leadership</link><author>Jayesh Ghatge</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most executives in India want their technology investments to achieve too much, too soon, losing sight of why their companies undertook the complex journey of disruption in the first place. They view technology as a tactical exercise rather than the long-term value generator that it is. This attitude persists because many leaders are still using the irrelevant teachings passed down from the industrial economy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most executives in India want their technology investments to achieve too much, too soon, losing sight of why their companies undertook the complex journey of disruption in the first place. They view technology as a tactical exercise rather than the long-term value generator that it is. This attitude persists because many leaders are still using the irrelevant teachings passed down from the industrial economy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/six-principles-fluid-leadership</guid></item><item><title>The makings of an enduring organizational culture</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/makings-enduring-organizational-culture</link><author>Sameer Soman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Culture has been described as the widening of the mind and spirit. Thoughtworkers resonate well with this belief because ‘pushing the boundary’ is our way of life. A way of life that draws from what’s critical to us, to our company and having a purpose beyond making money.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Culture has been described as the widening of the mind and spirit. Thoughtworkers resonate well with this belief because ‘pushing the boundary’ is our way of life. A way of life that draws from what’s critical to us, to our company and having a purpose beyond making money.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/makings-enduring-organizational-culture</guid></item><item><title>Economic crisis: an unusual catalyst for financial inclusion</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/economic-crisis-unusual-catalyst-financial-inclusion</link><author>Muralikrishnan Puthanveedu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identifies financial inclusion as a key driver of a country’s economic growth. Add to this, the World Bank’s confirmation that financial inclusion helps sustain stable economies because it ensures individuals and businesses access to useful and affordable financial products and services. These offerings could be in the form of transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance that are delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identifies financial inclusion as a key driver of a country’s economic growth. Add to this, the World Bank’s confirmation that financial inclusion helps sustain stable economies because it ensures individuals and businesses access to useful and affordable financial products and services. These offerings could be in the form of transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance that are delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/economic-crisis-unusual-catalyst-financial-inclusion</guid></item><item><title>Leadership in the age of remote work</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-age-remote-work</link><author>Mangalam Nandakumar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>COVID-19 has challenged conventional ways of working for individuals and teams around the globe. Organizations have swiftly and successfully embraced remote work with very little preparation. 
For instance, until early this year, nearly everyone on my team worked from the office. Working from home was an available but infrequently leveraged choice. The lockdown changed all that. People travelled to their home towns in remote locations, preferring to stay with families during the crisis. Many, for the first time, experienced an extended period of working from home.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>COVID-19 has challenged conventional ways of working for individuals and teams around the globe. Organizations have swiftly and successfully embraced remote work with very little preparation. 
For instance, until early this year, nearly everyone on my team worked from the office. Working from home was an available but infrequently leveraged choice. The lockdown changed all that. People travelled to their home towns in remote locations, preferring to stay with families during the crisis. Many, for the first time, experienced an extended period of working from home.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-age-remote-work</guid></item><item><title>Will credit cards become a thing of the past?</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-credit-cards-become-thing-past</link><author>Vic Wolff</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our world is moving towards a near cashless society. Disruptive forces have transformed the payment and credit landscape, accelerating the shift to digital channels. The way we pay today and how we defer payments has changed entirely from where cash was king and credit was granted by the cornershop grocery store. Then everything changed with the introduction of credit cards. However with today’s evolving consumer expectations and more alternative credit providers entering the market, the question is, will credit cards also soon become a thing of the past?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our world is moving towards a near cashless society. Disruptive forces have transformed the payment and credit landscape, accelerating the shift to digital channels. The way we pay today and how we defer payments has changed entirely from where cash was king and credit was granted by the cornershop grocery store. Then everything changed with the introduction of credit cards. However with today’s evolving consumer expectations and more alternative credit providers entering the market, the question is, will credit cards also soon become a thing of the past?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-credit-cards-become-thing-past</guid></item><item><title>Running remote sessions: tips &amp; tricks to get ready and bring others with you </title><pubDate>Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-stages-preparing-remote-sessions</link><author>Samantha Rosa</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Up until 2020, collaborating remotely was commonplace for those, such as myself, who work in a distributed setup: my team and stakeholders are scattered across the globe and although we were all aligned on the hurdles and problems we face while trying to make remote works, it doesn't mean it was always easy. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Up until 2020, collaborating remotely was commonplace for those, such as myself, who work in a distributed setup: my team and stakeholders are scattered across the globe and although we were all aligned on the hurdles and problems we face while trying to make remote works, it doesn't mean it was always easy. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-stages-preparing-remote-sessions</guid></item><item><title>Big data, fast data — Part Three</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-fast-data-part-three</link><author>Tom Glover</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this final part of the three-part series, we’ll look at the Internet of Things world from a data integration and application perspective to appreciate the design challenges we’ll face in a world where everything is connected.
 
Integration of things data</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this final part of the three-part series, we’ll look at the Internet of Things world from a data integration and application perspective to appreciate the design challenges we’ll face in a world where everything is connected.
 
Integration of things data</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-fast-data-part-three</guid></item><item><title>Going beyond the classic competitive analysis matrix </title><pubDate>Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/going-beyond-classic-competitive-analysis-matrix</link><author>Sara Michelazzo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conventionally, robust competitive analysis identifies current and potential competitors, reflects on their strengths and weaknesses subsequently highlighting trends and uncovering opportunities.
A popular framework to summarize the results of such an investigation is the fairly common Competitor Analysis Matrix (Fig 1). The matrix is a bird’s eye view of competition with an in-depth analysis of their offering.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conventionally, robust competitive analysis identifies current and potential competitors, reflects on their strengths and weaknesses subsequently highlighting trends and uncovering opportunities.
A popular framework to summarize the results of such an investigation is the fairly common Competitor Analysis Matrix (Fig 1). The matrix is a bird’s eye view of competition with an in-depth analysis of their offering.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/going-beyond-classic-competitive-analysis-matrix</guid></item><item><title>Within chaos lies opportunity</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/within-chaos-lies-opportunity</link><author>Rohit Kalro</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Governments around the world have taken measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic which has disrupted production, supply chains and markets, and has inadvertently sent economies into a crisis. There will be winners, losers and those in between who merely manage to survive.Photo by Franck V. on Unsplash</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Governments around the world have taken measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic which has disrupted production, supply chains and markets, and has inadvertently sent economies into a crisis. There will be winners, losers and those in between who merely manage to survive.Photo by Franck V. on Unsplash</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/within-chaos-lies-opportunity</guid></item><item><title>A quick guide to becoming an agile boss</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quick-guide-becoming-agile-boss</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many organizations struggle to reconcile with the fact that ‘going agile’ involves a radical re-thinking of leadership styles. Interestingly, the Agile Manifesto’s fifth principle says, ‘Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.’ Such leadership requires a courageous new approach. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many organizations struggle to reconcile with the fact that ‘going agile’ involves a radical re-thinking of leadership styles. Interestingly, the Agile Manifesto’s fifth principle says, ‘Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.’ Such leadership requires a courageous new approach. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quick-guide-becoming-agile-boss</guid></item><item><title> [Career Pathways] I wasn’t always interested in tech, but I was up for a challenge.</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-ann-mwangi</link><author>Ann Mwangi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Ann Mwangi</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Ann Mwangi</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-ann-mwangi</guid></item><item><title>Interning with pride and onward</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/interning-pride-and-onward</link><author>Karthik Damarsetti</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Getting to know Thoughtworks and the Interning with Pride Program  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Getting to know Thoughtworks and the Interning with Pride Program  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/interning-pride-and-onward</guid></item><item><title>Energy: Preparing for the coming disruption - a wheelhouse view</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/energy-preparing-coming-disruption-wheelhouse-view</link><author>Dilraj Aujla, Greg Davis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We know that, in energy, the winds of change are approaching gale force.  The Covid-19 crisis has only amplified and accelerated matters.  Yet, the entrenched nature of existing systems and players raise impediments - both cultural and systemic - that have held change back.  So, how to get ahead of the disruption wave?  Where to even start, when the future’s so uncertain? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We know that, in energy, the winds of change are approaching gale force.  The Covid-19 crisis has only amplified and accelerated matters.  Yet, the entrenched nature of existing systems and players raise impediments - both cultural and systemic - that have held change back.  So, how to get ahead of the disruption wave?  Where to even start, when the future’s so uncertain? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/energy-preparing-coming-disruption-wheelhouse-view</guid></item><item><title>Energy: 6 C’s inhibiting change </title><pubDate>Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/energy-6-c-s-inhibiting-change</link><author>Greg Davis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our previous blog looked at 7 D's inexorably driving change in the energy sector.  None are dramatically new or surprising.  Yet, change has felt frustratingly slow in coming; as if (the Japanese might say) current market participants have ‘heavy bottoms’. This blog looks at some of the main drag factors.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our previous blog looked at 7 D's inexorably driving change in the energy sector.  None are dramatically new or surprising.  Yet, change has felt frustratingly slow in coming; as if (the Japanese might say) current market participants have ‘heavy bottoms’. This blog looks at some of the main drag factors.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/energy-6-c-s-inhibiting-change</guid></item><item><title>Energy: 7 D's of change </title><pubDate>Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/energy-7-ds-change</link><author>Greg Davis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The first words you see when you land on Thoughtworks.com are 'prepare for the unpredictable'.  We help companies embrace the new norm of uncertainty and change.  The energy sector sits on the cusp of a Business Model Innovation, only magnified by the Covid-19 crisis.  Industry players need to get ahead of the wave, or be swamped by it.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The first words you see when you land on Thoughtworks.com are 'prepare for the unpredictable'.  We help companies embrace the new norm of uncertainty and change.  The energy sector sits on the cusp of a Business Model Innovation, only magnified by the Covid-19 crisis.  Industry players need to get ahead of the wave, or be swamped by it.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/energy-7-ds-change</guid></item><item><title>XConf Online Key Highlights</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xconf-online-key-highlights</link><author>Jeni Ogilvy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Due to the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, we decided to run the 7th edition of XConf, our yearly technology conference, in a virtual format. XConf Online covered a wide range of topics including: mutation testing, docker container security, data science, unit testing COBOL and much more. Here are a few key highlights from the day. You can write unit tests for COBOL programs and get fast feedback without having a dependency on the mainframe.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Due to the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, we decided to run the 7th edition of XConf, our yearly technology conference, in a virtual format. XConf Online covered a wide range of topics including: mutation testing, docker container security, data science, unit testing COBOL and much more. Here are a few key highlights from the day. You can write unit tests for COBOL programs and get fast feedback without having a dependency on the mainframe.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xconf-online-key-highlights</guid></item><item><title>Tips for securing that grad job</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-secure-grad-job</link><author>Ella Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s pretty much instilled into us since the day we arrive at university that the end goal is to get a fulfilling job in an industry you love. Within my first few days of my degree, career fairs and internships were ingrained into our brains. I remember thinking...this three years is going to end. I’m going to have to get a job.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s pretty much instilled into us since the day we arrive at university that the end goal is to get a fulfilling job in an industry you love. Within my first few days of my degree, career fairs and internships were ingrained into our brains. I remember thinking...this three years is going to end. I’m going to have to get a job.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-secure-grad-job</guid></item><item><title>How much can you trust your data?</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-much-can-you-trust-your-data</link><author>Ellen König</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data is the fuel for intelligent decision making for both humans and machines. Just like high quality fuel ensures that jet engines run efficiently and reliably in the long run, high quality data fuels effective and reliable decision making. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data is the fuel for intelligent decision making for both humans and machines. Just like high quality fuel ensures that jet engines run efficiently and reliably in the long run, high quality data fuels effective and reliable decision making. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-much-can-you-trust-your-data</guid></item><item><title>What does the future of fitness look like in the next normal?</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-does-future-fitness-look-next-normal</link><author>Margaret Plumley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The world has changed dramatically in just a few months, going from crowded bars and tourist spots to an almost world-wide lockdown. While we are still learning about the virus which caused this pandemic, we can clearly see the major impact it has had on our daily lives and the economy.
In the fitness world, gyms are closed and people are actively looking for alternatives; trying everything from Instagram Live and YouTube workouts, to one-on-one Zoom coaching sessions, to using the great outdoors for walking, running, and biking.
                    </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The world has changed dramatically in just a few months, going from crowded bars and tourist spots to an almost world-wide lockdown. While we are still learning about the virus which caused this pandemic, we can clearly see the major impact it has had on our daily lives and the economy.
In the fitness world, gyms are closed and people are actively looking for alternatives; trying everything from Instagram Live and YouTube workouts, to one-on-one Zoom coaching sessions, to using the great outdoors for walking, running, and biking.
                    </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-does-future-fitness-look-next-normal</guid></item><item><title>[Career Pathways] Everyone in my family is a doctor</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-garima-singh</link><author>Garima Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Garima Singh</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Garima Singh</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-garima-singh</guid></item><item><title>Recruiters share top 7 FAQs from candidates</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/recruiters-share-top-7-faqs-candidates</link><author>María Caparrós</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While Thoughtworks hires technologists all around the world, our recruiters encounter similar questions from candidates regardless of their location. We asked recruiters from multiple countries for the most frequently-asked questions they get from candidates. Here are the top 7 FAQs.1. What are the main technologies that Thoughtworks works with?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While Thoughtworks hires technologists all around the world, our recruiters encounter similar questions from candidates regardless of their location. We asked recruiters from multiple countries for the most frequently-asked questions they get from candidates. Here are the top 7 FAQs.1. What are the main technologies that Thoughtworks works with?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/recruiters-share-top-7-faqs-candidates</guid></item><item><title>Rise of NVMe Storage</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rise-nvme-storage</link><author>Rajesh Tamhane</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The biggest explosion in the history of the universe</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The biggest explosion in the history of the universe</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rise-nvme-storage</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of social change] Reducing the gender gap in the music industry through technology</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-reducing-gender-gap-music-industry-through-technology</link><author>Arne Lapõnin, María Peláez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-reducing-gender-gap-music-industry-through-technology</guid></item><item><title>Part 1: Do the most valuable thing, unless you can't</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-do-most-valuable-thing-unless-you-cant</link><author>Anthony O'Connell, Duncan Stephens, Jonathan Pangrazio</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everything is important and urgent, we just need more capacity. Sound familiar?
Every organization has more things it wants to do than it can do. This is often viewed as a capacity problem; if only we had more capacity, we could get everything done. However, this is not true. All organizations have a finite capacity and from our experience, there is a law of diminishing returns where adding more and more people to increase capacity is actually counterproductive. In fact, it's how that capacity is allocated that matters.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everything is important and urgent, we just need more capacity. Sound familiar?
Every organization has more things it wants to do than it can do. This is often viewed as a capacity problem; if only we had more capacity, we could get everything done. However, this is not true. All organizations have a finite capacity and from our experience, there is a law of diminishing returns where adding more and more people to increase capacity is actually counterproductive. In fact, it's how that capacity is allocated that matters.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-do-most-valuable-thing-unless-you-cant</guid></item><item><title>How a global pandemic rewrote the rules of retail</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/how-a-global-pandemic-rewrote-the-rules-of-retail</link><author>Rujia Wang, George Earle, Dianne Inniss, Visalakshi Subramaniam, Khaarthigha Subramanian, Amit Negi, Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The need for digital innovation in retail has never been greater</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The need for digital innovation in retail has never been greater</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/how-a-global-pandemic-rewrote-the-rules-of-retail</guid></item><item><title>"No Estimates" is not the (only) Answer or: Moving towards Predictability</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-estimates-not-only-answer-or-moving-towards-predictability</link><author>Inger Dickson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Dear No Estimators: You are probably estimating, even if you don’t admit it. When you say something is “small” or “easy”; when you say “yes I think we can get that done” or “these are about the same size for flow” or “these are about the same over time”, you are estimating. And even if you aren’t, please remember that for any work that involves expectations, there are stakeholders with questions that need answers, and no one benefits without predictability.
A Story</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Dear No Estimators: You are probably estimating, even if you don’t admit it. When you say something is “small” or “easy”; when you say “yes I think we can get that done” or “these are about the same size for flow” or “these are about the same over time”, you are estimating. And even if you aren’t, please remember that for any work that involves expectations, there are stakeholders with questions that need answers, and no one benefits without predictability.
A Story</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-estimates-not-only-answer-or-moving-towards-predictability</guid></item><item><title>Make legacy applications first-class citizens of event-driven architectures via cloud, DevOps and CDC</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/make-legacy-applications-first-class-citizens-event-driven-architectures-cloud-devops-and</link><author>Alessandro Confetti, Enrico Piccinin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Modern systems are increasingly designed around event-driven architecture concepts. Essentially, you’ll have a bunch of microservices running on cloud, interconnected via fast asynchronous streams of business events.There are many benefits of such an approach: resiliency, elasticity, flexibility. And because of these benefits, such an approach is at the core of many of the digital native platforms which have become so successful in the last few years.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Modern systems are increasingly designed around event-driven architecture concepts. Essentially, you’ll have a bunch of microservices running on cloud, interconnected via fast asynchronous streams of business events.There are many benefits of such an approach: resiliency, elasticity, flexibility. And because of these benefits, such an approach is at the core of many of the digital native platforms which have become so successful in the last few years.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/make-legacy-applications-first-class-citizens-event-driven-architectures-cloud-devops-and</guid></item><item><title>[Career Pathways] Embracing discomfort is the best way to grow</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-pam-rucinque</link><author>Pam Rucinque</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Pam Rucinque</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Pam Rucinque</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-pam-rucinque</guid></item><item><title>Emerging tech: a salve for insurers during COVID-19</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/emerging-tech-salve-insurers-during-covid-19</link><author>Davnit Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>COVID-19’s global impact has hit the insurance sector as badly or in some cases, worse than the pundits expected. Many insurance companies have experienced a demand deficit with new business premiums at an all time low, claims at an all time high, an increase in policy cancellations, volatile and falling interest rates, interrupted operational continuity and a crisis-related increase in workload. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>COVID-19’s global impact has hit the insurance sector as badly or in some cases, worse than the pundits expected. Many insurance companies have experienced a demand deficit with new business premiums at an all time low, claims at an all time high, an increase in policy cancellations, volatile and falling interest rates, interrupted operational continuity and a crisis-related increase in workload. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/emerging-tech-salve-insurers-during-covid-19</guid></item><item><title>Five things working at Thoughtworks has taught me about remote design</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-things-working-thoughtworks-has-taught-me-about-remote-design</link><author>Amy Findeiss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I live in Oakland. At the beginning of March this year, the State of California ordered residents to shelter-in-place and work from home if possible. Before the lockdown, I worked remotely on two distributed teams. I was an experience designer on these teams managing the user testing, user adoption and design recommendations for feature development across both teams remotely. Parts of my team was in North America, parts in India. Working from home was more or less the norm in this case. But that's not true for everyone. 
Flash forward to the present.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I live in Oakland. At the beginning of March this year, the State of California ordered residents to shelter-in-place and work from home if possible. Before the lockdown, I worked remotely on two distributed teams. I was an experience designer on these teams managing the user testing, user adoption and design recommendations for feature development across both teams remotely. Parts of my team was in North America, parts in India. Working from home was more or less the norm in this case. But that's not true for everyone. 
Flash forward to the present.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-things-working-thoughtworks-has-taught-me-about-remote-design</guid></item><item><title>Lightweight technology governance</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/lightweight-technology-governance</link><author>Jonny LeRoy, Heiko Gerin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Governance — while essential — shouldn't be onerous</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Governance — while essential — shouldn't be onerous</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/lightweight-technology-governance</guid></item><item><title>Prime Directive - not just for Star Trek</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/prime-directive-not-just-star-trek</link><author>Dr J Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We all have been in retrospectives – that familiar end of the iteration/sprint workshop. In the best versions, we’ve almost ritualised reading out the Prime Directive.
Some of us even have it memorised – like some sort of religious text.“Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand."</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We all have been in retrospectives – that familiar end of the iteration/sprint workshop. In the best versions, we’ve almost ritualised reading out the Prime Directive.
Some of us even have it memorised – like some sort of religious text.“Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand."</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/prime-directive-not-just-star-trek</guid></item><item><title>Surviving our COVID-19 Punctuated Equilibrium</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/surviving-our-covid-19-punctuated-equilibrium</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>No one knows what changes the coronavirus pandemic will cause. No one. Are we in the first wave, or the second? Will a second wave happen? When? Will there be a vaccine? How resilient will our institutions be? Will we fall from recession into depression? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>No one knows what changes the coronavirus pandemic will cause. No one. Are we in the first wave, or the second? Will a second wave happen? When? Will there be a vaccine? How resilient will our institutions be? Will we fall from recession into depression? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/surviving-our-covid-19-punctuated-equilibrium</guid></item><item><title>From living a lie to living a life</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/living-lie-living-life</link><author>Amy Lynch, John Elliott</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of our Pride Month celebrations, we had the pleasure of speaking to John Elliott, Sainsbury’s CTO for Retail and sponsor of the Sainsbury’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network, about the importance of empowering LGBTQ+ people in the workplace and how the challenges and experiences LGBTQ+ folks face can be reframed as a source of strength. Amy Lynch, our Head of Diversity & Inclusion - UK, interviews him.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of our Pride Month celebrations, we had the pleasure of speaking to John Elliott, Sainsbury’s CTO for Retail and sponsor of the Sainsbury’s LGBTQ+ Colleague Network, about the importance of empowering LGBTQ+ people in the workplace and how the challenges and experiences LGBTQ+ folks face can be reframed as a source of strength. Amy Lynch, our Head of Diversity & Inclusion - UK, interviews him.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/living-lie-living-life</guid></item><item><title>[Career Pathways] I fell in love with programming as a teenager. Today I am a software engineer.</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-shohre-mansouri</link><author>Shohre Mansouri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Shohre Mansouri</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our new series ‘Career Pathways’, we’ll share inspiring, real-life stories from our Thoughtworkers based in Australia on how they began their careers in technology, their learnings, and how their journey at Thoughtworks has continued to enable their career as technologists.Name: Shohre Mansouri</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-pathways-interview-shohre-mansouri</guid></item><item><title>Public speaking and self-presentation: How to educate the speaker in you</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/public-speaking-and-self-presentation-how-educate-speaker-you</link><author>Daria Bieliava</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part Two
To quote Coco Chanel’s iconic words:
 
You will not have a second chance to make a first impression.

The success of communication with your audience heavily depends on your self-presentation. The audience decides whether they’re into you in the first 30 seconds. Consider the beginning of any talk as a chance to express yourself, make your point, and convince your audience through a well-prepared, confidently delivered, and valuable conversation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part Two
To quote Coco Chanel’s iconic words:
 
You will not have a second chance to make a first impression.

The success of communication with your audience heavily depends on your self-presentation. The audience decides whether they’re into you in the first 30 seconds. Consider the beginning of any talk as a chance to express yourself, make your point, and convince your audience through a well-prepared, confidently delivered, and valuable conversation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/public-speaking-and-self-presentation-how-educate-speaker-you</guid></item><item><title>Part 1: Business agility in tough times</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-business-agility-tough-times</link><author>Vikrant Kardam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The IMF has said that the economic impact of COVID-19 is unlike anything we have seen since the great depression of the 1930s.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The IMF has said that the economic impact of COVID-19 is unlike anything we have seen since the great depression of the 1930s.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-business-agility-tough-times</guid></item><item><title>Part 2: Business agility in tough times</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-business-agility-tough-times</link><author>Vikrant Kardam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1, we looked at business agility through the lens of customer centricity and outlined a few immediate action items encouraging that approach. In this article, we’ll delve into business continuity and employee alignment - the other two focus areas of agile businesses.
Business continuity</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1, we looked at business agility through the lens of customer centricity and outlined a few immediate action items encouraging that approach. In this article, we’ll delve into business continuity and employee alignment - the other two focus areas of agile businesses.
Business continuity</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-business-agility-tough-times</guid></item><item><title>Open Banking: Designing for trust in consumer consent</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-banking-designing-trust-consumer-consent</link><author>Danny Yates, Emma Kitchener</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Australia, the Consumer Data Right (CDR) will go a long way in giving consumers trust, choice and control over sharing their personal data, but the CDR rules alone are only one part of the ecosystem. In the short term, it will be the role of financial institutions to implement the CDR through building a consent model to be used by their customers, partners and third parties.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Australia, the Consumer Data Right (CDR) will go a long way in giving consumers trust, choice and control over sharing their personal data, but the CDR rules alone are only one part of the ecosystem. In the short term, it will be the role of financial institutions to implement the CDR through building a consent model to be used by their customers, partners and third parties.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-banking-designing-trust-consumer-consent</guid></item><item><title>Supporting Reform of the UK Gender Recognition Act</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/supporting-reform-uk-gender-recognition-act</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This week marks 51 years since the Stonewall uprising - a catalyst for positive change for LGBTQ+ people. Led by Marsha P Johnson, a black trans woman and gay activist, the protests led to many changes and this is why Pride is celebrated globally in June every year. Whilst we have come a long way, the rights of LGBTQ+ people are often still under threat around the world. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This week marks 51 years since the Stonewall uprising - a catalyst for positive change for LGBTQ+ people. Led by Marsha P Johnson, a black trans woman and gay activist, the protests led to many changes and this is why Pride is celebrated globally in June every year. Whilst we have come a long way, the rights of LGBTQ+ people are often still under threat around the world. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/supporting-reform-uk-gender-recognition-act</guid></item><item><title>Digital electrification transformation is upending the energy sector</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/electrification</link><author>George Earle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software is the key enabler for the forthcoming energy market revolution</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software is the key enabler for the forthcoming energy market revolution</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/electrification</guid></item><item><title>The future of shopping</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-shopping</link><author>Hari R, Kuldeep Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>eXtended Reality (XR) that includes AR and VR technologies have been silently disrupting the gaming industry for more than a decade. In the recent past, the tech has gained some traction in the education and training space. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>eXtended Reality (XR) that includes AR and VR technologies have been silently disrupting the gaming industry for more than a decade. In the recent past, the tech has gained some traction in the education and training space. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-shopping</guid></item><item><title>Public speaking and self-presentation: 7 common sins of a public speaker</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/public-speaking-and-self-presentation-7-common-sins-public-speaker</link><author>Daria Bieliava</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part One
I remember only too well my first conference as a speaker. The thought of standing in front of an audience of over a hundred onlookers terrified me.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part One
I remember only too well my first conference as a speaker. The thought of standing in front of an audience of over a hundred onlookers terrified me.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/public-speaking-and-self-presentation-7-common-sins-public-speaker</guid></item><item><title>The Product Canvas: A top down approach to product envisioning</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/product-canvas-top-down-approach-product-envisioning-0</link><author>Inger Dickson, Shaun Jayaraj</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Product Canvas
In this article we will talk about product canvas, when it is helpful to use it and give an example product canvas for a specific product.
Canvases are a great thinking framework for decision making and capturing the big picture. A canvas enables a structured way of thinking and with its real estate restrictions can intrinsically establish priority and constraints on how we think about a problem.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Product Canvas
In this article we will talk about product canvas, when it is helpful to use it and give an example product canvas for a specific product.
Canvases are a great thinking framework for decision making and capturing the big picture. A canvas enables a structured way of thinking and with its real estate restrictions can intrinsically establish priority and constraints on how we think about a problem.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/product-canvas-top-down-approach-product-envisioning-0</guid></item><item><title>Putting innovation theory into practice</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/putting-innovation-theory-into-practice</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Practical steps to kickstart your innovation program</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Practical steps to kickstart your innovation program</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/putting-innovation-theory-into-practice</guid></item><item><title>Life after accepting the offer: juggling a new role and fatherhood </title><pubDate>Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/life-after-offer-accept-juggling-new-role-and-fatherhood</link><author>Giovanny Sayas, María Caparrós</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>TL;DR
María Caparrós hired Giovanny Sayas as a Senior Developer Consultant in the middle of Spain’s lockdown and he couldn’t be happier to be at Thoughtworks. (Yay!)The long version</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>TL;DR
María Caparrós hired Giovanny Sayas as a Senior Developer Consultant in the middle of Spain’s lockdown and he couldn’t be happier to be at Thoughtworks. (Yay!)The long version</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/life-after-offer-accept-juggling-new-role-and-fatherhood</guid></item><item><title>My journey from acknowledgement to acceptance to empowerment </title><pubDate>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-journey-acknowledgement-acceptance-empowerment</link><author>Aditya Batavia</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My journey of becoming a ‘self-made man’ started the day I was born. Unlike many others,  I wasn’t born with  XY chromosomes but I’ve always felt ‘male’ inside. As a child when I began speaking, I started using male pronouns to identify myself. Because I was born female my family taught me to use female pronouns, which I refused to accept.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My journey of becoming a ‘self-made man’ started the day I was born. Unlike many others,  I wasn’t born with  XY chromosomes but I’ve always felt ‘male’ inside. As a child when I began speaking, I started using male pronouns to identify myself. Because I was born female my family taught me to use female pronouns, which I refused to accept.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-journey-acknowledgement-acceptance-empowerment</guid></item><item><title>How Pride and visibility helped and shaped who I am today</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-pride-and-visibility-shaped-who-i-am-today</link><author>Mike Drozd</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This story will give you a glimpse of what it meant for me to grow up as a gay person in Germany, it will show you my personal struggle and pain that came with being gay and not fitting into what society, my parents, and religion were telling me. I’m sharing this intimate story so everybody who reads it might get some inspiration, some understanding, and something positive out of it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This story will give you a glimpse of what it meant for me to grow up as a gay person in Germany, it will show you my personal struggle and pain that came with being gay and not fitting into what society, my parents, and religion were telling me. I’m sharing this intimate story so everybody who reads it might get some inspiration, some understanding, and something positive out of it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-pride-and-visibility-shaped-who-i-am-today</guid></item><item><title>Pro Sketch Techniques for Shared Libraries</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pro-sketch-techniques-shared-libraries</link><author>Hannes Nanninga</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How to raise the quality of your libraries to a professional level
As your product grows and matures, your design team will be faced with new challenges. New people need to design new screens using new components. Conventions become rules. Novices become experts. And your team’s Sketch skills have to keep up. In this article, we’ll explore a few techniques that will help you raise the quality of your Sketch files to a professional level.
When you collaborate with several designers, especially when creating a shared library, some extra effort is needed to ensure that</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How to raise the quality of your libraries to a professional level
As your product grows and matures, your design team will be faced with new challenges. New people need to design new screens using new components. Conventions become rules. Novices become experts. And your team’s Sketch skills have to keep up. In this article, we’ll explore a few techniques that will help you raise the quality of your Sketch files to a professional level.
When you collaborate with several designers, especially when creating a shared library, some extra effort is needed to ensure that</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pro-sketch-techniques-shared-libraries</guid></item><item><title>User stories: A tale of epic confusion</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/user-stories-tale-epic-confusion</link><author>Matt Riley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In a case of Semantic Diffusion, the original definition of ‘epic’ has weakened over the years. My observation is that epics either help or hinder good story writing depending on how we use them, and how well we understand what good user stories look like. In this article, I’ll explore why epics used in certain ways lead to different outcomes, and what you might do instead.
​</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In a case of Semantic Diffusion, the original definition of ‘epic’ has weakened over the years. My observation is that epics either help or hinder good story writing depending on how we use them, and how well we understand what good user stories look like. In this article, I’ll explore why epics used in certain ways lead to different outcomes, and what you might do instead.
​</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/user-stories-tale-epic-confusion</guid></item><item><title>A tribute to Alan Turing</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tribute-alan-turing</link><author>Gitanjali Venkatraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Alan Turing was a highly gifted English mathematician. He was also a code breaker, machine builder, computer science pioneer and logician.
The notion of algorithm comes from his paper describing his concept called the Turing machine. 
The fields of computer science and artificial intelligence owe much to his ideas.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Alan Turing was a highly gifted English mathematician. He was also a code breaker, machine builder, computer science pioneer and logician.
The notion of algorithm comes from his paper describing his concept called the Turing machine. 
The fields of computer science and artificial intelligence owe much to his ideas.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tribute-alan-turing</guid></item><item><title>What to expect from a pair programming interview</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-expect-pair-programming-interview</link><author>Jonathan Fernández, Raul Oliver</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why does Thoughtworks assess candidates' pair programming skills?
At Thoughtworks, we strongly believe in pairing not just for programming, but also for most of our everyday activities. In fact, this very post is a result of pairing! Pairing naturally  promotes communication, thought alignment, and knowledge sharing while seamlessly replacing any sense of competition with a sense of collaboration. For our clients that translates into higher quality software, a reduction of knowledge silos, and better communication.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why does Thoughtworks assess candidates' pair programming skills?
At Thoughtworks, we strongly believe in pairing not just for programming, but also for most of our everyday activities. In fact, this very post is a result of pairing! Pairing naturally  promotes communication, thought alignment, and knowledge sharing while seamlessly replacing any sense of competition with a sense of collaboration. For our clients that translates into higher quality software, a reduction of knowledge silos, and better communication.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-expect-pair-programming-interview</guid></item><item><title>A multitude of colours: celebrating the many Pride Flags</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/multitude-colours-celebrating-many-pride-flags</link><author>Glenn Wolfschoon, Rebecca Schmidt</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The six-colour rainbow flag will probably be the flag waved the most around the world during pride. But did you know that it wasn’t the original design? And that new flags are popping up all over the world? Members of the LGBTQIA+ community use all kinds of colours in all kinds of flags to create a variety of queer symbols.A look back at the Pride Flag</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The six-colour rainbow flag will probably be the flag waved the most around the world during pride. But did you know that it wasn’t the original design? And that new flags are popping up all over the world? Members of the LGBTQIA+ community use all kinds of colours in all kinds of flags to create a variety of queer symbols.A look back at the Pride Flag</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/multitude-colours-celebrating-many-pride-flags</guid></item><item><title>Crafting my journey at Thoughtworks University</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/crafting-my-journey-thoughtworks-university</link><author>Arne Lapõnin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I joined Thoughtworks in January 2020. I was attracted to the company because of its commitment to social change and diversity in the tech industry. Once I had gone through induction week, I realised that there's another perk to working at Thoughtworks that’s not as widely advertised: Thoughtworks is a relatively flat organization, meaning your career growth is mostly up to you.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I joined Thoughtworks in January 2020. I was attracted to the company because of its commitment to social change and diversity in the tech industry. Once I had gone through induction week, I realised that there's another perk to working at Thoughtworks that’s not as widely advertised: Thoughtworks is a relatively flat organization, meaning your career growth is mostly up to you.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/crafting-my-journey-thoughtworks-university</guid></item><item><title>Digital banking is now for everyone, how will you choose to compete?</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-banking-now-everyone-how-will-you-choose-compete</link><author>Ian Kelsall</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was born in 1981 in the UK, which makes me a ‘Xennial’; the cohort who bridge the analogue and digital era we now increasingly inhabit. But the recent COVID-19 crisis seems to have extended that digital bridge backwards to my Gen X sister, Baby Boomer parents and even further to Silent Generation relatives. The constraints of isolation, combined with the convenience of digital services have overcome ingrained human behaviours, and there’s no going back.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was born in 1981 in the UK, which makes me a ‘Xennial’; the cohort who bridge the analogue and digital era we now increasingly inhabit. But the recent COVID-19 crisis seems to have extended that digital bridge backwards to my Gen X sister, Baby Boomer parents and even further to Silent Generation relatives. The constraints of isolation, combined with the convenience of digital services have overcome ingrained human behaviours, and there’s no going back.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-banking-now-everyone-how-will-you-choose-compete</guid></item><item><title>Five things all execs should know about technology (and why it matters more than ever)</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-things-all-execs-should-know-about-technology-and-why-it-matters-more-ever</link><author>Gary O'Brien, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are already in a period of massive digital disruption, driven by large-scale automation, hyper-connectivity and continually-changing customer expectations. Add to the mix the far-reaching impact of the recent COVID-19 crisis, and it’s no real surprise to discover that leaders are turning to technology to build organizational resilience, by stabilizing their operations, and cultivating the ability to respond quickly to the changing market landscape.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are already in a period of massive digital disruption, driven by large-scale automation, hyper-connectivity and continually-changing customer expectations. Add to the mix the far-reaching impact of the recent COVID-19 crisis, and it’s no real surprise to discover that leaders are turning to technology to build organizational resilience, by stabilizing their operations, and cultivating the ability to respond quickly to the changing market landscape.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-things-all-execs-should-know-about-technology-and-why-it-matters-more-ever</guid></item><item><title>A journey from apprentice to product owner</title><pubDate>Mon May 25 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/journey-apprentice-product-owner</link><author>Luanna Mirelly</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For Luanna, Thoughtworks has been more than an organization to start her technology career as an apprentice. For her, it's become a home: a vibrant community that embraces her for who she is and a company that has given her unique ways to grow in ways she never imagined. What's your name? Luanna MirellyWhat are you based? Recife, BrazilWhen did you join Thoughtworks? 2016</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For Luanna, Thoughtworks has been more than an organization to start her technology career as an apprentice. For her, it's become a home: a vibrant community that embraces her for who she is and a company that has given her unique ways to grow in ways she never imagined. What's your name? Luanna MirellyWhat are you based? Recife, BrazilWhen did you join Thoughtworks? 2016</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/journey-apprentice-product-owner</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of social change] Building a good news site during COVID-19</title><pubDate>Fri May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-building-good-news-site-during-covid-19</link><author>Fernando Fernandes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>[Stories of social change] Building a good news site during COVID-19</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>[Stories of social change] Building a good news site during COVID-19</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-building-good-news-site-during-covid-19</guid></item><item><title>Understanding the significance of cloud</title><pubDate>Fri May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/understanding-clouds-significance</link><author>Xu Hao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A whistle-stop tour of why cloud became the major platform for modern IT</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A whistle-stop tour of why cloud became the major platform for modern IT</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/understanding-clouds-significance</guid></item><item><title>COVID-19: Banks recalibrating for the future</title><pubDate>Thu May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/covid-19-banks-recalibrating-crisis-recovery</link><author>Muralikrishnan Puthanveedu, Sandeep Reddy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The banking industry, today, is grappling with the uncertainty of how long the COVID pandemic will continue and to what extent it will impact the global industry. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The banking industry, today, is grappling with the uncertainty of how long the COVID pandemic will continue and to what extent it will impact the global industry. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/covid-19-banks-recalibrating-crisis-recovery</guid></item><item><title>Asking questions to improve quality</title><pubDate>Wed May 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/asking-questions-improve-quality</link><author>Lina Zubyte, Steve Upton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When creating business cards, we have the freedom to choose any title we feel like reflects us best. Officially, many of us are “Quality Analysts”, or QAs. However, as we like to push back against the traditional “Quality Assurance” label, many of us picked alternative titles to make this point. Some of the titles are: Quality Alchemist, Question Authority or one we like in particular, Question Asker, because asking questions is a great way to achieve our goals.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When creating business cards, we have the freedom to choose any title we feel like reflects us best. Officially, many of us are “Quality Analysts”, or QAs. However, as we like to push back against the traditional “Quality Assurance” label, many of us picked alternative titles to make this point. Some of the titles are: Quality Alchemist, Question Authority or one we like in particular, Question Asker, because asking questions is a great way to achieve our goals.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/asking-questions-improve-quality</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry | May 2020</title><pubDate>Tue May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-may-2020</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Thoughtworks Technology Radar identifies a number of themes in each edition, but tends to be focused on fairly specific recommendations. But the discussions we have as we decide on those recommendations typically hint at larger things happening in the tech industry. So here, I’ll expand on that bigger picture.
Remote-everything, for the foreseeable future</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Thoughtworks Technology Radar identifies a number of themes in each edition, but tends to be focused on fairly specific recommendations. But the discussions we have as we decide on those recommendations typically hint at larger things happening in the tech industry. So here, I’ll expand on that bigger picture.
Remote-everything, for the foreseeable future</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-may-2020</guid></item><item><title>How to thrive during virtual induction </title><pubDate>Fri May 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-thrive-during-virtual-induction</link><author>Liam Tan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you think about joining a new company, what comes to mind? We're going to venture a guess that most of what you envision reflects a more 'normal' induction: an office tour, organizing your work space, or trying to memorize the names of everyone you met during day one. So when a virtual induction is the 'new normal' what does that look and feel like? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you think about joining a new company, what comes to mind? We're going to venture a guess that most of what you envision reflects a more 'normal' induction: an office tour, organizing your work space, or trying to memorize the names of everyone you met during day one. So when a virtual induction is the 'new normal' what does that look and feel like? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-thrive-during-virtual-induction</guid></item><item><title>Banks confront new customer demands, and the question: When to create or collaborate?</title><pubDate>Thu May 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banks-confront-new-customer-demands-and-question-when-create-or-collaborate-2</link><author>Darren Mason, Ian Kelsall</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the needs and expectations of Australians rapidly evolve, the country’s traditional banking institutions are under renewed pressure to diversify the end-user experience. The digital economy has fundamentally changed the ways in which people engage with businesses, and significantly enhanced their comfort with using technology to gain instant access to goods and services.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the needs and expectations of Australians rapidly evolve, the country’s traditional banking institutions are under renewed pressure to diversify the end-user experience. The digital economy has fundamentally changed the ways in which people engage with businesses, and significantly enhanced their comfort with using technology to gain instant access to goods and services.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banks-confront-new-customer-demands-and-question-when-create-or-collaborate-2</guid></item><item><title>Risk-based pricing: Strategies for a new reality in banking</title><pubDate>Thu May 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/risk-based-pricing-strategies-new-reality-1</link><author>Vic Wolff</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While a lot has changed in Australian banking in recent years, loan pricing strategies have remained remarkably consistent - in general, not to the benefit of banks, or their customers. But a perfect storm of technology, demand and industry trends is poised to challenge long-established practices, and the early responders are likely to secure the advantage.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While a lot has changed in Australian banking in recent years, loan pricing strategies have remained remarkably consistent - in general, not to the benefit of banks, or their customers. But a perfect storm of technology, demand and industry trends is poised to challenge long-established practices, and the early responders are likely to secure the advantage.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/risk-based-pricing-strategies-new-reality-1</guid></item><item><title>From high-performance to high-humanity teams</title><pubDate>Wed May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/high-performance-high-humanity-teams</link><author>Laura Romero Frías</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I must admit that during my most recent years being a leader, one of my main objectives has been to build the necessary foundations to create a high-performance team. I want to go far as a group and exceed our goals in the most efficient way. I also want to have excellent relationships within the team and with other areas of the business. Because, ultimately, I want us to be the best we can be. It sounds ambitious, yes, but the reality is that the higher you set your goals, the higher the chances you have of achieving them.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I must admit that during my most recent years being a leader, one of my main objectives has been to build the necessary foundations to create a high-performance team. I want to go far as a group and exceed our goals in the most efficient way. I also want to have excellent relationships within the team and with other areas of the business. Because, ultimately, I want us to be the best we can be. It sounds ambitious, yes, but the reality is that the higher you set your goals, the higher the chances you have of achieving them.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/high-performance-high-humanity-teams</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of social change] Matching donors with those in need during a crisis</title><pubDate>Wed May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-matching-donors-those-need-during-crisis</link><author>Derwent "Dev" McElhinney</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-matching-donors-those-need-during-crisis</guid></item><item><title>Big Data applied in sales process</title><pubDate>Wed May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-applied-sales-process</link><author>Mariane Ferroni</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Data is the set of methodologies used to capture, store and process a large volume of information from different sources in order to accelerate the decision-making process and thereby bring competitive advantage. The different types of information that can be classified into:
 
Structured — Table of a DBMS and spreadsheets
	Semi Structured — Json and XML Files</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Data is the set of methodologies used to capture, store and process a large volume of information from different sources in order to accelerate the decision-making process and thereby bring competitive advantage. The different types of information that can be classified into:
 
Structured — Table of a DBMS and spreadsheets
	Semi Structured — Json and XML Files</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-applied-sales-process</guid></item><item><title>It is cheaper to fix a mistake before you make it</title><pubDate>Tue May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-cheaper-fix-mistake-you-make-it</link><author>Sara Michelazzo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The popularity of design thinking in recent years has brought about renewed interest in paper prototyping - the use of simple paper sketches to communicate and test ideas with users.
In fact, prototyping is one of the fundamental steps in popular methodologies such as design thinking, design sprint and agile design. Don’t feel overwhelmed by the buzzwords - it is easier than you think.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The popularity of design thinking in recent years has brought about renewed interest in paper prototyping - the use of simple paper sketches to communicate and test ideas with users.
In fact, prototyping is one of the fundamental steps in popular methodologies such as design thinking, design sprint and agile design. Don’t feel overwhelmed by the buzzwords - it is easier than you think.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-cheaper-fix-mistake-you-make-it</guid></item><item><title>Data in a Modern Digital Business</title><pubDate>Tue May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/data-modern-digital-business</link><author>Christoph Windheuser, Nina Wainwright</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data mastery is at the heart of becoming a Modern Digital Business</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data mastery is at the heart of becoming a Modern Digital Business</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/data-modern-digital-business</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of social change] Protecting front-line workers during COVID-19 through technology</title><pubDate>Wed May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-protecting-front-line-workers-during-covid-19-technology</link><author>Armando Collazo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-protecting-front-line-workers-during-covid-19-technology</guid></item><item><title>Value from Volatility: How disruption can power the next phase of growth</title><pubDate>Tue May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-volatility-how-disruption-can-power-next-phase-growth</link><author>Daniela Huaman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we continue to weather the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, organisations’ resilience and their ability to adapt to and navigate new realities have become more important than ever. Nevertheless, the relevance of resilience in the business and technology agenda is not new, it had actually been gaining momentum for quite a while, particularly in the face of heightened market volatility and increasingly widespread cyber attacks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we continue to weather the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, organisations’ resilience and their ability to adapt to and navigate new realities have become more important than ever. Nevertheless, the relevance of resilience in the business and technology agenda is not new, it had actually been gaining momentum for quite a while, particularly in the face of heightened market volatility and increasingly widespread cyber attacks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-volatility-how-disruption-can-power-next-phase-growth</guid></item><item><title>Navigating an 8000 kilometer virtual international transfer </title><pubDate>Tue May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/navigating-8000-kilometer-virtual-international-transfer</link><author>Matheus Tait</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In more normal times, an international transfer would be an undertaking from both a professional and personal perspective. But what does one look like during a global pandemic when most of the world is under lockdown? Matheus Tait, Managing Director of Spain, shares his experience transitioning from Ecuador to Spain without ever leaving his home in rural Brazil. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In more normal times, an international transfer would be an undertaking from both a professional and personal perspective. But what does one look like during a global pandemic when most of the world is under lockdown? Matheus Tait, Managing Director of Spain, shares his experience transitioning from Ecuador to Spain without ever leaving his home in rural Brazil. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/navigating-8000-kilometer-virtual-international-transfer</guid></item><item><title>Remote working from a company and team perspective: Part 2</title><pubDate>Tue May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-working-company-and-team-perspective-part-2</link><author>Fausto de la Torre</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part one of this series we shared some tips based on our experience about good practices of how to work remotely as a company, now is time to look at this from a team perspective. 
Team perspective
 “The whole is more than the sum of its parts”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part one of this series we shared some tips based on our experience about good practices of how to work remotely as a company, now is time to look at this from a team perspective. 
Team perspective
 “The whole is more than the sum of its parts”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-working-company-and-team-perspective-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Remote working from a company and team perspective: Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-working-company-and-team-perspective-part-1</link><author>Fausto de la Torre</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this article, I want to approach the topic of remote working from a different angle: beyond the individual, how to make it efficient from a team and a company perspective.
Crises bring opportunities, and by this I don't want to minimize the effect on society, or worse, justify it. COVID-19, not delving into the disease, but rather into the social effects on the community, has led society to adopt new ways of carrying out our activities and accelerated  the need for remote working.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this article, I want to approach the topic of remote working from a different angle: beyond the individual, how to make it efficient from a team and a company perspective.
Crises bring opportunities, and by this I don't want to minimize the effect on society, or worse, justify it. COVID-19, not delving into the disease, but rather into the social effects on the community, has led society to adopt new ways of carrying out our activities and accelerated  the need for remote working.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-working-company-and-team-perspective-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Transformation programs have stalled but the need to transform has never been greater</title><pubDate>Mon May 04 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transformation-programs-have-stalled-need-transform-has-never-been-greater</link><author>Gary O'Brien, Leigh Saffin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>COVID-19, while first and foremost a health emergency, has impacted every industry forever. It has amplified the rate of transformation and made the digital divide blindingly obvious.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>COVID-19, while first and foremost a health emergency, has impacted every industry forever. It has amplified the rate of transformation and made the digital divide blindingly obvious.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transformation-programs-have-stalled-need-transform-has-never-been-greater</guid></item><item><title>Grape Growing: Applying product-thinking to digital platforms</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grape-growing-applying-product-thinking-digital-platforms</link><author>Aaron Tushabe, Seve Kim</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you are an owner of a small batch grape vineyard. You find yourself to be so successful that you are acquired by a large distributor who spans grocery stores, bakery and wine industries. Now being a part of a large organization that has many different types of consumers and ways of distribution, your grape vineyard is expected to meet those demands. Table grapes are considered not only for grocery store distribution, but sent for jam and juice processing. Your two wine varieties need to extend to ten varieties.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you are an owner of a small batch grape vineyard. You find yourself to be so successful that you are acquired by a large distributor who spans grocery stores, bakery and wine industries. Now being a part of a large organization that has many different types of consumers and ways of distribution, your grape vineyard is expected to meet those demands. Table grapes are considered not only for grocery store distribution, but sent for jam and juice processing. Your two wine varieties need to extend to ten varieties.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grape-growing-applying-product-thinking-digital-platforms</guid></item><item><title>Fully remote in less than one week</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fully-remote-less-one-week</link><author>Peter Gillard-Moss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When COVID-19 hit, entire workforces had to suddenly abandon their office infrastructure and work from home. For many companies, this has been a giant logistical nightmare which has driven their corporate virtual private network (VPN) and network appliances into meltdown and significantly impacted their ability to deliver.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When COVID-19 hit, entire workforces had to suddenly abandon their office infrastructure and work from home. For many companies, this has been a giant logistical nightmare which has driven their corporate virtual private network (VPN) and network appliances into meltdown and significantly impacted their ability to deliver.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fully-remote-less-one-week</guid></item><item><title>Six areas for insurance companies to ramp up to beat a global crisis</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/six-areas-insurance-companies-ramp-beat-global-crisis</link><author>Davnit Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A survey carried out as early as 2013 found ‘global pandemics’ to be one of the most important extreme risks for the insurance industry in the long term. And, we are seeing this scenario play out in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A survey carried out as early as 2013 found ‘global pandemics’ to be one of the most important extreme risks for the insurance industry in the long term. And, we are seeing this scenario play out in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/six-areas-insurance-companies-ramp-beat-global-crisis</guid></item><item><title>Inclusion matters: [Part 3] How to increase inclusion?</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-matters-part-3-how-increase-inclusion</link><author>Lina Zubyte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the final part of the post series on inclusion. The first post is Inclusion Matters: [Part 1] Diversity matters while the second part is Inclusion Matters: [Part 2] Common Inclusion problems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the final part of the post series on inclusion. The first post is Inclusion Matters: [Part 1] Diversity matters while the second part is Inclusion Matters: [Part 2] Common Inclusion problems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-matters-part-3-how-increase-inclusion</guid></item><item><title>​What speedback is and how to run it using zoom breakout rooms</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-speedback-and-how-run-it-using-zoom-breakout-rooms</link><author>Alan Gomes, Brunno Hofmann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’ve had any form of relationship, you know that emotional intelligence is key to keep it functioning. And, when it comes to teams, Rosete and Ciarrochi (2005) [1] found that there is a correlation between leadership efficiency and emotional intelligence. If we want to construct ours, and help others do the same,  communication, and specifically, regular feedback, is a good practice to follow. In this article, I am going to talk about my experience with Feedback, Speedback and Zoom, to help you on your own leadership journey.
 


Feedbacks vs. Speedbacks</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’ve had any form of relationship, you know that emotional intelligence is key to keep it functioning. And, when it comes to teams, Rosete and Ciarrochi (2005) [1] found that there is a correlation between leadership efficiency and emotional intelligence. If we want to construct ours, and help others do the same,  communication, and specifically, regular feedback, is a good practice to follow. In this article, I am going to talk about my experience with Feedback, Speedback and Zoom, to help you on your own leadership journey.
 


Feedbacks vs. Speedbacks</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-speedback-and-how-run-it-using-zoom-breakout-rooms</guid></item><item><title>Inclusion matters: [Part 2] Common inclusion problems</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-matters-part-2-common-inclusion-problems</link><author>Lina Zubyte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of our three part series on inclusivity. View part one here. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of our three part series on inclusivity. View part one here. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-matters-part-2-common-inclusion-problems</guid></item><item><title>Building team camaraderie when remote working </title><pubDate>Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-team-camaraderie-when-remote-working</link><author>Gayathri Moghe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>camaraderie 
/ˌkaməˈrɑːd(ə)ri,ˌkaməˈrad(ə)ri/
“mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.”
When you work across time zones with someone for 8 hours a day, building a platform of trust and friendship is essential.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>camaraderie 
/ˌkaməˈrɑːd(ə)ri,ˌkaməˈrad(ə)ri/
“mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.”
When you work across time zones with someone for 8 hours a day, building a platform of trust and friendship is essential.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-team-camaraderie-when-remote-working</guid></item><item><title>The Either data type as an alternative to throwing exceptions</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/either-data-type-alternative-throwing-exceptions</link><author>Mario Fernandez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Exceptions are a mainstay of programming languages. They are commonly used to handle anomalous or exceptional conditions that require special processing, breaking out of the normal flow of the application. Some languages, such as C++ or Java, use them liberally. But not every language follows that design. C# or Kotlin don't have checked exceptions.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Exceptions are a mainstay of programming languages. They are commonly used to handle anomalous or exceptional conditions that require special processing, breaking out of the normal flow of the application. Some languages, such as C++ or Java, use them liberally. But not every language follows that design. C# or Kotlin don't have checked exceptions.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/either-data-type-alternative-throwing-exceptions</guid></item><item><title>Cloud: beyond infrastructure thinking</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/cloud-beyond-infrastructure-thinking</link><author>Scott Shaw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Cloud is a crucial element of digital business. But to succeed, you need to avoid the pitfalls of treating purely as an infrastructure play.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Cloud is a crucial element of digital business. But to succeed, you need to avoid the pitfalls of treating purely as an infrastructure play.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/cloud-beyond-infrastructure-thinking</guid></item><item><title>Join us for Earth Day Live 2020</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/join-us-earth-day-live-2020</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Join us for Earth Day Live 2020</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Join us for Earth Day Live 2020</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/join-us-earth-day-live-2020</guid></item><item><title>The Remote Pairing Cheat Sheet</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-pairing-cheat-sheet</link><author>Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the distributed model to the forefront, with remote work becoming the norm, even for teams that are usually co-located. This impacts everything, from an organization’s global footprint, to cultural aspects like prioritising communication, building autonomous teams, and valuing collaboration.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the distributed model to the forefront, with remote work becoming the norm, even for teams that are usually co-located. This impacts everything, from an organization’s global footprint, to cultural aspects like prioritising communication, building autonomous teams, and valuing collaboration.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-pairing-cheat-sheet</guid></item><item><title>Data-driven responses to new patterns of customer behaviour</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-driven-responses-new-patterns-customer-behaviour</link><author>David Colls, Sue Visic</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the world battles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, every organization is seeing unprecedented changes in patterns of customer demand. Mandated and organically adopted shifts in the movement of people have dramatically changed the ecosystem of our daily lives, and in turn, what roles organizations play in this. While many businesses are facing hibernation or closure, some are thriving, with huge increases in sales, and public sector and community organizations have a much larger role to play. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the world battles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, every organization is seeing unprecedented changes in patterns of customer demand. Mandated and organically adopted shifts in the movement of people have dramatically changed the ecosystem of our daily lives, and in turn, what roles organizations play in this. While many businesses are facing hibernation or closure, some are thriving, with huge increases in sales, and public sector and community organizations have a much larger role to play. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-driven-responses-new-patterns-customer-behaviour</guid></item><item><title>Inclusion matters: [Part 1] Diversity matters</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-matters-part-1-diversity-matters</link><author>Lina Zubyte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first part of the post series Inclusion matters.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first part of the post series Inclusion matters.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-matters-part-1-diversity-matters</guid></item><item><title>eXtending reality with AR and VR - Part II</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/extending-reality-ar-and-vr-part-ii</link><author>Kuldeep Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part I of the article, we summarized our observations of eXtended reality’s foundational blocks - AR, VR and MR. We also discussed the popular and most relevant tools and implementations of the new technology. In Part II of the article, we will be looking at a few accessible and novel implementations of the tech.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part I of the article, we summarized our observations of eXtended reality’s foundational blocks - AR, VR and MR. We also discussed the popular and most relevant tools and implementations of the new technology. In Part II of the article, we will be looking at a few accessible and novel implementations of the tech.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/extending-reality-ar-and-vr-part-ii</guid></item><item><title>eXtending reality with AR and VR - Part I</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/extending-reality-ar-and-vr-part-i</link><author>Kuldeep Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The way we interact with technology today is not too far from what was predicted by futuristic, sci-fi pop culture. We are living in a world where sophisticated touch and gesture based interactions are collaborating with state of the art wearables, sensors, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR). And, this is eXtending user experiences to be extremely immersive. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The way we interact with technology today is not too far from what was predicted by futuristic, sci-fi pop culture. We are living in a world where sophisticated touch and gesture based interactions are collaborating with state of the art wearables, sensors, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR). And, this is eXtending user experiences to be extremely immersive. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/extending-reality-ar-and-vr-part-i</guid></item><item><title>Engineering culture is a key pillar of modern digital businesses</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/engineering-culture-key-pillar-modern-digital-businesses</link><author>Gunjan Shukla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business owners like you and technology experts like me are witness to the evolution of every organization into a digital organization. This movement is born out of the realization that technology is not just a supporting software function but is at the core of every transforming business.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business owners like you and technology experts like me are witness to the evolution of every organization into a digital organization. This movement is born out of the realization that technology is not just a supporting software function but is at the core of every transforming business.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/engineering-culture-key-pillar-modern-digital-businesses</guid></item><item><title>5 crucial diversity &amp; inclusion lessons we need to learn from COVID-19</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-crucial-diversity-inclusion-lessons-we-need-learn-covid-19</link><author>Amy Lynch</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in challenging and uncertain times right now. Unprecedented change is happening on a daily basis for businesses, communities and individuals alike and the amount of coverage and opinions can feel somewhat overwhelming. But one thing is for sure: inequity is rife in our society and we need to pay attention and adapt accordingly.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in challenging and uncertain times right now. Unprecedented change is happening on a daily basis for businesses, communities and individuals alike and the amount of coverage and opinions can feel somewhat overwhelming. But one thing is for sure: inequity is rife in our society and we need to pay attention and adapt accordingly.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-crucial-diversity-inclusion-lessons-we-need-learn-covid-19</guid></item><item><title>Habits of a modern digital business</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/habits-modern-digital-business</link><author>Sasikala Mahesh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a 21st century business leader, you’ve definitely heard of the term ‘digital transformation’ a gazillion times. Experts and practitioners across the globe have, and continue to, extensively write and speak on the topic. However, in spite of the expansive thought leadership and opinions from pundits and ‘transformation-gurus’, we still see 70% of businesses faltering on their path to digital transformation. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a 21st century business leader, you’ve definitely heard of the term ‘digital transformation’ a gazillion times. Experts and practitioners across the globe have, and continue to, extensively write and speak on the topic. However, in spite of the expansive thought leadership and opinions from pundits and ‘transformation-gurus’, we still see 70% of businesses faltering on their path to digital transformation. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/habits-modern-digital-business</guid></item><item><title>Mastering Digital Transformation: A Case Study (Part 2)</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-digital-transformation-case-study-part-2</link><author>Dr. Martin Kramer, Martin Milcke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first part of this two parts article series, we identified the paradigm shifts of a digital transformation, explained the case study – the One Touch Retail (OTR) project – presented the approach Mercedes-Benz is using to address the transformation, discussed agile ways of working based on the case study, and investigated how we can avoid faux agile (fake agile or cargo cult agile). </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first part of this two parts article series, we identified the paradigm shifts of a digital transformation, explained the case study – the One Touch Retail (OTR) project – presented the approach Mercedes-Benz is using to address the transformation, discussed agile ways of working based on the case study, and investigated how we can avoid faux agile (fake agile or cargo cult agile). </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-digital-transformation-case-study-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks beyond the tech: Embedding a culture of effective remote working</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-beyond-tech-embedding-culture-effective-remote-working</link><author>Faye Roth</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Addressing the need for urgent cultural change
Remote working has suddenly barrelled into the boardroom, right to the top of the CEO’s agenda. The CIO’s ability to keep people working in the face of domestic and international travel restrictions brought about by the COVID 19 crisis, has become business critical.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Addressing the need for urgent cultural change
Remote working has suddenly barrelled into the boardroom, right to the top of the CEO’s agenda. The CIO’s ability to keep people working in the face of domestic and international travel restrictions brought about by the COVID 19 crisis, has become business critical.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-beyond-tech-embedding-culture-effective-remote-working</guid></item><item><title>NPA tracking enables sustainable banking during global crisis</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainable-banking-during-global-crisis-tech-enabled-npa-tracking</link><author>Anil Kumar Agarwal</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While COVID-19 has the general population extremely worried, India’s Banking system is losing sleep over a connected worry; Non Performing Assets or NPA. 
This RBI data could put things into perspective - 
 
Briefly, NPAs’ impact could be summarised as -</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While COVID-19 has the general population extremely worried, India’s Banking system is losing sleep over a connected worry; Non Performing Assets or NPA. 
This RBI data could put things into perspective - 
 
Briefly, NPAs’ impact could be summarised as -</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainable-banking-during-global-crisis-tech-enabled-npa-tracking</guid></item><item><title>Working as one: Thoughtworks China’s agile approach to COVID-19</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/working-one-thoughtworks-china-s-agile-approach-covid-19</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the evening of January 20, a medical expert in China confirmed what people across the country feared: that the rapidly-spreading coronavirus was transmittable from person to person, a huge discovery that shifted the entire strategy of how Thoughtworks China would respond to the growing epidemic. With over 1,800 employees across Thoughtworks China and nearly 300 in Wuhan alone, leaders had to act quickly in order to protect Thoughtworkers and clients.Early response, fast action</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the evening of January 20, a medical expert in China confirmed what people across the country feared: that the rapidly-spreading coronavirus was transmittable from person to person, a huge discovery that shifted the entire strategy of how Thoughtworks China would respond to the growing epidemic. With over 1,800 employees across Thoughtworks China and nearly 300 in Wuhan alone, leaders had to act quickly in order to protect Thoughtworkers and clients.Early response, fast action</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/working-one-thoughtworks-china-s-agile-approach-covid-19</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of Social Change] Raising awareness for discriminatory AI programs in Brazil</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-raising-awareness-discriminatory-ai-programs-brazil</link><author>Roselma Mendes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-raising-awareness-discriminatory-ai-programs-brazil</guid></item><item><title>How much can you carry? A study in capacity modelling.</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-much-can-you-carry-study-capacity-modelling</link><author>Anthony O'Connell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the simplest terms, when we think about capacity, we think about how much of something that we have. The ‘something' can be any quantity - time, volume, weight, etc. The capacity of a machine that makes widgets (or sausages) can be calculated simply by the number of widgets (or sausages) it can make in a specified period of time. In contrast, a person's capacity, in particular our capacity to do useful work, is a little more complicated than that.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the simplest terms, when we think about capacity, we think about how much of something that we have. The ‘something' can be any quantity - time, volume, weight, etc. The capacity of a machine that makes widgets (or sausages) can be calculated simply by the number of widgets (or sausages) it can make in a specified period of time. In contrast, a person's capacity, in particular our capacity to do useful work, is a little more complicated than that.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-much-can-you-carry-study-capacity-modelling</guid></item><item><title>Overcoming AI Paralysis: 5 proven ways to start deriving business value</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/overcoming-ai-paralysis-5-proven-ways-start-deriving-business-value</link><author>Nagarjun Kandukuru</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>AI is the new black. Regardless of their industry, business leaders seem to understand that AI will impact their future in a big way - much like electricity, the internet and mobile have, in the past. This mindset also falls in line with the shift to a Tech@Core approach that we’ve found to be characteristic of the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>AI is the new black. Regardless of their industry, business leaders seem to understand that AI will impact their future in a big way - much like electricity, the internet and mobile have, in the past. This mindset also falls in line with the shift to a Tech@Core approach that we’ve found to be characteristic of the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/overcoming-ai-paralysis-5-proven-ways-start-deriving-business-value</guid></item><item><title>Remote-first: A behavioural pattern for product team design</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-first-behavioural-pattern-product-team-design</link><author>Kelsey van Haaster</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Six headphone-wearing tech-workers on a product team sit together in a co-work facility, with an iron-clad rule that states that they must not talk to each other face-to-face at any time. To level the collaboration playing field with their 4 remote team members, they all use Zoom, Slack and a wiki to get their job done. Science fiction madness? Or a radical experiment in the future of distributed teams at work?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Six headphone-wearing tech-workers on a product team sit together in a co-work facility, with an iron-clad rule that states that they must not talk to each other face-to-face at any time. To level the collaboration playing field with their 4 remote team members, they all use Zoom, Slack and a wiki to get their job done. Science fiction madness? Or a radical experiment in the future of distributed teams at work?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/remote-first-behavioural-pattern-product-team-design</guid></item><item><title>Innovation in practice</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/innovation-in-practice</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The third part of this series on innovation looks at practical ways to make innovation sustainable and repeatable</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The third part of this series on innovation looks at practical ways to make innovation sustainable and repeatable</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/innovation-in-practice</guid></item><item><title>Enduring Techniques from the Technology Radar</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/enduring-techniques-technology-radar</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A look at the software development techniques that have redefined the technology landscape</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A look at the software development techniques that have redefined the technology landscape</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/enduring-techniques-technology-radar</guid></item><item><title>Don't stop collaborating just because you're remote</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-stop-collaborating-just-because-youre-remote</link><author>Kathy Gettelfinger</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a person whose livelihood has generally depended on building relationships, facilitating teams and groups of people, and driving outcomes for clients, being suddenly grounded at home for what is currently an unknown period of time is a bit of a shock. Right now I'm extremely grateful that Thoughtworks has been practicing remote-first philosophies for some time, so prolonged periods of being physically cordoned off don't mean I'm working alone. In fact, so far I haven't felt the difference.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a person whose livelihood has generally depended on building relationships, facilitating teams and groups of people, and driving outcomes for clients, being suddenly grounded at home for what is currently an unknown period of time is a bit of a shock. Right now I'm extremely grateful that Thoughtworks has been practicing remote-first philosophies for some time, so prolonged periods of being physically cordoned off don't mean I'm working alone. In fact, so far I haven't felt the difference.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-stop-collaborating-just-because-youre-remote</guid></item><item><title>8 best practices for mental health and emotional wellness at work</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-practices-mental-health-and-emotional-wellness-work</link><author>Tina Vinod</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Professionals are spending more hours ‘at work’ than ever before. This could be credited to the evolving nature of business priorities coupled with how connected we are today. Organizations like Thoughtworks are working to both understand how this lifestyle change has impacted employees and therefore provide more support.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Professionals are spending more hours ‘at work’ than ever before. This could be credited to the evolving nature of business priorities coupled with how connected we are today. Organizations like Thoughtworks are working to both understand how this lifestyle change has impacted employees and therefore provide more support.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-practices-mental-health-and-emotional-wellness-work</guid></item><item><title>RSA maths worked out</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rsa-maths-worked-out</link><author>Gitanjali Venkatraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the second of our illustrated guides to all things crypto, we look at the hugely influential RSA algorithm and explore some of the mathematical concepts underpinning it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the second of our illustrated guides to all things crypto, we look at the hugely influential RSA algorithm and explore some of the mathematical concepts underpinning it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rsa-maths-worked-out</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of Social Change] Building an app to empower female houseworkers</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-building-app-empower-female-houseworkers</link><author>AJ Iniguez, Eduardo Meneses</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stories-social-change-building-app-empower-female-houseworkers</guid></item><item><title>Smashing the glass ceiling for disabled people</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/smashing-glass-ceiling-disabled-people</link><author>Matthew Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every year, The Shaw Trust produces a list called ‘The Power 100’. 
It’s a list of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. Last year, I read the list with interest and noticed that most of them were entrepreneurs or worked in the public or non-profit sectors. There was hardly anyone from the corporate world. I was disappointed but not surprised.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every year, The Shaw Trust produces a list called ‘The Power 100’. 
It’s a list of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. Last year, I read the list with interest and noticed that most of them were entrepreneurs or worked in the public or non-profit sectors. There was hardly anyone from the corporate world. I was disappointed but not surprised.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/smashing-glass-ceiling-disabled-people</guid></item><item><title>[Stories of Social Change] Christin and mTomady - when success is safe babies</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/christin-mtomady</link><author>AJ Iniguez, Christin Westermann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the years, the world has seen remarkable and rapid advancements in technology which are deeply impacting society. Despite this, we continue to struggle with issues such as poverty, violence, and climate change. At Thoughtworks, we believe that technologists have a unique role to play in how we can positively impact society and push for a more equitable tech future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/christin-mtomady</guid></item><item><title>Mastering Digital Transformation: A Case Study (Part 1)</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-digital-transformation-case-study-part-1</link><author>Dr. Martin Kramer, Martin Milcke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The dispute about software development methods is over. The agile organization is set to establish itself as the dominant organizational form. Current literature, specifically that relating to agile software development, impressively demonstrates this, both in empirical research and in theory.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The dispute about software development methods is over. The agile organization is set to establish itself as the dominant organizational form. Current literature, specifically that relating to agile software development, impressively demonstrates this, both in empirical research and in theory.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-digital-transformation-case-study-part-1</guid></item><item><title>The future of identity management</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-identity-management</link><author>Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The question might be ‘who am I?’ How do I prove that I am in fact ....me? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The question might be ‘who am I?’ How do I prove that I am in fact ....me? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-identity-management</guid></item><item><title>Domain-driven design needn't be hard. Here's how to start</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 26 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/domain-driven-design-neednt-be-hard-heres-how-start</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>DDD is hard
I've seen many teams adopting domain-driven design (DDD), and I've seen things go wrong a lot. Frequently problems start in the very early stages.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>DDD is hard
I've seen many teams adopting domain-driven design (DDD), and I've seen things go wrong a lot. Frequently problems start in the very early stages.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/domain-driven-design-neednt-be-hard-heres-how-start</guid></item><item><title>Look beyond the resume</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/look-beyond-resume</link><author>Aamer Mohammed</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’d like to counter the popular opinion that interviewing is a tedious and time consuming process. I find the interactions with candidates not just interesting, but informative as well. This is one of the main reasons for me to enthusiastically accept as many interview requests as I can.
From all of my conversations with potential Thoughtworkers, I have recognized a trend - candidates sporting three very specific inclinations are more likely to be hired by us (and, I’d wager by other companies as well). Let me discuss these characteristics in a little more detail.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’d like to counter the popular opinion that interviewing is a tedious and time consuming process. I find the interactions with candidates not just interesting, but informative as well. This is one of the main reasons for me to enthusiastically accept as many interview requests as I can.
From all of my conversations with potential Thoughtworkers, I have recognized a trend - candidates sporting three very specific inclinations are more likely to be hired by us (and, I’d wager by other companies as well). Let me discuss these characteristics in a little more detail.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/look-beyond-resume</guid></item><item><title>First Impressions: Thoughtworks University, Pune, India</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 18 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/first-impressions-thoughtworks-university-pune-india</link><author>Paula Siemek</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I first discovered Thoughtworks via LinkedIn Job Search, I knew immediately that it was the right place for me. The diversity, sustainability, technical excellence, and social justice, as well as the fantastic range of projects described on the website made me really want to join this company. When after my interviews (the friendliest, least stressful and most educational interviews I had ever had!) I received my offer, I was so excited and looking forward to my starting date: September ‘18.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I first discovered Thoughtworks via LinkedIn Job Search, I knew immediately that it was the right place for me. The diversity, sustainability, technical excellence, and social justice, as well as the fantastic range of projects described on the website made me really want to join this company. When after my interviews (the friendliest, least stressful and most educational interviews I had ever had!) I received my offer, I was so excited and looking forward to my starting date: September ‘18.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/first-impressions-thoughtworks-university-pune-india</guid></item><item><title>Top 10 takeaways from TWU alumni</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 14 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-reflections-twu-alumni</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks University, our entry-level program for recent grads and career changers, preps new joiners from all corners of the globe for a consulting career at Thoughtworks. During these immersive five weeks, Thoughtworkers hone much more than just their technical skills: they learn the importance of cohesive teamwork, how to liaise with non-technical peers at client sites, and get exposure to people from myriad cultures around the world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks University, our entry-level program for recent grads and career changers, preps new joiners from all corners of the globe for a consulting career at Thoughtworks. During these immersive five weeks, Thoughtworkers hone much more than just their technical skills: they learn the importance of cohesive teamwork, how to liaise with non-technical peers at client sites, and get exposure to people from myriad cultures around the world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-reflections-twu-alumni</guid></item><item><title>Part II - Ambitious governments take on tech challenges by going agile</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-ii-going-agile-how-ambitious-governments-take-worlds-tech-challenges</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part I of this two-part series, we talked about why governments should go agile. But, going agile is not as simple as switching over to another project management tool or having daily stand-up meetings. Agile is a cultural change that needs to be included from the moment governments start thinking about undertaking a technology project. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part I of this two-part series, we talked about why governments should go agile. But, going agile is not as simple as switching over to another project management tool or having daily stand-up meetings. Agile is a cultural change that needs to be included from the moment governments start thinking about undertaking a technology project. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-ii-going-agile-how-ambitious-governments-take-worlds-tech-challenges</guid></item><item><title>Radar retrospective: 10 years of Thoughtworks Technology Radar</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/radar-retrospective-10-years-thoughtworks-technology-radar</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In January 2010, a group of technologists at Thoughtworks got together to discuss their favorite topic: what was happening in the world of technology. They then summarized the talking points in a document, which became the first “Technology Radar”.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In January 2010, a group of technologists at Thoughtworks got together to discuss their favorite topic: what was happening in the world of technology. They then summarized the talking points in a document, which became the first “Technology Radar”.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/radar-retrospective-10-years-thoughtworks-technology-radar</guid></item><item><title>Predicting product success using Neuroscience and the Probability Theory</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predicting-product-success-using-neuroscience-and-probability-theory</link><author>Muralikrishnan Puthanveedu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Which business owner, after dropping a cool couple of billions into R&D, wouldn’t want to predict her latest product’s success and profitability?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Which business owner, after dropping a cool couple of billions into R&D, wouldn’t want to predict her latest product’s success and profitability?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predicting-product-success-using-neuroscience-and-probability-theory</guid></item><item><title>Part I - Why should governments go agile?</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-i-why-should-governments-go-agile</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The launch and crash of the USA’s healthcare.gov website in 2013 is a watershed moment in the history of digital technologies for public services. What was intended to be an empowering platform for millions of uninsured Americans, ended up going through quite an embarrassing moment on the world stage. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The launch and crash of the USA’s healthcare.gov website in 2013 is a watershed moment in the history of digital technologies for public services. What was intended to be an empowering platform for millions of uninsured Americans, ended up going through quite an embarrassing moment on the world stage. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-i-why-should-governments-go-agile</guid></item><item><title>Retros suck! Three reasons why and what you can do about it</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retros-suck-three-reasons-why-and-what-you-can-do-about-it</link><author>Emma Lundgren</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The retrospective is a time when the team looks back at a piece of work, reflects on what has gone well, solves problems and becomes happier. Well, that’s the story we tell ourselves. The reality is that retrospectives can often be tedious, ineffective and confusing. Many I’ve been part of seem to have become a box ticking exercise rather than a key problem solving activity. I’ve seen teams rush through them, forget them, or even disregard them. Maybe this is something you recognise, too.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The retrospective is a time when the team looks back at a piece of work, reflects on what has gone well, solves problems and becomes happier. Well, that’s the story we tell ourselves. The reality is that retrospectives can often be tedious, ineffective and confusing. Many I’ve been part of seem to have become a box ticking exercise rather than a key problem solving activity. I’ve seen teams rush through them, forget them, or even disregard them. Maybe this is something you recognise, too.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retros-suck-three-reasons-why-and-what-you-can-do-about-it</guid></item><item><title>Automating semantic versioning model in mobile releases</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/automating-semantic-versioning-model-mobile-releases</link><author>Guilherme Cherubini, Vanessa Medeiros</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile applications have become increasingly important in business, transforming both the business and software development practices. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile applications have become increasingly important in business, transforming both the business and software development practices. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/automating-semantic-versioning-model-mobile-releases</guid></item><item><title>Transformative role of data regulations for banking</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 03 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transformative-role-data-regulations-banking</link><author>Nalini Haridas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s no secret that the banking industry is highly regulated and these regulations usually align with the dynamic nature of economic downturns and booms. The term, ‘regulations’ often come with a negative connotation and is linked to restrictive controls - that protect the economy and customer, but create friction for companies. 
What is usually overlooked is how regulatory frameworks are key drivers of transformation for the financial industry.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s no secret that the banking industry is highly regulated and these regulations usually align with the dynamic nature of economic downturns and booms. The term, ‘regulations’ often come with a negative connotation and is linked to restrictive controls - that protect the economy and customer, but create friction for companies. 
What is usually overlooked is how regulatory frameworks are key drivers of transformation for the financial industry.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transformative-role-data-regulations-banking</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks Stonewall Insight 2020</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-stonewall-insight-2020</link><author>Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Stonewall Top 100 List is created by lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) equality charity Stonewall. The Top 100 is compiled from submissions to the Workplace Equality Index, a powerful benchmarking tool widely used by employers to assess their achievements on LGBT equality in the workplace. Why is this so significant? Simply put - at Thoughtworks UK we have committed to our Thoughtworker community being truly representative of the society we serve.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Stonewall Top 100 List is created by lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) equality charity Stonewall. The Top 100 is compiled from submissions to the Workplace Equality Index, a powerful benchmarking tool widely used by employers to assess their achievements on LGBT equality in the workplace. Why is this so significant? Simply put - at Thoughtworks UK we have committed to our Thoughtworker community being truly representative of the society we serve.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-stonewall-insight-2020</guid></item><item><title>10 things we did to climb 261 places on Stonewall's Equality Index</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 30 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-things-we-did-climb-261-places-stonewalls-equality-index</link><author>Amy Lynch</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When Thoughtworks first entered the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index at 314th in 2015, it was hard to imagine the journey we were about to go on. We've always cared deeply about inclusion but we knew there was a long road ahead of us as a company that didn’t fit the traditional corporate mould.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When Thoughtworks first entered the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index at 314th in 2015, it was hard to imagine the journey we were about to go on. We've always cared deeply about inclusion but we knew there was a long road ahead of us as a company that didn’t fit the traditional corporate mould.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-things-we-did-climb-261-places-stonewalls-equality-index</guid></item><item><title>Captioning is making the world a more inclusive place</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 27 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/captioning-making-world-more-inclusive-place</link><author>Matthew Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I only hear what I see</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I only hear what I see</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/captioning-making-world-more-inclusive-place</guid></item><item><title>Modern day service orchestration using DSLs</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-orchestrating-microservices-dsls</link><author>Janvi Parikh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Microservices and its challenges
Microservices is a widely adopted architecture today with tech giants like Uber, Netflix, Google, Amazon swearing by their adoption of this architecture. Now, while the world of tech is sitting up and taking notice, microservices have their own challenges. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Microservices and its challenges
Microservices is a widely adopted architecture today with tech giants like Uber, Netflix, Google, Amazon swearing by their adoption of this architecture. Now, while the world of tech is sitting up and taking notice, microservices have their own challenges. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-orchestrating-microservices-dsls</guid></item><item><title>Redefining hiring with emerging tech</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 20 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/re-defining-hiring-emerging-tech</link><author>Savita Hortikar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digitalization has disrupted HR in a big way. There are seismic shifts in the way organizations attract, hire, retain and develop top talent. Candidates are taking advantage of the digital age that’s characterized by easy, immediate access to (sometimes) overwhelming information. They seem to know organizations long before they even decide to interview.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digitalization has disrupted HR in a big way. There are seismic shifts in the way organizations attract, hire, retain and develop top talent. Candidates are taking advantage of the digital age that’s characterized by easy, immediate access to (sometimes) overwhelming information. They seem to know organizations long before they even decide to interview.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/re-defining-hiring-emerging-tech</guid></item><item><title>Businesses don’t care for design: they care for business outcome </title><pubDate>Thu Jan 16 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/businesses-don-t-care-design-they-care-business-outcome</link><author>Veronika Quek</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Humans are goal-oriented
Our everyday lives are filled with goals. Some are bigger (I want to have a beautiful house, I want to be the next Richard Branson), some are smaller (I need to file my tax, I need to set a reminder for my mum’s birthday), and some are frivolous (I want to have a sexier looking phone than my peers, I would like some fun game to play).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Humans are goal-oriented
Our everyday lives are filled with goals. Some are bigger (I want to have a beautiful house, I want to be the next Richard Branson), some are smaller (I need to file my tax, I need to set a reminder for my mum’s birthday), and some are frivolous (I want to have a sexier looking phone than my peers, I would like some fun game to play).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/businesses-don-t-care-design-they-care-business-outcome</guid></item><item><title>Pre-commit: Don’t git hooked!</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pre-commit-don-t-git-hooked</link><author>Matt Riley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Git hooks are a feature of git that enable custom scripts to be triggered on certain events during the execution of a git command, such as pre-commit and pre-push. It’s common practice for teams to use git hooks to run quality checks to ensure they are run by all developers every time. While this is a good sign that a team cares about quality and repeatability, I observe that this practice has some major downsides. In this article, I’ll explore why, and what you might do instead.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Git hooks are a feature of git that enable custom scripts to be triggered on certain events during the execution of a git command, such as pre-commit and pre-push. It’s common practice for teams to use git hooks to run quality checks to ensure they are run by all developers every time. While this is a good sign that a team cares about quality and repeatability, I observe that this practice has some major downsides. In this article, I’ll explore why, and what you might do instead.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pre-commit-don-t-git-hooked</guid></item><item><title>Objectives and Key Results: Continuously improve on using the OKR method</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/objectives-and-key-results-continuously-improve-using-okr-method</link><author>Anne Weise</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are one of the most attractive and frequently used agile methods of our time. Originally initiated by Intel and successfully implemented at Google and LinkedIn, more and more companies recognize and take advantage of the benefits OKRs offer.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are one of the most attractive and frequently used agile methods of our time. Originally initiated by Intel and successfully implemented at Google and LinkedIn, more and more companies recognize and take advantage of the benefits OKRs offer.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/objectives-and-key-results-continuously-improve-using-okr-method</guid></item><item><title>Making a case for low-code platforms</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 10 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/making_case_low-code_platforms</link><author>George Earle, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Low-code is often heralded as an enabler of digital transformation. But its promise can only be realized if you're aware of the pitfalls.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Low-code is often heralded as an enabler of digital transformation. But its promise can only be realized if you're aware of the pitfalls.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/making_case_low-code_platforms</guid></item><item><title>How I landed a job 16,000km away from home</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 08 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-landed-job-16000km-away-home</link><author>Tiffany Leung</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Senior Consultant Developer Tiffany Leung recently joined Thoughtworks, moving 16,000km away from Boston, USA to settle into a new home in Sydney, Australia.
 
Interested to hear what her experience was like, we asked her to share her journey to landing a job at Thoughtworks and starting an international career.
 
Tell us a little bit about you</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Senior Consultant Developer Tiffany Leung recently joined Thoughtworks, moving 16,000km away from Boston, USA to settle into a new home in Sydney, Australia.
 
Interested to hear what her experience was like, we asked her to share her journey to landing a job at Thoughtworks and starting an international career.
 
Tell us a little bit about you</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-landed-job-16000km-away-home</guid></item><item><title>Towards a secure path to production</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 08 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/towards-a-secure-path-to-production</link><author>Felix Hammerl</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The required steps to build security into your products from the ground up. The goal is to create a product that is resilient against defects from the inside and attacks from the outside.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The required steps to build security into your products from the ground up. The goal is to create a product that is resilient against defects from the inside and attacks from the outside.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/towards-a-secure-path-to-production</guid></item><item><title>Developer Advocacy: Turning a passion for talking about tech into a career</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developer-advocacy-turning-passion-talking-about-tech-career</link><author>Scott Davis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What exactly is a developer advocate, and how do they connect developers and companies around the world? Why is the area of developer relations set to explode? Can anybody with a passion for tech become a developer advocate? What are the keys to success on a global scale? How does a developer advocate maintain authenticity when balancing the needs of their company and their tech community?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What exactly is a developer advocate, and how do they connect developers and companies around the world? Why is the area of developer relations set to explode? Can anybody with a passion for tech become a developer advocate? What are the keys to success on a global scale? How does a developer advocate maintain authenticity when balancing the needs of their company and their tech community?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developer-advocacy-turning-passion-talking-about-tech-career</guid></item><item><title>To you, who’s going to Thoughtworks University</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 UTC 2020</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/you-who-s-going-thoughtworks-university</link><author>Aditya Sinha</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The first breath after my return to Sydney felt as relieving as I imagined it would. The sweet scent that reminded me of tree sap and freshly mown grass was a good contrast to the exhaust fumes that filled the Xi’an air. The flight had been on time, but my mind was still soaking on five weeks of memories.
Day 1: We’re walking through customs. The Xi’an airport looks the same as every other airport. The grey-and-white walls, pillars, ceilings, and floor tiles, the nondescript lights and dustbins. Why do the insides of all airports look interchangeable? They’re so culture-mute.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The first breath after my return to Sydney felt as relieving as I imagined it would. The sweet scent that reminded me of tree sap and freshly mown grass was a good contrast to the exhaust fumes that filled the Xi’an air. The flight had been on time, but my mind was still soaking on five weeks of memories.
Day 1: We’re walking through customs. The Xi’an airport looks the same as every other airport. The grey-and-white walls, pillars, ceilings, and floor tiles, the nondescript lights and dustbins. Why do the insides of all airports look interchangeable? They’re so culture-mute.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/you-who-s-going-thoughtworks-university</guid></item><item><title>Driving change: evolving our culture through design</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/driving-change-evolving-our-culture-through-design</link><author>Samantha Rosa, Sara Michelazzo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having a culture that inspires and challenges people is not easy. At Thoughtworks, we could easily walk down the path of competitiveness and control. Instead, we walk in the opposite direction. We value a safe and autonomous environment where we cultivate each other in order to foster technical excellence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having a culture that inspires and challenges people is not easy. At Thoughtworks, we could easily walk down the path of competitiveness and control. Instead, we walk in the opposite direction. We value a safe and autonomous environment where we cultivate each other in order to foster technical excellence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/driving-change-evolving-our-culture-through-design</guid></item><item><title>Building an innovation engine</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/building_an_innovation_engine</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To compete businesses need to make innovation a core activity — and not just rely on Eureka moments </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To compete businesses need to make innovation a core activity — and not just rely on Eureka moments </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/building_an_innovation_engine</guid></item><item><title>How to tell secrets</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 04 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-tell-secrets-test</link><author>Gitanjali Venkatraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone has their own secrets to keep — and sometimes, they're things we want to share. Here's an illustrated guide to secret sharing. It explores the concepts of crytography, some history and provides a neat insight into the ideas behind RSA.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone has their own secrets to keep — and sometimes, they're things we want to share. Here's an illustrated guide to secret sharing. It explores the concepts of crytography, some history and provides a neat insight into the ideas behind RSA.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-tell-secrets-test</guid></item><item><title>Pushing the boundaries of customer experience </title><pubDate>Tue Nov 26 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pushing-boundaries-customer-experience</link><author>JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>These days, business performance is measured not in terms of what organizations do, but how their customers feel. 
This was a key message to emerge from the Thoughtworks ParadigmShift 2019 event in New Orleans, which brought together a global contingent of technology and industry leaders to examine the impacts of technology-driven change. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>These days, business performance is measured not in terms of what organizations do, but how their customers feel. 
This was a key message to emerge from the Thoughtworks ParadigmShift 2019 event in New Orleans, which brought together a global contingent of technology and industry leaders to examine the impacts of technology-driven change. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pushing-boundaries-customer-experience</guid></item><item><title>Seven principles of pair programming etiquette</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-principles-pair-programming-etiquette</link><author>Juntao Qiu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pair programming is far more than two developers sitting together and writing code.

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Pair programming
Pair programming is an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one workstation. It is a relatively controversial practice among all of the agile methods, if not the most. In fact, only a few teams that adopt it can actually benefit from it. For the rest, even if they claim they are doing agile, they will often be divided into two camps.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pair programming is far more than two developers sitting together and writing code.

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Pair programming
Pair programming is an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one workstation. It is a relatively controversial practice among all of the agile methods, if not the most. In fact, only a few teams that adopt it can actually benefit from it. For the rest, even if they claim they are doing agile, they will often be divided into two camps.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-principles-pair-programming-etiquette</guid></item><item><title>How many programming languages should your business support?</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 20 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-many-programming-languages-should-your-business-support</link><author>Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Choose a number between one and 100
Every organization faces a dilemma when it comes to support for programming languages. On the one hand, there’s an understandable desire to standardize — a set of approved languages can help reign in maintenance costs and long term viability. But equally, many of us recognize the benefits of using whichever language the developer feels allows them to express themselves most eloquently.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Choose a number between one and 100
Every organization faces a dilemma when it comes to support for programming languages. On the one hand, there’s an understandable desire to standardize — a set of approved languages can help reign in maintenance costs and long term viability. But equally, many of us recognize the benefits of using whichever language the developer feels allows them to express themselves most eloquently.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-many-programming-languages-should-your-business-support</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry | Nov 2019</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 20 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-nov-2019</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Technology Radar is a snapshot of things that we’ve recently encountered, the stuff that’s piqued our interest. But the act of creating the Radar also means we have a bunch of fascinating discussions that can’t always be captured as blips or themes. Here’s our latest look into what’s happening in the world of software.

Race for cloud supremacy resulting in too many feature false starts</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Technology Radar is a snapshot of things that we’ve recently encountered, the stuff that’s piqued our interest. But the act of creating the Radar also means we have a bunch of fascinating discussions that can’t always be captured as blips or themes. Here’s our latest look into what’s happening in the world of software.

Race for cloud supremacy resulting in too many feature false starts</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-nov-2019</guid></item><item><title>Context setting on blockchain</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 19 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/context-setting-blockchain</link><author>Erin Kyle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Trust is required to execute transactions, from trading shares to sending money abroad. Intermediaries can profit from this dynamic, in terms of transaction fees and time delays, often at the expense of users. It is all too easy for accounting records of large companies to become convoluted, error prone and subject to fraud and data leaks. Tracking an asset through its supply chain to ensure authenticity and ethicality is nigh on impossible to guarantee.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Trust is required to execute transactions, from trading shares to sending money abroad. Intermediaries can profit from this dynamic, in terms of transaction fees and time delays, often at the expense of users. It is all too easy for accounting records of large companies to become convoluted, error prone and subject to fraud and data leaks. Tracking an asset through its supply chain to ensure authenticity and ethicality is nigh on impossible to guarantee.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/context-setting-blockchain</guid></item><item><title>Designing Agile: When deadlines are short, budgets are tight and the client thinks design is simply colouring in</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 14 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-agile-when-deadlines-are-short-budgets-are-tight-and-client-thinks-design-simply</link><author>Emma Carter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In an ideal world, designers would be able to follow each and every step of the user-centered design process. In reality, when we’re working in an agile team, where product updates need to ship quickly and efficiently, following a perfectly thought out design process can become untenable.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In an ideal world, designers would be able to follow each and every step of the user-centered design process. In reality, when we’re working in an agile team, where product updates need to ship quickly and efficiently, following a perfectly thought out design process can become untenable.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-agile-when-deadlines-are-short-budgets-are-tight-and-client-thinks-design-simply</guid></item><item><title>Making the data dream a reality</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 13 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-data-dream-reality</link><author>JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The dreams of business leaders have changed. Higher profits and happy customers are, of course, still major ambitions. But as Thoughtworks board member Dr. Anita Sands pointed out in her keynote address at Thoughtworks ParadigmShift 2019, a new aspiration has joined the list. 
As a senior technology executive at a major bank, she said, she dreamed of data. And not just any data - “data that was structured and not siloed, centralized and not scattered to the four corners of our organization. Data that was available and accessible.”  
The key to digital fluency </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The dreams of business leaders have changed. Higher profits and happy customers are, of course, still major ambitions. But as Thoughtworks board member Dr. Anita Sands pointed out in her keynote address at Thoughtworks ParadigmShift 2019, a new aspiration has joined the list. 
As a senior technology executive at a major bank, she said, she dreamed of data. And not just any data - “data that was structured and not siloed, centralized and not scattered to the four corners of our organization. Data that was available and accessible.”  
The key to digital fluency </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-data-dream-reality</guid></item><item><title>In the midst of the AI race – are ethics moving fast enough?</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/midst-ai-race-are-ethics-moving-fast-enough</link><author>Anna Gudmundson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the current climate of upheaval around the world, lightning-fast news cycles, and questions about where our technological advancements and abilities are headed, it is understandable that we are wary of what’s next. Anna Gudmundson thinks that technology doesn’t just create problems but also can hold solutions.
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Is a Bright Future Possible for Data Projects and AI?
I have studied and worked in the software industry since the late 90’s and I’ve witnessed first hand the incredible evolution of the industry during that period.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the current climate of upheaval around the world, lightning-fast news cycles, and questions about where our technological advancements and abilities are headed, it is understandable that we are wary of what’s next. Anna Gudmundson thinks that technology doesn’t just create problems but also can hold solutions.
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Is a Bright Future Possible for Data Projects and AI?
I have studied and worked in the software industry since the late 90’s and I’ve witnessed first hand the incredible evolution of the industry during that period.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/midst-ai-race-are-ethics-moving-fast-enough</guid></item><item><title>Six tactics to maximize UX research in agile</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-tactics-maximize-ux-research-agile</link><author>Kuppy Tanaporn Benjapolakul</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article is written for those who are familiar with the agile work environment and user experience (UX) research. If you are new to design terms like ‘design discovery’ or ‘UX research’, I recommend reading this article as well.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article is written for those who are familiar with the agile work environment and user experience (UX) research. If you are new to design terms like ‘design discovery’ or ‘UX research’, I recommend reading this article as well.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-tactics-maximize-ux-research-agile</guid></item><item><title>Opening up risk management: Always on, everybody’s business</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 08 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/opening-risk-management-always-everybody-s-business</link><author>Jim Gumbley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just as cyber-related threats have emerged as a top concern of companies globally, senior executives are losing confidence in their ability to assess, prevent and respond to them. In a way, this is understandable. Technology is a constantly moving target, and every effort to bring a new product or service to customers inevitably creates new risks. Marsh/Microsoft Cyber Risk Perception Survey</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just as cyber-related threats have emerged as a top concern of companies globally, senior executives are losing confidence in their ability to assess, prevent and respond to them. In a way, this is understandable. Technology is a constantly moving target, and every effort to bring a new product or service to customers inevitably creates new risks. Marsh/Microsoft Cyber Risk Perception Survey</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/opening-risk-management-always-everybody-s-business</guid></item><item><title>Agile design in everyday life </title><pubDate>Mon Oct 28 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-design-everyday-life</link><author>Crafting end-to-end user experiences with Esther Tham</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently I had been feeling frustrated at home because I had clutter. Things were piling up on my desk, and I was running out of storage to put things away. I had mismatching shelves, but the thought of an entire overhaul felt like a daunting task. Then, I had an epiphany. I realised that I could apply the Agile ways of working that I was so accustomed to, in my everyday life. And here’s how I did it.

Minimum Viable Product</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently I had been feeling frustrated at home because I had clutter. Things were piling up on my desk, and I was running out of storage to put things away. I had mismatching shelves, but the thought of an entire overhaul felt like a daunting task. Then, I had an epiphany. I realised that I could apply the Agile ways of working that I was so accustomed to, in my everyday life. And here’s how I did it.

Minimum Viable Product</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-design-everyday-life</guid></item><item><title>BIG Data, Fast Data — Part Two</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-fast-data-part-two</link><author>Tom Glover</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this, the second of a three-part series, we’ll look at the Internet of Things world from a data perspective in order to appreciate the design challenges we face in a world where everything will be connected. Read Part One here.
 

Processing of Things’ Data</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this, the second of a three-part series, we’ll look at the Internet of Things world from a data perspective in order to appreciate the design challenges we face in a world where everything will be connected. Read Part One here.
 

Processing of Things’ Data</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-fast-data-part-two</guid></item><item><title>Coding habits for data scientists</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coding-habits-data-scientists</link><author>David Tan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’ve tried your hand at machine learning or data science, you know that code can get messy, quickly. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’ve tried your hand at machine learning or data science, you know that code can get messy, quickly. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coding-habits-data-scientists</guid></item><item><title>How to seize technology opportunities - while staying on the right side of the line</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-seize-technology-opportunities-while-staying-right-side-line</link><author>Ashok Subramanian</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When companies consider the negative impacts of technology, attention understandably tends to focus on data breaches or cyber attacks. But as high-profile incidents like the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal have made clear, business leaders also need to examine the ethical implications of the technology-related opportunities they explore. Not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because in a world where trust is hard to come by, an ethical approach to technology can be a clear source of competitive advantage.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When companies consider the negative impacts of technology, attention understandably tends to focus on data breaches or cyber attacks. But as high-profile incidents like the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal have made clear, business leaders also need to examine the ethical implications of the technology-related opportunities they explore. Not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because in a world where trust is hard to come by, an ethical approach to technology can be a clear source of competitive advantage.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-seize-technology-opportunities-while-staying-right-side-line</guid></item><item><title>Our community advantage</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 14 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/our-community-advantage</link><author>Jonathan Liang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How I am able to make my mark at the best tech company in Singapore</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How I am able to make my mark at the best tech company in Singapore</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/our-community-advantage</guid></item><item><title>How to build an excellent chatbot</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-build-excellent-chatbot</link><author>Daniel Schruhl, Lina Zubyte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why chatbots?

Written language and speech are rapidly becoming the user interface of the future. We already see that voice assistants (like Alexa or Siri) or textual chatbots are influencing the technology and the way we’re using it. In this article, we share our learnings (including challenges) of building a chatbot in a short period of time. We also share some ground rules for chatbot building and give insights into important aspects that should always be considered in the building process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why chatbots?

Written language and speech are rapidly becoming the user interface of the future. We already see that voice assistants (like Alexa or Siri) or textual chatbots are influencing the technology and the way we’re using it. In this article, we share our learnings (including challenges) of building a chatbot in a short period of time. We also share some ground rules for chatbot building and give insights into important aspects that should always be considered in the building process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-build-excellent-chatbot</guid></item><item><title>Increasing organizations’ performance through continuous listening</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/increasing-organizations-performance-through-continuous-listening</link><author>Bernd Günter, Nicola Matson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital transformation is reshaping how companies and entire sectors operate, while technologies such as artificial intelligence are changing our jobs and lives. In this mercurial business climate, employers realize that the experience of their employees is what makes the difference between success and failure. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital transformation is reshaping how companies and entire sectors operate, while technologies such as artificial intelligence are changing our jobs and lives. In this mercurial business climate, employers realize that the experience of their employees is what makes the difference between success and failure. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/increasing-organizations-performance-through-continuous-listening</guid></item><item><title>5 things I've learned about accelerating professional journeys</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-things-ive-learned-about-accelerating-professional-journeys</link><author>Geociano Souto</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>During my journey working on people-focused teams, I have faced both hard decisions and enjoyed moments of celebration. The most fulfilling experiences I’ve had are related to career growth, which has cultivated the most sense of purpose in my role.
Currently, I lead a program that helps Thoughtworkers accelerate their professional growth and build their future in tech: Desenvolve, or ‘Develop’ in English.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>During my journey working on people-focused teams, I have faced both hard decisions and enjoyed moments of celebration. The most fulfilling experiences I’ve had are related to career growth, which has cultivated the most sense of purpose in my role.
Currently, I lead a program that helps Thoughtworkers accelerate their professional growth and build their future in tech: Desenvolve, or ‘Develop’ in English.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-things-ive-learned-about-accelerating-professional-journeys</guid></item><item><title>Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating the game-changers of the UK tech scene</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 03 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ada-lovelace-day-celebrating-game-changers-uk-tech-scene</link><author>Amy Lynch</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every year, on the second code Tuesday of October, we celebrate Ada Lovelace Day - an important opportunity to appreciate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). As an unapologetic feminist, I’ve never needed much of an excuse to celebrate amazing women who’ve been paving the way and shaping the world in which we live. However, over the years, I’ve become disheartened by the predictability of such occasions, which all too often, promote straight, white, cis-gendered women.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every year, on the second code Tuesday of October, we celebrate Ada Lovelace Day - an important opportunity to appreciate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). As an unapologetic feminist, I’ve never needed much of an excuse to celebrate amazing women who’ve been paving the way and shaping the world in which we live. However, over the years, I’ve become disheartened by the predictability of such occasions, which all too often, promote straight, white, cis-gendered women.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ada-lovelace-day-celebrating-game-changers-uk-tech-scene</guid></item><item><title>Her-story</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/her-story</link><author>Gill Fordham</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sitting in my office looking at the people around me, it is hard to imagine working in a world where women aren’t an equal and integral part of the tech environment, yet, there’s still more that needs to be done to make this a normality. With only 14% of the tech workforce identifying as women; a number which has decreased over the last 20 years, what can we do? 
With Ada Lovelace Day approaching, I've been reflecting on her experience as the original women in tech, and what she has done, without even knowing, for future generations. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sitting in my office looking at the people around me, it is hard to imagine working in a world where women aren’t an equal and integral part of the tech environment, yet, there’s still more that needs to be done to make this a normality. With only 14% of the tech workforce identifying as women; a number which has decreased over the last 20 years, what can we do? 
With Ada Lovelace Day approaching, I've been reflecting on her experience as the original women in tech, and what she has done, without even knowing, for future generations. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/her-story</guid></item><item><title>Building a Service Mesh with Envoy</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-service-mesh-envoy-0</link><author>Arvind Thangamani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Service Mesh is the communication layer in a microservice setup. All requests, to and from each of the services go through the mesh. Also known as an infrastructure layer in a microservices setup, the service mesh makes communication between services reliable and secure.  
Each service has its own proxy service (sidecars) and all the proxy services together form the service mesh. The side cars handle communication between services, which means all the traffic goes through the mesh and this transparent layer can now control how services interact. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Service Mesh is the communication layer in a microservice setup. All requests, to and from each of the services go through the mesh. Also known as an infrastructure layer in a microservices setup, the service mesh makes communication between services reliable and secure.  
Each service has its own proxy service (sidecars) and all the proxy services together form the service mesh. The side cars handle communication between services, which means all the traffic goes through the mesh and this transparent layer can now control how services interact. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-service-mesh-envoy-0</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 7] A day in the life of 2 graduates</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 25 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-7-day-life-2-graduates-straight-out-thoughtworks-university</link><author>Daniel Gibson, Rowan Malamoo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We believe that no matter who you are or how you identify, you deserve respect, empathy and equal opportunity to succeed. We work hard to ensure everyone at Thoughtworks—and everyone we work with—is treated this way.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We believe that no matter who you are or how you identify, you deserve respect, empathy and equal opportunity to succeed. We work hard to ensure everyone at Thoughtworks—and everyone we work with—is treated this way.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-7-day-life-2-graduates-straight-out-thoughtworks-university</guid></item><item><title>Reproducible work environments using Docker</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 23 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reproducible-work-environments-using-docker</link><author>Jonathan Heng</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article covers the basics of using Docker to control dependencies ranging from operating system to packages. While we use Python as an example here, the concepts are equally applicable to any other programming language.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article covers the basics of using Docker to control dependencies ranging from operating system to packages. While we use Python as an example here, the concepts are equally applicable to any other programming language.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reproducible-work-environments-using-docker</guid></item><item><title>The origin of Smoke Testing and the confusion it can cause</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/origin-smoke-testing-and-confusion-it-can-cause</link><author>Aiko Klostermann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You know what smoke testing is, right? Yes! Great, I also thought I knew, as did a colleague of mine. The problem: each of us had a different interpretation of the meaning. 
As mentioned in my article, visualization and prioritization of technical debt, analogies can significantly help with grasping abstract concepts. This is where a term like “Smoke Testing” can come in handy, as long as everyone involved has the same understanding of the analogy.
The story</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You know what smoke testing is, right? Yes! Great, I also thought I knew, as did a colleague of mine. The problem: each of us had a different interpretation of the meaning. 
As mentioned in my article, visualization and prioritization of technical debt, analogies can significantly help with grasping abstract concepts. This is where a term like “Smoke Testing” can come in handy, as long as everyone involved has the same understanding of the analogy.
The story</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/origin-smoke-testing-and-confusion-it-can-cause</guid></item><item><title>Climate action 2019</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/climate-action-2019</link><author>Eduardo Meneses, Elise Zelechowski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Action beyond targets

As millions of people around the world take action in the Global Climate Strike, Thoughtworks is formalizing our climate strategy, starting with a commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative. This is the next step of our journey, and we also commit to sharing this journey openly here in the hope that the lessons we learn can help others move forward. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Action beyond targets

As millions of people around the world take action in the Global Climate Strike, Thoughtworks is formalizing our climate strategy, starting with a commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative. This is the next step of our journey, and we also commit to sharing this journey openly here in the hope that the lessons we learn can help others move forward. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/climate-action-2019</guid></item><item><title>7 things I learned in 3 years as a Thoughtworks consultant</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 12 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-things-i-learned-3-years-thoughtworks-consultant</link><author>Geison Goes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My name is Geison Goes. I'm 35 years old, a tetraplegic and a Senior Consultant at Thoughtworks. I currently work as a technical leader on a team that helps deliver one of the largest video and OTT content delivery platforms in Brazil.Having worked as a Software Engineer for 10 years, the experience of translating technical expertise as a consultant has been very enriching and I would like to share my key learnings with you.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My name is Geison Goes. I'm 35 years old, a tetraplegic and a Senior Consultant at Thoughtworks. I currently work as a technical leader on a team that helps deliver one of the largest video and OTT content delivery platforms in Brazil.Having worked as a Software Engineer for 10 years, the experience of translating technical expertise as a consultant has been very enriching and I would like to share my key learnings with you.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-things-i-learned-3-years-thoughtworks-consultant</guid></item><item><title>Solve your own damn problems!</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/solve-your-own-damn-problems</link><author>Anthony O'Connell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why should you care about problem-solving?
Problem solving is one of the most important skills in life and work. At an early age, we learn to deal with simple problems, big and small. From our first wobbly steps, where we solve the problem of balancing on two ridiculously small feet at the end of our limbs, to figuring out the right shaped block to go in the right shaped hole - the round block goes in the round hole, of course, of course! Humans are natural problem solvers. At least when it comes to figuring out how to navigate the physical world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why should you care about problem-solving?
Problem solving is one of the most important skills in life and work. At an early age, we learn to deal with simple problems, big and small. From our first wobbly steps, where we solve the problem of balancing on two ridiculously small feet at the end of our limbs, to figuring out the right shaped block to go in the right shaped hole - the round block goes in the round hole, of course, of course! Humans are natural problem solvers. At least when it comes to figuring out how to navigate the physical world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/solve-your-own-damn-problems</guid></item><item><title>The juggle is real: Presenting at conferences as a mother</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 09 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/juggle-real-presenting-conferences-mother</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conferences are fun - they are a melting pot of inspiration, ideas and innovation. They help you and your company grow, by hearing first hand the stories and journeys of your peers. I love both attending and presenting at conferences - but as a mother of three, with the littlest still very much dependant on me, conferences can pose challenges I never considered pre-children.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conferences are fun - they are a melting pot of inspiration, ideas and innovation. They help you and your company grow, by hearing first hand the stories and journeys of your peers. I love both attending and presenting at conferences - but as a mother of three, with the littlest still very much dependant on me, conferences can pose challenges I never considered pre-children.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/juggle-real-presenting-conferences-mother</guid></item><item><title>Career change perspectives: From Civil Engineer to Software Developer</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 06 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-change-prespectives-civil-engineer-software-developer</link><author>Gerard Ho</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Through my journey working as a Software Developer, I have encountered numerous individuals who are considering a career change into the tech industry. In the early stages of deciding if a career change was the right move for me, as everyone does, I looked for inspiration on the internet. This was mostly to learn from others’ experience, and to give me the confidence and validation I needed that it was possible.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Through my journey working as a Software Developer, I have encountered numerous individuals who are considering a career change into the tech industry. In the early stages of deciding if a career change was the right move for me, as everyone does, I looked for inspiration on the internet. This was mostly to learn from others’ experience, and to give me the confidence and validation I needed that it was possible.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-change-prespectives-civil-engineer-software-developer</guid></item><item><title>BIG Data, Fast Data - Part I</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 04 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-fast-data</link><author>Tom Glover</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I regularly get asked the question: “What’s so special about Internet of Things (IoT) data?”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I regularly get asked the question: “What’s so special about Internet of Things (IoT) data?”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-fast-data</guid></item><item><title>We are now a member of Business Disability Forum</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/we-are-now-member-business-disability-forum</link><author>Matthew Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business Disability Forum is a not-for-profit membership organisation that makes it easier and more rewarding to do business with and employ disabled people. By providing pragmatic support, sharing expertise, giving advice, providing training and facilitating networking opportunities, they help organisations to be disability smart.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business Disability Forum is a not-for-profit membership organisation that makes it easier and more rewarding to do business with and employ disabled people. By providing pragmatic support, sharing expertise, giving advice, providing training and facilitating networking opportunities, they help organisations to be disability smart.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/we-are-now-member-business-disability-forum</guid></item><item><title>Part II: Professionalism, feedback and collaboration in technical teams</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-ii-professionalism-feedback-and-collaboration-tech-industry</link><author>Juntao Qiu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part one of this two-part series, I look at the importance of professionalism, feedback, and collaboration in technical teams. In part two, I'm expanding on these thoughts by looking at ways to reduce the effort for others in this context. 
Try to reduce efforts for others instead</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part one of this two-part series, I look at the importance of professionalism, feedback, and collaboration in technical teams. In part two, I'm expanding on these thoughts by looking at ways to reduce the effort for others in this context. 
Try to reduce efforts for others instead</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-ii-professionalism-feedback-and-collaboration-tech-industry</guid></item><item><title>Building on Blockchain: Like soccer without a referee</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-blockchain-soccer-without-referee</link><author>Shodhan Sheth</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently worked on a project with VAKT, a start-up that is backed by an energy and finance consortium, to build a commodities post-trading management platform built on the blockchain platform Quorum.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently worked on a project with VAKT, a start-up that is backed by an energy and finance consortium, to build a commodities post-trading management platform built on the blockchain platform Quorum.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-blockchain-soccer-without-referee</guid></item><item><title>Part I: Professionalism, feedback and collaboration in technical teams</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 26 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/professionalism-feedback-and-collaboration-tech-industry</link><author>Juntao Qiu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this two-part series, I look at the importance of feedback and professionalism as the basis for effective teamwork using practical technology examples and how to reduce the effort for others in this context. 
It's easy to have conflicting opinions when you look at the same thing from different perspectives. You see this in almost every project.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this two-part series, I look at the importance of feedback and professionalism as the basis for effective teamwork using practical technology examples and how to reduce the effort for others in this context. 
It's easy to have conflicting opinions when you look at the same thing from different perspectives. You see this in almost every project.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/professionalism-feedback-and-collaboration-tech-industry</guid></item><item><title>Toddler taming vs stakeholder management</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 21 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/toddler-taming-vs-stakeholder-management</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Is people-wrangling part of your daily duties? Do you spend your life herding people down the path you need them to take? If your answer is yes, then chances are you’re either involved in project management or you are a parent.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Is people-wrangling part of your daily duties? Do you spend your life herding people down the path you need them to take? If your answer is yes, then chances are you’re either involved in project management or you are a parent.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/toddler-taming-vs-stakeholder-management</guid></item><item><title>Speak to me: How voice commerce is revolutionizing commerce</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/speak-me-how-voice-commerce-revolutionizing-commerce</link><author>Christoph Windheuser, Salah Zayakh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’ve seen profound advances in technology, especially with the development of artificial intelligence and deep learning which are increasingly for voice assistants. This, in turn, promises to bring about huge changes in consumer behavior — what’s being called “voice commerce”. This is a new channel, governed by a new set of rules. Here, communication is key. 
These shopping assistants use AI and are changing the rules of the game when it comes to customers’ purchasing behavior; they can even make purchasing decisions for the customer if desired.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’ve seen profound advances in technology, especially with the development of artificial intelligence and deep learning which are increasingly for voice assistants. This, in turn, promises to bring about huge changes in consumer behavior — what’s being called “voice commerce”. This is a new channel, governed by a new set of rules. Here, communication is key. 
These shopping assistants use AI and are changing the rules of the game when it comes to customers’ purchasing behavior; they can even make purchasing decisions for the customer if desired.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/speak-me-how-voice-commerce-revolutionizing-commerce</guid></item><item><title>Ask a name - add a pronoun</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 19 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ask-name-add-pronoun</link><author>Dr J Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a non-binary person, there is a long-running assumption that pronouns are all that we care about. For me, this assumption holds true, as pronouns are an important part of my identity.
Pronouns aren’t just for people like me, they also matter to Sapna, Kerry, Jean, Raj, Mia, Mania, Nikau, Rowan, Kristan - pretty much anyone with a name. Names can need context, especially when you’re working cross-culturally. A good example is the name Jean, which is typically a woman’s name in the UK and a man’s name in France. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a non-binary person, there is a long-running assumption that pronouns are all that we care about. For me, this assumption holds true, as pronouns are an important part of my identity.
Pronouns aren’t just for people like me, they also matter to Sapna, Kerry, Jean, Raj, Mia, Mania, Nikau, Rowan, Kristan - pretty much anyone with a name. Names can need context, especially when you’re working cross-culturally. A good example is the name Jean, which is typically a woman’s name in the UK and a man’s name in France. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ask-name-add-pronoun</guid></item><item><title>Beacons and geofencing: real time enterprise asset tracking and self-service</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 16 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beacons-and-geofencing-real-time-asset-tracking-and-self-service-part-i</link><author>Sathyan Sethumadhavan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The World Economic Forum says the “the introduction of new technologies creates entirely new ways of serving existing needs and significantly disrupt existing industry value chains.” Internet of Things or IoT is one of these new technologies referred to.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The World Economic Forum says the “the introduction of new technologies creates entirely new ways of serving existing needs and significantly disrupt existing industry value chains.” Internet of Things or IoT is one of these new technologies referred to.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beacons-and-geofencing-real-time-asset-tracking-and-self-service-part-i</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 6] Day in the life of a Thoughtworks Tech Lead </title><pubDate>Wed Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-6-day-life-thoughtworks-tech-lead</link><author>Satyam Agarwala</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Satyam</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Satyam</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-6-day-life-thoughtworks-tech-lead</guid></item><item><title>Part 2: Understanding the implications of Open Banking on the consumer </title><pubDate>Mon Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-understanding-implications-open-banking-consumer</link><author>Manu Iyer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The concept of consumer data sharing for better services is not a new one in Australia, typically used for automatic payments or account aggregation. The way data sharing is done today however, via screen scraping, is neither secure nor legally regulated. In today’s model, a consumer shares their credentials to the recipient organisation, effectively handing over the keys to their financial life. This is where Open Banking comes in. 
In my last post, I looked at the implications of Open Banking on the financial services industry. But what does it mean for consumers? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The concept of consumer data sharing for better services is not a new one in Australia, typically used for automatic payments or account aggregation. The way data sharing is done today however, via screen scraping, is neither secure nor legally regulated. In today’s model, a consumer shares their credentials to the recipient organisation, effectively handing over the keys to their financial life. This is where Open Banking comes in. 
In my last post, I looked at the implications of Open Banking on the financial services industry. But what does it mean for consumers? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-understanding-implications-open-banking-consumer</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks Business Travel Hacks: Our consultants share top tips</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 08 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-business-travel-hacks-our-consultants-share-top-tips</link><author>AJ Iniguez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Traveling is a reality of consultant life. Over time many of our consultants become travel experts, perfecting the art of packing, navigating new cities overnight, alleviating the dreaded jet lag and maintaining a healthy lifestyle on the road. We asked some of our consummate travelers for their best travel hacks.

Packing

The cycle of packing and unpacking can feel repetitive, but these simple hacks can help simplify things:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Traveling is a reality of consultant life. Over time many of our consultants become travel experts, perfecting the art of packing, navigating new cities overnight, alleviating the dreaded jet lag and maintaining a healthy lifestyle on the road. We asked some of our consummate travelers for their best travel hacks.

Packing

The cycle of packing and unpacking can feel repetitive, but these simple hacks can help simplify things:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-business-travel-hacks-our-consultants-share-top-tips</guid></item><item><title>Part 1: Understanding the implications of Open Banking on the financial services industry</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 06 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-understanding-implications-open-banking-financial-services-industry</link><author>Manu Iyer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> The financial services industry has been undergoing a significant shift globally, and now in Australia following (among other things) the recent Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, and the introduction of a Consumer Data Right (CDR) in late 2017.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> The financial services industry has been undergoing a significant shift globally, and now in Australia following (among other things) the recent Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, and the introduction of a Consumer Data Right (CDR) in late 2017.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-understanding-implications-open-banking-financial-services-industry</guid></item><item><title>The 8 tips to help you settle into your new team</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/here-are-8-tips-help-you-settle-your-new-team</link><author>Shilpa Goley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a long-time Thoughtworker, I have had the privilege of working on many projects and with a diverse set of teams. Moving from one team to the next helped me observe and learn how to co-exist and thrive in several (interesting) groups of technologists! I have broken down my experience into 8 tips to follow when joining a new team. While most of these suggestions are from a consultant’s perspective and are within the context of moving between teams, they apply to someone moving into a new job or role as well.

Know your team</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a long-time Thoughtworker, I have had the privilege of working on many projects and with a diverse set of teams. Moving from one team to the next helped me observe and learn how to co-exist and thrive in several (interesting) groups of technologists! I have broken down my experience into 8 tips to follow when joining a new team. While most of these suggestions are from a consultant’s perspective and are within the context of moving between teams, they apply to someone moving into a new job or role as well.

Know your team</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/here-are-8-tips-help-you-settle-your-new-team</guid></item><item><title>Design and Ethics: How designers fulfill their responsibilities</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 02 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/design-and-ethics-how-designers-fulfill-their-responsibilities</link><author>Alexander Steinhart, Henning Fritzenwalder</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital design has an immediate, enormously scalable impact that is often difficult to reverse. It’s even more worrying when UX, front-end and service designers and developers are unaware of this influence and all the associated responsibilities. Lead Experience Designer Henning Fritzenwalder and Product Strategist Alexander Steinhart talk about the negative developments that can appear with the tech hype and how designers can react to them.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital design has an immediate, enormously scalable impact that is often difficult to reverse. It’s even more worrying when UX, front-end and service designers and developers are unaware of this influence and all the associated responsibilities. Lead Experience Designer Henning Fritzenwalder and Product Strategist Alexander Steinhart talk about the negative developments that can appear with the tech hype and how designers can react to them.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/design-and-ethics-how-designers-fulfill-their-responsibilities</guid></item><item><title>The traits of serverless architecture</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 31 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/traits-serverless-architecture</link><author>Wisen Tanasa</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whenever new technologies emerge, the first priority for a technologist is to understand the implication of adopting it. Serverless architecture is a case in point.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whenever new technologies emerge, the first priority for a technologist is to understand the implication of adopting it. Serverless architecture is a case in point.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/traits-serverless-architecture</guid></item><item><title>Procurement through Open Development Challenges</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 29 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/procurement-through-open-development-challenges</link><author>Erin Kyle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As customer demographics change and technology access becomes more democratized, every business will need to have technology as its core. Enterprises with traditional business models often struggle in this new landscape, especially where they are reliant on external technology partners to maintain their core systems. For this reason, enterprises are starting to institute a formal procurement capability to source technology partners who won’t leave them in that situation.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As customer demographics change and technology access becomes more democratized, every business will need to have technology as its core. Enterprises with traditional business models often struggle in this new landscape, especially where they are reliant on external technology partners to maintain their core systems. For this reason, enterprises are starting to institute a formal procurement capability to source technology partners who won’t leave them in that situation.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/procurement-through-open-development-challenges</guid></item><item><title>Legacy modernization: Change before you have to</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/legacy-modernization-change-you-have</link><author>Ashok Subramanian</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Change before you have to.” - Jack Welch, ex-CEO of General Electric.
In 1987, legendary computer scientist Fred Brooks published a paper titled “No Silver Bullet – Essence and Accident in Software Engineering”. In this paper he describes the characteristics of modern software systems as he saw it, and goes on to explain the reasons for their inherent and accidental complexity. Of the many challenges Brooks described, the one that stands out and still holds true is changeability.
Brooks writes about the various forces that influence and enforce change -</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Change before you have to.” - Jack Welch, ex-CEO of General Electric.
In 1987, legendary computer scientist Fred Brooks published a paper titled “No Silver Bullet – Essence and Accident in Software Engineering”. In this paper he describes the characteristics of modern software systems as he saw it, and goes on to explain the reasons for their inherent and accidental complexity. Of the many challenges Brooks described, the one that stands out and still holds true is changeability.
Brooks writes about the various forces that influence and enforce change -</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/legacy-modernization-change-you-have</guid></item><item><title>Defeating Online Fraud and Abuse: Continuous Intelligence in Action</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/defeating-online-fraud-and-abuse-continuous-intelligence-action</link><author>Dr Gerald Hartig</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The recent Thoughtworks Live event uncovered realities of the way technology is reshaping industries and customer expectations at an unprecedented rate - presenting both challenges and opportunities for businesses in the process. In this modern digital landscape, new and highly sophisticated online security issues are becoming more frequent and widespread reaching epidemic proportions. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The recent Thoughtworks Live event uncovered realities of the way technology is reshaping industries and customer expectations at an unprecedented rate - presenting both challenges and opportunities for businesses in the process. In this modern digital landscape, new and highly sophisticated online security issues are becoming more frequent and widespread reaching epidemic proportions. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/defeating-online-fraud-and-abuse-continuous-intelligence-action</guid></item><item><title>Faster, better, stronger: Building a high quality product</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 19 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/faster-better-stronger-building-high-quality-product</link><author>Finn Lorbeer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When it comes to building high-quality products, as a QA, we might usefully start with the question: "What is quality?". It’s often answered academically, philosophically or with ISO definitions. But I’d like to start with a look at the example of a product we all know: a muffin.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When it comes to building high-quality products, as a QA, we might usefully start with the question: "What is quality?". It’s often answered academically, philosophically or with ISO definitions. But I’d like to start with a look at the example of a product we all know: a muffin.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/faster-better-stronger-building-high-quality-product</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks University: A graduate perspective</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 17 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-university-graduate-perspective</link><author>Angie Sasmita</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most of our first two decades in life are spent learning. Or more precisely, learning how to learn. Joining the professional world, I had expected that learning would naturally be put aside while contributing took the lion's share. Of course, learning and contributing are not binary oppositions – we can always learn while making significant contributions. But when studying is no longer a full-time job, my concern is that without a deliberate mindset for learning, sooner or later the appetite and motivation for it fades away.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most of our first two decades in life are spent learning. Or more precisely, learning how to learn. Joining the professional world, I had expected that learning would naturally be put aside while contributing took the lion's share. Of course, learning and contributing are not binary oppositions – we can always learn while making significant contributions. But when studying is no longer a full-time job, my concern is that without a deliberate mindset for learning, sooner or later the appetite and motivation for it fades away.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-university-graduate-perspective</guid></item><item><title>Part I: Why don’t women ask? Bridging the gender pay gap </title><pubDate>Thu Jul 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-i-why-don-t-women-ask-bridging-gender-pay-gap</link><author>Jaksha Shah Senior consultant | Profile, Kelly Benson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Globally, women are paid less than men for doing the same job. Current trends show it will take almost 100 years to close the gap.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Globally, women are paid less than men for doing the same job. Current trends show it will take almost 100 years to close the gap.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-i-why-don-t-women-ask-bridging-gender-pay-gap</guid></item><item><title>Zhong Tai: a radical approach to enterprise IT</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 08 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/zhong-tai-radical-approach-enterprise-it</link><author>Xu Hao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that when it comes to enterprise tech, there are few surprises left. After all, we all exist in a largely homogenous world where cloud, microservices and containers are the cornerstones of today’s leading businesses. In this world of known knowns, even the fiercest of rivals can follow almost identical tech strategies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that when it comes to enterprise tech, there are few surprises left. After all, we all exist in a largely homogenous world where cloud, microservices and containers are the cornerstones of today’s leading businesses. In this world of known knowns, even the fiercest of rivals can follow almost identical tech strategies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/zhong-tai-radical-approach-enterprise-it</guid></item><item><title>New approaches to risk management continued: Are you getting these five things wrong too?</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-approaches-risk-management-continued-are-you-getting-these-five-things-wrong-too</link><author>Anthony O'Connell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Risk is everywhere, from the insignificant to the company killers (read Takata Corporation). Risk management is about understanding as much as we can about what we don't know; but knowing enough about what we can conceive or perceive to make informed decisions.
It’s important to suspend judgement and start by simply understanding the catastrophes that may lie in wait for us.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Risk is everywhere, from the insignificant to the company killers (read Takata Corporation). Risk management is about understanding as much as we can about what we don't know; but knowing enough about what we can conceive or perceive to make informed decisions.
It’s important to suspend judgement and start by simply understanding the catastrophes that may lie in wait for us.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-approaches-risk-management-continued-are-you-getting-these-five-things-wrong-too</guid></item><item><title>Continuous delivery for machine learning</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/intelligent-enterprise-series-cd4ml</link><author>Danilo Sato, Arif Wider, Christoph Windheuser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A deep dive into the concept of continuous delivery for machine learning (CD4ML) — an approach to delivering infrastructure that keeps increasing its intelligence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A deep dive into the concept of continuous delivery for machine learning (CD4ML) — an approach to delivering infrastructure that keeps increasing its intelligence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/intelligent-enterprise-series-cd4ml</guid></item><item><title>What Game of Thrones reminds us: lessons in product management</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-game-thrones-reminds-us-lessons-product-management</link><author>Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(If you have not yet watched the full series, beware: this writing is smart and full of spoilers)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(If you have not yet watched the full series, beware: this writing is smart and full of spoilers)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-game-thrones-reminds-us-lessons-product-management</guid></item><item><title>Patterns of Enterprise Intelligence</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/intelligent-enterprise-series-patterns-enterprise-intelligence</link><author>Ken Collier, Mark Brand, Pramod N</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this article, we’ll explore common patterns of enterprise intelligence and identify the points of friction and opportunities for improvement in the Continuous Intelligence cycle. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this article, we’ll explore common patterns of enterprise intelligence and identify the points of friction and opportunities for improvement in the Continuous Intelligence cycle. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/intelligent-enterprise-series-patterns-enterprise-intelligence</guid></item><item><title>Strategies for effective consortium engagement</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/strategies-effective-consortium-engagement</link><author>Emily Margo, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having empathy for your stakeholders can mean many things. In our case, it meant taking something highly complex and making it look easy.
Along the way, we realised there was a connection between learning to engage consortium members and learning to read philosophy.
Take Heidegger for example.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having empathy for your stakeholders can mean many things. In our case, it meant taking something highly complex and making it look easy.
Along the way, we realised there was a connection between learning to engage consortium members and learning to read philosophy.
Take Heidegger for example.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/strategies-effective-consortium-engagement</guid></item><item><title>Digital reboot for traditional banking </title><pubDate>Fri Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-reboot-traditional-banking</link><author>Sandeep Reddy, Sudhir Tiwari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most, if not all our institutions need to be rethought from the ground up thanks to Great Rewrite of the planet. We first heard Leonard Brody talk about this concept at Thoughtworks ParadigmShift, an executive conference that brings together business and tech’s most influential thinkers. The main driver for this Great Rewrite is the disruption being caused to humans.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most, if not all our institutions need to be rethought from the ground up thanks to Great Rewrite of the planet. We first heard Leonard Brody talk about this concept at Thoughtworks ParadigmShift, an executive conference that brings together business and tech’s most influential thinkers. The main driver for this Great Rewrite is the disruption being caused to humans.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-reboot-traditional-banking</guid></item><item><title>Experimentation helps retailers optimize their supply chain - here’s how</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 25 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experimentation-helps-retailers-optimize-their-supply-chain-here-s-how</link><author>Praful Todkar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We have been collaborating with a large US based fashion retailer to improve their supply chain efficiency. One of the key factors that help solve supply chain puzzles is making sure online orders are fulfilled from the most profitable location – a warehouse or a store that maximizes the profit margin on the order. This is the responsibility of the Order Routing algorithm.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We have been collaborating with a large US based fashion retailer to improve their supply chain efficiency. One of the key factors that help solve supply chain puzzles is making sure online orders are fulfilled from the most profitable location – a warehouse or a store that maximizes the profit margin on the order. This is the responsibility of the Order Routing algorithm.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experimentation-helps-retailers-optimize-their-supply-chain-here-s-how</guid></item><item><title>GenderFluid: The Solution</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/genderfluid-solution</link><author>Dr J Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks we wanted to look deeper into the User Experience challenge of getting healthcare when a person is non-binary. Once we defined the problem space, we then looked at what could we do to make a change. Oh and like you didn’t see the pun coming!
There are big changes needed, like lobbying NHS England to include Non-Binary (or X) as a gender marker. These will take time.
We wanted to use our Agile and Lean principles to find ways to address the problems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks we wanted to look deeper into the User Experience challenge of getting healthcare when a person is non-binary. Once we defined the problem space, we then looked at what could we do to make a change. Oh and like you didn’t see the pun coming!
There are big changes needed, like lobbying NHS England to include Non-Binary (or X) as a gender marker. These will take time.
We wanted to use our Agile and Lean principles to find ways to address the problems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/genderfluid-solution</guid></item><item><title>The evolution of geospatial data and modernising our platform to meet customer demand</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 21 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-geospatial-data-and-modernising-our-platform-meet-customer-demand</link><author>Jo Abhayaratna</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Thoughtworks Live about PSMA, geospatial data and the project we undertook with Thoughtworks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently had the pleasure of speaking at Thoughtworks Live about PSMA, geospatial data and the project we undertook with Thoughtworks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-geospatial-data-and-modernising-our-platform-meet-customer-demand</guid></item><item><title>GenderFluid: The Problem</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/genderfluid-problem</link><author>Dr J Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks we wanted to look deeper into the User Experience challenge of getting healthcare when a person is non-binary. We set up an open event and invited widely across our networks. 25 people attended, and there was a wide age range, and experience of Non-Binary representation, although we had limited Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation in the room.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks we wanted to look deeper into the User Experience challenge of getting healthcare when a person is non-binary. We set up an open event and invited widely across our networks. 25 people attended, and there was a wide age range, and experience of Non-Binary representation, although we had limited Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation in the room.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/genderfluid-problem</guid></item><item><title>Applying BDD acceptance criteria in user stories </title><pubDate>Mon Jun 17 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/applying-bdd-acceptance-criteria-user-stories</link><author>Dennis Hee</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We often focus a lot of our time on creating narrative as a best practice approach to writing user stories. For example, “As a... I want to… So that...”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We often focus a lot of our time on creating narrative as a best practice approach to writing user stories. For example, “As a... I want to… So that...”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/applying-bdd-acceptance-criteria-user-stories</guid></item><item><title>Dimensions of Diversity – does being a ‘young company’ mean others are missing out?  </title><pubDate>Thu Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dimensions-diversity-does-being-young-company-mean-others-are-missing-out</link><author>Kelsey van Haaster, Michael Strasser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks has a long-standing and intentional commitment to diversity and inclusivity that is a huge part of our social fabric. As a company, we’re committed to looking beyond age, recognising the maturity, life experience and critical foresight that our employees bring no matter what career or life stage they’re at.
There are at times however, industry assumptions that older people have less to offer. That technology is a ‘young person’s game’ and as a result, an older person cannot possibly keep up, or worse still, has no interest.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks has a long-standing and intentional commitment to diversity and inclusivity that is a huge part of our social fabric. As a company, we’re committed to looking beyond age, recognising the maturity, life experience and critical foresight that our employees bring no matter what career or life stage they’re at.
There are at times however, industry assumptions that older people have less to offer. That technology is a ‘young person’s game’ and as a result, an older person cannot possibly keep up, or worse still, has no interest.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dimensions-diversity-does-being-young-company-mean-others-are-missing-out</guid></item><item><title>Coding practices for data scientists</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coding-practices-data-scientists</link><author>Shraddha Surana</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“As a data scientist, I am not expected to write clean code as most of what I write is throwaway.” I am a data scientist and I do not identify with this sentiment. I believe that clean code practices apply to the entire team, no matter the role.
Let me tell you why - software development does not really need clean code, and neither does it need agile principles. One can craft perfectly working software without either. But, without either maintaining, modifying and scaling the software becomes incredibly cumbersome.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“As a data scientist, I am not expected to write clean code as most of what I write is throwaway.” I am a data scientist and I do not identify with this sentiment. I believe that clean code practices apply to the entire team, no matter the role.
Let me tell you why - software development does not really need clean code, and neither does it need agile principles. One can craft perfectly working software without either. But, without either maintaining, modifying and scaling the software becomes incredibly cumbersome.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coding-practices-data-scientists</guid></item><item><title>Relevance of LGBTQI+ inclusion at the workplace in India</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/relevance-lgbtqi-inclusion-workplace-india</link><author>Tina Vinod</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Vessy Tasheva, the founder of Vessy.com approached me while working on a report that she believed would help companies from around the world become more inclusive and diverse.
The 2019 Diversity in the Workplace Report intends to inspire companies to understand, innovate and better serve global customers by recognizing diversity and inclusion as more than trending hashtags.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Vessy Tasheva, the founder of Vessy.com approached me while working on a report that she believed would help companies from around the world become more inclusive and diverse.
The 2019 Diversity in the Workplace Report intends to inspire companies to understand, innovate and better serve global customers by recognizing diversity and inclusion as more than trending hashtags.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/relevance-lgbtqi-inclusion-workplace-india</guid></item><item><title>Why product objectives are your best guide to team design</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-product-objectives-are-your-best-guide-team-design</link><author>Robert Bornemann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>IT’s role in the enterprise is rapidly shifting; from being a provider of commoditized solutions to becoming the core of modern businesses. As a result, many established companies are still struggling to organize their engineering and product development teams effectively around the things they’re building.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>IT’s role in the enterprise is rapidly shifting; from being a provider of commoditized solutions to becoming the core of modern businesses. As a result, many established companies are still struggling to organize their engineering and product development teams effectively around the things they’re building.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-product-objectives-are-your-best-guide-team-design</guid></item><item><title>Four bad ways to use RPA | Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Fri May 31 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/four-bad-ways-use-rpa</link><author>George Earle, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Robotic process automation (RPA) is no different: to its boosters, it paves the way for digital transformation; for others, RPA is just the latest overhyped tech that, in the long term, promises to cause more problems than it solves. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Robotic process automation (RPA) is no different: to its boosters, it paves the way for digital transformation; for others, RPA is just the latest overhyped tech that, in the long term, promises to cause more problems than it solves. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/four-bad-ways-use-rpa</guid></item><item><title>Learning from Japan: How to create visibility and the right environment</title><pubDate>Tue May 28 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/learning-japan-how-create-visibility-and-right-environment</link><author>Nicola Boyle: Business Analyst and Agile Expert, Zoe Wilkins</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past five years at Thoughtworks, we’ve worked with technologists, people leaders, and executives to help them transform their organisations to become more responsive.
Our focus has been on helping to change the way teams behave, and the way in which organisations align their work to deliver quality products that bring joy to customers. Along the way, we've worked with people who were convinced of the need to change, and those who fought to the bitter end to resist it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past five years at Thoughtworks, we’ve worked with technologists, people leaders, and executives to help them transform their organisations to become more responsive.
Our focus has been on helping to change the way teams behave, and the way in which organisations align their work to deliver quality products that bring joy to customers. Along the way, we've worked with people who were convinced of the need to change, and those who fought to the bitter end to resist it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/learning-japan-how-create-visibility-and-right-environment</guid></item><item><title>Models of Enterprise Intelligence</title><pubDate>Mon May 27 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/intelligent-enterprise-series-models-enterprise-intelligence</link><author>Ken Collier, Mark Brand, Pramod N</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this series of articles, we’ll be exploring the idea of an Intelligent Enterprise: what it is; the role of your IT systems and your approaches to data; and how your teams and ways of working enables you to create maximum value from data. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this series of articles, we’ll be exploring the idea of an Intelligent Enterprise: what it is; the role of your IT systems and your approaches to data; and how your teams and ways of working enables you to create maximum value from data. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/intelligent-enterprise-series-models-enterprise-intelligence</guid></item><item><title>5 tips for QAs to add more value to their teams</title><pubDate>Fri May 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-tips-qas-add-more-value-their-teams</link><author>Lina Zubyte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A lot of the time Quality Analysts feel like they are not valued enough or that their efforts are not visible. Good quality is usually an expected outcome so it can be challenging to visualize the benefits of quality analysis for software improvements.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A lot of the time Quality Analysts feel like they are not valued enough or that their efforts are not visible. Good quality is usually an expected outcome so it can be challenging to visualize the benefits of quality analysis for software improvements.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-tips-qas-add-more-value-their-teams</guid></item><item><title>Change management in the agile world - Willing, able and ready</title><pubDate>Mon May 20 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/change-management-agile-world-getting-ready-war</link><author>Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“What do you mean there’s no big bang release date? How will we know what to build if we don’t know what the thing will do far in advance? How can we train people to use something if we don’t have all the user requirements and specs up front?” Such questions ring through the hallways of companies making the transition from a waterfall to an agile way of designing and delivering software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“What do you mean there’s no big bang release date? How will we know what to build if we don’t know what the thing will do far in advance? How can we train people to use something if we don’t have all the user requirements and specs up front?” Such questions ring through the hallways of companies making the transition from a waterfall to an agile way of designing and delivering software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/change-management-agile-world-getting-ready-war</guid></item><item><title>Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Empowerment</title><pubDate>Thu May 16 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/artificial-intelligence-and-intelligent-empowerment</link><author>David Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today there’s no shortage of excitement about AI and its potential business applications. Many companies are looking closely at adopting AI to improve efficiency or customer experience. Some have even done so successfully. But others are still wondering exactly what AI can do for their organization or where to start.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today there’s no shortage of excitement about AI and its potential business applications. Many companies are looking closely at adopting AI to improve efficiency or customer experience. Some have even done so successfully. But others are still wondering exactly what AI can do for their organization or where to start.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/artificial-intelligence-and-intelligent-empowerment</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 5] A day in the life of a Thoughtworks' Client Principal </title><pubDate>Sun May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-5-day-life-thoughtworks-client-principal</link><author>Jal Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Jal</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Jal</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-5-day-life-thoughtworks-client-principal</guid></item><item><title>Test Driven Development is the best thing that has happened to software design</title><pubDate>Mon May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-driven-development-best-thing-has-happened-software-design</link><author>Arek Torczuk</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The title of this post speaks for itself when I say I believe that Test Driven Development (TDD) has had a significant influence on software design. I'm in no way going to use this post to attempt to explain from scratch how TDD works, or how to master it, but instead, look at some key elements of how I apply TDD though real examples.
 
TDD is an iterative approach. Just like say, a living organism evolves and adapts itself to its environment, so too does code – evolving and adapting itself to its tests.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The title of this post speaks for itself when I say I believe that Test Driven Development (TDD) has had a significant influence on software design. I'm in no way going to use this post to attempt to explain from scratch how TDD works, or how to master it, but instead, look at some key elements of how I apply TDD though real examples.
 
TDD is an iterative approach. Just like say, a living organism evolves and adapts itself to its environment, so too does code – evolving and adapting itself to its tests.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-driven-development-best-thing-has-happened-software-design</guid></item><item><title>The business case for AI: Making it real and ethical</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/business-case-ai-making-it-real-and-ethical</link><author>Anna Gudmundson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks and MeetupAI welcomed a group of speakers and panelists, presented by Anna Gudmundson, to discuss the business value of ethical Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks and MeetupAI welcomed a group of speakers and panelists, presented by Anna Gudmundson, to discuss the business value of ethical Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/business-case-ai-making-it-real-and-ethical</guid></item><item><title>Getting more underrepresented minorities into tech</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-more-underrepresented-minorities-tech</link><author>Nikki Jones</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m responsible for bringing graduates into Thoughtworks in the UK. I get to work on a number of exciting initiatives, and the one I’m working on right now is a scholarship in partnership with Northcoders, designed to bring more underrepresented minorities into tech.
Northcoders is an organisation in Manchester that runs technology boot camps. We chose to work with them because they have very similar values to Thoughtworks, not just in best practices but also in their mission to tackle the under-representation of minorities in technology roles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m responsible for bringing graduates into Thoughtworks in the UK. I get to work on a number of exciting initiatives, and the one I’m working on right now is a scholarship in partnership with Northcoders, designed to bring more underrepresented minorities into tech.
Northcoders is an organisation in Manchester that runs technology boot camps. We chose to work with them because they have very similar values to Thoughtworks, not just in best practices but also in their mission to tackle the under-representation of minorities in technology roles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-more-underrepresented-minorities-tech</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry | April 2019</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-april-2019</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whenever we publish a Technology Radar, I take a look at broader trends within the technology industry that don’t necessarily make it onto the radar as blips or themes. Creating the Radar is an excellent chance to dissect what’s going on in the software world, here’s the latest:
Buy now, pay later</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whenever we publish a Technology Radar, I take a look at broader trends within the technology industry that don’t necessarily make it onto the radar as blips or themes. Creating the Radar is an excellent chance to dissect what’s going on in the software world, here’s the latest:
Buy now, pay later</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-april-2019</guid></item><item><title>How programming languages have evolved</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-programming-languages-have-evolved</link><author>Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For the naysayers, there’s little value to be found in exploring new programming languages. After all, most languages today are Turing complete — they can implement everything that is implementable — so what’s the point of learning something new? For self-confessed language geeks like myself — I’d learned five of them before leaving university — that line of argument misses the point. There’s always something interesting and exciting about finding a new language that lets me express myself more clearly.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For the naysayers, there’s little value to be found in exploring new programming languages. After all, most languages today are Turing complete — they can implement everything that is implementable — so what’s the point of learning something new? For self-confessed language geeks like myself — I’d learned five of them before leaving university — that line of argument misses the point. There’s always something interesting and exciting about finding a new language that lets me express myself more clearly.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-programming-languages-have-evolved</guid></item><item><title>The Tech Radar Summit — a view from the ground</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-radar-summit-view-ground</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In early March, hundreds of technologists gathered in Shenzhen, China, to join the Technology Radar Summit — an event hosted by Thoughtworks which explored a wide range of subjects, such as microservices, continuous intelligence, and IoT. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In early March, hundreds of technologists gathered in Shenzhen, China, to join the Technology Radar Summit — an event hosted by Thoughtworks which explored a wide range of subjects, such as microservices, continuous intelligence, and IoT. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-radar-summit-view-ground</guid></item><item><title>Why should I care about 50/50 by 2020?</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 22 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-should-i-care-about-5050-2020</link><author>Meenakshi Dhanani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In June 2016, while sitting across my family at dinner, I announced my application for a one-in-a-million chance at a Google Anita Borg Scholarship.
 
source: http://ignite.globalfundforwomen.org</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In June 2016, while sitting across my family at dinner, I announced my application for a one-in-a-million chance at a Google Anita Borg Scholarship.
 
source: http://ignite.globalfundforwomen.org</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-should-i-care-about-5050-2020</guid></item><item><title>New approaches to risk management: 5 things you may be doing wrong</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-approaches-risk-management-5-things-you-may-be-doing-wrong</link><author>Anthony O'Connell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Risk management. There's a tool for that. In fact, there are many tools you can use to document and visually represent information. It really doesn't matter which one you use, what matters is the quality of information captured, the nature and structure of thinking used to analyse the risks, and the decisions the thinking facilitates.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Risk management. There's a tool for that. In fact, there are many tools you can use to document and visually represent information. It really doesn't matter which one you use, what matters is the quality of information captured, the nature and structure of thinking used to analyse the risks, and the decisions the thinking facilitates.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-approaches-risk-management-5-things-you-may-be-doing-wrong</guid></item><item><title>Every agile BA's go-to list of 101 project-tracking questions </title><pubDate>Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/101-questions-agile-business-analyst-should-ask-2</link><author>Kalaiarasi Srinivasaramanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The agile framework is a brilliant way to build and deliver scalable software solutions irrespective of size or complexity. The foundational principle of agile teams is continuous collaboration and conversation, which helps discover and maintain a consistently holistic and interdependent business view. This approach also keeps the team and client engaged ensuring resounding success until the end of the project, and then some.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The agile framework is a brilliant way to build and deliver scalable software solutions irrespective of size or complexity. The foundational principle of agile teams is continuous collaboration and conversation, which helps discover and maintain a consistently holistic and interdependent business view. This approach also keeps the team and client engaged ensuring resounding success until the end of the project, and then some.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/101-questions-agile-business-analyst-should-ask-2</guid></item><item><title>Five steps towards becoming a revolutionary enterprise</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-steps-towards-becoming-revolutionary-enterprise</link><author>Kevin Telford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous post, I looked at how banks should take advantage of the open banking revolution as an opportunity to revolutionise their business. In this post, I want to talk about the changes needed to your business strategy, technology and more in order to start that journey - for all types of organisation.
1. Acquisition is not always the answer</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous post, I looked at how banks should take advantage of the open banking revolution as an opportunity to revolutionise their business. In this post, I want to talk about the changes needed to your business strategy, technology and more in order to start that journey - for all types of organisation.
1. Acquisition is not always the answer</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-steps-towards-becoming-revolutionary-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>A Banking Revolution or a Revolutionary Bank?</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 03 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banking-revolution-or-revolutionary-bank</link><author>Kevin Telford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous post, I looked at why a ‘trust mantra” is not enough to stop customers from leaving if they feel their trust has been abused. To succeed, integrity needs to be an intrinsic part of your business; this means laying the foundations, serving customers the way they want, building confidence through useful services, and being proactive on their behalf.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous post, I looked at why a ‘trust mantra” is not enough to stop customers from leaving if they feel their trust has been abused. To succeed, integrity needs to be an intrinsic part of your business; this means laying the foundations, serving customers the way they want, building confidence through useful services, and being proactive on their behalf.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banking-revolution-or-revolutionary-bank</guid></item><item><title>Workplace self-service revolution is centered on customer experience</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/workplace-self-service-centered-customer-experience</link><author>Sathyan Sethumadhavan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Truth be told, we experience self-service every single day of our lives - when we buy shoes online, withdraw cash from an ATM, self-checkout at supermarkets and more. And this model’s growing popularity makes it obvious that a growing number of tech-savvy, self-reliant customers, including the millennial generation clearly prefer the do-it-yourself model.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Truth be told, we experience self-service every single day of our lives - when we buy shoes online, withdraw cash from an ATM, self-checkout at supermarkets and more. And this model’s growing popularity makes it obvious that a growing number of tech-savvy, self-reliant customers, including the millennial generation clearly prefer the do-it-yourself model.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/workplace-self-service-centered-customer-experience</guid></item><item><title>Data quality - safety net for advanced analytics</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-quality-safety-net-advanced-analytics</link><author>Shweta Jain</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Your last Big Data investment has most probably run into a data quality wall, but you’ve managed to declare the investment a success. All while knowing that it could have been a bigger value add. Don’t worry because you’re not alone in this (mis)adventure.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Your last Big Data investment has most probably run into a data quality wall, but you’ve managed to declare the investment a success. All while knowing that it could have been a bigger value add. Don’t worry because you’re not alone in this (mis)adventure.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-quality-safety-net-advanced-analytics</guid></item><item><title>Mitigating serverless lock-in fears</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 21 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mitigating-serverless-lock-fears</link><author>Wisen Tanasa</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Serverless architecture has fast become a hot topic in tech, thanks partly to its promise of drastically reducing your time-to-market. Nonetheless, many IT leaders remain cautious about serverless because of their fears over vendor lock-in. In this article, I’ll explore the realities of what lock-in means in the context of serverless — and propose strategies to minimize your risks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Serverless architecture has fast become a hot topic in tech, thanks partly to its promise of drastically reducing your time-to-market. Nonetheless, many IT leaders remain cautious about serverless because of their fears over vendor lock-in. In this article, I’ll explore the realities of what lock-in means in the context of serverless — and propose strategies to minimize your risks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mitigating-serverless-lock-fears</guid></item><item><title>Revolutionary enterprises need trust beyond a mantra</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/revolutionary-enterprises-need-trust-beyond-mantra</link><author>Kevin Telford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Banking is indisputably an industry in a transformational era if not undergoing a revolution. The forcible overthrow of the old ways and in with the new is underway. The force of change precipitated with diminished trust, legislation, changing behaviours and economic events has left behind a legacy.
The revolutionary impact on banking brings massive change. New entrants are not shackled with the past. Their future is faster, innovative, ditching legacy through enabling technology, data intelligence, embracing legislation and exceeding customer expectations.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Banking is indisputably an industry in a transformational era if not undergoing a revolution. The forcible overthrow of the old ways and in with the new is underway. The force of change precipitated with diminished trust, legislation, changing behaviours and economic events has left behind a legacy.
The revolutionary impact on banking brings massive change. New entrants are not shackled with the past. Their future is faster, innovative, ditching legacy through enabling technology, data intelligence, embracing legislation and exceeding customer expectations.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/revolutionary-enterprises-need-trust-beyond-mantra</guid></item><item><title>Dial D for Diversity: LGBTQ+ inclusion in corporate India</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dial-d-diversity-lgbtq-inclusion-corporate-india</link><author>Anirban Ghosh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s like a scene out of Cartoon Network’s Dexter’s Laboratory. The boy genius, Dexter is busy hacking away at his next tech innovation while his mischief-monger sister, Dee Dee tiptoes into the lab. She says, "Oooh, what does this button do?" As she’s about to press the big red button, Dexter pleads with her not to. He says, “Please Dee Dee, please, do not press that button,” but, before you know it, Dee Dee’s pressed the dreaded red button.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s like a scene out of Cartoon Network’s Dexter’s Laboratory. The boy genius, Dexter is busy hacking away at his next tech innovation while his mischief-monger sister, Dee Dee tiptoes into the lab. She says, "Oooh, what does this button do?" As she’s about to press the big red button, Dexter pleads with her not to. He says, “Please Dee Dee, please, do not press that button,” but, before you know it, Dee Dee’s pressed the dreaded red button.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dial-d-diversity-lgbtq-inclusion-corporate-india</guid></item><item><title>An ML showdown in search of the best tool</title><pubDate>Sun Mar 10 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-showdown-best-tool</link><author>Aiko Klostermann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever burgeoning digital data combined with impressive research has lead to a rising interest in Machine Learning or ML, which has further powered a vibrant ecosystem of technologies, frameworks, and libraries in the space.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever burgeoning digital data combined with impressive research has lead to a rising interest in Machine Learning or ML, which has further powered a vibrant ecosystem of technologies, frameworks, and libraries in the space.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/machine-learning-showdown-best-tool</guid></item><item><title>Growth modeling for developers</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/growth-modeling-developers</link><author>Shlok Amin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For anybody beginning a career as a software developer, we often make assumptions about how to succeed — assumptions that often turn out to be hopelessly wrong. As I've discovered over the last year, growth opportunities present themselves in all sorts of surprising ways, and I wanted to share my experiences, with the hope that you too can learn from my mistakes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For anybody beginning a career as a software developer, we often make assumptions about how to succeed — assumptions that often turn out to be hopelessly wrong. As I've discovered over the last year, growth opportunities present themselves in all sorts of surprising ways, and I wanted to share my experiences, with the hope that you too can learn from my mistakes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/growth-modeling-developers</guid></item><item><title>Getting back into IT as a mum</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-back-it-mum</link><author>Babitha Rakesh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>According to PwC, almost two million women in the UK are inactive due to caring commitments, and 76% of women on career breaks want to return to work. Read about the experience of Babitha, a Lead Consultant at Thoughtworks who got back into the tech industry through the Back to IT training program.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>According to PwC, almost two million women in the UK are inactive due to caring commitments, and 76% of women on career breaks want to return to work. Read about the experience of Babitha, a Lead Consultant at Thoughtworks who got back into the tech industry through the Back to IT training program.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-back-it-mum</guid></item><item><title>My journey to becoming a senior consultant</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-journey-becoming-senior-consultant</link><author>Emily Namugaanyi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After successfully delivering a recent project, my Client Principal shared that he believed that I needed only a small push to move up a grade, and be considered a senior consultant at Thoughtworks. This was great feedback; however, I was not sure what had changed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After successfully delivering a recent project, my Client Principal shared that he believed that I needed only a small push to move up a grade, and be considered a senior consultant at Thoughtworks. This was great feedback; however, I was not sure what had changed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-journey-becoming-senior-consultant</guid></item><item><title>The path to DevOps | Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/path-devops</link><author>Erik Dörnenburg</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When technology becomes the business, adopting a DevOps culture is key to reducing cycle time</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When technology becomes the business, adopting a DevOps culture is key to reducing cycle time</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/path-devops</guid></item><item><title>The curse of the data lake monster</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/curse-data-lake-monster</link><author>Kiran Prakash, Lucy Chambers</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Artificial intelligence and machine learning are currently all the rage. Every organization is trying to jump on this bandwagon and cash in on their data reserves. At Thoughtworks, we’d agree that this tech has huge potential — but as with all things, realizing value depends on understanding how best to use it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Artificial intelligence and machine learning are currently all the rage. Every organization is trying to jump on this bandwagon and cash in on their data reserves. At Thoughtworks, we’d agree that this tech has huge potential — but as with all things, realizing value depends on understanding how best to use it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/curse-data-lake-monster</guid></item><item><title>Beyond quotas: behaviour driven diversity at Thoughtworks Australia</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-quotas-behaviour-driven-diversity-thoughtworks-0</link><author>Emma Mani, JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With a mission of revolutionising the IT industry, Thoughtworks has made creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce part of our DNA.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With a mission of revolutionising the IT industry, Thoughtworks has made creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce part of our DNA.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-quotas-behaviour-driven-diversity-thoughtworks-0</guid></item><item><title>The irrefutable future of AI-guided digital businesses</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/irrefutable-future-ai-guided-digital-businesses</link><author>Sudhir Tiwari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Electricity was possibly humanity’s greatest invention to date and changed life as we knew it. Fast forward to 125 years in the present and, we find ourselves at the cusp of another similar technological singularity, courtesy of Artificial Intelligence (AI). While the concept of AI has been around at least since the 1950s, there are a number of reasons to believe that AI’s time to shine is now.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Electricity was possibly humanity’s greatest invention to date and changed life as we knew it. Fast forward to 125 years in the present and, we find ourselves at the cusp of another similar technological singularity, courtesy of Artificial Intelligence (AI). While the concept of AI has been around at least since the 1950s, there are a number of reasons to believe that AI’s time to shine is now.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/irrefutable-future-ai-guided-digital-businesses</guid></item><item><title>Using the Thoughtworks Technology Radar to track governance</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-thoughtworks-technology-radar-track-governance</link><author>Neal Ford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Large organizations with lots of technology inevitably face the task of managing and governing their decisions around technology: how long should the organization stay with existing technology, how much experimentation should we invest in, and myriad other questions that balance resources, cost savings, IT strategy, and capabilities.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Large organizations with lots of technology inevitably face the task of managing and governing their decisions around technology: how long should the organization stay with existing technology, how much experimentation should we invest in, and myriad other questions that balance resources, cost savings, IT strategy, and capabilities.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-thoughtworks-technology-radar-track-governance</guid></item><item><title>Innovate to impact framework</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/innovate-to-impact-framework</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A fluency model for repeatable enterprise innovation</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A fluency model for repeatable enterprise innovation</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/innovate-to-impact-framework</guid></item><item><title>Augmenting software development with artificial intelligence</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/augmenting-software-development-artificial-intelligence</link><author>Sharath Satish</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article presents a hypothesis on what the (not too far in the future) world of AI-assisted Software Development will look like. In a line, it’ll read something like this: Concepts governing software creation will stay the same, but the pipeline is going to look incredibly different. At almost every stage, AI will assist humans and make the process more efficient, effective and enjoyable.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article presents a hypothesis on what the (not too far in the future) world of AI-assisted Software Development will look like. In a line, it’ll read something like this: Concepts governing software creation will stay the same, but the pipeline is going to look incredibly different. At almost every stage, AI will assist humans and make the process more efficient, effective and enjoyable.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/augmenting-software-development-artificial-intelligence</guid></item><item><title>Working for a Stonewall Top 100 Employer</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 20 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-stonewall-top-100-employers-list-means-me</link><author>Dee Wauchope</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Stonewall Top 100 List is created by lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) equality charity Stonewall. The Top 100 is compiled from submissions to the Workplace Equality Index, a powerful benchmarking tool used by employers to assess their achievements on LGBT equality in the workplace. For the first time, Thoughtworks has been included in the Stonewall’s 2019 Top 100 Employers list, having jumped a significant 47 places since last year, and a full 215 places since participating in 2015.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Stonewall Top 100 List is created by lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) equality charity Stonewall. The Top 100 is compiled from submissions to the Workplace Equality Index, a powerful benchmarking tool used by employers to assess their achievements on LGBT equality in the workplace. For the first time, Thoughtworks has been included in the Stonewall’s 2019 Top 100 Employers list, having jumped a significant 47 places since last year, and a full 215 places since participating in 2015.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-stonewall-top-100-employers-list-means-me</guid></item><item><title>Fitness function-driven development</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 11 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/fitness-function-driven-development</link><author>Paula Paul, Rosemary Wang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Fitness function-driven development ensures your code has structured, sensible logging during the development process to provide the operability and debuggability required for a production application</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Fitness function-driven development ensures your code has structured, sensible logging during the development process to provide the operability and debuggability required for a production application</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/fitness-function-driven-development</guid></item><item><title>How improv comedy made me a better technologist</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 08 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-improv-comedy-made-me-better-technologist</link><author>Doug Neale</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Five years into my career as a software developer I started doing Improv Comedy. At the time, I didn’t know a lot about it, except that a few of my favourite comedians (Thomas Middleditch, Amy Poehler) had gotten their start from improv.
When I started classes, it seemed like a fun outlet for my more zany side which had otherwise been limited to the walls of my apartment. To my surprise, the skills that I was developing had a direct effect on my work as a developer. Here are some of them:
Thinking on the fly</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Five years into my career as a software developer I started doing Improv Comedy. At the time, I didn’t know a lot about it, except that a few of my favourite comedians (Thomas Middleditch, Amy Poehler) had gotten their start from improv.
When I started classes, it seemed like a fun outlet for my more zany side which had otherwise been limited to the walls of my apartment. To my surprise, the skills that I was developing had a direct effect on my work as a developer. Here are some of them:
Thinking on the fly</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-improv-comedy-made-me-better-technologist</guid></item><item><title>Applying the Prime Directive beyond the retrospective</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 02 00:00:00 UTC 2019</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/applying-prime-directive-beyond-retrospective</link><author>Anne Weise</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand. 

Norm Kerth
Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Review</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand. 

Norm Kerth
Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Review</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/applying-prime-directive-beyond-retrospective</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 4] A day in the life of a Thoughtworks' Graduate Developer: Safira Nugroho</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-4-day-life-thoughtworks-graduate-developer-safira-nugroho</link><author>Safira Nugroho</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Safira</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Safira</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-4-day-life-thoughtworks-graduate-developer-safira-nugroho</guid></item><item><title>Leading a living, breathing and agile enterprise </title><pubDate>Wed Dec 26 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-living-breathing-and-agile-enterprise</link><author>Sunil Mundra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today’s leaders face a new reality thanks to the unstoppable environment of constant disruption. To face of this unprecedented challenge, global business leaders need holistic agility at the enterprise level.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today’s leaders face a new reality thanks to the unstoppable environment of constant disruption. To face of this unprecedented challenge, global business leaders need holistic agility at the enterprise level.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-living-breathing-and-agile-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>Risk-based failure modelling for increased resilience</title><pubDate>Sun Dec 23 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/risk-management-engineering-resilience</link><author>Anthony O'Connell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Risk is the intentional interaction with uncertainty. It is a consequence of a decision or an action taken (or inaction) in spite of that uncertainty. Reputational risk, risk of financial losses, business continuity, and failure to evolve are all types of risk which impact organisations today.
In product engineering, risk can be understood as a combination of three things: the severity of the effect of a potential failure, the likelihood or chance of the failure occurring, and the ability to detect the failure (or effect of the failure) if it does occur.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Risk is the intentional interaction with uncertainty. It is a consequence of a decision or an action taken (or inaction) in spite of that uncertainty. Reputational risk, risk of financial losses, business continuity, and failure to evolve are all types of risk which impact organisations today.
In product engineering, risk can be understood as a combination of three things: the severity of the effect of a potential failure, the likelihood or chance of the failure occurring, and the ability to detect the failure (or effect of the failure) if it does occur.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/risk-management-engineering-resilience</guid></item><item><title>Less interviews, more JoI</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/less-interviews-more-joi</link><author>Jade Daubney-Bennett</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We're always looking for amazing, talented people, with a passion for software excellence — and we realised that the traditional tech interview process was getting in the way. So, my job over the past few months has been to work with our recruiters around the world to re-imagine our hiring process. 
The foundations </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We're always looking for amazing, talented people, with a passion for software excellence — and we realised that the traditional tech interview process was getting in the way. So, my job over the past few months has been to work with our recruiters around the world to re-imagine our hiring process. 
The foundations </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/less-interviews-more-joi</guid></item><item><title>Leadership as continuous improvement</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-continuous-improvement</link><author>Roseanne Malfucci</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Eighteen months back when I wrote a piece on authenticity at work, I had just come off a series of challenging project environments and was feeling stifled. Despite recent professional successes, I still felt the pressure to cover—to downplay my differences from the mainstream— rather than risk a possible discord with colleagues and clients around my identity.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Eighteen months back when I wrote a piece on authenticity at work, I had just come off a series of challenging project environments and was feeling stifled. Despite recent professional successes, I still felt the pressure to cover—to downplay my differences from the mainstream— rather than risk a possible discord with colleagues and clients around my identity.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-continuous-improvement</guid></item><item><title>The responsible organization</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/responsible-organization</link><author>Laura Paterson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Change in the industry
As we look back at the last 25 years of Thoughtworks, it is impossible to separate the evolution of the organization from the evolution of the technology industry. When we were first founded, there was little evidence in place to demonstrate just how prevalent technology would become to us – as individuals, businesses, and society.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Change in the industry
As we look back at the last 25 years of Thoughtworks, it is impossible to separate the evolution of the organization from the evolution of the technology industry. When we were first founded, there was little evidence in place to demonstrate just how prevalent technology would become to us – as individuals, businesses, and society.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/responsible-organization</guid></item><item><title>10 ways to ramp up automation test coverage</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-ways-ramp-automation-test-coverage</link><author>Haritha Hari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let’s start with one of my favorite quotes. Thoughtworks’ Chief Scientist, Martin Fowler has this to say on automation test coverage analysis, “...it helps you find which bits of your code isn't being tested. It's worth running coverage tools every so often and looking at these bits of untested code.” Low automation code coverage definitely affects product quality and puts undue effort on testers to manually test the product. In fact, a Quality Analyst or QA like myself has faced one or more of the hurdles listed below, which results in low automation coverage -</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let’s start with one of my favorite quotes. Thoughtworks’ Chief Scientist, Martin Fowler has this to say on automation test coverage analysis, “...it helps you find which bits of your code isn't being tested. It's worth running coverage tools every so often and looking at these bits of untested code.” Low automation code coverage definitely affects product quality and puts undue effort on testers to manually test the product. In fact, a Quality Analyst or QA like myself has faced one or more of the hurdles listed below, which results in low automation coverage -</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-ways-ramp-automation-test-coverage</guid></item><item><title>Capturing data pipeline errors functionally with Writer Monads</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/capturing-data-pipeline-errors-functionally-writer-monads</link><author>Arun Manivannan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As businesses grapple with vast quantities of data, emerging from batch-based and streaming sources, it’s truly exciting to see the dominant data processing frameworks embrace the Kappa Architecture, that unifies batch and stream processing. With Kappa Architecture, the batch processing is completely removed and is treated as a special case of streaming.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As businesses grapple with vast quantities of data, emerging from batch-based and streaming sources, it’s truly exciting to see the dominant data processing frameworks embrace the Kappa Architecture, that unifies batch and stream processing. With Kappa Architecture, the batch processing is completely removed and is treated as a special case of streaming.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/capturing-data-pipeline-errors-functionally-writer-monads</guid></item><item><title>How I finally found my tribe and opportunities to help others</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 07 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-finally-found-my-tribe-and-opportunities-help-others</link><author>Nathan Urquhart</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I grew up in the Midlands in the UK, a little town called Brackley, which is close to Oxford. I didn’t notice any diversity there because there wasn’t any! It was a very white town. I also didn’t notice the amount of privilege I had. Looking back, there are so many things that don’t sit well with me now, particularly some of the attitudes held by my parents.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I grew up in the Midlands in the UK, a little town called Brackley, which is close to Oxford. I didn’t notice any diversity there because there wasn’t any! It was a very white town. I also didn’t notice the amount of privilege I had. Looking back, there are so many things that don’t sit well with me now, particularly some of the attitudes held by my parents.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-finally-found-my-tribe-and-opportunities-help-others</guid></item><item><title>Day in the life of Charlotte Fereday</title><pubDate>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/day-life-charlotte-fereday</link><author>Charlotte Fereday</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Charlotte
 

Just three years ago, Charlotte was studying for her Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies at King’s College London,  researching academic practice in Latin America.
So how - and why - did she go from there to being a Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks?
How did you decide to move into coding?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Charlotte
 

Just three years ago, Charlotte was studying for her Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies at King’s College London,  researching academic practice in Latin America.
So how - and why - did she go from there to being a Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks?
How did you decide to move into coding?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/day-life-charlotte-fereday</guid></item><item><title>Works on my machine… and also everywhere else: local build and testing environments as code</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 27 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xworks-my-machine-and-also-everywhere-else-local-build-and-testing-environments-code</link><author>Charles Korn</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whether it’s a build environment for compiling and testing the application, or a test environment with other parts of the stack for integration, or end-to-end testing, developers waste an extraordinary amount of time setting up and maintaining environments. Thanks to Docker and a tool called batect, I’ve successfully eliminated this waste on a number of teams.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Whether it’s a build environment for compiling and testing the application, or a test environment with other parts of the stack for integration, or end-to-end testing, developers waste an extraordinary amount of time setting up and maintaining environments. Thanks to Docker and a tool called batect, I’ve successfully eliminated this waste on a number of teams.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xworks-my-machine-and-also-everywhere-else-local-build-and-testing-environments-code</guid></item><item><title>Peer to peer sharing and art representation in the New York office</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 22 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/peer-peer-sharing-and-art-representation-new-york-office</link><author>Julien Deswaef</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Red Lines” by Evan Roth, on display on the 12th floor of 99 Madison Avenue, NY.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Red Lines” by Evan Roth, on display on the 12th floor of 99 Madison Avenue, NY.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/peer-peer-sharing-and-art-representation-new-york-office</guid></item><item><title>Three cultural principles for sustainable social change</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 20 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/three-cultural-principles-sustainable-social-change</link><author>Oli Gibson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business can often be a driver of social change, but some organisations are started specifically to further a social mission. The social enterprise sector in the UK employs approximately one million people, in 70,000 organisations, contributing more than £24 billion to the economy. All these organisations are using the power of business as a force to drive social change.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business can often be a driver of social change, but some organisations are started specifically to further a social mission. The social enterprise sector in the UK employs approximately one million people, in 70,000 organisations, contributing more than £24 billion to the economy. All these organisations are using the power of business as a force to drive social change.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/three-cultural-principles-sustainable-social-change</guid></item><item><title>Using the Tech Radar to boost your career</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 14 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-tech-radar-boost-your-career</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In today’s hyperconnected world, innovation happens pretty fast. For a technologist, whatever your specialism, there’s always something new to discover; a new tool that looks promising, maybe a technique that piques your interest. But, given the variety and pace of innovation, how do you know what to follow up on? How can you predict which innovations will be worthwhile and which will become a time sink?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In today’s hyperconnected world, innovation happens pretty fast. For a technologist, whatever your specialism, there’s always something new to discover; a new tool that looks promising, maybe a technique that piques your interest. But, given the variety and pace of innovation, how do you know what to follow up on? How can you predict which innovations will be worthwhile and which will become a time sink?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-tech-radar-boost-your-career</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry | Nov 2018</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 14 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-nov-2018</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year we create the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, an opinionated look at what’s happening in the enterprise tech world. We cover tools, techniques, languages, and platforms and we generally call out over one hundred individual ‘blips’. Along with this detail we write about a handful of overarching ‘themes’ that can help a reader see the forest for the trees, and in this piece, I try to capture not just Radar themes, but wider trends across the tech industry today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year we create the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, an opinionated look at what’s happening in the enterprise tech world. We cover tools, techniques, languages, and platforms and we generally call out over one hundred individual ‘blips’. Along with this detail we write about a handful of overarching ‘themes’ that can help a reader see the forest for the trees, and in this piece, I try to capture not just Radar themes, but wider trends across the tech industry today.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-nov-2018</guid></item><item><title>Modernize your tech estate: the technical aspects | Thoughtworks </title><pubDate>Mon Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/technical-mechanics-modernizing-your-tech-estate</link><author>George Earle, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology, people and business aren’t separate. Improving a legacy technology situation forces you to re-examine business processes and organizational structures as well as technical systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology, people and business aren’t separate. Improving a legacy technology situation forces you to re-examine business processes and organizational structures as well as technical systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/technical-mechanics-modernizing-your-tech-estate</guid></item><item><title>Modernize Your Tech Estate: The Technical Aspects</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 06 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/business-imperative-modernize-your-tech-estate</link><author>George Earle, Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Improving a legacy technology system forces you to re-examine business processes and organizational structures as well as technical systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Improving a legacy technology system forces you to re-examine business processes and organizational structures as well as technical systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/business-imperative-modernize-your-tech-estate</guid></item><item><title>Modernizing your build pipelines</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 05 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/modernizing-your-build-pipelines</link><author>Mario Fernandez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Doing Continuous Integration is a lot easier if you have the right tools. In our project at a german car manufacturer, we were tasked with developing new services and bringing them to the cloud. We had a centralized Jenkins instance, shared by all the teams in the department. It didn’t fit our needs and made it harder for us to deliver software quickly and reliably.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Doing Continuous Integration is a lot easier if you have the right tools. In our project at a german car manufacturer, we were tasked with developing new services and bringing them to the cloud. We had a centralized Jenkins instance, shared by all the teams in the department. It didn’t fit our needs and made it harder for us to deliver software quickly and reliably.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/modernizing-your-build-pipelines</guid></item><item><title>The seven tenets of new age business analysis</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-tenets-new-age-business-analysis</link><author>Namrita Bhat-Rao, Sneha Prabhu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The most radical period of change in industrial history is nearly upon us. Technology is evolving faster than humanity is able to keep up with it. There is now a need for rapid, sustained and growing innovation in what the World Economic Forum has dubbed the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first industrial revolution brought in steam to mechanize power; the second brought in electricity to power mass production, and the third was the dawn of the information era with the rise of the internet.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The most radical period of change in industrial history is nearly upon us. Technology is evolving faster than humanity is able to keep up with it. There is now a need for rapid, sustained and growing innovation in what the World Economic Forum has dubbed the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first industrial revolution brought in steam to mechanize power; the second brought in electricity to power mass production, and the third was the dawn of the information era with the rise of the internet.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-tenets-new-age-business-analysis</guid></item><item><title>Diversity is being invited to the party, Inclusivity is being asked to dance</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 30 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/diversity-being-invited-party-inclusivity-being-asked-dance</link><author>Nimisha Girijan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently had the opportunity to attend the Women in Technology Conference in Sydney, hosted by Maddox Events.
As Thoughtworks was a sponsor of the event, it gave me an opportunity to meet technologists, marketers and even clients of Thoughtworks, all of whom were passionate about supporting women in tech. The best part of the whole event was when I saw 800 women fill the auditorium - and that is when I realised, the world is changing… and for the better!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently had the opportunity to attend the Women in Technology Conference in Sydney, hosted by Maddox Events.
As Thoughtworks was a sponsor of the event, it gave me an opportunity to meet technologists, marketers and even clients of Thoughtworks, all of whom were passionate about supporting women in tech. The best part of the whole event was when I saw 800 women fill the auditorium - and that is when I realised, the world is changing… and for the better!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/diversity-being-invited-party-inclusivity-being-asked-dance</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 3] A Day in the Life of a Thoughtworks' Lead Data Engineer: Lex Toumbourou</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-3-day-life-thoughtworks-lead-data-engineer-lex-toumbourou</link><author>Lex Toumbourou</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Lex</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Lex</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/episode-3-day-life-thoughtworks-lead-data-engineer-lex-toumbourou</guid></item><item><title>Making art more accessible through tech</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-art-more-accessible-through-tech</link><author>Matheus Tait, Youssef Bouguerra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Great art has the power to inspire us, to touch our souls and make us reflect on the true nature of what it is to be human. For many, such as the visually impaired, art is a closed book, inaccessible and impenetrable.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Great art has the power to inspire us, to touch our souls and make us reflect on the true nature of what it is to be human. For many, such as the visually impaired, art is a closed book, inaccessible and impenetrable.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-art-more-accessible-through-tech</guid></item><item><title>How NAO robots can help children understand emotion</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-nao-robots-can-help-children-understand-emotion</link><author>Lina Alagrami</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Autistic children can experience difficulties in relating to others and understanding emotions. Now, help is at hand, thanks to a mask-wearing, kid-friendly robot.
This is the work of London-based Thoughtworker, Lina Alagrami — who explored this topic at XConf EU.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Autistic children can experience difficulties in relating to others and understanding emotions. Now, help is at hand, thanks to a mask-wearing, kid-friendly robot.
This is the work of London-based Thoughtworker, Lina Alagrami — who explored this topic at XConf EU.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-nao-robots-can-help-children-understand-emotion</guid></item><item><title>In support of Stonewall's position on the Gender Recognition Act</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 18 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-support-stonewalls-gender-recognition-act</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks, as an acknowledged leader of inclusion and diversity within the technology community is standing by Stonewall and their uncompromising stand for trans and non binary people in the UK’s Gender Recognition Act consultation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks, as an acknowledged leader of inclusion and diversity within the technology community is standing by Stonewall and their uncompromising stand for trans and non binary people in the UK’s Gender Recognition Act consultation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-support-stonewalls-gender-recognition-act</guid></item><item><title>Four principles of product design: Designing to empower survivors of abuse</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 16 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-principles-product-design-designing-empower-survivors-abuse</link><author>Amy Findeiss, Fernanda Alcocer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The financial cost of abuse</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The financial cost of abuse</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-principles-product-design-designing-empower-survivors-abuse</guid></item><item><title>An open letter celebrating the Supreme Court's ruling on Sec 377</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-celebrating-supreme-courts-ruling-sec-377</link><author>Sameer Soman, Sudhir Tiwari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra quoting German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s words, "I am what I am. So take me as I am,” while pronouncing the historic verdict that leveled Section 377, is one for the ages.
We, at Thoughtworks, recognize the gargantuan feat that has been accomplished and respect the blood, sweat, and tears of the thousands who came before us. It’s because they bravely stood their ground and embraced their truth that we celebrate true equality today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra quoting German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s words, "I am what I am. So take me as I am,” while pronouncing the historic verdict that leveled Section 377, is one for the ages.
We, at Thoughtworks, recognize the gargantuan feat that has been accomplished and respect the blood, sweat, and tears of the thousands who came before us. It’s because they bravely stood their ground and embraced their truth that we celebrate true equality today.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-celebrating-supreme-courts-ruling-sec-377</guid></item><item><title>Customer learning for product success</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/customer-learning-product-success</link><author>Jonny Schneider</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are a number of reasons why great products fail – it happens all the time. It’s easy to think that success is linked to how much a team knows at the start of a project; however, the potential to develop new skills, learn by doing, and adapt to what is learned is equally, if not more, important. Tackling problems, exploring opportunities and making better decisions comes from a culture that encourages teams to make a learning opportunity out of every action.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are a number of reasons why great products fail – it happens all the time. It’s easy to think that success is linked to how much a team knows at the start of a project; however, the potential to develop new skills, learn by doing, and adapt to what is learned is equally, if not more, important. Tackling problems, exploring opportunities and making better decisions comes from a culture that encourages teams to make a learning opportunity out of every action.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/customer-learning-product-success</guid></item><item><title>How modern IT is like TETRIS and how TOPS makes sense of everything</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 08 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-modern-it-tetris-how-tops-makes-sense-everything</link><author>Dino Frese</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many of us are all too familiar with the mantra of going digital — whatever that means — and the supposed benefits that it will bring, the power and the business benefits that will result. But too often, that mantra is trotted out without sufficient thought about the technologies and people that are critical to making it happen. That matters because tech tends to make quantum leaps, where new and rich environments open up that go far beyond traditional enterprise IT — those that made incumbents successful so far.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many of us are all too familiar with the mantra of going digital — whatever that means — and the supposed benefits that it will bring, the power and the business benefits that will result. But too often, that mantra is trotted out without sufficient thought about the technologies and people that are critical to making it happen. That matters because tech tends to make quantum leaps, where new and rich environments open up that go far beyond traditional enterprise IT — those that made incumbents successful so far.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-modern-it-tetris-how-tops-makes-sense-everything</guid></item><item><title>The top 5 mistakes you’re making when it comes to customer loyalty</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-5-mistakes-you-re-making-when-it-comes-customer-loyalty</link><author>Emma Carter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We operate in an increasingly fast, complex and interconnected world, where nimble new market entrants have been able to upend established sectors through a laser focus on unified experiences that win loyalty — and drive great businesses.
Many of these barnstorming startups — Airbnb, GitHub, Buzzfeed, AVAST Software, Pinterest, Snapchat — share a common feature: they have co-founders who have embraced human-centered design or come from a design background.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We operate in an increasingly fast, complex and interconnected world, where nimble new market entrants have been able to upend established sectors through a laser focus on unified experiences that win loyalty — and drive great businesses.
Many of these barnstorming startups — Airbnb, GitHub, Buzzfeed, AVAST Software, Pinterest, Snapchat — share a common feature: they have co-founders who have embraced human-centered design or come from a design background.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-5-mistakes-you-re-making-when-it-comes-customer-loyalty</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 2] A Day in the Life of a Thoughtworks' Tech Lead: Minna Yao</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/day-life-thoughtworks-tech-lead-minna-yao</link><author>Minna Yao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Minna.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Minna.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/day-life-thoughtworks-tech-lead-minna-yao</guid></item><item><title>Why products fail: five tips for product teams</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-products-fail-five-tips-product-teams</link><author>Lauren Barrett, Linda Luu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Even with a brilliant idea and a strong product-market fit, the best product teams sometimes come up short. In 2011, the product failure was 48%, according to business guru R.G. Cooper, but these days figures range up to 95%, with many falling between 70-90%.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Even with a brilliant idea and a strong product-market fit, the best product teams sometimes come up short. In 2011, the product failure was 48%, according to business guru R.G. Cooper, but these days figures range up to 95%, with many falling between 70-90%.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-products-fail-five-tips-product-teams</guid></item><item><title>Tips to making a ‘lateral move’ work</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-making-lateral-move-work</link><author>Sarang Sanjay Kulkarni</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the story of Robin, a senior developer who has been at Thoughtworks for about three months. Robin was familiar with Thoughtworks because he had attended an event at one of the Thoughtworks offices and was floored by their passion for software. He immediately applied for the developer’s role. During the multiple rounds of interviews, what struck the interviewers about Robin was how curious and creative he was with code.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the story of Robin, a senior developer who has been at Thoughtworks for about three months. Robin was familiar with Thoughtworks because he had attended an event at one of the Thoughtworks offices and was floored by their passion for software. He immediately applied for the developer’s role. During the multiple rounds of interviews, what struck the interviewers about Robin was how curious and creative he was with code.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-making-lateral-move-work</guid></item><item><title>[Episode 1] A Day in the Life of a Thoughtworks' Tech Lead: Robin Doherty</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/day-life-thoughtworks-tech-lead-robin-doherty</link><author>Robin Doherty</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Robin


Robin lives and works at the smallest TW “office" in Australia, in Charters Towers, North Queensland.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meet Robin


Robin lives and works at the smallest TW “office" in Australia, in Charters Towers, North Queensland.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/day-life-thoughtworks-tech-lead-robin-doherty</guid></item><item><title>Frictionless and inclusive technology</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/frictionless-and-inclusive-technology</link><author>Matthew Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In today’s digital world, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing new tech hit the market at a rapid pace. While understandable, this can cause challenges for some, for example, people with disabilities such as hearing and sight impairments, whose needs get overlooked.  Let’s take my story as an example.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In today’s digital world, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing new tech hit the market at a rapid pace. While understandable, this can cause challenges for some, for example, people with disabilities such as hearing and sight impairments, whose needs get overlooked.  Let’s take my story as an example.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/frictionless-and-inclusive-technology</guid></item><item><title>EmoPy: a machine learning toolkit for emotional expression</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/emopy-machine-learning-toolkit-emotional-expression</link><author>Angelica Perez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently led a project team at Thoughtworks to create and open source a new Facial Expression Recognition (FER) toolkit named EmoPy. The system produces accuracy rates comparable to the highest rates achievable in FER and is now available for anyone to use for free.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently led a project team at Thoughtworks to create and open source a new Facial Expression Recognition (FER) toolkit named EmoPy. The system produces accuracy rates comparable to the highest rates achievable in FER and is now available for anyone to use for free.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/emopy-machine-learning-toolkit-emotional-expression</guid></item><item><title>Unriddling Big Data file formats</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/small-big-decision-file-formats</link><author>Balaji Sivaraman, Nithish Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The conundrum of choice rears its confusing head during the early days of a big data project. The splintered nature of the data ecosystem inevitably leaves end-users spoilt for choice - right from picking out the platform (Cloudera, Hortonworks, Databricks) to choosing components like the compute engine (Tez, Impala) or an SQL framework (Hive).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The conundrum of choice rears its confusing head during the early days of a big data project. The splintered nature of the data ecosystem inevitably leaves end-users spoilt for choice - right from picking out the platform (Cloudera, Hortonworks, Databricks) to choosing components like the compute engine (Tez, Impala) or an SQL framework (Hive).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/small-big-decision-file-formats</guid></item><item><title>Recognizing human facial expressions with machine learning</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 30 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/recognizing-human-facial-expressions-machine-learning</link><author>Angelica Perez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An overview of the field of Facial Expression Recognition, an image classification problem within Machine Learning</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An overview of the field of Facial Expression Recognition, an image classification problem within Machine Learning</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/recognizing-human-facial-expressions-machine-learning</guid></item><item><title>100 Years of Computer Science</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/100-years-computer-science</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article was originally published in 2014. Anniversaries are peculiar things. On the one hand, they are artificial, post hoc pinpricks on time's continuum. On the other, they are a place to stand, to reflect and to make sense of what came before. As it is Thoughtworks 25th anniversary, my colleagues suggested that we revisit an article I wrote that makes its own attempt to slice and dice time for easy consumption.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article was originally published in 2014. Anniversaries are peculiar things. On the one hand, they are artificial, post hoc pinpricks on time's continuum. On the other, they are a place to stand, to reflect and to make sense of what came before. As it is Thoughtworks 25th anniversary, my colleagues suggested that we revisit an article I wrote that makes its own attempt to slice and dice time for easy consumption.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/100-years-computer-science</guid></item><item><title>25 and still counting</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 23 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/25-and-still-counting</link><author>Patti Mandarino</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is a follow up to my original article. You can read the original here.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is a follow up to my original article. You can read the original here.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/25-and-still-counting</guid></item><item><title>Technology changed my life</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-changed-my-life</link><author>Effy Elden</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Content warning: transphobia, mental illness, suicide
Hi, my name is Effy, and I'm a girl. Are you surprised?
Probably not, right?
Well, 2015-me certainly was. He had no idea. But then…well, the Internet happened.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Content warning: transphobia, mental illness, suicide
Hi, my name is Effy, and I'm a girl. Are you surprised?
Probably not, right?
Well, 2015-me certainly was. He had no idea. But then…well, the Internet happened.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-changed-my-life</guid></item><item><title>Let’s talk: Making the uncomfortable comfortable</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 08 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/let-s-talk-making-uncomfortable-comfortable</link><author>Mayase Jere</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The first half of 2018 found me training graduate hires from all over the globe in our graduate training program: Thoughtworks University. The 5-week training program runs in our Xi'an (China) and Pune (India) offices. It prepares our graduate hires for life as a consultant.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The first half of 2018 found me training graduate hires from all over the globe in our graduate training program: Thoughtworks University. The 5-week training program runs in our Xi'an (China) and Pune (India) offices. It prepares our graduate hires for life as a consultant.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/let-s-talk-making-uncomfortable-comfortable</guid></item><item><title>IoT: Smart Ecosystems are door openers for new business models</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iot-smart-ecosystems-are-door-openers-new-business-models</link><author>Bernd Günter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s no shortage of hype when it comes to the Internet of Things. But many companies discover that getting projects up and running is hard work. In such instances, it’s worth remembering the Internet of Things is not the goal in itself: it’s a means of creating new business models and applications that will deliver high value for customers and employees alike.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s no shortage of hype when it comes to the Internet of Things. But many companies discover that getting projects up and running is hard work. In such instances, it’s worth remembering the Internet of Things is not the goal in itself: it’s a means of creating new business models and applications that will deliver high value for customers and employees alike.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iot-smart-ecosystems-are-door-openers-new-business-models</guid></item><item><title>Four goals of agile documentation: Part two</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 30 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-goals-agile-documentation-part-two</link><author>Birgitta Böckeler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a two-part series looking at agile documentation. Read Part One here. In this article, I’ll touch on the probably most frequently asked question with regards to documentation: How do you keep it up to date? Before that, let’s dive into our third and fourth goals for documentation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a two-part series looking at agile documentation. Read Part One here. In this article, I’ll touch on the probably most frequently asked question with regards to documentation: How do you keep it up to date? Before that, let’s dive into our third and fourth goals for documentation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-goals-agile-documentation-part-two</guid></item><item><title>5 Success Factors for Building Best-in-Class Digital Customer Experiences </title><pubDate>Wed Jul 25 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-success-factors-building-best-class-digital-customer-experiences</link><author>Natalie Hollier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital Business Is Here To Stay</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital Business Is Here To Stay</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-success-factors-building-best-class-digital-customer-experiences</guid></item><item><title>Write quality mobile apps in any architecture</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 24 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/write-quality-mobile-apps-any-architecture</link><author>Leandro Alonso</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the beginning, there was MVC (Model-View-Controller) — for a long time the main pattern Apple and Google promoted in their tutorials for iOS and Android development. MVC was a good entry point for mobile developers, but one that came at a cost: a fixation on architectural patterns. Today, I want to encourage you to adopt a new way of thinking; one that delivers the benefits of architectural patterns without the bloat.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the beginning, there was MVC (Model-View-Controller) — for a long time the main pattern Apple and Google promoted in their tutorials for iOS and Android development. MVC was a good entry point for mobile developers, but one that came at a cost: a fixation on architectural patterns. Today, I want to encourage you to adopt a new way of thinking; one that delivers the benefits of architectural patterns without the bloat.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/write-quality-mobile-apps-any-architecture</guid></item><item><title>Fertile data: why building quality into your process is important</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fertile-data-why-building-quality-your-process-important</link><author>Danilo Sato</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When it comes to data quality, most technologists are familiar with the adage “Garbage in, garbage out”; and yet today, most organizations appear to be content with wallowing in junk. Just 3% of organizations examined by Harvard Business Review had data that met basic quality standards.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When it comes to data quality, most technologists are familiar with the adage “Garbage in, garbage out”; and yet today, most organizations appear to be content with wallowing in junk. Just 3% of organizations examined by Harvard Business Review had data that met basic quality standards.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fertile-data-why-building-quality-your-process-important</guid></item><item><title>How art programs drive innovation at Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-art-programs-drive-innovation-at-thoughtworks</link><author>Andrew McWilliams</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Artists working with emerging technologies frequently generate new insights on the future of culture, industry and society. At Thoughtworks we regularly engage with artists, collaborating on cutting edge technology projects, and enriching the perspectives we bring to our clients.
Our recent explorations have taken us on journeys into cyborgism and transhumanism, bias in machine intelligence, movement in robotics, and more.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Artists working with emerging technologies frequently generate new insights on the future of culture, industry and society. At Thoughtworks we regularly engage with artists, collaborating on cutting edge technology projects, and enriching the perspectives we bring to our clients.
Our recent explorations have taken us on journeys into cyborgism and transhumanism, bias in machine intelligence, movement in robotics, and more.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-art-programs-drive-innovation-at-thoughtworks</guid></item><item><title>Four goals of Agile documentation: Part one</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-goals-agile-documentation-part-one</link><author>Birgitta Böckeler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Working software over comprehensive documentation” is one of the Agile Manifesto’s four value statements. You may well be one of those people who believe that documentation is a waste of effort because it’s outdated as soon as it’s created. You might believe that your code is self-documenting or that UML diagrams belong in the 90s. But it’s a mistake to think there’s no value in documentation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Working software over comprehensive documentation” is one of the Agile Manifesto’s four value statements. You may well be one of those people who believe that documentation is a waste of effort because it’s outdated as soon as it’s created. You might believe that your code is self-documenting or that UML diagrams belong in the 90s. But it’s a mistake to think there’s no value in documentation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-goals-agile-documentation-part-one</guid></item><item><title>Evolving Thoughtworks’ internal IT to solve broader cross-cutting problems</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolving-thoughtworks-internal-it-solve-broader-cross-cutting-problems</link><author>Meaghan Waters</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, Thoughtworks has about 220 globally distributed people working in its internal IT organisation: TechOps, as it’s called here. We look after everything related to hardware, networks, infrastructure, software, and enterprise systems across all 15 countries and 42 offices that we operate in.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, Thoughtworks has about 220 globally distributed people working in its internal IT organisation: TechOps, as it’s called here. We look after everything related to hardware, networks, infrastructure, software, and enterprise systems across all 15 countries and 42 offices that we operate in.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolving-thoughtworks-internal-it-solve-broader-cross-cutting-problems</guid></item><item><title>Six agile habits of a leader</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nuts-and-bolts-leading-agile-culture</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Large enterprise leadership has conventionally been guided by traditional business thinking - while market conditions and competitive landscapes determine business goals, organizations are solely measured on revenue and profits.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Large enterprise leadership has conventionally been guided by traditional business thinking - while market conditions and competitive landscapes determine business goals, organizations are solely measured on revenue and profits.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nuts-and-bolts-leading-agile-culture</guid></item><item><title>Unleashing the giants: digitizing automotive incumbents — Part Two</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/unleashing-giants-digitizing-automotive-incumbents-part-two</link><author>Dino Frese</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a two-part series exploring digital transformation in the automotive sector. In this article, we focus on ways to improve technical aspects of that domain — mainly ways to decouple hardware and software development. Read Part One, that describes the context of mobile apps for connected cars here.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a two-part series exploring digital transformation in the automotive sector. In this article, we focus on ways to improve technical aspects of that domain — mainly ways to decouple hardware and software development. Read Part One, that describes the context of mobile apps for connected cars here.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/unleashing-giants-digitizing-automotive-incumbents-part-two</guid></item><item><title>How artists are reshaping emerging technology research</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-artists-are-reshaping-emerging-technology-research</link><author>Andrew McWilliams</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Waves of technology-driven change now regularly disrupt industry, culture and society. The challenge of navigating this turbulence grows increasingly complex, requiring deep examination of overlapping trajectories in search of hidden insights.
Research of this kind necessitates synthesis from varied disciplines, viewpoints and areas of expertise. However as the speed of change accelerates, new forms of collaboration are required — forms capable of producing original, far-reaching perspectives from the cutting edge of cultural and technological transformation.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Waves of technology-driven change now regularly disrupt industry, culture and society. The challenge of navigating this turbulence grows increasingly complex, requiring deep examination of overlapping trajectories in search of hidden insights.
Research of this kind necessitates synthesis from varied disciplines, viewpoints and areas of expertise. However as the speed of change accelerates, new forms of collaboration are required — forms capable of producing original, far-reaching perspectives from the cutting edge of cultural and technological transformation.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-artists-are-reshaping-emerging-technology-research</guid></item><item><title>Why open banking and where to begin</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-open-banking-and-where-begin</link><author>Isa Goksu, Kevin Telford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Would it surprise you to learn that, in a recent survey of financial service executives worldwide, more than one-third said that they have some Open Banking initiatives already in place? Are you there? Or are you in the early steps of your Open Banking journey—like half of the executives we polled?
Open Banking is an umbrella term that includes legislative changes, open data, enabling technology, and new innovation poised to disrupt the financial services industry. This fusion of data, technology, and people have the potential to change banking like never before.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Would it surprise you to learn that, in a recent survey of financial service executives worldwide, more than one-third said that they have some Open Banking initiatives already in place? Are you there? Or are you in the early steps of your Open Banking journey—like half of the executives we polled?
Open Banking is an umbrella term that includes legislative changes, open data, enabling technology, and new innovation poised to disrupt the financial services industry. This fusion of data, technology, and people have the potential to change banking like never before.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-open-banking-and-where-begin</guid></item><item><title>Narcissus vs. Echo: Beginning of the end for visual designers</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/narcissus-vs-echo-beginning-end-visual-designers</link><author>Anirban Ghosh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Narcissus vs. Echo: Beginning of the end for visual designers</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Narcissus vs. Echo: Beginning of the end for visual designers</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/narcissus-vs-echo-beginning-end-visual-designers</guid></item><item><title>Is the Red Queen right about digital?</title><pubDate>Tue May 29 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-red-queen-right-about-digital</link><author>Seshadri Krishnan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ever-changing business landscape reminds me of what Lewis Carroll’s Red Queen says to Alice, “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.” Today, I see legacy enterprises in a similar state of flux where they are trying to maintain a status quo, while digital is fast becoming the overwhelming norm. This Red Queen Effect highlights the dilemma of any large enterprise that’s trying to differentiate itself in the digital age.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ever-changing business landscape reminds me of what Lewis Carroll’s Red Queen says to Alice, “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.” Today, I see legacy enterprises in a similar state of flux where they are trying to maintain a status quo, while digital is fast becoming the overwhelming norm. This Red Queen Effect highlights the dilemma of any large enterprise that’s trying to differentiate itself in the digital age.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-red-queen-right-about-digital</guid></item><item><title>Continuous improvement in a safe environment</title><pubDate>Wed May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-improvement-safe-environment</link><author>Alexandre Klaser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When working with technology and software development, we often hear about "continuous improvement", a concept taken from production systems that represents a continuous effort to improve products, services, or processes. Its implementation can be summarized by the following three Kaizen paradigms:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When working with technology and software development, we often hear about "continuous improvement", a concept taken from production systems that represents a continuous effort to improve products, services, or processes. Its implementation can be summarized by the following three Kaizen paradigms:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-improvement-safe-environment</guid></item><item><title>Choosing the right mobile development tools — Part Two</title><pubDate>Mon May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choosing-right-mobile-development-tools-part-two</link><author>Aaron Brager</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a two-part series. Read Part One here.
Decision guidelines</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a two-part series. Read Part One here.
Decision guidelines</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choosing-right-mobile-development-tools-part-two</guid></item><item><title>Microservices in Adopt?</title><pubDate>Tue May 15 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-adopt</link><author>Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Microservices play a major role in many organizations today. The movement gained momentum with the seminal article by James Lewis and Martin Fowler, followed by Sam Newman's book and numerous talks and articles by Thoughtworkers, folks from Netflix, Google, and many others.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Microservices play a major role in many organizations today. The movement gained momentum with the seminal article by James Lewis and Martin Fowler, followed by Sam Newman's book and numerous talks and articles by Thoughtworkers, folks from Netflix, Google, and many others.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-adopt</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry | May 2018</title><pubDate>Tue May 15 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-may-2018</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year we create the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, an opinionated look at what’s happening in the enterprise tech world. We cover tools, techniques, languages, and platforms and we generally call out over one hundred individual ‘blips’. Along with this detail, we write about a handful of overarching ‘themes’ that can help a reader see the forest for the trees. In this piece, I try to capture not just Radar themes, but wider trends across the tech industry today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year we create the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, an opinionated look at what’s happening in the enterprise tech world. We cover tools, techniques, languages, and platforms and we generally call out over one hundred individual ‘blips’. Along with this detail, we write about a handful of overarching ‘themes’ that can help a reader see the forest for the trees. In this piece, I try to capture not just Radar themes, but wider trends across the tech industry today.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-may-2018</guid></item><item><title>Precision banking: ‘segment of one’</title><pubDate>Thu May 10 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/precision-banking-segment-one</link><author>Muralikrishnan Puthanveedu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are banks truly intuitive and responsive to their customers’ needs? While one would like to think so, this sci-fi-like-futuristic banking is still a way off. Interestingly, it’s not for want of technology or access to data and analytics. An intelligence empowered financial sector is an inescapable future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are banks truly intuitive and responsive to their customers’ needs? While one would like to think so, this sci-fi-like-futuristic banking is still a way off. Interestingly, it’s not for want of technology or access to data and analytics. An intelligence empowered financial sector is an inescapable future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/precision-banking-segment-one</guid></item><item><title>Birth of the Technology Radar</title><pubDate>Tue May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/birth-technology-radar</link><author>Darren Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s been almost a decade since Thoughtworker Darren Smith came up with the idea of using a radar metaphor to track our thoughts on emerging and evolving trends in tech. Since then, it’s become the go-to report for anyone interested in what’s new and exciting in tech. We asked Darren to give us an insight into how the Tech Radar was born.
Tracking tech</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s been almost a decade since Thoughtworker Darren Smith came up with the idea of using a radar metaphor to track our thoughts on emerging and evolving trends in tech. Since then, it’s become the go-to report for anyone interested in what’s new and exciting in tech. We asked Darren to give us an insight into how the Tech Radar was born.
Tracking tech</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/birth-technology-radar</guid></item><item><title>Leader or laggard: How ready is your retail business? </title><pubDate>Thu May 03 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/laggard-or-leader-how-ready-your-retail-business</link><author>Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It's no secret that retail is changing. Incredible shifts and technological developments have altered the way we shop and interact. 
The pace will hardly slow. That begs the question: how should retailers prepare to understand their customers and thrive in sync with these ongoing changes?
A forward-thinking approach to surviving the changing retail landscape</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It's no secret that retail is changing. Incredible shifts and technological developments have altered the way we shop and interact. 
The pace will hardly slow. That begs the question: how should retailers prepare to understand their customers and thrive in sync with these ongoing changes?
A forward-thinking approach to surviving the changing retail landscape</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/laggard-or-leader-how-ready-your-retail-business</guid></item><item><title>Choosing the right mobile development tools — Part One</title><pubDate>Sun Apr 29 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choosing-right-mobile-development-tools-part-one</link><author>Aaron Brager</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first article in a two-part series. In this first part, we'll explore the five development options open to you as a mobile developer; in the second part, we'll look at how to decide which options are appropriate for your project.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first article in a two-part series. In this first part, we'll explore the five development options open to you as a mobile developer; in the second part, we'll look at how to decide which options are appropriate for your project.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choosing-right-mobile-development-tools-part-one</guid></item><item><title>Techie to tech lead: My five biggest mistakes</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/techie-tech-lead-my-5-biggest-mistakes</link><author>Peter Gillard-Moss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a young, ambitious developer with a strong sense of my own talent, I was eager to become a tech lead, and it took less than four years for me to achieve this goal. But over the next two years, the experience and reality of leading a team put me off leadership completely. For several years after, I retreated into the security of the technology, shunning any opportunity to take on more responsibility.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a young, ambitious developer with a strong sense of my own talent, I was eager to become a tech lead, and it took less than four years for me to achieve this goal. But over the next two years, the experience and reality of leading a team put me off leadership completely. For several years after, I retreated into the security of the technology, shunning any opportunity to take on more responsibility.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/techie-tech-lead-my-5-biggest-mistakes</guid></item><item><title>Our thoughts on the House of Lords AI Select Committee report on AI</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 19 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/our-thoughts-house-lords-ai-select-committee-report-ai</link><author>Dave Elliman, Mark Brand</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On Monday, April 16, the UK Government’s House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence issued its report, AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On Monday, April 16, the UK Government’s House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence issued its report, AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/our-thoughts-house-lords-ai-select-committee-report-ai</guid></item><item><title>Pursuing business value</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pursuing-business-value</link><author>Alexandre Klaser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In product development, there's a pretty important concept lurking around that sometimes gets lost between an abstract vision and its practical implications. It's called 'business value'. It should be something tangible, objectively measured, but often, this isn’t how it works. The more complex the scenario we’ve envisaged for creating business value gets, the more difficult it becomes to measure it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In product development, there's a pretty important concept lurking around that sometimes gets lost between an abstract vision and its practical implications. It's called 'business value'. It should be something tangible, objectively measured, but often, this isn’t how it works. The more complex the scenario we’ve envisaged for creating business value gets, the more difficult it becomes to measure it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pursuing-business-value</guid></item><item><title>Platform powered independence </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/platform-powered-independence-0</link><author>Sameer Soman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the two styles of IoT device evolution; one, where simple sensory devices communicate with a cloud brain and the second, where Smart Internet Devices, or SIDs (thanks to low power and in-memory computing), become more prevalent. There, we had imagined the possibility of localized nano ecosystems made up of SIDs (NEoSIDs) becoming alternatives to large IoT ecosystems. Large like the ones provided by Apple, Google, Amazon and similar players.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the two styles of IoT device evolution; one, where simple sensory devices communicate with a cloud brain and the second, where Smart Internet Devices, or SIDs (thanks to low power and in-memory computing), become more prevalent. There, we had imagined the possibility of localized nano ecosystems made up of SIDs (NEoSIDs) becoming alternatives to large IoT ecosystems. Large like the ones provided by Apple, Google, Amazon and similar players.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/platform-powered-independence-0</guid></item><item><title>Tackling Indigenous Disadvantage Through Internships  </title><pubDate>Sun Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tackling-indigenous-disadvantage-through-internships</link><author>JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Rowan didn’t always want to be a software engineer. In fact, he had planned to study physics and astronomy when he started university. As a teen, he spent many hours behind a computer screen, where he became more and more curious as to how software worked, and the impact that technology could have on the world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Rowan didn’t always want to be a software engineer. In fact, he had planned to study physics and astronomy when he started university. As a teen, he spent many hours behind a computer screen, where he became more and more curious as to how software worked, and the impact that technology could have on the world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tackling-indigenous-disadvantage-through-internships</guid></item><item><title>Lessons from inheriting another team’s codebase</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lessons-inheriting-another-team-s-codebase</link><author>Birgitta Böckeler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you ever found yourself with an entirely unknown codebase, a new team, and a schedule to take over an application from an offshore team? What do you do, where do you start?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you ever found yourself with an entirely unknown codebase, a new team, and a schedule to take over an application from an offshore team? What do you do, where do you start?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lessons-inheriting-another-team-s-codebase</guid></item><item><title>Using CD with machine learning models to tackle fraud</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-cd-machine-learning-models-tackle-fraud</link><author>Hany Elemary, Sarah LeBlanc</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Credit card fraudsters are always changing their behavior, developing new tactics. For banks, the damage isn’t just financial; their reputations are also on the line. So how do banks stay ahead of the crooks? For many, detection algorithms are essential.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Credit card fraudsters are always changing their behavior, developing new tactics. For banks, the damage isn’t just financial; their reputations are also on the line. So how do banks stay ahead of the crooks? For many, detection algorithms are essential.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-cd-machine-learning-models-tackle-fraud</guid></item><item><title>What is Intelligent Empowerment?</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 23 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-intelligent-empowerment</link><author>Christoph Windheuser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Artificial intelligence is everywhere: it promises to power fleets of self-driving vehicles, open up endless new business opportunities and even be the key to global power. Amid all the bluster it’s easy to lose sight of the genuine opportunity AI provides.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Artificial intelligence is everywhere: it promises to power fleets of self-driving vehicles, open up endless new business opportunities and even be the key to global power. Amid all the bluster it’s easy to lose sight of the genuine opportunity AI provides.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-intelligent-empowerment</guid></item><item><title>Leadership in the era of disruption</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-era-disruption</link><author>Sudhir Tiwari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine playing a game of rapid chess simultaneously with several players (a simul). If that’s not intimidating enough, imagine that the rules are in constant flux and new players can join the simul without any warning. This is similar to some of the experiences that business leaders go through today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine playing a game of rapid chess simultaneously with several players (a simul). If that’s not intimidating enough, imagine that the rules are in constant flux and new players can join the simul without any warning. This is similar to some of the experiences that business leaders go through today.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-era-disruption</guid></item><item><title>Kubernetes: an exciting future for developers and infrastructure engineering</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/kubernetes-exciting-future-developers-and-infrastructure-engineering-0</link><author>Inny So, James Gregory</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Kubernetes is fast becoming the operating system for the Cloud, and brings a ubiquity which has the potential for massive benefits for technology organisations and developers. Kubernetes has seen a dramatic increase in visibility and adoption throughout 2017, with all major cloud providers now offering their own native Kubernetes service, and several container orchestration platforms rebuilding with Kubernetes as an underpinning.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Kubernetes is fast becoming the operating system for the Cloud, and brings a ubiquity which has the potential for massive benefits for technology organisations and developers. Kubernetes has seen a dramatic increase in visibility and adoption throughout 2017, with all major cloud providers now offering their own native Kubernetes service, and several container orchestration platforms rebuilding with Kubernetes as an underpinning.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/kubernetes-exciting-future-developers-and-infrastructure-engineering-0</guid></item><item><title>“Alexa, transfer money to my mother” - changing how we pay in India</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/alexa-please-transfer-money-my-mother-changing-how-we-pay-india</link><author>Boojapathy Chidambaram, Seshadri Krishnan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Financial institutions across the country are sitting in the middle of a perfect storm: A Google and Boston Consulting Group report stated that digital payments in India would reach $500 billion by 2020. The digital payments industry in Asia’s third-largest economy will grow by ten times to touch $500 billion by 2020 and contribute 15% of gross domestic product (GDP).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Financial institutions across the country are sitting in the middle of a perfect storm: A Google and Boston Consulting Group report stated that digital payments in India would reach $500 billion by 2020. The digital payments industry in Asia’s third-largest economy will grow by ten times to touch $500 billion by 2020 and contribute 15% of gross domestic product (GDP).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/alexa-please-transfer-money-my-mother-changing-how-we-pay-india</guid></item><item><title>Dividing frontend from backend is an antipattern</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dividing-frontend-backend-antipattern</link><author>Rufus Raghunath</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We software developers have historically used the terms “frontend” and “backend” to describe work on client-side (e.g., browser) and server-side applications, respectively. This conceptual split has evolved into the creation of specialized developer roles for each, which is still the norm throughout the industry. In practice, this is an arbitrary split that is too often used to avoid work we don’t want to do. It creates team dynamics that make it unnecessarily difficult to integrate client and server-side functionality and deliver quality software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We software developers have historically used the terms “frontend” and “backend” to describe work on client-side (e.g., browser) and server-side applications, respectively. This conceptual split has evolved into the creation of specialized developer roles for each, which is still the norm throughout the industry. In practice, this is an arbitrary split that is too often used to avoid work we don’t want to do. It creates team dynamics that make it unnecessarily difficult to integrate client and server-side functionality and deliver quality software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dividing-frontend-backend-antipattern</guid></item><item><title>Vapasi: technology bootcamp for women developers </title><pubDate>Tue Mar 06 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/vapasi-technology-bootcamp-women-developers</link><author>Divya Saravanakumar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>According to NASSCOM, the Indian IT industry is currently valued at a whopping $160 billion. This should mean that a lot of people, men and women alike, constitute the four million people on the rolls of IT companies. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>According to NASSCOM, the Indian IT industry is currently valued at a whopping $160 billion. This should mean that a lot of people, men and women alike, constitute the four million people on the rolls of IT companies. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/vapasi-technology-bootcamp-women-developers</guid></item><item><title>What’s my job again? Three steps to promote value within an Agile team</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-s-my-job-again-three-steps-promote-value-within-agile-team</link><author>Anne Weise</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The beauty of Agile isn’t the concept itself or the organizational changes it enables. It’s not about just reorganizing workgroups or renaming meetings. Agility is a mindset — a culture that depends on each and every one of us. It’s the belief that each person can contribute unique value to a project. This is challenging — many of us aren’t used to the level of ownership, collaboration, flexibility and disruptive thinking that Agile demands.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The beauty of Agile isn’t the concept itself or the organizational changes it enables. It’s not about just reorganizing workgroups or renaming meetings. Agility is a mindset — a culture that depends on each and every one of us. It’s the belief that each person can contribute unique value to a project. This is challenging — many of us aren’t used to the level of ownership, collaboration, flexibility and disruptive thinking that Agile demands.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-s-my-job-again-three-steps-promote-value-within-agile-team</guid></item><item><title>Mastering the mix: Five ingredients for digital transformation</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-mix-five-ingredients-digital-transformation</link><author>David Robinson, Linda Luu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine - the whole family is coming over for a potluck, but no one knows what they need to bring, who is doing what, what’s already done, and that it’s dinner we’re making, not breakfast! The difference between a mediocre and memorable get together is focus.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine - the whole family is coming over for a potluck, but no one knows what they need to bring, who is doing what, what’s already done, and that it’s dinner we’re making, not breakfast! The difference between a mediocre and memorable get together is focus.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-mix-five-ingredients-digital-transformation</guid></item><item><title>DLT: Re-imagining industry value chains</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 21 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dlt-reimagining-industry-value-chains</link><author>Clay Ratliff, Erin Kyle, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) are a superset of blockchain technologies built on similar fundamental concepts.  While much has been written on the technical foundation that both blockchain and DLT are built upon, the real potential lies in the possible benefits they can deliver to stakeholders.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) are a superset of blockchain technologies built on similar fundamental concepts.  While much has been written on the technical foundation that both blockchain and DLT are built upon, the real potential lies in the possible benefits they can deliver to stakeholders.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dlt-reimagining-industry-value-chains</guid></item><item><title>Ensuring depth in diversity: Part 2</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 20 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ensuring-depth-diversity-part-2</link><author>Darshana Radhakrishnan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If ‘normal’ were a circle, diversity would be that which is beyond it. The challenge of ensuring a truly diverse workforce, therefore, is to reach out further and deeper beyond the evolving circle of ‘normal’ and seek out the ‘minorities in diversity.’ This entails challenging the working definition of diversity; questioning whether the boxes we tick on recruitment forms (gender, race, age, etc.) really cover the various forms of diversities that exist; assessing our recruitment models to see if we are inadvertently filtering out worthy candidates.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If ‘normal’ were a circle, diversity would be that which is beyond it. The challenge of ensuring a truly diverse workforce, therefore, is to reach out further and deeper beyond the evolving circle of ‘normal’ and seek out the ‘minorities in diversity.’ This entails challenging the working definition of diversity; questioning whether the boxes we tick on recruitment forms (gender, race, age, etc.) really cover the various forms of diversities that exist; assessing our recruitment models to see if we are inadvertently filtering out worthy candidates.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ensuring-depth-diversity-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Future proof your business through enterprise innovation</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 16 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-proof-your-business-through-enterprise-innovation</link><author>Angela Bishop, Maryam Aidini</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Not long ago, the CTO of a large organization said to us, “Innovation is not our problem. We have plenty of innovative, smart people in every department and at every level. That’s our problem. They’re disconnected. Some are off doing their own thing. Others are frustrated, and I’m concerned we may to lose them. We’re sitting on all of this fragmented potential; if it were a more coordinated, focused, and strategic effort, we could be unstoppable.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Not long ago, the CTO of a large organization said to us, “Innovation is not our problem. We have plenty of innovative, smart people in every department and at every level. That’s our problem. They’re disconnected. Some are off doing their own thing. Others are frustrated, and I’m concerned we may to lose them. We’re sitting on all of this fragmented potential; if it were a more coordinated, focused, and strategic effort, we could be unstoppable.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-proof-your-business-through-enterprise-innovation</guid></item><item><title>The rise of the digital city and why it’s so important</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rise-digital-city-and-why-it-s-so-important</link><author>Nima Montazeri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As originally seen in ‘The rise of the digital city and why it’s so important’ published by ITProPortal on 6 November 2017.
Digital cities will help facilitate data between parties to improve citizens lives.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As originally seen in ‘The rise of the digital city and why it’s so important’ published by ITProPortal on 6 November 2017.
Digital cities will help facilitate data between parties to improve citizens lives.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rise-digital-city-and-why-it-s-so-important</guid></item><item><title>Meltdown, Spectre, and user stories from the new security “normal” </title><pubDate>Fri Feb 09 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/meltdown-spectre-and-user-stories-new-security-normal</link><author>Gillian "Gus" Andrews</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I talk to people about how to protect themselves against security problems, often the first feeling they express is guilt or shame. That’s what I heard from my friend Lindsay the other day when I exclaimed to my old high-school crew about Meltdown and Spectre.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I talk to people about how to protect themselves against security problems, often the first feeling they express is guilt or shame. That’s what I heard from my friend Lindsay the other day when I exclaimed to my old high-school crew about Meltdown and Spectre.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/meltdown-spectre-and-user-stories-new-security-normal</guid></item><item><title>Lessons learned pretending to be a chatbot: Part Two</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lessons-learned-pretending-be-chatbot-part-two-practitioners-designing-chatbots</link><author>Kylie Castellaw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part One, we shared what we learned about chatbots in general and our users, based on our experience of asking users to interact with a chatbot that was still part (or largely) human. Now, we’re excited to pass on a few specific tips and tricks for others who are designing (or thinking about designing) bots themselves.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part One, we shared what we learned about chatbots in general and our users, based on our experience of asking users to interact with a chatbot that was still part (or largely) human. Now, we’re excited to pass on a few specific tips and tricks for others who are designing (or thinking about designing) bots themselves.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lessons-learned-pretending-be-chatbot-part-two-practitioners-designing-chatbots</guid></item><item><title>Choreographers - the missing role in enterprise transformation</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choreographers-missing-role-enterprise-transformation</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It would be ridiculous to plan a bus trip up the side of a steep and winding mountain road, planning every detail of the trip in advance, and then demand that the driver checks with you for any deviations along the way. Every break or sharp turn to avoid plunging off a cliff would become a point needing your input. This top-down oversight might work if the bus was on a straight road with wide lanes, little traffic, and clear conditions, but what a failed strategy this would be for a crowded, twisting road with unexpected obstacles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It would be ridiculous to plan a bus trip up the side of a steep and winding mountain road, planning every detail of the trip in advance, and then demand that the driver checks with you for any deviations along the way. Every break or sharp turn to avoid plunging off a cliff would become a point needing your input. This top-down oversight might work if the bus was on a straight road with wide lanes, little traffic, and clear conditions, but what a failed strategy this would be for a crowded, twisting road with unexpected obstacles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choreographers-missing-role-enterprise-transformation</guid></item><item><title>Retail analytics: from hours to seconds using R</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-analytics-hours-seconds-using-r</link><author>Bharani Subramaniam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone’s heard of the power of big data. But not every business is going to be transformed simply by being able to analyze more data. Take retail: here, the challenges aren’t around lacking data; rather, it’s about being able to access the right information at the right time that’s business critical. In this article, I’ll explore how Thoughtworks helped a leading retailer overcome its data challenges using open source technology and used a bit of lateral thinking to challenge the analytics latency issue.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone’s heard of the power of big data. But not every business is going to be transformed simply by being able to analyze more data. Take retail: here, the challenges aren’t around lacking data; rather, it’s about being able to access the right information at the right time that’s business critical. In this article, I’ll explore how Thoughtworks helped a leading retailer overcome its data challenges using open source technology and used a bit of lateral thinking to challenge the analytics latency issue.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-analytics-hours-seconds-using-r</guid></item><item><title>Transforming for real</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transforming-real</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Global In-House centers (GICs) are near-shore or offshore based wholly owned subsidiaries of big, old-guard, businesses, typically headquartered in the US and Europe (or the global north). They typically support knowledge-intensive processes, back office, and IT operations. The GIC phenomenon began on the basis of labor arbitrage and grew on the back of talent quality and availability, primarily in India and China but also in Romania, the Philippines, and Ireland. On the other hand, the business environment has changed significantly since the time GICs were conceived at parent headquarters.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Global In-House centers (GICs) are near-shore or offshore based wholly owned subsidiaries of big, old-guard, businesses, typically headquartered in the US and Europe (or the global north). They typically support knowledge-intensive processes, back office, and IT operations. The GIC phenomenon began on the basis of labor arbitrage and grew on the back of talent quality and availability, primarily in India and China but also in Romania, the Philippines, and Ireland. On the other hand, the business environment has changed significantly since the time GICs were conceived at parent headquarters.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transforming-real</guid></item><item><title>Understanding how Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/understanding-how-design-thinking-lean-and-agile-work-together</link><author>Jonny Schneider</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ideas of agile are great. It’s the way it has been codified into rituals and certifications and rolled out mindlessly that misses the point.
When people talk about Lean, the conversation often ends at process optimization, waste, and quality, and misses so much of what the Lean mindset offers.
Design Thinking is held high as the new magic trick of design facilitators.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ideas of agile are great. It’s the way it has been codified into rituals and certifications and rolled out mindlessly that misses the point.
When people talk about Lean, the conversation often ends at process optimization, waste, and quality, and misses so much of what the Lean mindset offers.
Design Thinking is held high as the new magic trick of design facilitators.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/understanding-how-design-thinking-lean-and-agile-work-together</guid></item><item><title>The well-factored approach to securing ROI on your service investment: Part 3</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-factored-approach-securing-roi-your-service-investment-part-three</link><author>Praful Todkar, Ryan Murray</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the final part of a three-part series of articles exploring well-factored service architecture. Read Part One to know more about benefits of well-factored services.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the final part of a three-part series of articles exploring well-factored service architecture. Read Part One to know more about benefits of well-factored services.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-factored-approach-securing-roi-your-service-investment-part-three</guid></item><item><title>Creating a fully personalised customer experience</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-customer-experience-future-marketing</link><author>Emma Carter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’re living in a world dominated by connected devices and one where consumers are not afraid to use them and more importantly can afford them. This new world and new way of thinking and interacting is putting extra pressure on brands to deliver superior, quicker and more seamless personalised customer experiences. Traditional ways of marketing and working simply won’t cut it if you want to stay ahead and deliver the expected experience consumers demand. But what does this look like?   </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’re living in a world dominated by connected devices and one where consumers are not afraid to use them and more importantly can afford them. This new world and new way of thinking and interacting is putting extra pressure on brands to deliver superior, quicker and more seamless personalised customer experiences. Traditional ways of marketing and working simply won’t cut it if you want to stay ahead and deliver the expected experience consumers demand. But what does this look like?   </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-customer-experience-future-marketing</guid></item><item><title>Unleashing the giants: digitizing automotive incumbents — Part one</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/unleashing-giants-digitizing-automotive-incumbents-part-one</link><author>Dino Frese</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first part of a two-part series. You can read the second part here.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first part of a two-part series. You can read the second part here.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/unleashing-giants-digitizing-automotive-incumbents-part-one</guid></item><item><title>5 takeaways from the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 18 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-takeaways-smart-city-expo-world-congress-barcelona</link><author>Mark Collin, Natalie Drucker, Nima Montazeri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Instead of thinking of digital cities as the final destination, leaders should think of how can they transform their cities into citizen-centric organisations. Digital cities are like live organisms. Those that will enable different parties to work together on top of a shared, secured infrastructure, will realise greater innovation that will hopefully create better, healthier lives, for generations to come.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Instead of thinking of digital cities as the final destination, leaders should think of how can they transform their cities into citizen-centric organisations. Digital cities are like live organisms. Those that will enable different parties to work together on top of a shared, secured infrastructure, will realise greater innovation that will hopefully create better, healthier lives, for generations to come.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-takeaways-smart-city-expo-world-congress-barcelona</guid></item><item><title>The Lost Millennials: will our Financial Services sector ever find them?</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 14 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lost-millennialswill-our-financial-services-sector-ever-find-them</link><author>JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Millennials, set to inherit A$30 trillion over the next 30-40 years, continue to be the focus for brands everywhere. Ranging in age from 18 to 34, this demographic is responsible for the majority of purchases across a wide range of consumer goods, and have now begun to settle down with careers, homes, and kids of their own.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Millennials, set to inherit A$30 trillion over the next 30-40 years, continue to be the focus for brands everywhere. Ranging in age from 18 to 34, this demographic is responsible for the majority of purchases across a wide range of consumer goods, and have now begun to settle down with careers, homes, and kids of their own.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lost-millennialswill-our-financial-services-sector-ever-find-them</guid></item><item><title>What to expect: 6 Predictions for Retail 2018</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-2018-what-expect</link><author>Matt Harris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How would you describe retail in 2017? For some, it’s the year that marked the sector’s true transformation. Think of the Booker-Tesco deal that shattered formerly untouchable barriers, Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition that gave the US giant a supply chain advantage that edges even closer to the customer, and brands like Dyson and Smeg who opened up their first ‘direct to consumer’ stores, affording them unprecedented access to customers and their data.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How would you describe retail in 2017? For some, it’s the year that marked the sector’s true transformation. Think of the Booker-Tesco deal that shattered formerly untouchable barriers, Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition that gave the US giant a supply chain advantage that edges even closer to the customer, and brands like Dyson and Smeg who opened up their first ‘direct to consumer’ stores, affording them unprecedented access to customers and their data.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-2018-what-expect</guid></item><item><title>How artificial intelligence is transforming the criminal justice system</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-artificial-intelligence-transforming-criminal-justice-system</link><author>Stephanie Weber</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many of us are familiar with the idea that artificial intelligence systems are regularly making benign decisions, like recommendations on Netflix or Amazon. What about decisions that have a significant impact on someone’s life though? Should AI systems be used in life-changing situations, like criminal sentencing?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many of us are familiar with the idea that artificial intelligence systems are regularly making benign decisions, like recommendations on Netflix or Amazon. What about decisions that have a significant impact on someone’s life though? Should AI systems be used in life-changing situations, like criminal sentencing?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-artificial-intelligence-transforming-criminal-justice-system</guid></item><item><title>Running a retrospective with large teams</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 08 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/running-retrospective-large-teams</link><author>Anne Weise</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone knows the importance of retrospectives when it comes to agile working: it’s an essential meeting to reflect, gather feedback and identify how to improve continuously. A good retrospective strengthens the team and creates a spirit of shared identity. Typically, retrospectives are held within a delivery team or a small team working on a specific topic. But sometimes, you have to run a retrospective session with larger teams — for instance, a whole project team that consists of multiple delivery teams.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone knows the importance of retrospectives when it comes to agile working: it’s an essential meeting to reflect, gather feedback and identify how to improve continuously. A good retrospective strengthens the team and creates a spirit of shared identity. Typically, retrospectives are held within a delivery team or a small team working on a specific topic. But sometimes, you have to run a retrospective session with larger teams — for instance, a whole project team that consists of multiple delivery teams.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/running-retrospective-large-teams</guid></item><item><title>Connected things, not devices</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2018</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/connected-things-not-devices</link><author>Tom Glover</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The most common question I receive on a daily basis is “what exactly is the Internet of Things?”. It took a while for me to realize that the most important term here was 'exactly'. This suggested to me that most people believed they felt they understood the term 'Internet of Things' to a certain degree but still had some gaps in their overall comprehension of this considerably over-hyped term.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The most common question I receive on a daily basis is “what exactly is the Internet of Things?”. It took a while for me to realize that the most important term here was 'exactly'. This suggested to me that most people believed they felt they understood the term 'Internet of Things' to a certain degree but still had some gaps in their overall comprehension of this considerably over-hyped term.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/connected-things-not-devices</guid></item><item><title>Top Insights Content from 2017</title><pubDate>Sat Dec 30 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-insights-content-2017</link><author>Prarthana Sridhar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is that time of the year when we pause to reflect on the year that was and reset to welcome another eventful, challenging year.
We present to you a compilation of the top articles of 2017, not limited to popularity but including our editors’ picks for this year. We hope you enjoy them a second time around.
And lastly, Happy New Year from all of us here at Thoughtworks. Best wishes for a transformative year ahead.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is that time of the year when we pause to reflect on the year that was and reset to welcome another eventful, challenging year.
We present to you a compilation of the top articles of 2017, not limited to popularity but including our editors’ picks for this year. We hope you enjoy them a second time around.
And lastly, Happy New Year from all of us here at Thoughtworks. Best wishes for a transformative year ahead.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-insights-content-2017</guid></item><item><title>Lessons learned from life as a chatbot: Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 26 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lessons-learned-life-chatbot</link><author>Kylie Castellaw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first in a two-part series of articles exploring some of our learnings from working with chatbots.
​It was a blindingly sunny day in the Bay Area, but inside a corporate meeting room, the shades were drawn. Kylie was FaceTiming with a 16-year old cancer survivor, asking questions about platforms like Facebook Messenger. For a while, the conversation sounded like any you might expect from a 30-something asking a teenager about what the kids are using nowadays.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first in a two-part series of articles exploring some of our learnings from working with chatbots.
​It was a blindingly sunny day in the Bay Area, but inside a corporate meeting room, the shades were drawn. Kylie was FaceTiming with a 16-year old cancer survivor, asking questions about platforms like Facebook Messenger. For a while, the conversation sounded like any you might expect from a 30-something asking a teenager about what the kids are using nowadays.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lessons-learned-life-chatbot</guid></item><item><title>Ensuring depth in diversity: Part 1 </title><pubDate>Thu Dec 21 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ensuring-depth-diversity-part-1</link><author>Darshana Radhakrishnan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first in a two-part series.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first in a two-part series.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ensuring-depth-diversity-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Microservices: using resources and business services as extensibility strategy</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 19 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-using-resources-and-business-services-extensibility-strategy</link><author>Bruno Quaresma</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this post, I want to share with you a strategy intended to improve your system’s extensibility — in other words, making your business better able to cope with future change. Of course, not everyone sees the world with the same eyes, so if you disagree with something, please share your thoughts — it will be appreciated.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this post, I want to share with you a strategy intended to improve your system’s extensibility — in other words, making your business better able to cope with future change. Of course, not everyone sees the world with the same eyes, so if you disagree with something, please share your thoughts — it will be appreciated.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-using-resources-and-business-services-extensibility-strategy</guid></item><item><title>Intelligent risk and compliance</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-risk-and-compliance</link><author>Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Financial Services firms continue to see regulatory obligations as a cost of doing business and rely on short term fixes to meet them. This approach will be inadequate when faced with complex regulations, nested organizational structures and sophisticated fraud patterns.  Compliance organizations are currently spending 90% of their time collecting and massaging information and only 10% reacting to events and crafting policies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Financial Services firms continue to see regulatory obligations as a cost of doing business and rely on short term fixes to meet them. This approach will be inadequate when faced with complex regulations, nested organizational structures and sophisticated fraud patterns.  Compliance organizations are currently spending 90% of their time collecting and massaging information and only 10% reacting to events and crafting policies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-risk-and-compliance</guid></item><item><title>Building an inclusive workspace</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 12 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-inclusive-workspace</link><author>Ruth Gorman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building an inclusive workspace</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building an inclusive workspace</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-inclusive-workspace</guid></item><item><title>Good design is about more than just customers</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-design-about-more-customers</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Designers aspire to create simple and elegant solutions for customers. But you can’t achieve this lofty goal in the solitude of a designer’s ivory tower. Great customer experiences need the business to do the heavy lifting for the customers. Which in turn requires a myriad of capabilities, processes, and systems. Crafting great customer experiences requires designers to get out and embrace these organizational complexities.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Designers aspire to create simple and elegant solutions for customers. But you can’t achieve this lofty goal in the solitude of a designer’s ivory tower. Great customer experiences need the business to do the heavy lifting for the customers. Which in turn requires a myriad of capabilities, processes, and systems. Crafting great customer experiences requires designers to get out and embrace these organizational complexities.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-design-about-more-customers</guid></item><item><title>Microservices architecture: flexibility for omni-channel retailers</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 07 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-architecture-flexibility-omni-channel-retailers-0</link><author>Frank Pototzki, Marcus Klein</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The way we shop is changing rapidly. The pace of change makes it more difficult than ever for retailers to forecast accurately. Today’s retailers don’t know tomorrow's customers expect. The only certainty is that an attractive product range alone isn’t a competitive advantage anymore; consumers have an almost endless choice of alternative vendors.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The way we shop is changing rapidly. The pace of change makes it more difficult than ever for retailers to forecast accurately. Today’s retailers don’t know tomorrow's customers expect. The only certainty is that an attractive product range alone isn’t a competitive advantage anymore; consumers have an almost endless choice of alternative vendors.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-architecture-flexibility-omni-channel-retailers-0</guid></item><item><title>Growing up in technology</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/growing-technology</link><author>Elise West</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My experiences with ageism in the tech industry. 
Women in tech is a hot topic, as it well should be. I have been working within the tech industry for 18 years, and I have certainly seen positive change, albeit depressingly slow in many companies and educational institutes. However, as we keep marching forward, it is now a subject that frequently comes up in conversation with clients, colleagues and friends alike.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My experiences with ageism in the tech industry. 
Women in tech is a hot topic, as it well should be. I have been working within the tech industry for 18 years, and I have certainly seen positive change, albeit depressingly slow in many companies and educational institutes. However, as we keep marching forward, it is now a subject that frequently comes up in conversation with clients, colleagues and friends alike.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/growing-technology</guid></item><item><title>Don't become a CX Fail</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 05 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-become-cx-fail</link><author>Emma Carter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the Starbucks baristas surveyed the chaos of hoards of unhappy customers braying for their pre-ordered coffee, they may have wondered: How did it come to this?
The coffee giant’s pre-order app was meant to make it easier for customers. It should have meant the customer could place their order well while on the go, swoop into the store and head straight past the queues to the collection point, and get on their way in a matter of minutes. Instead, customers walked into stores ill-prepared for these sudden spikes in demand.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the Starbucks baristas surveyed the chaos of hoards of unhappy customers braying for their pre-ordered coffee, they may have wondered: How did it come to this?
The coffee giant’s pre-order app was meant to make it easier for customers. It should have meant the customer could place their order well while on the go, swoop into the store and head straight past the queues to the collection point, and get on their way in a matter of minutes. Instead, customers walked into stores ill-prepared for these sudden spikes in demand.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-become-cx-fail</guid></item><item><title>Technology Radar Vol. 17: What's moved into Trial?</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 30 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-radar-vol-17-whats-moved-trial</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Thoughtworks Technology Radar is intended to showcase our opinion on the most important tech trends we see today. This article will dive into the Trial ring, exploring the blips in this edition that weren’t in Trial before.So why look at what’s moved into Trial? For a start, we know from analytics of our interactive Radar, blips in Trial always attract interest — as a group, they’re second most popular after those in Adopt.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Thoughtworks Technology Radar is intended to showcase our opinion on the most important tech trends we see today. This article will dive into the Trial ring, exploring the blips in this edition that weren’t in Trial before.So why look at what’s moved into Trial? For a start, we know from analytics of our interactive Radar, blips in Trial always attract interest — as a group, they’re second most popular after those in Adopt.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-radar-vol-17-whats-moved-trial</guid></item><item><title>Macro trends in the tech industry</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-0</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year we create the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, an opinionated look at what’s happening in the enterprise tech world. It’s a detailed look at tools, techniques, languages and platforms and we generally call out over one hundred individual ‘blips.’ Creating the Radar involves a significant chunk of our senior techies from around the globe, and as we discuss individual blips we also talk about bigger trends. This article is a consolidation of those “macro trends” that we see in the tech industry today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year we create the Thoughtworks Technology Radar, an opinionated look at what’s happening in the enterprise tech world. It’s a detailed look at tools, techniques, languages and platforms and we generally call out over one hundred individual ‘blips.’ Creating the Radar involves a significant chunk of our senior techies from around the globe, and as we discuss individual blips we also talk about bigger trends. This article is a consolidation of those “macro trends” that we see in the tech industry today.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry-0</guid></item><item><title>Putting people front and center: user-centered change</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 28 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/putting-people-front-and-center-user-centered-change</link><author>Laura Dietze</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Managers and team members often have common goals during the project lifecycle. All are interested in change, either technology, or process, or even business models. Independent of the final direction, there are some fundamental prerequisites to consider even prior the project start which sometimes requires a change in mindset and project set-up.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Managers and team members often have common goals during the project lifecycle. All are interested in change, either technology, or process, or even business models. Independent of the final direction, there are some fundamental prerequisites to consider even prior the project start which sometimes requires a change in mindset and project set-up.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/putting-people-front-and-center-user-centered-change</guid></item><item><title>Better security by design</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/better-security-design</link><author>Gillian "Gus" Andrews</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Human error is one of the toughest things to guard against when planning digital security. It’s the single biggest attack surface in digital systems. And yet, security and user-experience (UX) design are generally not considered in tandem — in fact, security and usability are sometimes seen as enemies. That needs to change.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Human error is one of the toughest things to guard against when planning digital security. It’s the single biggest attack surface in digital systems. And yet, security and user-experience (UX) design are generally not considered in tandem — in fact, security and usability are sometimes seen as enemies. That needs to change.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/better-security-design</guid></item><item><title>Adopting a digital platform strategy: an iterative approach</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 22 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/adopting-digital-platform-strategy-iterative-approach</link><author>Paula Paul, Zhamak Dehghani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Executives at established companies know the challenge. To remain relevant and competitive in today’s digital world, it’s essential to modernize their companies’ aging technology. Part of the challenge is knowing where to start and how to go about it without disrupting day-to-day business operations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Executives at established companies know the challenge. To remain relevant and competitive in today’s digital world, it’s essential to modernize their companies’ aging technology. Part of the challenge is knowing where to start and how to go about it without disrupting day-to-day business operations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/adopting-digital-platform-strategy-iterative-approach</guid></item><item><title>Grassroots activism: make that change</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grassroots-activism-make-change</link><author>JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When it comes to campaigning for a change, it can be difficult to create the momentum needed to make a difference. Unless we are fortunate enough to be in a position of power or influence, we can struggle to make ourselves heard or to see any real progress towards our goal.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When it comes to campaigning for a change, it can be difficult to create the momentum needed to make a difference. Unless we are fortunate enough to be in a position of power or influence, we can struggle to make ourselves heard or to see any real progress towards our goal.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grassroots-activism-make-change</guid></item><item><title>Reliability under abnormal conditions — Part Two</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 13 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reliability-under-abnormal-conditions-part-two</link><author>Jonny LeRoy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of a two-part article. Read Part One here.
Testing in production
Given that setting up and maintaining fully production-like environments can get ever more costly and problematic there are various approaches for using production to gain confidence in how your evolving system will respond under load.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part of a two-part article. Read Part One here.
Testing in production
Given that setting up and maintaining fully production-like environments can get ever more costly and problematic there are various approaches for using production to gain confidence in how your evolving system will respond under load.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reliability-under-abnormal-conditions-part-two</guid></item><item><title>How we create the Technology Radar</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-create-technology-radar</link><author>Camilla Falconi Crispim</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s Radar season at Thoughtworks, which means we’re all working hard to get the next Technology Radar ready for release on November 30. During Radar season, sleeping is overrated.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s Radar season at Thoughtworks, which means we’re all working hard to get the next Technology Radar ready for release on November 30. During Radar season, sleeping is overrated.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-create-technology-radar</guid></item><item><title>Reliability under abnormal conditions — Part One</title><pubDate>Sat Nov 04 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reliability-under-abnormal-conditions</link><author>Jonny LeRoy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Preparing Systems for the ‘100-year wave'.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Preparing Systems for the ‘100-year wave'.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reliability-under-abnormal-conditions</guid></item><item><title>Why IT departments must reinvent themselves: Part 3</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-it-departments-must-reinvent-themselves-part-3</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In continuation from my previous blogs (Parts 1 and 2), I write about the direction we intend to take with Workspaces. In this part, I offer my thoughts on the perennial debate around what is BAU and what is innovation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In continuation from my previous blogs (Parts 1 and 2), I write about the direction we intend to take with Workspaces. In this part, I offer my thoughts on the perennial debate around what is BAU and what is innovation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-it-departments-must-reinvent-themselves-part-3</guid></item><item><title>Social responsibility that goes beyond CSR</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/social-responsibility-goes-beyond-csr</link><author>Tina Vinod</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, we have seen how technology is never a solution (just) by itself, mainly because of what we have learned from our experience of working with humanitarian organizations from across the world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, we have seen how technology is never a solution (just) by itself, mainly because of what we have learned from our experience of working with humanitarian organizations from across the world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/social-responsibility-goes-beyond-csr</guid></item><item><title>6 takeaways from Shoptalk Europe</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-takeaways-shoptalk-europe</link><author>Kevin Flynn, Matt Harris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the birthplace of Bang & Olufsen, Lego and Pandora, Denmark seemed particularly well-suited to host Shoptalk’s first European conference. Retail leaders from around the globe descended on Copenhagen to hear 225 speakers from brands including Zalando, eBay and Alibaba.
Thinking of attending next year? We were impressed by Shoptalk’s content, approach and variety of delegates. Here are our top 6 takeaways from this year’s event.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the birthplace of Bang & Olufsen, Lego and Pandora, Denmark seemed particularly well-suited to host Shoptalk’s first European conference. Retail leaders from around the globe descended on Copenhagen to hear 225 speakers from brands including Zalando, eBay and Alibaba.
Thinking of attending next year? We were impressed by Shoptalk’s content, approach and variety of delegates. Here are our top 6 takeaways from this year’s event.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-takeaways-shoptalk-europe</guid></item><item><title>The analysts' guide to APIs</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/analysts-guide-apis</link><author>Aaron Tushabe, Paula Paul</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Almost every business or technical analyst today understand the benefits of exposing business capabilities through APIs. But how can you best achieve this?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Almost every business or technical analyst today understand the benefits of exposing business capabilities through APIs. But how can you best achieve this?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/analysts-guide-apis</guid></item><item><title>All women are leaders - WiLD</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 16 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/all-women-are-leaders-wild</link><author>Alex Gibson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Creating a home for people, however they identify, isn’t just about attracting them. It's about creating an environment where they feel welcome, respected, listened to and where interesting paths are open to them. It’s about retaining and creating opportunities for everyone - whatever kind of leader they are.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Creating a home for people, however they identify, isn’t just about attracting them. It's about creating an environment where they feel welcome, respected, listened to and where interesting paths are open to them. It’s about retaining and creating opportunities for everyone - whatever kind of leader they are.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/all-women-are-leaders-wild</guid></item><item><title>Dev dogfooding is not user research</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dev-dogfooding-not-user-research</link><author>Emily Luke, Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Using your own product consistently — or dogfooding — is a great technique for validating your work, especially when you fit the description of the target user. But it’s just not enough to create a great product. To do that, you need to talk to users and truly understand their needs, goals, and pains. That being said, it’s often easy to overlook who should be included in the research process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Using your own product consistently — or dogfooding — is a great technique for validating your work, especially when you fit the description of the target user. But it’s just not enough to create a great product. To do that, you need to talk to users and truly understand their needs, goals, and pains. That being said, it’s often easy to overlook who should be included in the research process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dev-dogfooding-not-user-research</guid></item><item><title>What are our core values and practices for building software?</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-are-our-core-values-and-practices-building-software</link><author>Evan Bottcher</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This year, I’ve given a lot of thought to what has made being a developer at Thoughtworks such an important part of my career and life. Much of it’s about working with great people, who default to trust and honesty, with a common drive to make a better software industry. When it comes to our craft of building software, I recognize some fundamental software engineering values that we share — both at Thoughtworks and in the wider community of empowered developers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This year, I’ve given a lot of thought to what has made being a developer at Thoughtworks such an important part of my career and life. Much of it’s about working with great people, who default to trust and honesty, with a common drive to make a better software industry. When it comes to our craft of building software, I recognize some fundamental software engineering values that we share — both at Thoughtworks and in the wider community of empowered developers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-are-our-core-values-and-practices-building-software</guid></item><item><title>The promise of multi-sided businesses and the platform paradox </title><pubDate>Wed Oct 04 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/promise-multi-sided-businesses-and-platform-paradox</link><author>Amol Punekar, Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The is the first part of a two-part series exploring the significance of platforms in today's digital economy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The is the first part of a two-part series exploring the significance of platforms in today's digital economy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/promise-multi-sided-businesses-and-platform-paradox</guid></item><item><title>Building an ecosystem for innovation</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 29 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-ecosystem-innovation</link><author>Mark Collin, Natalie Drucker, Nima Montazeri</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As originally seen in ‘Building an ecosystem for innovation’ published by the New Statesman on 29 September 2017.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As originally seen in ‘Building an ecosystem for innovation’ published by the New Statesman on 29 September 2017.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-ecosystem-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Slicing your development work as a multi-layer cake</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/slicing-your-development-work-multi-layer-cake</link><author>Luis Mizutani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Agile projects, the goal is usually broken down into discrete units of work that describes a feature or ability to perform an action from an end-user perspective. These blocks of work are usually referred to as ‘user stories’. That leads us to an obvious question: what is the best way to break your work into user stories? Like so many other things in life, the answer to that is: it depends.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Agile projects, the goal is usually broken down into discrete units of work that describes a feature or ability to perform an action from an end-user perspective. These blocks of work are usually referred to as ‘user stories’. That leads us to an obvious question: what is the best way to break your work into user stories? Like so many other things in life, the answer to that is: it depends.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/slicing-your-development-work-multi-layer-cake</guid></item><item><title>Who are the ready in retail? </title><pubDate>Wed Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-are-ready-retail</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What makes a retailer ready for the future? How can retailers best prepare themselves to compete with category-changers like Amazon? The ripples caused by advances in technology and shifts in what people spend their money on are well publicized in retail. Especially zealous reporters pen terms like ‘retail apocalypse’ and ‘death of retail’. But a host of retailers are bucking the trend and finding growth in challenging times.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What makes a retailer ready for the future? How can retailers best prepare themselves to compete with category-changers like Amazon? The ripples caused by advances in technology and shifts in what people spend their money on are well publicized in retail. Especially zealous reporters pen terms like ‘retail apocalypse’ and ‘death of retail’. But a host of retailers are bucking the trend and finding growth in challenging times.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-are-ready-retail</guid></item><item><title>Moving to the center of the customer’s universe</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-center-customer-s-universe</link><author>Miranda Hill</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Data is to this century what oil was to the last one: a driver of growth and change. Flows of data have created new infrastructure, new businesses, new monopolies, new politics and—crucially—new economics.” - The Economist, May 2017</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Data is to this century what oil was to the last one: a driver of growth and change. Flows of data have created new infrastructure, new businesses, new monopolies, new politics and—crucially—new economics.” - The Economist, May 2017</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-center-customer-s-universe</guid></item><item><title>GDPR: Dude, where’s my data?</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 22 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gdpr-dude-where-s-my-data</link><author>Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first article of this series, we looked at the background the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), as well as some its implications. In this follow-up, we’ll concentrate on how to understand all the data in your possession and what that means for your organization.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first article of this series, we looked at the background the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), as well as some its implications. In this follow-up, we’ll concentrate on how to understand all the data in your possession and what that means for your organization.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gdpr-dude-where-s-my-data</guid></item><item><title>Retail digital transformation: fad or friend? </title><pubDate>Wed Sep 20 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-digital-transformation-fad-or-friend</link><author>Jonathan Pangrazio, Kevin Flynn, Matt Harris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tech Retail Week assembled some of the Consumer Industry’s leading thinkers to discuss the future of the industry over 2 days at Here East in London’s Olympic Park.
Industry luminaries were joined by an eclectic mix of challengers, start-ups, and organizations, who in the past might not have been considered as part of the Retail community. This led to a dynamic, thought-provoking two days.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tech Retail Week assembled some of the Consumer Industry’s leading thinkers to discuss the future of the industry over 2 days at Here East in London’s Olympic Park.
Industry luminaries were joined by an eclectic mix of challengers, start-ups, and organizations, who in the past might not have been considered as part of the Retail community. This led to a dynamic, thought-provoking two days.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-digital-transformation-fad-or-friend</guid></item><item><title>How to be a junior software developer</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 19 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-be-junior-software-developer</link><author>Rufus Raghunath</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introduction</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introduction</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-be-junior-software-developer</guid></item><item><title>Why IT departments must reinvent themselves: Part 2</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-it-departments-must-reinvent-themselves-part-2</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my last blog, I tried to explain the factors that impact the direction that IT departments need to take to stay relevant in the current business scenario. In this edition, I share my thoughts on the change in the culture of work within IT departments.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my last blog, I tried to explain the factors that impact the direction that IT departments need to take to stay relevant in the current business scenario. In this edition, I share my thoughts on the change in the culture of work within IT departments.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-it-departments-must-reinvent-themselves-part-2</guid></item><item><title>What do we mean by 'Solidarity Over Charity'?</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 12 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-do-we-mean-solidarity-over-charity</link><author>Elise Zelechowski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.

- Eduardo Galeano
'Solidarity over charity' is a philosophy of engagement and also a practice that underpins our approach to social change at Thoughtworks. It’s core to our culture and is a lens through which we see the world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.

- Eduardo Galeano
'Solidarity over charity' is a philosophy of engagement and also a practice that underpins our approach to social change at Thoughtworks. It’s core to our culture and is a lens through which we see the world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-do-we-mean-solidarity-over-charity</guid></item><item><title>How retailers can plug their business into social platforms and master social selling</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 06 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-retailers-can-plug-their-business-social-platforms-and-master-social-selling</link><author>Apeksha Naurumanchi, Mark Collin, Sanjeev Athreya</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How retailers can plug their business into social platforms and master social selling</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How retailers can plug their business into social platforms and master social selling</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-retailers-can-plug-their-business-social-platforms-and-master-social-selling</guid></item><item><title>Applying Conway's Law to improve your software development</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/applying-conways-law-improve-your-software-development</link><author>Fausto de la Torre</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many organizations have become adept at identifying what they need from software development projects, based on a keen understanding of their business goals. Even so, they’re often surprised to find out that the end results don’t achieve the transformative impact they were expecting. Their mistake? Overlooking the importance of Conway’s Law.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many organizations have become adept at identifying what they need from software development projects, based on a keen understanding of their business goals. Even so, they’re often surprised to find out that the end results don’t achieve the transformative impact they were expecting. Their mistake? Overlooking the importance of Conway’s Law.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/applying-conways-law-improve-your-software-development</guid></item><item><title>A lean model for security and security practices</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-model-security-and-security-practices</link><author>Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Time for a security rethink</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Time for a security rethink</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-model-security-and-security-practices</guid></item><item><title>Why IT departments must reinvent themselves: Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-it-departments-must-reinvent-themselves-part-1</link><author>Swapnil Deshpande</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>IT departments are on the verge of being irrelevant to businesses. Increasingly, there is a need to reinvent themselves and align better with the business. The industry is at crossroads, where they need to choose between being merely seen as a cost center in the organization, and instead, take the lead to be an important and influential partner in the business.
At Thoughtworks, we have been thinking a lot about the direction that the IT team needs to take. In the last 4-5 years, we have been continuously challenging ourselves and evolving along with our changing business.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>IT departments are on the verge of being irrelevant to businesses. Increasingly, there is a need to reinvent themselves and align better with the business. The industry is at crossroads, where they need to choose between being merely seen as a cost center in the organization, and instead, take the lead to be an important and influential partner in the business.
At Thoughtworks, we have been thinking a lot about the direction that the IT team needs to take. In the last 4-5 years, we have been continuously challenging ourselves and evolving along with our changing business.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-it-departments-must-reinvent-themselves-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Advocating for software quality at METRO</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/advocating-software-quality-metro</link><author>Rufus Raghunath</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technical change on a big software development project can be a smart business choice, but it's hard. You’re always working against the inertia of the ever-expanding existing codebase and have to make tough decisions about improving what's there versus delivering new functionality. METRO Cash & Carry is a membership-based, self-service wholesaler with operations across 25 countries. Here's what our team learned while moving their UI from Reflux to Redux:
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technical change on a big software development project can be a smart business choice, but it's hard. You’re always working against the inertia of the ever-expanding existing codebase and have to make tough decisions about improving what's there versus delivering new functionality. METRO Cash & Carry is a membership-based, self-service wholesaler with operations across 25 countries. Here's what our team learned while moving their UI from Reflux to Redux:
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/advocating-software-quality-metro</guid></item><item><title>A rainbow for everyone: culture of acceptance</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rainbow-everyone-culture-acceptance</link><author>Shiva Sharma Akalwadi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What does it mean to celebrate pride in an otherwise 'straight world'? How important is it to understand the dynamics of gender and sexuality in everyday lives? In a diverse world, where inclusivity is not just an opinion but actually the most pragmatic way to be, how can each one of us bridge the existing gaps?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What does it mean to celebrate pride in an otherwise 'straight world'? How important is it to understand the dynamics of gender and sexuality in everyday lives? In a diverse world, where inclusivity is not just an opinion but actually the most pragmatic way to be, how can each one of us bridge the existing gaps?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rainbow-everyone-culture-acceptance</guid></item><item><title>GDPR: it’s time to rethink your approach to privacy</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 11 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gdpr-it-s-time-rethink-your-approach-privacy</link><author>Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Be prepared for dramatic changes in data rules</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Be prepared for dramatic changes in data rules</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gdpr-it-s-time-rethink-your-approach-privacy</guid></item><item><title>The tyranny of big suite enterprise software best practices</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 10 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tyranny-big-suite-enterprise-software-best-practices</link><author>George Earle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How decisions made 40 years ago straightjacket you today.SourceTyr·an·ny - the cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control.   best prac·tice - commercial or professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How decisions made 40 years ago straightjacket you today.SourceTyr·an·ny - the cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control.   best prac·tice - commercial or professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tyranny-big-suite-enterprise-software-best-practices</guid></item><item><title>Time to step up your QA game</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 08 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/time-step-your-qa-game</link><author>Brandon Garlock</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>During my career as a Quality Analyst, there were times when I felt like I had plateaued in my usefulness to the team as a QA. Get a story, test it, and try to automate as best you can; I felt this was all I could do. In order to get myself out of this situation, I developed a few techniques that I try to blend into my day-to-day activities to keep myself as best placed to help as possible. These are not automation tools. Nor is it technical advice.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>During my career as a Quality Analyst, there were times when I felt like I had plateaued in my usefulness to the team as a QA. Get a story, test it, and try to automate as best you can; I felt this was all I could do. In order to get myself out of this situation, I developed a few techniques that I try to blend into my day-to-day activities to keep myself as best placed to help as possible. These are not automation tools. Nor is it technical advice.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/time-step-your-qa-game</guid></item><item><title>Why conversational UI? Why now?</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 02 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-conversational-ui-why-now</link><author>Holden Bale, Neil Redding</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The mobile era has shifted our society from always on to always on demand. The standard of always on, which caused a great shift in social and workforce dynamics, is a remnant of the desktop and Blackberry era. 10 years ago, we had Wikipedia and started to say “just Google it”. Over time, that technology led us to develop cultural expectations of responding to that 9PM email. We brought this expectation with us as smartphones debuted and evolved, but something dramatic happened when the concept of ‘mobile first’ started to become a reality.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The mobile era has shifted our society from always on to always on demand. The standard of always on, which caused a great shift in social and workforce dynamics, is a remnant of the desktop and Blackberry era. 10 years ago, we had Wikipedia and started to say “just Google it”. Over time, that technology led us to develop cultural expectations of responding to that 9PM email. We brought this expectation with us as smartphones debuted and evolved, but something dramatic happened when the concept of ‘mobile first’ started to become a reality.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-conversational-ui-why-now</guid></item><item><title>Leading with compassion and inclusivity</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-compassion-and-inclusivity</link><author>Tarsha McCormick</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in challenging times, fraught with anxiety and stress. Globally, we are faced with daily acts of terror, hate crimes, riots and protests, each having a long-lasting and damaging impact on the people around us and the communities we serve. Naturally, this is bound to blur the thin line dividing personal and professional lives.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in challenging times, fraught with anxiety and stress. Globally, we are faced with daily acts of terror, hate crimes, riots and protests, each having a long-lasting and damaging impact on the people around us and the communities we serve. Naturally, this is bound to blur the thin line dividing personal and professional lives.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-compassion-and-inclusivity</guid></item><item><title>The well-factored approach to securing ROI on your service investment: Part 2</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-factored-approach-securing-roi-your-service-investment-part-2</link><author>Praful Todkar, Ryan Murray</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Key characteristics of well-factored services</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Key characteristics of well-factored services</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-factored-approach-securing-roi-your-service-investment-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Idea to product: the working model</title><pubDate>Sun Jul 23 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/idea-product-working-model</link><author>Dinker Charak</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A McKinsey report talks about how product excellence provides a key competitive advantage</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A McKinsey report talks about how product excellence provides a key competitive advantage</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/idea-product-working-model</guid></item><item><title>The Next Big Disruption: Courageous Executives</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 20 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/next-big-disruption-courageous-executives</link><author>Guo Xiao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are many threats—and opportunities—facing businesses in this age of digital transformation: industry disruption from nimble startups, economic pressure from massive digital platforms, evolving security threats, and emerging technologies. Today’s era, in which all things are possible, demands a distinct style of leadership. It calls for bold individuals who set their company's vision and charge ahead in a time of uncertainty, ambiguity, and boundless opportunity. It demands courage.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are many threats—and opportunities—facing businesses in this age of digital transformation: industry disruption from nimble startups, economic pressure from massive digital platforms, evolving security threats, and emerging technologies. Today’s era, in which all things are possible, demands a distinct style of leadership. It calls for bold individuals who set their company's vision and charge ahead in a time of uncertainty, ambiguity, and boundless opportunity. It demands courage.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/next-big-disruption-courageous-executives</guid></item><item><title>Transforming airline operations with AR and VR</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 18 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transforming-airline-operations-ar-and-vr</link><author>Neil Redding, Robert Drotar, Scott Dickson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Wilbur Wright was airborne for 12 seconds when he piloted his first powered aircraft flight. He covered 120 feet above a windy beach in North Carolina. The descent cracked the skid under the rudder, but the landing was otherwise smooth. How far we’ve come! Aircraft today are sophisticated digital and mechanical systems. Despite leaps and bounds in progress, they still break. And that’s hardly a surprise. Planes cart passengers to all corners of the earth in a complex world of extreme heat, cold and turbulence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Wilbur Wright was airborne for 12 seconds when he piloted his first powered aircraft flight. He covered 120 feet above a windy beach in North Carolina. The descent cracked the skid under the rudder, but the landing was otherwise smooth. How far we’ve come! Aircraft today are sophisticated digital and mechanical systems. Despite leaps and bounds in progress, they still break. And that’s hardly a surprise. Planes cart passengers to all corners of the earth in a complex world of extreme heat, cold and turbulence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transforming-airline-operations-ar-and-vr</guid></item><item><title>Feeding the future: How the food industry is changing</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feeding-future-how-food-industry-changing</link><author>Daniel McMahon, Olivia Leonard</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Food retail focused business and technology executives from 23 different organisations met in Manchester and London to discuss the Future of Food. Dan McMahon, Head of Retail - APAC at Thoughtworks, and Archie Mason, Head of Business Development at John Lewis Ventures, explored the steps retailers need to take to survive and thrive in an industry poised for unprecedented change. Here’s a summary of their presentation and the trends we’re seeing in the food industry.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Food retail focused business and technology executives from 23 different organisations met in Manchester and London to discuss the Future of Food. Dan McMahon, Head of Retail - APAC at Thoughtworks, and Archie Mason, Head of Business Development at John Lewis Ventures, explored the steps retailers need to take to survive and thrive in an industry poised for unprecedented change. Here’s a summary of their presentation and the trends we’re seeing in the food industry.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feeding-future-how-food-industry-changing</guid></item><item><title>Revving up your innovation engine: the heart and soul</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/revving-your-innovation-engine-heart-and-soul</link><author>Miranda Hill</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a 2 part series. You can read the first part here.
 
Innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we’ve been thinking about a problem

– Steve Jobs</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a 2 part series. You can read the first part here.
 
Innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we’ve been thinking about a problem

– Steve Jobs</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/revving-your-innovation-engine-heart-and-soul</guid></item><item><title>Building a privacy-preserving architecture with less server trust</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-privacy-preserving-architecture-less-server-trust</link><author>Anike Arni</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Before ever having worked on a related field, I had always thought of privacy as a matter of having the strongest encryption method in the market and using it everywhere. However, recently, I've had the privilege of working on the development of a privacy-preserving email client called Pixelated, which seeks not only to decentralize control of data, but also to make privacy accessible to the non tech-savvy user through a modern email interface.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Before ever having worked on a related field, I had always thought of privacy as a matter of having the strongest encryption method in the market and using it everywhere. However, recently, I've had the privilege of working on the development of a privacy-preserving email client called Pixelated, which seeks not only to decentralize control of data, but also to make privacy accessible to the non tech-savvy user through a modern email interface.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-privacy-preserving-architecture-less-server-trust</guid></item><item><title>How can airlines disrupt disruptions? </title><pubDate>Wed Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-can-airlines-disrupt-disruptions</link><author>Neil Redding, Robert Drotar, Scott Dickson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If airlines had to nominate a kryptonite, they might point the finger at extreme weather conditions. Adverse weather costs airlines billions annually. While planning ahead and allowing passengers to change their flights ahead of a storm can help reduce the loss, dealing with disruptions are a necessary evil in air travel.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If airlines had to nominate a kryptonite, they might point the finger at extreme weather conditions. Adverse weather costs airlines billions annually. While planning ahead and allowing passengers to change their flights ahead of a storm can help reduce the loss, dealing with disruptions are a necessary evil in air travel.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-can-airlines-disrupt-disruptions</guid></item><item><title>Owning my destiny </title><pubDate>Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/owning-my-destiny</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am seated in my air-conditioned cab on my way to work. I see a transwoman walking towards the car ahead of me, and subsequently to every car waiting in line at the toll booth. She asks for money while offering blessings in return. As I watch her, I think of how fortunate I’ve been; how different my life has turned out.
Actually, scratch that. I have been relentless. I have unceasingly not accepted the fate that was handed to me. I have been stubborn about directing my life’s story, sometimes at a cost that has been very hard to bear.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am seated in my air-conditioned cab on my way to work. I see a transwoman walking towards the car ahead of me, and subsequently to every car waiting in line at the toll booth. She asks for money while offering blessings in return. As I watch her, I think of how fortunate I’ve been; how different my life has turned out.
Actually, scratch that. I have been relentless. I have unceasingly not accepted the fate that was handed to me. I have been stubborn about directing my life’s story, sometimes at a cost that has been very hard to bear.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/owning-my-destiny</guid></item><item><title>The future of food: the stomach wars are on</title><pubDate>Sat Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-food-stomach-wars</link><author>Charles Orton -Jones</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As originally seen in ‘The Stomach Wars Are On’ published by Raconteur Media on 25th June, 2017 in The Sunday Times.
   A battle is raging within the food sector to capture market share with cutting-edge technology.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As originally seen in ‘The Stomach Wars Are On’ published by Raconteur Media on 25th June, 2017 in The Sunday Times.
   A battle is raging within the food sector to capture market share with cutting-edge technology.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-food-stomach-wars</guid></item><item><title>UI components by design</title><pubDate>Sat Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ui-components-design</link><author>Ryan Oglesby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past few years, software designers have been iterating on methodologies to make large-scale digital design repeatable and scalable, such as Atomic Design or design systems, optimizing for tools such as Sketch.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past few years, software designers have been iterating on methodologies to make large-scale digital design repeatable and scalable, such as Atomic Design or design systems, optimizing for tools such as Sketch.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ui-components-design</guid></item><item><title>Authenticity at work is a privilege</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 23 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/authenticity-work-privilege</link><author>Roseanne Malfucci</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Countless Ted talks, studies, and of course Sheryl Sandberg tell us we’ll be happier and more productive when we 'bring our whole selves to work'.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Countless Ted talks, studies, and of course Sheryl Sandberg tell us we’ll be happier and more productive when we 'bring our whole selves to work'.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/authenticity-work-privilege</guid></item><item><title>Design thinking to increase information security and data privacy </title><pubDate>Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/design-thinking-increase-information-security-and-data-privacy</link><author>Bridget Sheerin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital security and data privacy best practices are essential for organizations of all sizes and kinds. Plenty has been written about threats, DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, legal battles, ransomware, and executive orders that impact this landscape. I’m interested in how we put threat awareness into practical and collaborative action, and how to recruit coworkers, bosses, employees and family to work with you on reducing threats, while protecting privacy and increasing security.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Digital security and data privacy best practices are essential for organizations of all sizes and kinds. Plenty has been written about threats, DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, legal battles, ransomware, and executive orders that impact this landscape. I’m interested in how we put threat awareness into practical and collaborative action, and how to recruit coworkers, bosses, employees and family to work with you on reducing threats, while protecting privacy and increasing security.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/design-thinking-increase-information-security-and-data-privacy</guid></item><item><title>How to perfect your CMS implementation</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-perfect-your-cms-implementation</link><author>Yue Liang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A content management system (CMS) is often a bittersweet thing; or more accurately a ‘sweet-bitter’ thing. You enjoy it when it’s new but your enthusiasm wanes over time: as the delivery team get yet requests for customization, CMS becomes a blocker for the team to further grow and refactor.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A content management system (CMS) is often a bittersweet thing; or more accurately a ‘sweet-bitter’ thing. You enjoy it when it’s new but your enthusiasm wanes over time: as the delivery team get yet requests for customization, CMS becomes a blocker for the team to further grow and refactor.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-perfect-your-cms-implementation</guid></item><item><title>It’s time to talk (to our devices)</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-s-time-talk-our-devices</link><author>Stephan Dowding</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Interacting with computers and other devices to get things done has become part of daily life—we search for information on food, clothes and new jobs; we tell our phones to find directions for us; and we no longer need to speak to a human to book a trip. These functions continue to become easier thanks to Natural Language Interfaces.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Interacting with computers and other devices to get things done has become part of daily life—we search for information on food, clothes and new jobs; we tell our phones to find directions for us; and we no longer need to speak to a human to book a trip. These functions continue to become easier thanks to Natural Language Interfaces.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-s-time-talk-our-devices</guid></item><item><title>Barriers to organizational learning </title><pubDate>Thu Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/barriers-organizational-learning</link><author>Lourenço P. Soares</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With the speed of technological development these days, business agility - the ability to adapt quickly to a changing competitive landscape - is a term that has been repeated often by executives and in company boards. However, when going from XX to XXI century speed is not trivial, leading to innumerous organization transformation initiatives. So much so that many organizations are already feeling transformation fatigue - the sinking feeling that the new change program presented by management will result in as little change as the one that failed in the previous fiscal year.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With the speed of technological development these days, business agility - the ability to adapt quickly to a changing competitive landscape - is a term that has been repeated often by executives and in company boards. However, when going from XX to XXI century speed is not trivial, leading to innumerous organization transformation initiatives. So much so that many organizations are already feeling transformation fatigue - the sinking feeling that the new change program presented by management will result in as little change as the one that failed in the previous fiscal year.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/barriers-organizational-learning</guid></item><item><title>The power of RAID</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 05 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/power-raid</link><author>Madonna Swanson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first of a five-part ‘short story’ series regarding the RAID log.
Meet the RAID log
“Well, if it is not in her RAID log, I am 99.99% sure it is not happening.” So said one exec to the rest of the executive steering committee. That is the power of a well-maintained RAID log. It brings confidence to your key stakeholders and executives.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first of a five-part ‘short story’ series regarding the RAID log.
Meet the RAID log
“Well, if it is not in her RAID log, I am 99.99% sure it is not happening.” So said one exec to the rest of the executive steering committee. That is the power of a well-maintained RAID log. It brings confidence to your key stakeholders and executives.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/power-raid</guid></item><item><title>Revving Up Your Innovation Engine: The Nuts and Bolts</title><pubDate>Wed May 31 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/revving-your-innovation-engine-nuts-and-bolts</link><author>Miranda Hill</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first in a 2 part series. You can read the second part here. "Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion."  – Ray Kurzweil</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first in a 2 part series. You can read the second part here. "Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion."  – Ray Kurzweil</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/revving-your-innovation-engine-nuts-and-bolts</guid></item><item><title>The Changing Face of Retail: News Series with the BRC and ITN</title><pubDate>Wed May 31 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/changing-face-retail-news-series-brc-and-itn</link><author>Mark Collin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and ITN Productions have created a 16 part current affairs programme exploring the transformation of the retail industry, and the implications for retailers. “The Changing Face of Retail" premiered at the BRC’s Retail 2020 event in London and featured opinions and examples from retail leaders across the UK. Thoughtworks is proud to have been involved with our partners Shop Direct, the UK's second largest pureplay retailer, to tell their story of organisational transformation to become digital leaders.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and ITN Productions have created a 16 part current affairs programme exploring the transformation of the retail industry, and the implications for retailers. “The Changing Face of Retail" premiered at the BRC’s Retail 2020 event in London and featured opinions and examples from retail leaders across the UK. Thoughtworks is proud to have been involved with our partners Shop Direct, the UK's second largest pureplay retailer, to tell their story of organisational transformation to become digital leaders.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/changing-face-retail-news-series-brc-and-itn</guid></item><item><title>I joined a community, not a company</title><pubDate>Mon May 29 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-joined-community-not-company</link><author>Jonathan Liang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Something that’s been clear as day from my first week here at Thoughtworks is the distinct lack of clones in the company. I've found that Thoughtworkers come from really diverse backgrounds from across the world. And that is one of our inherent strengths.
I'm Jonathan and I'm in my eighth month of being a Thoughtworker. As a member of the Recruiting team in Singapore, I’ve found a place of work that I can call my second home without hesitation. I don’t believe in hoarding the good stuff, so here I am sharing my thoughts.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Something that’s been clear as day from my first week here at Thoughtworks is the distinct lack of clones in the company. I've found that Thoughtworkers come from really diverse backgrounds from across the world. And that is one of our inherent strengths.
I'm Jonathan and I'm in my eighth month of being a Thoughtworker. As a member of the Recruiting team in Singapore, I’ve found a place of work that I can call my second home without hesitation. I don’t believe in hoarding the good stuff, so here I am sharing my thoughts.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-joined-community-not-company</guid></item><item><title>Platform Tech Strategy: The Three Layers</title><pubDate>Thu May 25 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/platform-tech-strategy-three-layers</link><author>Peter Gillard-Moss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It feels like everyone is talking about platforms. Platform Thinking, Platform Strategies even the Platform Revolution. Platforms, it is argued, are the disruptive secret upon which a digital business is formed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It feels like everyone is talking about platforms. Platform Thinking, Platform Strategies even the Platform Revolution. Platforms, it is argued, are the disruptive secret upon which a digital business is formed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/platform-tech-strategy-three-layers</guid></item><item><title>Exploring value-oriented incremental delivery</title><pubDate>Wed May 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/exploring-value-oriented-incremental-delivery</link><author>Vinod Santhanam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are you a recent adopter of Agile Methodologies or maybe you’ve been a practitioner for a while and wondering why some of the practices don’t make sense all the time? Maybe you’ve developed fatigue over various ceremonies involved in Agile or Scrum environments or are frustrated by an inability to define what valuable functionality will be delivered within a fixed timescale. Fear not, Value-Oriented Incremental Delivery (Void) can help.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are you a recent adopter of Agile Methodologies or maybe you’ve been a practitioner for a while and wondering why some of the practices don’t make sense all the time? Maybe you’ve developed fatigue over various ceremonies involved in Agile or Scrum environments or are frustrated by an inability to define what valuable functionality will be delivered within a fixed timescale. Fear not, Value-Oriented Incremental Delivery (Void) can help.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/exploring-value-oriented-incremental-delivery</guid></item><item><title>The Intelligent Bank: The Power of Platform Thinking</title><pubDate>Tue May 09 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-bank-power-platform-thinking</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third article in a four part series on the steps needed to innovate and turn your financial services institution into an intelligent enterprise. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third article in a four part series on the steps needed to innovate and turn your financial services institution into an intelligent enterprise. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-bank-power-platform-thinking</guid></item><item><title>Getting into DevOps: Part 2</title><pubDate>Mon May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-devops-part-2</link><author>Carlos Nuñez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first section of this two-part series, we looked briefly into the state of IT teams before the DevOps movement gained traction, and some skills that might be useful to those looking to get into infrastructure work. In this section, we will explore different variations of DevOps teams I’ve seen, as well as, their positives and advantages.
DevOps In Action</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first section of this two-part series, we looked briefly into the state of IT teams before the DevOps movement gained traction, and some skills that might be useful to those looking to get into infrastructure work. In this section, we will explore different variations of DevOps teams I’ve seen, as well as, their positives and advantages.
DevOps In Action</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-devops-part-2</guid></item><item><title>The Quick and the Dead: Leadership in the Age of Digital Complexity</title><pubDate>Thu May 04 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quick-and-dead-leadership-age-digital-complexity</link><author>Chris Murphy, Guo Xiao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology is moving our world at hyper speed and most businesses are scrambling to keep pace – from how they engage with customers to how they plan, respond and position for the future. Every day, leaders – whether digital natives or business veterans – wake up to a new landscape and to new decisions for which there are no precedents. How do leaders navigate this increasingly complex world?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology is moving our world at hyper speed and most businesses are scrambling to keep pace – from how they engage with customers to how they plan, respond and position for the future. Every day, leaders – whether digital natives or business veterans – wake up to a new landscape and to new decisions for which there are no precedents. How do leaders navigate this increasingly complex world?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quick-and-dead-leadership-age-digital-complexity</guid></item><item><title>What I Learned While Becoming a Tech Lead</title><pubDate>Tue May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-learned-while-becoming-tech-lead</link><author>Jeff Norris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For me, becoming a Tech Lead was not something that happened one day, or even after a planned transition. It was something that I now realize started way back in my internship during college. Being a Tech Lead is something that you grow into, often because other leaders gave you a safe space to practice leadership, and you observed them and learned from them.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For me, becoming a Tech Lead was not something that happened one day, or even after a planned transition. It was something that I now realize started way back in my internship during college. Being a Tech Lead is something that you grow into, often because other leaders gave you a safe space to practice leadership, and you observed them and learned from them.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-learned-while-becoming-tech-lead</guid></item><item><title>The two, opposing IoT r/evolutions in play</title><pubDate>Tue May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/two-opposing-iot-revolutions-play</link><author>Sameer Soman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"When we talk about the Internet of Things, it's not just putting RFID tags on some dumb thing so we smart people know where that dumb thing is. It's about embedding intelligence so things become smarter and do more than they were proposed to do", said Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and founder of the One Laptop per Child Association.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"When we talk about the Internet of Things, it's not just putting RFID tags on some dumb thing so we smart people know where that dumb thing is. It's about embedding intelligence so things become smarter and do more than they were proposed to do", said Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and founder of the One Laptop per Child Association.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/two-opposing-iot-revolutions-play</guid></item><item><title>Value-Driven Digital Business</title><pubDate>Tue May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-driven-digital-business</link><author>David Robinson, Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>History is rife with inflection points, like the Brexit decision in the United Kingdom, or the 2016 election in the United States. Sometimes these events are instantly recognized as historic turning points, other times recognition comes slowly. One such slowly evolving inflection point began in the early 2000’s and has accelerated in the last 5 years—the transition from a cost-driven view of IT to one that is value-driven. We could also characterize this inflection point as changing focus from efficiency to responsiveness.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>History is rife with inflection points, like the Brexit decision in the United Kingdom, or the 2016 election in the United States. Sometimes these events are instantly recognized as historic turning points, other times recognition comes slowly. One such slowly evolving inflection point began in the early 2000’s and has accelerated in the last 5 years—the transition from a cost-driven view of IT to one that is value-driven. We could also characterize this inflection point as changing focus from efficiency to responsiveness.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-driven-digital-business</guid></item><item><title> Inclusion is Everyone's Business: Q&amp;A for Companies</title><pubDate>Mon May 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-everyones-business-qa-companies</link><author>Ana Rodrigo, Hiyasmin Dimaranan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Earlier, we shared a set of questions and answers from our recent webinar, “I am a Technologist, Not a Female Technologist”, with presenters Dr Rebecca Parsons, Thoughtworks CTO, and Dr Susan Davis-Ali, Vice President of Organizational Transformation at ABI. While that post focused on actionable tips and advice for the technologist, we know that action must come from all directions in order to create the meaningful change so needed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Earlier, we shared a set of questions and answers from our recent webinar, “I am a Technologist, Not a Female Technologist”, with presenters Dr Rebecca Parsons, Thoughtworks CTO, and Dr Susan Davis-Ali, Vice President of Organizational Transformation at ABI. While that post focused on actionable tips and advice for the technologist, we know that action must come from all directions in order to create the meaningful change so needed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-everyones-business-qa-companies</guid></item><item><title>The Art of Platform Thinking</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 27 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/art-platform-thinking</link><author>Ryan Murray</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The digitally-savvy customer has highly sophisticated - and ever-evolving - expectations for engagement and brand experience at every touchpoint. Delivering on and keeping up with these expectations requires an innovation-driven culture with customer value at its center. We’ve seen a common theme across our most successful client engagements: innovation and speed to market at scale requires more than just intense customer-centricity, adoption of agile practices and technology acumen.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The digitally-savvy customer has highly sophisticated - and ever-evolving - expectations for engagement and brand experience at every touchpoint. Delivering on and keeping up with these expectations requires an innovation-driven culture with customer value at its center. We’ve seen a common theme across our most successful client engagements: innovation and speed to market at scale requires more than just intense customer-centricity, adoption of agile practices and technology acumen.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/art-platform-thinking</guid></item><item><title>The Lost Promise of Cloud</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 26 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lost-promise-cloud</link><author>Brandon Byars</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Cloud and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings can provide significant business advantages when deployed in a way that accelerates application delivery. However, placing the decision-making authority of cloud purchases solely in the infrastructure department often achieves incremental efficiencies at the cost of long-term business results. The greatest benefit of these technologies comes from the organizational changes they allow.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Cloud and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings can provide significant business advantages when deployed in a way that accelerates application delivery. However, placing the decision-making authority of cloud purchases solely in the infrastructure department often achieves incremental efficiencies at the cost of long-term business results. The greatest benefit of these technologies comes from the organizational changes they allow.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lost-promise-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Interact or Die Trying</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/interact-or-die-trying</link><author>Neil Redding</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Remember just a few years ago when your customers started tweeting at you, angry about a delayed flight, complaining loudly about a poor product or “the worst service ever!”? At least you had a social media presence—unlike some of your competitors—but I bet it really took time and effort to learn how to use social media effectively. It may even have caused substantial public embarrassment and pain along the way.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Remember just a few years ago when your customers started tweeting at you, angry about a delayed flight, complaining loudly about a poor product or “the worst service ever!”? At least you had a social media presence—unlike some of your competitors—but I bet it really took time and effort to learn how to use social media effectively. It may even have caused substantial public embarrassment and pain along the way.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/interact-or-die-trying</guid></item><item><title>Inclusion is Everyone’s Business: Q&amp;A for Individuals</title><pubDate>Sun Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-everyone-s-business-qa-part-1</link><author>Ana Rodrigo, Hiyasmin Dimaranan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We kicked off the year with a webinar I am a technologist, not a female technologist. Dr Rebecca Parsons, Thoughtworks CTO, and Dr Susan Davis-Ali, Vice President of Organizational Transformation at ABI, discussed ways to kick start change and create safe, welcoming homes for all technologists.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We kicked off the year with a webinar I am a technologist, not a female technologist. Dr Rebecca Parsons, Thoughtworks CTO, and Dr Susan Davis-Ali, Vice President of Organizational Transformation at ABI, discussed ways to kick start change and create safe, welcoming homes for all technologists.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inclusion-everyone-s-business-qa-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Getting into DevOps: Part 1</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-devops</link><author>Carlos Nuñez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve observed a sharp uptick of developers and systems administrators interested in “getting into DevOps” within the last year or so. This pattern makes sense, too: in an age where a single developer can spin up a globally-distributed infrastructure for an application with a few dollars and a few API calls, the gap between development and systems administration is closer than ever. While I’ve seen plenty of blog posts and articles about cool DevOps tools to use and thoughts to think about, I’ve seen fewer content on pointers and suggestions for people looking to get into this field.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve observed a sharp uptick of developers and systems administrators interested in “getting into DevOps” within the last year or so. This pattern makes sense, too: in an age where a single developer can spin up a globally-distributed infrastructure for an application with a few dollars and a few API calls, the gap between development and systems administration is closer than ever. While I’ve seen plenty of blog posts and articles about cool DevOps tools to use and thoughts to think about, I’ve seen fewer content on pointers and suggestions for people looking to get into this field.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-devops</guid></item><item><title>What's Moved Into Adopt</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 19 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whats-moved-adopt</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why Adopt Matters
Each new edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar is the result of extensive internal discussion. Our Technology Advisory Board (TAB) debates the merits of scores of potential blips. The group that inevitably attract much attention are those that are in the Adopt ring—particularly those that have newly moved into Adopt.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why Adopt Matters
Each new edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar is the result of extensive internal discussion. Our Technology Advisory Board (TAB) debates the merits of scores of potential blips. The group that inevitably attract much attention are those that are in the Adopt ring—particularly those that have newly moved into Adopt.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whats-moved-adopt</guid></item><item><title>Do You Have What It Takes To Transform?</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 17 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gut-check-time-do-you-have-what-it-takes-transform</link><author>Gary O'Brien</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The word “transformation” is fast becoming one of the most clichéd terms in the business world. It’s a word used to signal to a company that there’s an intent to make a change. Often predicated on a new executive hire or a poor performance year, it’s the war cry for “we have to do something different, and fast”. The next step is usually to call in your favorite premium consultancy and then sit back as they roll out the kit-bag of recommendations that inevitably never get completed or don't fit with the culture of the company. All strategy, no execution.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The word “transformation” is fast becoming one of the most clichéd terms in the business world. It’s a word used to signal to a company that there’s an intent to make a change. Often predicated on a new executive hire or a poor performance year, it’s the war cry for “we have to do something different, and fast”. The next step is usually to call in your favorite premium consultancy and then sit back as they roll out the kit-bag of recommendations that inevitably never get completed or don't fit with the culture of the company. All strategy, no execution.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gut-check-time-do-you-have-what-it-takes-transform</guid></item><item><title>I Am a Technologist, Not a Female Technologist</title><pubDate>Sat Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-am-technologist-not-female-technologist</link><author>Laura Nash</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Shouldn’t technology exist without inherent biases and discrimination? At Thoughtworks, we’ve been working towards making technology more inclusive for the past six years. While we’re still far from where we would like to be, we know we’re going in the right direction.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Shouldn’t technology exist without inherent biases and discrimination? At Thoughtworks, we’ve been working towards making technology more inclusive for the past six years. While we’re still far from where we would like to be, we know we’re going in the right direction.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-am-technologist-not-female-technologist</guid></item><item><title>Technology Radar: The Big Picture</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 13 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-radar-big-picture</link><author>Gareth Morgan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Thoughtworks Technology Radar doesn't just cover emerging technology, tools and techniques. We also get our Technology Advisory Board (TAB) to summarize the important themes that emerge from the Radar creation process. These videos enable you to get up to speed on the trends that are reshaping the enterprise.
Pervasive Python</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Thoughtworks Technology Radar doesn't just cover emerging technology, tools and techniques. We also get our Technology Advisory Board (TAB) to summarize the important themes that emerge from the Radar creation process. These videos enable you to get up to speed on the trends that are reshaping the enterprise.
Pervasive Python</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-radar-big-picture</guid></item><item><title>Insurance Disruption: InsurTech Leads the Way</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/insurance-disruption-insurtech-leads-way</link><author>Miranda Hill</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Insurance companies and InsurTech recently gathered at the SVIA Fusion conference to talk about the future of insurance in the age of digital disruption. According to KPMG, VC’s invested over $2.5 billion[1] in InsurTech in 2015.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Insurance companies and InsurTech recently gathered at the SVIA Fusion conference to talk about the future of insurance in the age of digital disruption. According to KPMG, VC’s invested over $2.5 billion[1] in InsurTech in 2015.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/insurance-disruption-insurtech-leads-way</guid></item><item><title>Gender: Why Are You Asking About It?</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 10 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gender-why-are-you-asking-about-it</link><author>Dr J Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’ve all filled out those fields on forms - First name, Last name, Address, Gender - without thinking about the information.
Imagine what it is like not to be able to put the right information down. It’s like you’re a Cat, and the options are Dog and Penguin - there is not only no option to identify as yourself, the two options you’re given don’t reflect you at all.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’ve all filled out those fields on forms - First name, Last name, Address, Gender - without thinking about the information.
Imagine what it is like not to be able to put the right information down. It’s like you’re a Cat, and the options are Dog and Penguin - there is not only no option to identify as yourself, the two options you’re given don’t reflect you at all.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gender-why-are-you-asking-about-it</guid></item><item><title>The well-factored approach to securing ROI on your service investment: Part 1</title><pubDate>Sun Apr 09 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-factored-approach-securing-roi-your-service-investment</link><author>Praful Todkar, Ryan Murray</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article is the first in a three-part series examining how we can achieve ROI from our service-oriented architecture initiatives and deliver on the promise of building business capabilities quickly. We believe the key to success is well-factored service architecture. These articles will provide high-level guidance on building a well-factored service architecture. A lot of our thinking has been influenced by Domain Driven Design (DDD) and our experience applying DDD at large, enterprise clients.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article is the first in a three-part series examining how we can achieve ROI from our service-oriented architecture initiatives and deliver on the promise of building business capabilities quickly. We believe the key to success is well-factored service architecture. These articles will provide high-level guidance on building a well-factored service architecture. A lot of our thinking has been influenced by Domain Driven Design (DDD) and our experience applying DDD at large, enterprise clients.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-factored-approach-securing-roi-your-service-investment</guid></item><item><title>The Root-Reliant Bluetooth Mesh: GilgaMesh</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 06 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/root-reliant-bluetooth-mesh-gilgamesh</link><author>Holly Bowen, Lauren Fitzgerald</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the final article in our three-part series looking at Bluetooth Meshes, inspired by the challenge of improving data collection from conference attendees.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the final article in our three-part series looking at Bluetooth Meshes, inspired by the challenge of improving data collection from conference attendees.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/root-reliant-bluetooth-mesh-gilgamesh</guid></item><item><title>The New Tech Industry Macro Trends</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-tech-industry-macro-trends</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We publish our Technology Radar twice a year: it’s a snapshot of the major technologies and trends that glean from our work, partnering on our clients' most ambitious projects. In this piece, we highlight some of the wider trends that emerge from compiling the Radar, but which aren't covered directly.​</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We publish our Technology Radar twice a year: it’s a snapshot of the major technologies and trends that glean from our work, partnering on our clients' most ambitious projects. In this piece, we highlight some of the wider trends that emerge from compiling the Radar, but which aren't covered directly.​</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-tech-industry-macro-trends</guid></item><item><title>The IoT Testing Atlas</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 03 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iot-testing-atlas</link><author>Gayathri Mohan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) poses some interesting testing challenges that will make many Quality Analysts rethink their traditional processes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) poses some interesting testing challenges that will make many Quality Analysts rethink their traditional processes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iot-testing-atlas</guid></item><item><title>How Product-Centric IT Disrupts Portfolio Management</title><pubDate>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-product-centric-it-disrupts-portfolio-management</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Note: I use the term Enterprise IT to include traditional Enterprise IT and the Digital. Product and Engineering departments where they exist outside IT.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Note: I use the term Enterprise IT to include traditional Enterprise IT and the Digital. Product and Engineering departments where they exist outside IT.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-product-centric-it-disrupts-portfolio-management</guid></item><item><title>Becoming a Platform-enabled Retailer</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/becoming-platform-enabled-retailer-0</link><author>Daniel McMahon, Lloyd Shanks, Matt Harris, Natalie Drucker</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While iconic brands like Macy’s and Abercrombie keep recording significant losses, Primark, Aldi and Amazon have been a rousing success. These successful brands demonstrate that shiny technologies and omnichannel strategies are not a silver bullet.
Retail is about being a great merchant and having a differentiated product and experience. To win, you must move your retail strategy closer to your product, or closer to the customer. Preferably both.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While iconic brands like Macy’s and Abercrombie keep recording significant losses, Primark, Aldi and Amazon have been a rousing success. These successful brands demonstrate that shiny technologies and omnichannel strategies are not a silver bullet.
Retail is about being a great merchant and having a differentiated product and experience. To win, you must move your retail strategy closer to your product, or closer to the customer. Preferably both.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/becoming-platform-enabled-retailer-0</guid></item><item><title>Debunking 5 Refactoring Misconceptions</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/debunking-5-refactoring-misconceptions</link><author>Sivasubramanian V</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Code refactoring is integral to every developer's daily routine. Thoughtworker Martin Fowler wrote the canonical text on refactoring and described it as a disciplined technique that involves restructuring existing code to make it better without altering the external behavior. Refactoring is particularly important in Agile development where design evolves incrementally.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Code refactoring is integral to every developer's daily routine. Thoughtworker Martin Fowler wrote the canonical text on refactoring and described it as a disciplined technique that involves restructuring existing code to make it better without altering the external behavior. Refactoring is particularly important in Agile development where design evolves incrementally.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/debunking-5-refactoring-misconceptions</guid></item><item><title>The Intelligent Bank Mindset: “Cars, not Faster Horses”</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-bank-mindset-cars-not-faster-horses</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in the series 'The Intelligent Bank: The Hidden Levers of Profitable Growth'. You can read the first article here. 
 
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

- Albert Einstein</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in the series 'The Intelligent Bank: The Hidden Levers of Profitable Growth'. You can read the first article here. 
 
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

- Albert Einstein</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-bank-mindset-cars-not-faster-horses</guid></item><item><title>Getting Smart: Applying Continuous Delivery to Data Science to Drive Car Sales</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-smart-applying-continuous-delivery-data-science-drive-car-sales</link><author>Arif Wider, Christian Deger</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pricing second-hand cars is a complex procedure: there are many factors that affect a vehicle’s worth and customers’ tastes change quickly.AutoScout24, the largest online car marketplace Europe-wide, wanted to get ahead of the field by developing an accurate price evaluation tool that updated continuously. Many companies use this type of predictive analytics capabilities internally, but shy away from using them for customer-facing services, because of the complexity.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pricing second-hand cars is a complex procedure: there are many factors that affect a vehicle’s worth and customers’ tastes change quickly.AutoScout24, the largest online car marketplace Europe-wide, wanted to get ahead of the field by developing an accurate price evaluation tool that updated continuously. Many companies use this type of predictive analytics capabilities internally, but shy away from using them for customer-facing services, because of the complexity.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-smart-applying-continuous-delivery-data-science-drive-car-sales</guid></item><item><title>The Intelligent Bank: The Hidden Weakness in Financial Services Business Models</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-bank-part-1-hidden-weakness-financial-services-business-models</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(This article is the first in our new series, The Intelligent Bank: The Hidden Levers of Profitable Growth. Through this series, we will explore how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning will transform the industry's business models, offer a new operating model for achieving sustainable growth, and recommend paths to execution.)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(This article is the first in our new series, The Intelligent Bank: The Hidden Levers of Profitable Growth. Through this series, we will explore how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning will transform the industry's business models, offer a new operating model for achieving sustainable growth, and recommend paths to execution.)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-bank-part-1-hidden-weakness-financial-services-business-models</guid></item><item><title>Pioneering Organizational Transformation: Here's What You Need to Know</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-tips-transformation-guide-pioneers</link><author>Sue Visic</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>According to the dictionary, a pioneer is “a person who is among those who first settle or develop an area, and prepares the way for others to follow.”
Reflecting on this, I realized that this felt similar to a recent large-scale transformation, one that aimed to move the whole organization from large scale IT projects to one that is truly customer-led.
Don’t be fooled; being first doesn’t make it liberating or even easy. Being first means it’s mostly unknown, hard, and ambiguous.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>According to the dictionary, a pioneer is “a person who is among those who first settle or develop an area, and prepares the way for others to follow.”
Reflecting on this, I realized that this felt similar to a recent large-scale transformation, one that aimed to move the whole organization from large scale IT projects to one that is truly customer-led.
Don’t be fooled; being first doesn’t make it liberating or even easy. Being first means it’s mostly unknown, hard, and ambiguous.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-tips-transformation-guide-pioneers</guid></item><item><title>Open Source Myths and Truths</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 21 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-open-source-myths-and-truths</link><author>Gurpreet Luthra, Karl Brown</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“When people think of open source, they think of two things,” says Gurpreet Luthra, product manager for Bahmni, an open source hospital system. “One is that it’s free software and the other is that there will be a lot of free developers enthusiastic about contributing. The first part is mostly true, the second mostly false.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“When people think of open source, they think of two things,” says Gurpreet Luthra, product manager for Bahmni, an open source hospital system. “One is that it’s free software and the other is that there will be a lot of free developers enthusiastic about contributing. The first part is mostly true, the second mostly false.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-open-source-myths-and-truths</guid></item><item><title>7 Reasons Big Data Analytics Initiatives Fail</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-reasons-big-data-analytics-initiatives-fail</link><author>Prakash Kini</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every business worth its multi-million dollar tagline wants to understand and leverage big data analytics. As the former try to understand big data in all its beauty—and derive true and timely business value from it, sometimes the well intended initiatives do fail.
I have picked out seven reasons for such failures and described them in the form of scenarios. Also, for better context, I have placed these scenarios under three separate themes; Organizational Quagmire, Old Habits Die Hard and New Approaches Create New Problems.Organizational Quagmire</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every business worth its multi-million dollar tagline wants to understand and leverage big data analytics. As the former try to understand big data in all its beauty—and derive true and timely business value from it, sometimes the well intended initiatives do fail.
I have picked out seven reasons for such failures and described them in the form of scenarios. Also, for better context, I have placed these scenarios under three separate themes; Organizational Quagmire, Old Habits Die Hard and New Approaches Create New Problems.Organizational Quagmire</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-reasons-big-data-analytics-initiatives-fail</guid></item><item><title>Why Configuration Management and Provisioning are Different</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-configuration-management-and-provisioning-are-different</link><author>Carlos Nuñez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At many organizations I’ve worked at over the last few years, I’ve seen a common anti-pattern: configuration management (CM) tools used incorrectly as provisioning tools. This has been frustrating because using CM tools to provision infrastructure undoubtedly leads to complex code that is unmaintainable and hard to extend.
Let’s take a look at the downfalls of misusing CM tools for provisioning and how provisioning tools are more equipped for this purpose.
What is Configuration Management?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At many organizations I’ve worked at over the last few years, I’ve seen a common anti-pattern: configuration management (CM) tools used incorrectly as provisioning tools. This has been frustrating because using CM tools to provision infrastructure undoubtedly leads to complex code that is unmaintainable and hard to extend.
Let’s take a look at the downfalls of misusing CM tools for provisioning and how provisioning tools are more equipped for this purpose.
What is Configuration Management?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-configuration-management-and-provisioning-are-different</guid></item><item><title>[Podcast] Thoughtworks Beacon: Build Your Own Radar</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-thoughtworks-beacon-build-your-own-radar</link><author>Jonny LeRoy, Neal Ford, Rachel Laycock</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building a technology radar can have surprising benefits for enterprises and technologists alike. It allows companies to assess their technology capabilities and needs over time. Equally importantly, it allows practitioners and executives to have a voice in the tech strategy of their organizations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building a technology radar can have surprising benefits for enterprises and technologists alike. It allows companies to assess their technology capabilities and needs over time. Equally importantly, it allows practitioners and executives to have a voice in the tech strategy of their organizations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-thoughtworks-beacon-build-your-own-radar</guid></item><item><title>Running in Circles: Why and How to Avoid Looping Mesh Structures</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/running-circles-why-and-how-avoid-looping-mesh-structures</link><author>Holly Bowen, Lauren Fitzgerald</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles looking at the technology underlying the QCon Voting Box, a collaboration between C4Media and Thoughtworks that aimed to solve the question of how to add a “like” button to the real world.)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(Editor's note: This article is part of a series of articles looking at the technology underlying the QCon Voting Box, a collaboration between C4Media and Thoughtworks that aimed to solve the question of how to add a “like” button to the real world.)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/running-circles-why-and-how-avoid-looping-mesh-structures</guid></item><item><title>A CEO's Perspective on Immigration Today</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 31 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ceos-perspective-immigration-today</link><author>Guo Xiao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology and innovation transcends borders. As a global technology consultancy with social and economic justice at our very core, Thoughtworks passionately advocates for inclusivity and tolerance. Collaboration and embracing diverse ideas are hallmarks of a free society and the bedrock for what propels humanity forward.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology and innovation transcends borders. As a global technology consultancy with social and economic justice at our very core, Thoughtworks passionately advocates for inclusivity and tolerance. Collaboration and embracing diverse ideas are hallmarks of a free society and the bedrock for what propels humanity forward.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ceos-perspective-immigration-today</guid></item><item><title>5 Reasons Every Developer Should Contribute to OpenMRS</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 25 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-reasons-why-every-developer-should-contribute-openmrs</link><author>Shruthi Pitta</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Until mid-2015, I wrote code for proprietary software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Until mid-2015, I wrote code for proprietary software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-reasons-why-every-developer-should-contribute-openmrs</guid></item><item><title>Using Pipelines to Manage Environments with Infrastructure as Code</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 24 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-pipelines-manage-environments-infrastructure-code-0</link><author>Kief Morris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, and Heat are a great way to define server infrastructure for deploying software. The configuration to provision, modify, and rebuild an environment is captured in a way that is transparent, repeatable, and testable. Used right, these tools give us confidence to tweak, change, and refactor our infrastructure easily and comfortably.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, and Heat are a great way to define server infrastructure for deploying software. The configuration to provision, modify, and rebuild an environment is captured in a way that is transparent, repeatable, and testable. Used right, these tools give us confidence to tweak, change, and refactor our infrastructure easily and comfortably.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-pipelines-manage-environments-infrastructure-code-0</guid></item><item><title>Advertise Less, Innovate More</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 20 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/advertise-less-innovate-more</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi, Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Clever Doesn’t Cut It
Customers are increasingly “opting out” of adworld. They skip, AdBlock and pay premiums for ad-free entertainment. The rise of adblockers and paid ad-free media platforms from Spotify to Netflix is testimony to consumer desire to opt-out. Even the New York Times announced they will explore a higher-priced, ad-free subscription option in 2017.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Clever Doesn’t Cut It
Customers are increasingly “opting out” of adworld. They skip, AdBlock and pay premiums for ad-free entertainment. The rise of adblockers and paid ad-free media platforms from Spotify to Netflix is testimony to consumer desire to opt-out. Even the New York Times announced they will explore a higher-priced, ad-free subscription option in 2017.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/advertise-less-innovate-more</guid></item><item><title>Intelligent Empowerment: The Next Wave of Technology-led Disruption</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 19 00:00:00 UTC 2017</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-empowerment-next-wave-technology-led-disruption</link><author>Danilo Sato</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology is leading a new wave of disruption in our society. While powerful governments are worried about the potential implications of “intelligent” systems and robots displacing jobs, we're seeing more examples of such systems enabling business transformations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology is leading a new wave of disruption in our society. While powerful governments are worried about the potential implications of “intelligent” systems and robots displacing jobs, we're seeing more examples of such systems enabling business transformations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/intelligent-empowerment-next-wave-technology-led-disruption</guid></item><item><title>The Most Popular Insights Articles of 2016</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 30 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-insights-2016-edition</link><author>Fiona Lee</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the year closes out, it’s time for our community to take the opportunity to reflect back on the past year and think about what we want to accomplish in the coming year. Today, we’re presenting the top articles over the past year, as chosen by both our readers (popularity) and our editors (our picks).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the year closes out, it’s time for our community to take the opportunity to reflect back on the past year and think about what we want to accomplish in the coming year. Today, we’re presenting the top articles over the past year, as chosen by both our readers (popularity) and our editors (our picks).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-insights-2016-edition</guid></item><item><title>Imagining Patient Experiences with Face Recognition, IoT and OCR</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 20 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/imagining-better-patient-experience-face-recognition-iot-and-ocr</link><author>Anup Vasudevan, Raj Saxena, Raju Reddy, Sai Kiran Naragam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What cascade detectors, sensors, and scanners can bring to Bahmni, an open source hospital information system for low-resource environments. Visiting a hospital is rarely a pleasant experience. Aside from the obvious trauma of needing to go to a hospital, there are other inconveniences such as long queues and having to carry physical documents and paper slips from one department to the other.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What cascade detectors, sensors, and scanners can bring to Bahmni, an open source hospital information system for low-resource environments. Visiting a hospital is rarely a pleasant experience. Aside from the obvious trauma of needing to go to a hospital, there are other inconveniences such as long queues and having to carry physical documents and paper slips from one department to the other.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/imagining-better-patient-experience-face-recognition-iot-and-ocr</guid></item><item><title>The Promise and Perils of AI in Compliance</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 14 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/promise-and-perils-ai-compliance-0</link><author>Argyro (Iro) Tasitsiomi, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“It is no longer sufficient to do sampling for auditing, you have to boil the ocean," according to Joseph Lodato, global head of compliance technology and surveillance at Guggenheim Partners, in his keynote at the RegTech Summit US. Organizations are now required to trawl through the plethora of emails they send and receive each day to ensure they comply with regulations during an SEC examination.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“It is no longer sufficient to do sampling for auditing, you have to boil the ocean," according to Joseph Lodato, global head of compliance technology and surveillance at Guggenheim Partners, in his keynote at the RegTech Summit US. Organizations are now required to trawl through the plethora of emails they send and receive each day to ensure they comply with regulations during an SEC examination.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/promise-and-perils-ai-compliance-0</guid></item><item><title>What Can Retailers Learn From Hackathons? </title><pubDate>Fri Dec 09 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-can-retailers-learn-hackathons</link><author>Lloyd Shanks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the weekend of the 25th - 27th of November I took part in the Melbourne RetailTech Hackathon, as a judge, on behalf of Thoughtworks. This event was organised by York Butter Factory with the help of student volunteers and is an extension of the monthly RetailTech Melbourne Meetup they run. It was run as a time-limited activity, restricted to 54 hours. This event was part of the Startup Weekend, a global event which attracts 15,000 budding entrepreneurs across 200 events.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the weekend of the 25th - 27th of November I took part in the Melbourne RetailTech Hackathon, as a judge, on behalf of Thoughtworks. This event was organised by York Butter Factory with the help of student volunteers and is an extension of the monthly RetailTech Melbourne Meetup they run. It was run as a time-limited activity, restricted to 54 hours. This event was part of the Startup Weekend, a global event which attracts 15,000 budding entrepreneurs across 200 events.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-can-retailers-learn-hackathons</guid></item><item><title>Will Big Data Make me a Designosaur?</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-big-data-make-me-designosaur</link><author>Kate Linton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I sometimes wonder if a robot could do my job. I’m a designer, and my role is to create digital products that humans want to use. Could a machine learn, faster than me, what humans want? Could it design better things than I could, in less time, with less cost and prettier to boot? I don’t think it’s too far-fetched, given that we’re living in the petabyte age and Big Data is automating many of the utilities in our lives. The potential of machine learning is to automate design.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I sometimes wonder if a robot could do my job. I’m a designer, and my role is to create digital products that humans want to use. Could a machine learn, faster than me, what humans want? Could it design better things than I could, in less time, with less cost and prettier to boot? I don’t think it’s too far-fetched, given that we’re living in the petabyte age and Big Data is automating many of the utilities in our lives. The potential of machine learning is to automate design.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-big-data-make-me-designosaur</guid></item><item><title>How I Became a Cyborg</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-became-cyborg</link><author>Stefanie Grewenig</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A couple of weeks ago, I had a small computer chip implanted in my left hand, between my thumb and my finger. I ordered the chip from the website Dangerous Things.

 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A couple of weeks ago, I had a small computer chip implanted in my left hand, between my thumb and my finger. I ordered the chip from the website Dangerous Things.

 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-became-cyborg</guid></item><item><title>​The CxO Guide to Microservices</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cxo-guide-microservices</link><author>Jim Highsmith, Neal Ford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the fourth article in Technology Radar Echoes, a series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders. Now in its seventh year, the Thoughtworks Technology Radar is an assessment of trends significantly impacting software development and business strategy created by an international advisory board of technologists.
 
The future is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the fourth article in Technology Radar Echoes, a series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders. Now in its seventh year, the Thoughtworks Technology Radar is an assessment of trends significantly impacting software development and business strategy created by an international advisory board of technologists.
 
The future is already here, it's just not very evenly distributed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cxo-guide-microservices</guid></item><item><title>Designing for People with Low Digital Literacy</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-people-low-digital-literacy</link><author>Arvind Sethia</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Fundamental to the job of a user experience (UX) designer is a clear understanding of users, their needs, skills and priorities. As part of my experience on Bahmni's design team, our challenge was in building a feature-rich hospital management system for users unfamiliar with technology. The system needed to work for low-resource (including monetary, infrastructure, and human resources) environments.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Fundamental to the job of a user experience (UX) designer is a clear understanding of users, their needs, skills and priorities. As part of my experience on Bahmni's design team, our challenge was in building a feature-rich hospital management system for users unfamiliar with technology. The system needed to work for low-resource (including monetary, infrastructure, and human resources) environments.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-people-low-digital-literacy</guid></item><item><title>The Inception of a Thoughtworker</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inception-thoughtworker-0</link><author>Sana Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s been a little over 2 years since I joined Thoughtworks as a recruiter.
A lot has been said about Thoughtworks’ dauntingly different culture. I had heard about it as well. So when I first came here, I was unsure about what to expect and if I would gel with fellow Thoughtworkers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s been a little over 2 years since I joined Thoughtworks as a recruiter.
A lot has been said about Thoughtworks’ dauntingly different culture. I had heard about it as well. So when I first came here, I was unsure about what to expect and if I would gel with fellow Thoughtworkers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inception-thoughtworker-0</guid></item><item><title>Macro Trends in the Tech Industry</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 17 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We publish our Technology Radar twice a year: it’s a snapshot of current and future technologies that we think are important and relevant across the industry. In this piece, we highlight some of the macro trends that can’t be covered directly in the Radar.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We publish our Technology Radar twice a year: it’s a snapshot of current and future technologies that we think are important and relevant across the industry. In this piece, we highlight some of the macro trends that can’t be covered directly in the Radar.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-tech-industry</guid></item><item><title>How Banks can Prepare for a President Trump</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-banks-can-prepare-president-trump</link><author>Michael Rice, Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the wake of Donald Trump's election, what can the banking industry expect in what is likely to be a dramatically different regulatory regime?​ 
As a businessman and candidate, Trump is not a supporter of the current regulatory environment. In campaign speeches and on his website, he has stated that he will reduce the regulatory burden on business, give a shot in the arm to the economy, and create a more level playing field for all participants.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the wake of Donald Trump's election, what can the banking industry expect in what is likely to be a dramatically different regulatory regime?​ 
As a businessman and candidate, Trump is not a supporter of the current regulatory environment. In campaign speeches and on his website, he has stated that he will reduce the regulatory burden on business, give a shot in the arm to the economy, and create a more level playing field for all participants.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-banks-can-prepare-president-trump</guid></item><item><title>The Modern Retailer's Holy Grail</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/modern-retailers-holy-grail</link><author>Daniel McMahon, Justin Grey</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This interview was originally published in the August edition of Inside Retail, creators of Inside Retail Live, APAC's retail conference and expo.
Do you have the right flavour of digital to enable modern retail?


In the competitive and increasingly global retail market, retailers need to have a clear vision and understanding of their competitive advantage when forming their digital and mobile strategies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This interview was originally published in the August edition of Inside Retail, creators of Inside Retail Live, APAC's retail conference and expo.
Do you have the right flavour of digital to enable modern retail?


In the competitive and increasingly global retail market, retailers need to have a clear vision and understanding of their competitive advantage when forming their digital and mobile strategies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/modern-retailers-holy-grail</guid></item><item><title>Using AWS with Security as a First Class Citizen</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-aws-security-first-class-citizen</link><author>Moritz Heiber</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Settings up and structuring AWS accounts in a secure way is no easy feat. Amazon provides facilities such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), password policies and cross-account credentials and role sharing, but setting all of those up correctly still is largely a task of combing through blog posts and best practice analysis.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Settings up and structuring AWS accounts in a secure way is no easy feat. Amazon provides facilities such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), password policies and cross-account credentials and role sharing, but setting all of those up correctly still is largely a task of combing through blog posts and best practice analysis.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-aws-security-first-class-citizen</guid></item><item><title>Scaling Assessment Map: An Evolving Tool Supporting Innovation Scale Up</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 14 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-assessment-map-evolving-tool-supporting-innovation-scale</link><author>Dan McClure, Ian Gray</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nearly three years ago we wrote about the “Missing Middle” in the innovation lifecycle[i], a gap that kept successful pilot programs from reaching the goal of replication and optimization in multiple contexts. Since then, scaling humanitarian innovation has received a great deal of attention from the sector, with a number of new initiatives specifically focused on the scaling challenge.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nearly three years ago we wrote about the “Missing Middle” in the innovation lifecycle[i], a gap that kept successful pilot programs from reaching the goal of replication and optimization in multiple contexts. Since then, scaling humanitarian innovation has received a great deal of attention from the sector, with a number of new initiatives specifically focused on the scaling challenge.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-assessment-map-evolving-tool-supporting-innovation-scale</guid></item><item><title>Introduction to Bluetooth Meshes</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 08 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-bluetooth-meshes</link><author>Holly Bowen, Lauren Fitzgerald</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the producer behind software conference QCon, C4Media regularly collects feedback from attendees to improve the quality of conference content. They came to Thoughtworks with an exciting challenge: How could they use custom hardware to collect more meaningful feedback in real-time?

Our solution: a large number of interactive wearable devices, connected via a self-healing Bluetooth mesh network. Using Bluetooth gave us fast, flexible, and reliable collection of data in a complex conference environment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the producer behind software conference QCon, C4Media regularly collects feedback from attendees to improve the quality of conference content. They came to Thoughtworks with an exciting challenge: How could they use custom hardware to collect more meaningful feedback in real-time?

Our solution: a large number of interactive wearable devices, connected via a self-healing Bluetooth mesh network. Using Bluetooth gave us fast, flexible, and reliable collection of data in a complex conference environment.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-bluetooth-meshes</guid></item><item><title>Build Your Own Technology Radar</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 06 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/build-your-own-technology-radar</link><author>Neal Ford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For most of the '90s and the beginning of the '00s, I was the CTO of a small training and consulting company. When I started there, the primary platform was Clipper, which was a rapid-application development tool for building DOS applications atop dBASE files. Clipper was object-based; we leveraged an extension library called Class(y) to make it fully object-oriented and promptly bludgeoned our competitors because we built an extensive object-oriented framework for cranking out applications.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For most of the '90s and the beginning of the '00s, I was the CTO of a small training and consulting company. When I started there, the primary platform was Clipper, which was a rapid-application development tool for building DOS applications atop dBASE files. Clipper was object-based; we leveraged an extension library called Class(y) to make it fully object-oriented and promptly bludgeoned our competitors because we built an extensive object-oriented framework for cranking out applications.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/build-your-own-technology-radar</guid></item><item><title>Blockchain in Practice: Tamper-Proof Read Receipts</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-practice-tamper-proof-read-receipts</link><author>Justin Ramos</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second in a two-part series on the technology behind blockchain. In the first article, we explored how blockchain works and introduced core concepts. In this article, we showcase how we created a blockchain proof-of-concept for a global financial services organization.
Angela is an employee at a financial services company. Imagine that her organization needs to know that she read the quarterly earnings report—and it needs to verify this with near 100% certainty.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second in a two-part series on the technology behind blockchain. In the first article, we explored how blockchain works and introduced core concepts. In this article, we showcase how we created a blockchain proof-of-concept for a global financial services organization.
Angela is an employee at a financial services company. Imagine that her organization needs to know that she read the quarterly earnings report—and it needs to verify this with near 100% certainty.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-practice-tamper-proof-read-receipts</guid></item><item><title>Beyond #WomenInTech: Making Every Single Woman Count</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-womenintech-7-ways-you-can-make-every-single-woman-count</link><author>Devangana Khokhar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my three years of being in the tech industry and two years of involvement with Women Who Code, I have come across many women who are either creating or striving to create waves in the technology and science world. Every single woman’s story is interesting, life experiences different, and aspirations and struggles varied.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my three years of being in the tech industry and two years of involvement with Women Who Code, I have come across many women who are either creating or striving to create waves in the technology and science world. Every single woman’s story is interesting, life experiences different, and aspirations and struggles varied.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-womenintech-7-ways-you-can-make-every-single-woman-count</guid></item><item><title>Beyond a Content Management System</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-democratic-and-socially-relevant-digital-journalism</link><author>Siddharth Adelkar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What working with People’s Archive of Rural India taught us about online journalism.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What working with People’s Archive of Rural India taught us about online journalism.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-democratic-and-socially-relevant-digital-journalism</guid></item><item><title>Iterating the Product Owner Role: From Owner to Assistant</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iterating-product-owner-role-owner-assistant</link><author>Pete Coulter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Increasingly, I see the difficulty organizations have in finding suitable people to take up a Product Owner (PO) role when adopting agile working practices. Even when the role is filled, the tasks of empowering the individual to a suitable level and giving them the knowledge of how to calculate true business value, are rarely accomplished.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Increasingly, I see the difficulty organizations have in finding suitable people to take up a Product Owner (PO) role when adopting agile working practices. Even when the role is filled, the tasks of empowering the individual to a suitable level and giving them the knowledge of how to calculate true business value, are rarely accomplished.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iterating-product-owner-role-owner-assistant</guid></item><item><title>Technology as an Enabler in the Social Sector</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-enabler-social-sector</link><author>Juanchen Sun</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Globalization, development of communication technologies and international trade have facilitated smooth communication and collaboration among countries of the world. Alongside are non-government organizations (NGOs) actively involved in solving pressing issues of the day. In fact, in the U.S., the number of NGOs has increased by 31% between 1988 and 20081.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Globalization, development of communication technologies and international trade have facilitated smooth communication and collaboration among countries of the world. Alongside are non-government organizations (NGOs) actively involved in solving pressing issues of the day. In fact, in the U.S., the number of NGOs has increased by 31% between 1988 and 20081.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-enabler-social-sector</guid></item><item><title>Is Regulatory Tech Really on the Rise? </title><pubDate>Thu Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/more-compliance-3-challenges-regulatory-tech-financial-services</link><author>Prashant Gandhi, Steve Ross-Talbot</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Compliance and operational risk are top-of-mind concerns for executives in financial services. The changing regulatory environment is forcing firms to rethink how they approach their obligations. Technology is an inevitability as firms look to scale their compliance efforts. Technology has to meet today’s regulatory requirements and evolve with future changes.
Exciting new companies are emerging with creative solutions to solve compliance problems. Yet they are not attacking the root problem: they are trying to fit in rather than transforming the existing ways of working.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Compliance and operational risk are top-of-mind concerns for executives in financial services. The changing regulatory environment is forcing firms to rethink how they approach their obligations. Technology is an inevitability as firms look to scale their compliance efforts. Technology has to meet today’s regulatory requirements and evolve with future changes.
Exciting new companies are emerging with creative solutions to solve compliance problems. Yet they are not attacking the root problem: they are trying to fit in rather than transforming the existing ways of working.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/more-compliance-3-challenges-regulatory-tech-financial-services</guid></item><item><title>Great Product Design is Also About Avoiding Bad User Experiences</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/great-product-design-also-about-avoiding-bad-user-experiences</link><author>Luis Mizutani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the story of Willy, a friend of mine who has been looking for a new bicycle for months. While observing his experiences with the buying process, I started to think of the different ways that we need to think about customers.
Willy saw a "Trek fuel EX9 29" on sale on the website thebikeofmydreams.com. The original price of that model was around $4000, but on that day the site was selling it for $3200. He had never bought a product on that website before, but the price was so attractive that he decided to give it a try.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the story of Willy, a friend of mine who has been looking for a new bicycle for months. While observing his experiences with the buying process, I started to think of the different ways that we need to think about customers.
Willy saw a "Trek fuel EX9 29" on sale on the website thebikeofmydreams.com. The original price of that model was around $4000, but on that day the site was selling it for $3200. He had never bought a product on that website before, but the price was so attractive that he decided to give it a try.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/great-product-design-also-about-avoiding-bad-user-experiences</guid></item><item><title>Introducing Security Practices Within the Health Domain</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 12 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-security-practices-within-health-domain</link><author>Pengfei Cui, Qinghua Liu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BSI: An Introduction</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BSI: An Introduction</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-security-practices-within-health-domain</guid></item><item><title>When the Moats Dry Up: Opening the Gates to Disruptive Innovators</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 10 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/wen-moats-dry-opening-gates-disruptive-innovators</link><author>Dan McClure, Michael Kearns</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement.” - Sun Tzu
How frightening should the prospect of disruptive innovators be for the leaders of a well-run business? There’s a reason for skepticism. Even with all the talk of innovation and creative change in the global marketplace, for many years business success has depended as much on defending against change as enabling it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement.” - Sun Tzu
How frightening should the prospect of disruptive innovators be for the leaders of a well-run business? There’s a reason for skepticism. Even with all the talk of innovation and creative change in the global marketplace, for many years business success has depended as much on defending against change as enabling it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/wen-moats-dry-opening-gates-disruptive-innovators</guid></item><item><title>5 Key Takeaways from Retail Week Buzz</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 10 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-key-takeaways-retail-week-buzz</link><author>Mark Collin, Matt Hildon, Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Some of the globe’s most iconic retailers spoke at Retail Week Buzz – a 2 day conference hosted in London’s Intercontinental Hotel. The event brought together the best and brightest retail minds to discuss personalisation, tech and the future of the industry. We hosted two sessions – a panel on “solutions for the tech obsessed, ‘always on’ consumer”, and another on “what it takes to drive business model innovation”. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Some of the globe’s most iconic retailers spoke at Retail Week Buzz – a 2 day conference hosted in London’s Intercontinental Hotel. The event brought together the best and brightest retail minds to discuss personalisation, tech and the future of the industry. We hosted two sessions – a panel on “solutions for the tech obsessed, ‘always on’ consumer”, and another on “what it takes to drive business model innovation”. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-key-takeaways-retail-week-buzz</guid></item><item><title>To Err is Human: Making Decisions with An Algorithmic Rule Engine</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/err-human-making-decisions-algorithmic-rule-engine</link><author>Ryan Alexander</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’re human, then you're biased. Even if you were somehow able to become the platonic ideal of a judge, a veritable modern-day Solomon, you can still get tired, lonely or distracted. It’s inevitable. And it gets worse.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’re human, then you're biased. Even if you were somehow able to become the platonic ideal of a judge, a veritable modern-day Solomon, you can still get tired, lonely or distracted. It’s inevitable. And it gets worse.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/err-human-making-decisions-algorithmic-rule-engine</guid></item><item><title>Orthodoxy Taketh, and Orthodoxy Giveth: The “New” New Financial Orthodoxy</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/orthodoxy-taketh-and-orthodoxy-giveth-new-new-financial-orthodoxy</link><author>Chris Montaño, Ross Pettit</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we saw in Part I, financial orthodoxy isn’t in danger of being overthrown by technology any time soon. If anything, the biggest challenge to orthodoxy comes from policy makers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we saw in Part I, financial orthodoxy isn’t in danger of being overthrown by technology any time soon. If anything, the biggest challenge to orthodoxy comes from policy makers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/orthodoxy-taketh-and-orthodoxy-giveth-new-new-financial-orthodoxy</guid></item><item><title>The Future of Agile: Innovators, Imitators, and Idiots</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-agile-innovators-imitators-and-idiots</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>From time to time I see articles or blogs bemoaning the state of agile. The authors are concerned that the movement has gone awry, that people are practicing prescriptive agile, that they have abandoned agile values, that they are not living up to the vision of the founders. So, what did they expect?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>From time to time I see articles or blogs bemoaning the state of agile. The authors are concerned that the movement has gone awry, that people are practicing prescriptive agile, that they have abandoned agile values, that they are not living up to the vision of the founders. So, what did they expect?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-agile-innovators-imitators-and-idiots</guid></item><item><title>How Technologists Can Support Non-Profit Organizations</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-technologists-can-support-nonprofit-organizations</link><author>Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez, Rae Abileah</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Small progressive organizations, working alongside social movements, can have a huge impact in the world. These non-profits often organize to empower those most impacted by the socio-economic issues of our time, and to solve some of today’s most pressing problems, such as poverty, corruption, money in politics, environmental degradation, inhumane immigration policies, police brutality, warfare, and LGBTQ discrimination. What does it mean to leverage technological solutions to support grassroots non-profit goals?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Small progressive organizations, working alongside social movements, can have a huge impact in the world. These non-profits often organize to empower those most impacted by the socio-economic issues of our time, and to solve some of today’s most pressing problems, such as poverty, corruption, money in politics, environmental degradation, inhumane immigration policies, police brutality, warfare, and LGBTQ discrimination. What does it mean to leverage technological solutions to support grassroots non-profit goals?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-technologists-can-support-nonprofit-organizations</guid></item><item><title>Digitizing Medical Stock Management in Resource-Constrained Countries</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digitizing-medical-stock-management-resource-constrained-countries</link><author>Danni Yu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the biggest barriers for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to fight diseases and improve life expectancy, is their limited access to quality health care. There are many factors contributing to this, including human resource constraints and poor quality data in existing Health Information Systems (HIS).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the biggest barriers for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to fight diseases and improve life expectancy, is their limited access to quality health care. There are many factors contributing to this, including human resource constraints and poor quality data in existing Health Information Systems (HIS).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digitizing-medical-stock-management-resource-constrained-countries</guid></item><item><title>Is FinTech a Threat to Financial Orthodoxy?</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 15 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fintech-threat-financial-orthodoxy</link><author>Chris Montaño, Ross Pettit</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The perfect storm: incumbents in publishing, media, entertainment, and retail have been displaced by unencumbered upstarts, who have reshaped the competitive landscape in their own image. In the wake of the 2008 crisis, financial institutions (FIs) were weakened by new regulations and a loss of public confidence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The perfect storm: incumbents in publishing, media, entertainment, and retail have been displaced by unencumbered upstarts, who have reshaped the competitive landscape in their own image. In the wake of the 2008 crisis, financial institutions (FIs) were weakened by new regulations and a loss of public confidence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fintech-threat-financial-orthodoxy</guid></item><item><title>Partnering With a Hospital for and by the Adivasis</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 08 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/partnering-hospital-and-adivasis</link><author>Gayathri Rao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s not every day that you hear about a hospital run by and for the adivasis, a tribal population of India. Under the umbrella of Ashwini (Association of Health Welfare in the Nilgiris), the Gudalur Adivasi Hospital is no less than a modern day city hospital for their dedication towards patient care, their processes and passion.   </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s not every day that you hear about a hospital run by and for the adivasis, a tribal population of India. Under the umbrella of Ashwini (Association of Health Welfare in the Nilgiris), the Gudalur Adivasi Hospital is no less than a modern day city hospital for their dedication towards patient care, their processes and passion.   </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/partnering-hospital-and-adivasis</guid></item><item><title>Leadership in the Age of Complexity</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 06 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-age-complexity</link><author>Craig Gorsline</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In June, I had the good fortune to address a group of international business leaders at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid’s IN3 event. I was inspired by the passion of this group, even as we all admitted that today’s fast pace of change and intense politics can give rise to discouragement, even among the most optimistic of us.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In June, I had the good fortune to address a group of international business leaders at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid’s IN3 event. I was inspired by the passion of this group, even as we all admitted that today’s fast pace of change and intense politics can give rise to discouragement, even among the most optimistic of us.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-age-complexity</guid></item><item><title>Platforms for Growth: Connecting Digital Strategy to Technology</title><pubDate>Sat Aug 27 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/platforms-growth-connecting-digital-strategy-technology</link><author>Giles Edwards-Alexander, Lloyd Shanks, Natalie Drucker</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over 60 retail technology executives attended the Thoughtworks Retail Roadshow in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on the topic ‘Platforms for Growth’.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over 60 retail technology executives attended the Thoughtworks Retail Roadshow in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on the topic ‘Platforms for Growth’.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/platforms-growth-connecting-digital-strategy-technology</guid></item><item><title>Treat DevOps Stories like User Stories</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/treat-devops-stories-user-stories</link><author>Abigail Bangser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In “Analysing the DevOps Silo”, I made an assertion that the whole team can and should get involved in all types of work. This might mean we lose the pretty colour-coding of our favourite story-management tool, but in turn we gain a way to acknowledge all the work we are doing—whether traditional feature stories, defect fixes, tech tasks or DevOps tasks—as valuable to the business.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In “Analysing the DevOps Silo”, I made an assertion that the whole team can and should get involved in all types of work. This might mean we lose the pretty colour-coding of our favourite story-management tool, but in turn we gain a way to acknowledge all the work we are doing—whether traditional feature stories, defect fixes, tech tasks or DevOps tasks—as valuable to the business.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/treat-devops-stories-user-stories</guid></item><item><title>Blockchain: Under the Hood</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-under-hood</link><author>Justin Ramos</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Blockchain is increasingly mentioned in various business circles, but people often lack a concrete understanding of what it is, particularly when it comes to its underlying technology.
This article is the first of two which will focus on blockchain from a technical perspective. In this piece, we explore what blockchain is for those who have heard of it, and would like to know how it actually works and why it’s important. Next, we will showcase how we applied the blockchain methodology in a proof of concept with a Global Financial Services organization.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Blockchain is increasingly mentioned in various business circles, but people often lack a concrete understanding of what it is, particularly when it comes to its underlying technology.
This article is the first of two which will focus on blockchain from a technical perspective. In this piece, we explore what blockchain is for those who have heard of it, and would like to know how it actually works and why it’s important. Next, we will showcase how we applied the blockchain methodology in a proof of concept with a Global Financial Services organization.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-under-hood</guid></item><item><title>Building Reliable Digital Operations</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-reliable-digital-operations</link><author>Dan McClure, Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In order for you to thrive in the digital environment, you need to understand the implications of the changing technology landscape on your organization. This is the third article in Technology Radar Echoes, a  series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In order for you to thrive in the digital environment, you need to understand the implications of the changing technology landscape on your organization. This is the third article in Technology Radar Echoes, a  series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-reliable-digital-operations</guid></item><item><title>AppSec101: Welcoming all Roles to the World of Security</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/appsec101-welcoming-all-roles-world-security</link><author>Jack Singleton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology enables organizations to achieve more than they ever could before. However, as organizations rely on it more, it is also becoming the source of an ever increasing number of threats. With those threats becoming more widely known due to the many high profile breaches in the last few years, a lot of organizations have been working hard to improve their software security.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology enables organizations to achieve more than they ever could before. However, as organizations rely on it more, it is also becoming the source of an ever increasing number of threats. With those threats becoming more widely known due to the many high profile breaches in the last few years, a lot of organizations have been working hard to improve their software security.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/appsec101-welcoming-all-roles-world-security</guid></item><item><title>Discovery from Day One</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 11 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/discovery-day-one</link><author>Dan Mutton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Discovery, and its activities, allows an organisation the chance to explore a problem space in more detail. Typically, this is to identify new product or market opportunities that may deliver customer value and rapidly test these opportunities for their effectiveness. For those new to the process, particularly those of us who don’t come from an Experience Design background, Discovery can appear as an amorphous beast, with no easy connection between the activities and the broader process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Discovery, and its activities, allows an organisation the chance to explore a problem space in more detail. Typically, this is to identify new product or market opportunities that may deliver customer value and rapidly test these opportunities for their effectiveness. For those new to the process, particularly those of us who don’t come from an Experience Design background, Discovery can appear as an amorphous beast, with no easy connection between the activities and the broader process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/discovery-day-one</guid></item><item><title>Out of the Echo Chamber: To Build Trust, Deliver Value</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 10 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/out-echo-chamber-build-trust-deliver-value</link><author>Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The investment management industry—and particularly, the advisory business model—is under siege. The combined forces of regulatory pressures, changing customer expectations and startups have put downward pressure on fees, increased the cost to serve and slowed down the growth.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The investment management industry—and particularly, the advisory business model—is under siege. The combined forces of regulatory pressures, changing customer expectations and startups have put downward pressure on fees, increased the cost to serve and slowed down the growth.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/out-echo-chamber-build-trust-deliver-value</guid></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: Trends, Technology and the State of Retail</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 04 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-retailers-hungry-technology</link><author>Giles Edwards-Alexander, Justin Grey</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Giles Alexander, Thoughtworks' head of retail technology, spoke to Inside Retail about retail technology trends and the state of the industry.
 
Inside Retail: Are retailers acknowledging that technology is key to their longevity in an increasingly competitive, global market? 
​</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Giles Alexander, Thoughtworks' head of retail technology, spoke to Inside Retail about retail technology trends and the state of the industry.
 
Inside Retail: Are retailers acknowledging that technology is key to their longevity in an increasingly competitive, global market? 
​</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-retailers-hungry-technology</guid></item><item><title>The Segment of One: Why the Shattered Future of Media is Here</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 04 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/segment-one-why-shattered-future-media-here</link><author>Dianne Black</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gone are the days where your only means of consuming content were through the TV or printed newspapers and magazines. Today, the new digital-first companies have disrupted the traditional media industry, creating a world that is evolving rapidly.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gone are the days where your only means of consuming content were through the TV or printed newspapers and magazines. Today, the new digital-first companies have disrupted the traditional media industry, creating a world that is evolving rapidly.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/segment-one-why-shattered-future-media-here</guid></item><item><title>Open Letter to David Kalisch of the Australian Bureau of Statistics</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 03 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-david-kalisch-australian-bureau-statistics</link><author>Tom Sulston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks is a global software consultancy, with strong capabilities in data management, security, and privacy. We would like to make comment on the running of the Australian Census in 2016.
We are huge fans of the census and are proponents of its use for evidence-driven policy. Because of this, we are unable to remain silent while the 2016 census threatens this excellent policy tool.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks is a global software consultancy, with strong capabilities in data management, security, and privacy. We would like to make comment on the running of the Australian Census in 2016.
We are huge fans of the census and are proponents of its use for evidence-driven policy. Because of this, we are unable to remain silent while the 2016 census threatens this excellent policy tool.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-david-kalisch-australian-bureau-statistics</guid></item><item><title>Implementing a Shared Health Record Platform in Rural Bangladesh</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implementing-shared-health-record-platform-rural-bangladesh</link><author>Arun Velayutham Selvaraj</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We may have created history, only time will tell.
In 2013, we met with Prof. Azad, Additional Director of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of Bangladesh, whose vision was to introduce a longitudinal electronic health record for the citizens of Bangladesh. He was looking for a partner and we knew that the use of technology to improve health care services in these resource-constrained environments could make this revolutionary.
The Beginning</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We may have created history, only time will tell.
In 2013, we met with Prof. Azad, Additional Director of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of Bangladesh, whose vision was to introduce a longitudinal electronic health record for the citizens of Bangladesh. He was looking for a partner and we knew that the use of technology to improve health care services in these resource-constrained environments could make this revolutionary.
The Beginning</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implementing-shared-health-record-platform-rural-bangladesh</guid></item><item><title>Pairing, Are You Doing it Wrong?</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pairing-are-you-doing-it-wrong</link><author>Ryan Oglesby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let’s set the record straight right away.
1. I work for Thoughtworks.
2. I enjoy pairing (sometimes), and I think it’s valuable (usually).
3. You don’t have to pair program 100%. It is a tool, not a requirement.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let’s set the record straight right away.
1. I work for Thoughtworks.
2. I enjoy pairing (sometimes), and I think it’s valuable (usually).
3. You don’t have to pair program 100%. It is a tool, not a requirement.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pairing-are-you-doing-it-wrong</guid></item><item><title>Blockchain for Grown-Ups: The Multiverse is Coming</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-grown-ups-multiverse-coming</link><author>Prasanna Pendse, Ross Pettit</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third installment in the Blockchain for Grown-Ups series. In the first article, we took a critical look at the hype surrounding blockchain. In the second article, we went beyond the hype to look at the real possibilities for blockchain. In this third article, we discuss where the flurry of activity around blockchain is taking us—a blockchain multiverse.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third installment in the Blockchain for Grown-Ups series. In the first article, we took a critical look at the hype surrounding blockchain. In the second article, we went beyond the hype to look at the real possibilities for blockchain. In this third article, we discuss where the flurry of activity around blockchain is taking us—a blockchain multiverse.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-grown-ups-multiverse-coming</guid></item><item><title>Inflection Points</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 13 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inflection-points</link><author>Jim Highsmith, Mike Mason, Neal Ford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In order for you to thrive in the digital environment, you need to understand the implications of the changing technology landscape on your organization. This is the second article in our Technology Radar Echoes, a series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders.   </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In order for you to thrive in the digital environment, you need to understand the implications of the changing technology landscape on your organization. This is the second article in our Technology Radar Echoes, a series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders.   </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inflection-points</guid></item><item><title>5 Traits of a Good Delivery Pipeline</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 12 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-traits-good-delivery-pipeline</link><author>Marcos Brizeno</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous Delivery provides great benefits not only for the team developing the software, by increasing their confidence, but also for the product team, since the delivery of new features becomes a pure business decision.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous Delivery provides great benefits not only for the team developing the software, by increasing their confidence, but also for the product team, since the delivery of new features becomes a pure business decision.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-traits-good-delivery-pipeline</guid></item><item><title>A Visual Journey of How Bahmni is Used</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/visual-journey-how-bahmni-used</link><author>Amira A . Pettus</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After joining the Bahmni team, it was important to me to visit the hospitals that had taken on our product, first hand. My goal was to not only understand hospital operations and witness the challenges that staff dealt with on a everyday basis, but to also share this information with my team members, many of whom did not have the opportunity to speak to our clients themselves.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After joining the Bahmni team, it was important to me to visit the hospitals that had taken on our product, first hand. My goal was to not only understand hospital operations and witness the challenges that staff dealt with on a everyday basis, but to also share this information with my team members, many of whom did not have the opportunity to speak to our clients themselves.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/visual-journey-how-bahmni-used</guid></item><item><title>Incorporating Security Best Practices into Agile Teams  </title><pubDate>Tue Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/incorporating-security-best-practices-agile-teams</link><author>Chelsea Komlo, Maria Gomez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Security is a big deal, and businesses are the ones to bear the cost.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Security is a big deal, and businesses are the ones to bear the cost.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/incorporating-security-best-practices-agile-teams</guid></item><item><title>Beyond Inceptions: Aligning with the Social Sector </title><pubDate>Thu Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-inceptions-aligning-social-sector</link><author>Kristina Lugo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In late April 2016, I joined a team of Thoughtworkers to conduct an inception with the Ministry of Health of the Royal Government of Bhutan, a country whose population is significantly smaller than my hometown of Toronto. Though small in size, Bhutan is a role model in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), offering free healthcare for all. Despite being a role model for UHC, their processes are heavily paper-based, leaving the Ministry of Health to consider the systems of countries that are role models in digital health.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In late April 2016, I joined a team of Thoughtworkers to conduct an inception with the Ministry of Health of the Royal Government of Bhutan, a country whose population is significantly smaller than my hometown of Toronto. Though small in size, Bhutan is a role model in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), offering free healthcare for all. Despite being a role model for UHC, their processes are heavily paper-based, leaving the Ministry of Health to consider the systems of countries that are role models in digital health.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-inceptions-aligning-social-sector</guid></item><item><title>IoT: First the Hype, Then the Plumbing </title><pubDate>Thu Jun 23 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iot-first-hype-then-plumbing</link><author>Mat Henshall</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is much hype around the Internet of Things (the linking of machines and sensors to the Internet), but is it deserved? At its core, IoT is just the Internet, with things on it. But these things are different from the computers we are used to dealing with. In short, the IoT is the same but different.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is much hype around the Internet of Things (the linking of machines and sensors to the Internet), but is it deserved? At its core, IoT is just the Internet, with things on it. But these things are different from the computers we are used to dealing with. In short, the IoT is the same but different.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/iot-first-hype-then-plumbing</guid></item><item><title>The Amazing Journey of Tramchester, an Award-Winning Mobile App</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/helping-people-navigate-public-tram-network</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tramchester is a mobile web application Thoughtworks built to help people to navigate the public tram network in Manchester, UK. Ian Cartwright, a technical principal consultant on the project, talks to Suzie Prince about the project and what's next for the app.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tramchester is a mobile web application Thoughtworks built to help people to navigate the public tram network in Manchester, UK. Ian Cartwright, a technical principal consultant on the project, talks to Suzie Prince about the project and what's next for the app.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/helping-people-navigate-public-tram-network</guid></item><item><title>For Women in Tech, Ageism is Getting Old </title><pubDate>Fri Jun 03 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-tech-ageism-getting-old</link><author>Roseanne Malfucci</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the last day of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, I sat on stage with four developers watching incredulously as 150 stadium seats filled to capacity. Named for the computer programming pioneer and Navy Admiral Grace Hopper, this conference is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists, and our workshop, #TechAtAnyAge, was the very last session of the 3-day event.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the last day of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, I sat on stage with four developers watching incredulously as 150 stadium seats filled to capacity. Named for the computer programming pioneer and Navy Admiral Grace Hopper, this conference is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists, and our workshop, #TechAtAnyAge, was the very last session of the 3-day event.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-tech-ageism-getting-old</guid></item><item><title>My Learnings from HxRefactored 2016</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-learnings-hxrefactored-2016</link><author>Victoria Ayo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This April, I had the privilege of attending the Health Experience Refactored Conference in Boston. As a designer who has done research and published work in the community health space, I have seen first hand the importance of intentional and purposeful design in influencing behavioral change. When users feel engaged and considered, they feel empowered to take control of their life and their health. The conference, which began in 2012, has a mission to use design technology to positively impact the healthcare arena.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This April, I had the privilege of attending the Health Experience Refactored Conference in Boston. As a designer who has done research and published work in the community health space, I have seen first hand the importance of intentional and purposeful design in influencing behavioral change. When users feel engaged and considered, they feel empowered to take control of their life and their health. The conference, which began in 2012, has a mission to use design technology to positively impact the healthcare arena.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-learnings-hxrefactored-2016</guid></item><item><title>It’s Time to Discard Digital</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-s-time-discard-digital</link><author>Mike Biggs</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why is there no common definition of ‘Digital’?
Like all buzzwords, “Digital” is starting to get my goat. Everyone uses it, in every context, thinking it refers to some avant-garde business strategy or must have part of their personal lives. If Digital can mean everything, then does it mean anything at all?
I’m not alone in my confusion. When I questioned a number of colleagues, none felt they had a satisfactory definition. These were seasoned ‘Digital’ professionals saying they didn’t really know what ‘Digital’ is. What is going on here?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why is there no common definition of ‘Digital’?
Like all buzzwords, “Digital” is starting to get my goat. Everyone uses it, in every context, thinking it refers to some avant-garde business strategy or must have part of their personal lives. If Digital can mean everything, then does it mean anything at all?
I’m not alone in my confusion. When I questioned a number of colleagues, none felt they had a satisfactory definition. These were seasoned ‘Digital’ professionals saying they didn’t really know what ‘Digital’ is. What is going on here?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-s-time-discard-digital</guid></item><item><title>Is Technology the Answer to Reducing Financial Exclusion?</title><pubDate>Tue May 31 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-answer-reducing-financial-exclusion</link><author>Prashant Gandhi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Wilmington, Delaware: the city’s skyline is dotted with offices of Chase, Capital One, Barclaycard, Bank of America, and Citi amongst others housing their back office operations and call centers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Wilmington, Delaware: the city’s skyline is dotted with offices of Chase, Capital One, Barclaycard, Bank of America, and Citi amongst others housing their back office operations and call centers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-answer-reducing-financial-exclusion</guid></item><item><title>[Podcast] Build Pipelines as Code with LambdaCD</title><pubDate>Fri May 27 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-build-pipelines-code-lambdacd</link><author>Klaus Fleerkötter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this episode, we talk to Thoughtworks developer Florian Sellmayr about LambdaCD, an open source library for building build pipelines as code, written in Clojure.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this episode, we talk to Thoughtworks developer Florian Sellmayr about LambdaCD, an open source library for building build pipelines as code, written in Clojure.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-build-pipelines-code-lambdacd</guid></item><item><title>User Research Will Destroy Your Product</title><pubDate>Wed May 25 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/user-research-will-destroy-your-product</link><author>Ted Nielsen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Properly used, user research will destroy your product. This is a feature, not a bug.
You have an idea, maybe even a great one. You’ve done your design sprint, your visioning session, your intense few days of white-boarding. You’ve built your draft roadmap, have a few personas and a well-worn copy of the Lean Startup. No plan, though, survives its first contact with the enemy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Properly used, user research will destroy your product. This is a feature, not a bug.
You have an idea, maybe even a great one. You’ve done your design sprint, your visioning session, your intense few days of white-boarding. You’ve built your draft roadmap, have a few personas and a well-worn copy of the Lean Startup. No plan, though, survives its first contact with the enemy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/user-research-will-destroy-your-product</guid></item><item><title>Born for it: How the Image of Software Developers Came About</title><pubDate>Tue May 24 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/born-it-how-image-software-developers-came-about</link><author>Birgitta Böckeler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The stereotype of the socially-awkward, white, male programmer has been around for a long time.  Where does this image come from? Did the demographics of the world’s programmer population really evolve naturally, because “boys just like computers more”? What shaped our perception of programmers? This text is about some possible explanations I found when reading about the history of computing.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The stereotype of the socially-awkward, white, male programmer has been around for a long time.  Where does this image come from? Did the demographics of the world’s programmer population really evolve naturally, because “boys just like computers more”? What shaped our perception of programmers? This text is about some possible explanations I found when reading about the history of computing.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/born-it-how-image-software-developers-came-about</guid></item><item><title>8 Fintech Trends to Watch</title><pubDate>Thu May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/finovate-and-future-fintech</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last week, over 72 companies demonstrated their approaches at Finovate Spring 2016. As VC funding slows down, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs are now focused on incremental improvements instead of transformational game-changers.
What's next for fintech?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last week, over 72 companies demonstrated their approaches at Finovate Spring 2016. As VC funding slows down, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs are now focused on incremental improvements instead of transformational game-changers.
What's next for fintech?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/finovate-and-future-fintech</guid></item><item><title>Agile Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence in Action </title><pubDate>Wed May 18 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-data-warehousing-and-business-intelligence-action</link><author>Mauricio Murillo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Very often the construction of a Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence (DW / BI) system is performed following the flow of traditional engineering: analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation. Communication between developers and people interested in the business is almost nonexistent, and developers are interested in technologies for working with data but often neglect to ask this most important question: "What business questions do we want to answer with the available data in order to support the decision-making process?"
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Very often the construction of a Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence (DW / BI) system is performed following the flow of traditional engineering: analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation. Communication between developers and people interested in the business is almost nonexistent, and developers are interested in technologies for working with data but often neglect to ask this most important question: "What business questions do we want to answer with the available data in order to support the decision-making process?"
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-data-warehousing-and-business-intelligence-action</guid></item><item><title>[Podcast] Open Source as a Virtuous Byproduct</title><pubDate>Mon May 16 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-open-source-virtuous-byproduct</link><author>Badrinath Janakiraman, Martin Fowler, Mike Mason, Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“We're not seeing the banks or the airlines, or the bigger retail outfits open-sourcing various bits of software. Why not? I think that the key distinction is, ‘Is this company one where the engineering staff or technical staff has a lot of leverage within the organization?’" —Martin Fowler, Chief Scientist
One of the themes highlighted in the April 2016 edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar was “Open Source as a Virtuous Byproduct.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“We're not seeing the banks or the airlines, or the bigger retail outfits open-sourcing various bits of software. Why not? I think that the key distinction is, ‘Is this company one where the engineering staff or technical staff has a lot of leverage within the organization?’" —Martin Fowler, Chief Scientist
One of the themes highlighted in the April 2016 edition of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar was “Open Source as a Virtuous Byproduct.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-open-source-virtuous-byproduct</guid></item><item><title>Women in Work and the Tech Industry</title><pubDate>Thu May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-work-and-tech-industry</link><author>Jackie Kinsey</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why Inclusivity, Equity and Leadership are key. 
Recently, I found an annual report from my first employer, a large UK firm, where I was one of six graduate trainees, with five of us being women.
At that stage in my life, I didn’t even think about equality and diversity, and assumed the notion of 'work hard and you will be rewarded whatever your gender', would be upheld.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why Inclusivity, Equity and Leadership are key. 
Recently, I found an annual report from my first employer, a large UK firm, where I was one of six graduate trainees, with five of us being women.
At that stage in my life, I didn’t even think about equality and diversity, and assumed the notion of 'work hard and you will be rewarded whatever your gender', would be upheld.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-work-and-tech-industry</guid></item><item><title>Open Source Drives a Virtuous Loop for Innovation</title><pubDate>Thu May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-source-drives-virtuous-loop-innovation</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What do Go and Swift have in common? These open source languages are great examples of how some of the most influential software in production today is coming not from traditional software companies, but from industry leaders like Google and Apple, through to disrupters like Uber, and tech industry giants like Netflix, Facebook and Twitter.
The result is that open source is eclipsing the traditional software vendor companies (think Microsoft, IBM and now-defunct Sun Microsystems). Why?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What do Go and Swift have in common? These open source languages are great examples of how some of the most influential software in production today is coming not from traditional software companies, but from industry leaders like Google and Apple, through to disrupters like Uber, and tech industry giants like Netflix, Facebook and Twitter.
The result is that open source is eclipsing the traditional software vendor companies (think Microsoft, IBM and now-defunct Sun Microsystems). Why?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-source-drives-virtuous-loop-innovation</guid></item><item><title>5 Reasons Why Test Automation Can Fail </title><pubDate>Tue May 03 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-reasons-why-test-automation-can-fail</link><author>Torsten Leibrich</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a good chance that your organization has automated tests. However, you might still face the following problems:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a good chance that your organization has automated tests. However, you might still face the following problems:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-reasons-why-test-automation-can-fail</guid></item><item><title>Distributed Development Enablers Part 3: Tools and Infrastructure</title><pubDate>Mon May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-development-enablers-part-3-tools-and-infrastructure</link><author>Sunil Mundra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part one and part two in our series on Distributed Development challenges and solutions, we examined People Enablers and Process Enablers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part one and part two in our series on Distributed Development challenges and solutions, we examined People Enablers and Process Enablers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-development-enablers-part-3-tools-and-infrastructure</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks San Francisco Wins Two Design Awards! </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 27 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-san-francisco-wins-two-design-awards</link><author>Monica Finc</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let’s face it, when we’re in the office 40+ hours a week, the way an office is designed inherently impacts our health, well-being, and work product.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let’s face it, when we’re in the office 40+ hours a week, the way an office is designed inherently impacts our health, well-being, and work product.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-san-francisco-wins-two-design-awards</guid></item><item><title>Decoding the Zika Virus</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 27 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decoding-zika-virus</link><author>Gayathri Rao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Dr. David Walton, as director of Global Health for Thoughtworks, leads a team of about 100 people who leverage their expertise in technology and software while working with health organizations to improve healthcare delivery for those who are poor and marginalized. The focus of this group is to abate health disparities through the use of technology solutions best suited to the environment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Dr. David Walton, as director of Global Health for Thoughtworks, leads a team of about 100 people who leverage their expertise in technology and software while working with health organizations to improve healthcare delivery for those who are poor and marginalized. The focus of this group is to abate health disparities through the use of technology solutions best suited to the environment.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decoding-zika-virus</guid></item><item><title>Blockchain For Grown-Ups, Part 2: What's Real? </title><pubDate>Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-for-grown-ups-part-two</link><author>Prasanna Pendse, Ross Pettit</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Blockchain For Grown-Ups, Part 2: What's Real? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Blockchain For Grown-Ups, Part 2: What's Real? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-for-grown-ups-part-two</guid></item><item><title>Why Thoughtworks Cares About Immigrant Families</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 25 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-thoughtworks-feels-about-dapa</link><author>Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez, Joanna Parke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, we are constantly looking for talented workers to continue building world-class software and serving our clients. A child of an immigrant founded Thoughtworks more than 20 years ago and we believe that immigrants have had a huge role to play in our growth.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, we are constantly looking for talented workers to continue building world-class software and serving our clients. A child of an immigrant founded Thoughtworks more than 20 years ago and we believe that immigrants have had a huge role to play in our growth.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-thoughtworks-feels-about-dapa</guid></item><item><title>Developers and Designers Can Pair Too </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developers-and-designers-can-pair-too</link><author>Charles Korn, Greg Skinner</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Plenty of people are talking about how organisations should capitalise on design, yet few are talking about the practicalities of what it looks like to actually deliver it. Pairing developers and designers removes the natural suspicion between them, is fun, easy, and presents value to customers faster, making businesses—and teams—happier.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Plenty of people are talking about how organisations should capitalise on design, yet few are talking about the practicalities of what it looks like to actually deliver it. Pairing developers and designers removes the natural suspicion between them, is fun, easy, and presents value to customers faster, making businesses—and teams—happier.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developers-and-designers-can-pair-too</guid></item><item><title>Road-mapping Your Way to Agile Fluency</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 18 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-mapping-your-way-agile-fluency</link><author>Kelsey van Haaster</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the things we are often asked to do at Thoughtworks is help organizations and teams transition to new ways of working and thinking about work. Frequently, these requests are driven by an organization’s desire to compete more effectively in their marketplace, or to protect themselves against disruptive newcomers. Often beginning with the Information Technology (IT) function or department, they have specific goals in mind, such as adopting Continuous Delivery or transitioning to a DevOps culture.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the things we are often asked to do at Thoughtworks is help organizations and teams transition to new ways of working and thinking about work. Frequently, these requests are driven by an organization’s desire to compete more effectively in their marketplace, or to protect themselves against disruptive newcomers. Often beginning with the Information Technology (IT) function or department, they have specific goals in mind, such as adopting Continuous Delivery or transitioning to a DevOps culture.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-mapping-your-way-agile-fluency</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Loyalty: From Transactions to Interactions</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 13 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-loyalty-transactions-interactions</link><author>Dianne Inniss, Martin Weisath, Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you encourage customers to repeatedly choose your brand in the face of alternatives? This is the question we posed at our executive retail breakfast series in London, Manchester and Hamburg this month.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you encourage customers to repeatedly choose your brand in the face of alternatives? This is the question we posed at our executive retail breakfast series in London, Manchester and Hamburg this month.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-loyalty-transactions-interactions</guid></item><item><title>Macro Trends in the Technology Industry</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 13 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-technology-industry</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We publish our Technology Radar twice a year: it’s a snapshot of current and future technologies that we think are important and relevant across the industry. We assemble about 20 of our most senior technologists from around the world to create the Radar and it’s a great opportunity to compare trends and directions using a global view. We summarize major trends in the Radar itself, but there is enough going on that a longer article is appropriate too.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We publish our Technology Radar twice a year: it’s a snapshot of current and future technologies that we think are important and relevant across the industry. We assemble about 20 of our most senior technologists from around the world to create the Radar and it’s a great opportunity to compare trends and directions using a global view. We summarize major trends in the Radar itself, but there is enough going on that a longer article is appropriate too.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/macro-trends-technology-industry</guid></item><item><title>12 Years, 12 Lessons at Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/12-years-12-lessons-thoughtworks</link><author>Patrick Kua</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve been at Thoughtworks for 12 years. Who would have imagined? Instead of writing about my reflections from the past year, I thought I would do something different and post twelve key learnings and observations looking back over my career. I have chosen twelve, not because there are only twelve, but because it fits well with the theme of twelve years.
1. Tools don’t replace thinking</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve been at Thoughtworks for 12 years. Who would have imagined? Instead of writing about my reflections from the past year, I thought I would do something different and post twelve key learnings and observations looking back over my career. I have chosen twelve, not because there are only twelve, but because it fits well with the theme of twelve years.
1. Tools don’t replace thinking</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/12-years-12-lessons-thoughtworks</guid></item><item><title>Distributed Development Enablers Part 2: Process</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-development-enablers-part-2-process</link><author>Sunil Mundra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first post in our series on Distributed Development challenges and solutions, we examined people-related enablers. In this second post, we will look at process-related enablers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first post in our series on Distributed Development challenges and solutions, we examined people-related enablers. In this second post, we will look at process-related enablers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-development-enablers-part-2-process</guid></item><item><title>Blockchain For Grown-Ups: Cutting Through the Hype</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-grown-ups-cutting-through-hype</link><author>Prasanna Pendse, Ross Pettit</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every week you get an invitation to a blockchain conference. Every magazine and newspaper has an article about blockchain, and every company you talk to has an “innovation lab” working on blockchain. You’ve spent more than a few idle moments imagining the possibility and promise blockchain could bring to, well, just about anything! But then you go back to work and nothing has changed, and things are getting even more complicated than before—from regulations to customer expectations. If this feels too close to reality, then this series of articles is for you.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every week you get an invitation to a blockchain conference. Every magazine and newspaper has an article about blockchain, and every company you talk to has an “innovation lab” working on blockchain. You’ve spent more than a few idle moments imagining the possibility and promise blockchain could bring to, well, just about anything! But then you go back to work and nothing has changed, and things are getting even more complicated than before—from regulations to customer expectations. If this feels too close to reality, then this series of articles is for you.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blockchain-grown-ups-cutting-through-hype</guid></item><item><title>Building Back Better With Technology</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-back-better-technology</link><author>Laura Schwecherl</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Implementing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) in Post-Earthquake Nepal.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Implementing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) in Post-Earthquake Nepal.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-back-better-technology</guid></item><item><title>ICYMI: 3 Retail Trends from SXSW 2016</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/icymi-3-retail-trends-sxsw</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>SXSW was once the domain of music and film. Someone’s gotta buy all those super-skinny-jeans and coin terms like mumblecore. Enter retail. Retail has a growing presence at SXSW. Last year SXstyle joined the lineup - a nod to the collision of fashion, retail and technology. This year the festival brimmed with vibrant retailers and industry innovators from Neiman Marcus to Refinery29, all vying to showcase what’s coming in retail 2016 and beyond.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>SXSW was once the domain of music and film. Someone’s gotta buy all those super-skinny-jeans and coin terms like mumblecore. Enter retail. Retail has a growing presence at SXSW. Last year SXstyle joined the lineup - a nod to the collision of fashion, retail and technology. This year the festival brimmed with vibrant retailers and industry innovators from Neiman Marcus to Refinery29, all vying to showcase what’s coming in retail 2016 and beyond.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/icymi-3-retail-trends-sxsw</guid></item><item><title>What’s in a Title?</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-s-title</link><author>David Corrales</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Systems Analyst
That was my title at my previous job, one that I would join almost exactly a year ago. It was, I must admit, an exciting time for me as I had recently returned from studying in the UK to my native Quito and would be working in the IT field for the first time. I was hired by a small firm after interviewing with its general director and financial director, all in one sitting, and after completing a timed one-hour programming exercise. Hearing the general director say “see you on Monday, then” was satisfying to say the least.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Systems Analyst
That was my title at my previous job, one that I would join almost exactly a year ago. It was, I must admit, an exciting time for me as I had recently returned from studying in the UK to my native Quito and would be working in the IT field for the first time. I was hired by a small firm after interviewing with its general director and financial director, all in one sitting, and after completing a timed one-hour programming exercise. Hearing the general director say “see you on Monday, then” was satisfying to say the least.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-s-title</guid></item><item><title>A Hitchhiker's Guide to Neuroevolution in Erlang</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 23 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/neuroevolution-hitchhikers-guide-nueroevolution-erlang</link><author>Jeroen Soeters</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Neuroevolution is subcategory of machine learning that applies evolutionary computation to generate artificial neural networks. Traditionally neural networks are trained using the backpropagation algorithm. Back propagation is limited in its application especially in scenarios where a training set of sufficient size is unavailable as in artificial life or evolutionary robotics. Backpropagation also puts a lot of constraints on the topology of the network.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Neuroevolution is subcategory of machine learning that applies evolutionary computation to generate artificial neural networks. Traditionally neural networks are trained using the backpropagation algorithm. Back propagation is limited in its application especially in scenarios where a training set of sufficient size is unavailable as in artificial life or evolutionary robotics. Backpropagation also puts a lot of constraints on the topology of the network.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/neuroevolution-hitchhikers-guide-nueroevolution-erlang</guid></item><item><title>Distributed Development Enablers Part 1: People</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-development-enablers-part-1-people-0</link><author>Sunil Mundra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having examined the challenges of Distributed Development, let us look at some enablers that can help alleviate the challenges under three broad categories – People, Process, and Tools and Infrastructure. Let us start with people related enablers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having examined the challenges of Distributed Development, let us look at some enablers that can help alleviate the challenges under three broad categories – People, Process, and Tools and Infrastructure. Let us start with people related enablers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-development-enablers-part-1-people-0</guid></item><item><title>Who do you Think Owns Your Android App - Part Two</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-do-you-think-owns-your-android-app-part-two</link><author>Nazneen Rupawalla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part One of this series talks about how effectively intent filters could help you avoid the Confused Deputy problem when developing an Android App. In the second part, I discuss how to securely implement a Broadcast Receiver when developing an Android App.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part One of this series talks about how effectively intent filters could help you avoid the Confused Deputy problem when developing an Android App. In the second part, I discuss how to securely implement a Broadcast Receiver when developing an Android App.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-do-you-think-owns-your-android-app-part-two</guid></item><item><title>Financial Services 2025: 3 Core Principles to Unlock Growth</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 17 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/financial-services-2025-part-3</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you lead a traditional investment management organization, the storm surrounding the industry may look and feel like what the music and media industries have been facing for 15 years. 
The transition from disks to downloads and streaming have transformed the music industry. We are witnessing a similar seismic shift that will reshape the century-old banking business model. Changing customer expectations across generations, and the rapid acceleration of automation throughout the entire value chain will put pressure on long-standing sources of revenue, growth, and retention.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you lead a traditional investment management organization, the storm surrounding the industry may look and feel like what the music and media industries have been facing for 15 years. 
The transition from disks to downloads and streaming have transformed the music industry. We are witnessing a similar seismic shift that will reshape the century-old banking business model. Changing customer expectations across generations, and the rapid acceleration of automation throughout the entire value chain will put pressure on long-standing sources of revenue, growth, and retention.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/financial-services-2025-part-3</guid></item><item><title>It's a Girl's Game Too!</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 17 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/its-girls-game-too</link><author>Joe Hall</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This isn't your typical story about the low numbers of women in the technology space or the wage disparities for those workers. I'd like to share from the viewpoint of someone who doesn't really care. Someone who's been willfully ignorant of the statistics and the personal stories behind those numbers.
My name is Joe. I'm a software developer. I love programming. I've been coding professionally for more than 25 years, and I've worked for some big-named companies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This isn't your typical story about the low numbers of women in the technology space or the wage disparities for those workers. I'd like to share from the viewpoint of someone who doesn't really care. Someone who's been willfully ignorant of the statistics and the personal stories behind those numbers.
My name is Joe. I'm a software developer. I love programming. I've been coding professionally for more than 25 years, and I've worked for some big-named companies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/its-girls-game-too</guid></item><item><title>Infrastructure as Code: A Reason to Smile </title><pubDate>Mon Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-code-reason-smile</link><author>Jafari Sitakange</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So you receive this unpleasant notification that a server is unreachable. You follow your usual quick fix routines (for example: flip through the logs to see what has happened), only to find out that the server has actually crashed. You freeze! Immediately, you get flashbacks of the hustle that you had to go through while trying to configure that server. You try to recall every component you had installed on the dead machine, plus their versions.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So you receive this unpleasant notification that a server is unreachable. You follow your usual quick fix routines (for example: flip through the logs to see what has happened), only to find out that the server has actually crashed. You freeze! Immediately, you get flashbacks of the hustle that you had to go through while trying to configure that server. You try to recall every component you had installed on the dead machine, plus their versions.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-code-reason-smile</guid></item><item><title>Microservices as an Evolutionary Architecture</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-evolutionary-architecture</link><author>Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The microservice architectural style is taking the world by storm. Last March, O'Reilly hosted their first Software Architecture Conference, and a huge percentage of the abstracts the program committee received touched on some aspect of microservices. Why is this architectural style suddenly all the rage?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The microservice architectural style is taking the world by storm. Last March, O'Reilly hosted their first Software Architecture Conference, and a huge percentage of the abstracts the program committee received touched on some aspect of microservices. Why is this architectural style suddenly all the rage?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-evolutionary-architecture</guid></item><item><title>Financial Services 2025:  Eight Strategic Forces that are Transforming the Industry </title><pubDate>Tue Mar 08 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-financial-services-2025-part-2</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What happens to today’s banks if interests rates remain at historical lows, global economic growth remains tepid, and new channels emerge that productively allocate capital better, faster and cheaper?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What happens to today’s banks if interests rates remain at historical lows, global economic growth remains tepid, and new channels emerge that productively allocate capital better, faster and cheaper?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-financial-services-2025-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Analysing the DevOps Silo</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/analysing-devops-silo</link><author>Abigail Bangser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An analyst writing a DevOps article. Not what you expected? That is exactly the issue I want to tackle here.
We have all heard the stories of QAs who ring bells when they find defects, and we are not surprised when developers on those teams are scared of (or annoyed by) interacting with them. In contrast, teams that truly believe everyone brings unique skills to the table and are working together towards the same goal are far more effective. And most importantly, the end result is higher quality software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An analyst writing a DevOps article. Not what you expected? That is exactly the issue I want to tackle here.
We have all heard the stories of QAs who ring bells when they find defects, and we are not surprised when developers on those teams are scared of (or annoyed by) interacting with them. In contrast, teams that truly believe everyone brings unique skills to the table and are working together towards the same goal are far more effective. And most importantly, the end result is higher quality software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/analysing-devops-silo</guid></item><item><title>A Clojure Technology Radar</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/clojure-technology-radar</link><author>Suzi Edwards-Alexander</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every six months or so, we publish our Technology Radar. The radar sets out the changes that we think are currently interesting in software development, the things in motion that we think you should pay attention to and consider using in your projects. It reflects the opinion of our Technology Advisory Board, and is based on our day-to-day work and experiences.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every six months or so, we publish our Technology Radar. The radar sets out the changes that we think are currently interesting in software development, the things in motion that we think you should pay attention to and consider using in your projects. It reflects the opinion of our Technology Advisory Board, and is based on our day-to-day work and experiences.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/clojure-technology-radar</guid></item><item><title>EMRs and Paper Records: Co-existing in Hospital Ecosystems</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 04 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/emrs-and-paper-records-co-existing-hospital-ecosystems</link><author>Abhinav Chaitanya Peddada, Amira A . Pettus</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>EMRs and Paper Records: Co-existing in Hospital Ecosystems</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>EMRs and Paper Records: Co-existing in Hospital Ecosystems</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/emrs-and-paper-records-co-existing-hospital-ecosystems</guid></item><item><title>What do you Love and Hope to Never Lose to Climate Chaos? </title><pubDate>Mon Feb 29 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/what-do-you-love-and-hope-never-lose-climate-chaos</link><author>Danielle Erickson, Rae Abileah</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworkers in North America sent a message to the UN Climate Summit (COP21) in Paris last December by creating “Climate Ribbons” reminding negotiators what we stand to lose if a binding carbon-reduction treaty does not succeed. Their ribbons were part of a massive art installation that was central to events surrounding the UN Summit, called the Climate Ribbon, co-organized by Rae Abileah, a consultant on social justice strategy to Thoughtworks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworkers in North America sent a message to the UN Climate Summit (COP21) in Paris last December by creating “Climate Ribbons” reminding negotiators what we stand to lose if a binding carbon-reduction treaty does not succeed. Their ribbons were part of a massive art installation that was central to events surrounding the UN Summit, called the Climate Ribbon, co-organized by Rae Abileah, a consultant on social justice strategy to Thoughtworks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/what-do-you-love-and-hope-never-lose-climate-chaos</guid></item><item><title>Financial Services 2025: How to Grow in the Challenging Years Ahead</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 29 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-financial-services-2025</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Senior executives at two of the world’s largest asset management firms recently told us that the industry is filled with bloated enterprises...companies that are designed to move slowly, where good ideas die at the hands of local fiefdoms and bureaucratic decision-making. Their chief complaint? Slow and insufficient response to market changes. 

Read part one in our four-part series exploring the future of financial services.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Senior executives at two of the world’s largest asset management firms recently told us that the industry is filled with bloated enterprises...companies that are designed to move slowly, where good ideas die at the hands of local fiefdoms and bureaucratic decision-making. Their chief complaint? Slow and insufficient response to market changes. 

Read part one in our four-part series exploring the future of financial services.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-financial-services-2025</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Improvement: In Defense of BHAGs!</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 26 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-improvement-defense-bhags</link><author>David Worthington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BHAG: Big Hairy Audacious GoalJames Collins and Jerry Porras proposed the term ‘Big Hairy Audacious Goal’ in their 1994 book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.
​</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BHAG: Big Hairy Audacious GoalJames Collins and Jerry Porras proposed the term ‘Big Hairy Audacious Goal’ in their 1994 book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.
​</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-improvement-defense-bhags</guid></item><item><title>Moving to the Phoenix Server Pattern Part 3: Evolving a Recovery Strategy</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 26 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-using-phoenix-pattern-part-3-evolving-recovery-strategy</link><author>Laura Ionescu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is part 3 of a series. Read part 1 and part 2.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is part 3 of a series. Read part 1 and part 2.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-using-phoenix-pattern-part-3-evolving-recovery-strategy</guid></item><item><title>Adjusting to the Agile UX Workflow</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/adjusting-agile-ux-workflow</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Working as part of an agile development team for the first time can be difficult for UX Designers. You need to adjust the way you work and find a different rhythm.
This transition can be difficult to make as it’s often about subtle differences rather than a complete change of job. You’re still solving the same problems and doing the same tasks. The difference is in the way you structure your workflow.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Working as part of an agile development team for the first time can be difficult for UX Designers. You need to adjust the way you work and find a different rhythm.
This transition can be difficult to make as it’s often about subtle differences rather than a complete change of job. You’re still solving the same problems and doing the same tasks. The difference is in the way you structure your workflow.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/adjusting-agile-ux-workflow</guid></item><item><title>Performance Testing in a Nutshell</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 23 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/performance-testing-nutshell</link><author>Srinivas Murty</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is very easy to forget about performance testing and its importance while delivering software under tight deadlines. It is also a challenge to convince the client to start with performance testing right from the beginning of the project, rather than treat it as a second class citizen.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is very easy to forget about performance testing and its importance while delivering software under tight deadlines. It is also a challenge to convince the client to start with performance testing right from the beginning of the project, rather than treat it as a second class citizen.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/performance-testing-nutshell</guid></item><item><title>BFF @ SoundCloud</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-bff-soundcloud-0</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Different clients have different needs and they expect something different from you. If you have only one API gateway trying to fulfill all requirements, it gets messy,” explains Lukasz Plotnicki, software developer and Thoughtworker from Hamburg.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Different clients have different needs and they expect something different from you. If you have only one API gateway trying to fulfill all requirements, it gets messy,” explains Lukasz Plotnicki, software developer and Thoughtworker from Hamburg.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-bff-soundcloud-0</guid></item><item><title>9 Data Trends You Need to Know For 2016</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nine-hottest-data-trends-2016</link><author>Ken Collier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After gazing into my magic crystal ball for the first two months of 2016, I can now confidently (with 63.4% ± 42.3657 certainty) predict what’s going to be hot in 2016 in the world of data. Since it’s unlikely that anyone else in the entire tech community is writing an article like this, I feel compelled to share my prescient insights with you so that you won’t be surprised by what’s coming the rest of this year. So, without further ado (cue magician’s background music) my predictions for the next 12 months.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After gazing into my magic crystal ball for the first two months of 2016, I can now confidently (with 63.4% ± 42.3657 certainty) predict what’s going to be hot in 2016 in the world of data. Since it’s unlikely that anyone else in the entire tech community is writing an article like this, I feel compelled to share my prescient insights with you so that you won’t be surprised by what’s coming the rest of this year. So, without further ado (cue magician’s background music) my predictions for the next 12 months.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nine-hottest-data-trends-2016</guid></item><item><title>Challenges Faced in Distributed Development</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenges-faced-distributed-development</link><author>Sunil Mundra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>By definition, Distributed Development is difficult due to the ‘tyranny of distance’. In fact, in the early days of Agile adoption, some purists believed that Agility and Distributed Development could not coexist, going by this principle - “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is via face-to-face conversation”. Distributed Development is a reality today and in most cases, a necessity due to some very convincing reasons.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>By definition, Distributed Development is difficult due to the ‘tyranny of distance’. In fact, in the early days of Agile adoption, some purists believed that Agility and Distributed Development could not coexist, going by this principle - “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is via face-to-face conversation”. Distributed Development is a reality today and in most cases, a necessity due to some very convincing reasons.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenges-faced-distributed-development</guid></item><item><title>Team Bahmni at the OpenMRS Worldwide Summit 2015</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 14 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/team-bahmni-openmrs-worldwide-summit-2015</link><author>Gurpreet Luthra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Team Bahmni at the OpenMRS Worldwide Summit 2015</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Team Bahmni at the OpenMRS Worldwide Summit 2015</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/team-bahmni-openmrs-worldwide-summit-2015</guid></item><item><title>Seven Pitfalls to Avoid During Organizational Transformation </title><pubDate>Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-pitfalls-avoid-during-organizational-transformation</link><author>Anupam Kundu, Tarang Baxi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is Chapter 2 in the series on The Unfinished Business of Organizational Transformation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is Chapter 2 in the series on The Unfinished Business of Organizational Transformation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-pitfalls-avoid-during-organizational-transformation</guid></item><item><title>To Triumph in the Unknown, Don't Try Too Hard</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/triumph-unknown-dont-try-too-hard</link><author>Jonny Schneider</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To innovate, is to enter the unknown. Doing this induces anxiety, even among seasoned professionals. In most organisations—where failure is not an option—leaders have many fears. They fear what they do not know. They fear that competitors will outpace them. Most of all, they fear their inability to find success. This fear causes rational leaders with no permission to fail to resort to conservatism.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To innovate, is to enter the unknown. Doing this induces anxiety, even among seasoned professionals. In most organisations—where failure is not an option—leaders have many fears. They fear what they do not know. They fear that competitors will outpace them. Most of all, they fear their inability to find success. This fear causes rational leaders with no permission to fail to resort to conservatism.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/triumph-unknown-dont-try-too-hard</guid></item><item><title>An Open Letter Expressing Solidarity with African Students</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-expressing-solidarity-african-students</link><author>Sameer Soman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The attack on the four Tanzanian students in Bengaluru, including a young, 21-year old woman, has to be called out for what it is - a case of racist, mass violence. What is shameful is not just the mob's targeting of the African students for an accident at the same spot earlier on, that they were completely unconnected with, but also the complicity of the police personnel present there and other bystanders. It is a sad commentary on the administration, that it took three days and public outrage to register a police complaint and take action.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The attack on the four Tanzanian students in Bengaluru, including a young, 21-year old woman, has to be called out for what it is - a case of racist, mass violence. What is shameful is not just the mob's targeting of the African students for an accident at the same spot earlier on, that they were completely unconnected with, but also the complicity of the police personnel present there and other bystanders. It is a sad commentary on the administration, that it took three days and public outrage to register a police complaint and take action.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-expressing-solidarity-african-students</guid></item><item><title>Portfolio Management in the Age of Digital Enterprises</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/portfolio-management-age-digital-enterprises</link><author>Jim Highsmith, Natalie Hollier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As companies move to become a digital enterprise they are often faced with a serious disconnect between their desires, strategies and execution. Building a digital enterprise takes considerable time and money, as the business needs to build new high-impact customer facing applications while revamping old, legacy IT systems and architectures.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As companies move to become a digital enterprise they are often faced with a serious disconnect between their desires, strategies and execution. Building a digital enterprise takes considerable time and money, as the business needs to build new high-impact customer facing applications while revamping old, legacy IT systems and architectures.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/portfolio-management-age-digital-enterprises</guid></item><item><title>Feature Leading in Agile Teams</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 03 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feature-leading-agile-team</link><author>Matt Chamberlain</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Does your Tech Lead complain of being pulled in multiple directions at once? Do they get frustrated about all the code they’re not writing? Being a Tech Lead can’t be easy, with all its context switching and plate spinning.
For a developer, it’s a great achievement to progress to a Tech Lead role. But the path to taking the step into your first Tech Lead role can be hazy, and not an easy one to make. So where do you start?  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Does your Tech Lead complain of being pulled in multiple directions at once? Do they get frustrated about all the code they’re not writing? Being a Tech Lead can’t be easy, with all its context switching and plate spinning.
For a developer, it’s a great achievement to progress to a Tech Lead role. But the path to taking the step into your first Tech Lead role can be hazy, and not an easy one to make. So where do you start?  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feature-leading-agile-team</guid></item><item><title>Speeding up Test Execution with Appium</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 29 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/speeding-test-execution-appium</link><author>Sai Krishna</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Background
Mobile Test Automation is increasingly becoming very important. Almost all web applications are responsive these days and it's very important to test how the application works across devices. The same is true with the native application as well. At the same time, the number of devices and the custom OS versions on devices are also vast. This means that it's harder for a tester to manually run the automated tests over a list of devices to get device coverage and quicker results over every feature development.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Background
Mobile Test Automation is increasingly becoming very important. Almost all web applications are responsive these days and it's very important to test how the application works across devices. The same is true with the native application as well. At the same time, the number of devices and the custom OS versions on devices are also vast. This means that it's harder for a tester to manually run the automated tests over a list of devices to get device coverage and quicker results over every feature development.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/speeding-test-execution-appium</guid></item><item><title>Part 5: Exploding the World of Retail Opportunity - Preparing for Change</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-5-exploding-world-retail-opportunity</link><author>Dan McClure, Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the last of a five part series.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the last of a five part series.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-5-exploding-world-retail-opportunity</guid></item><item><title>Three Common Mistakes of the First Time Tech Lead</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 26 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/three-common-mistakes-first-time-tech-lead</link><author>Patrick Kua</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Don't miss the author's earlier post on the 5 Tips for Being an Effective Tech Lead. 
The first time a developer steps into the role of a Tech Lead can be difficult. The skills and experience of a seasoned developer do not automatically translate into the skills necessary for the Tech Lead role. In fact, some of the habits of a developer can do more harm than good, when not applied well and with more authority in this new role.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Don't miss the author's earlier post on the 5 Tips for Being an Effective Tech Lead. 
The first time a developer steps into the role of a Tech Lead can be difficult. The skills and experience of a seasoned developer do not automatically translate into the skills necessary for the Tech Lead role. In fact, some of the habits of a developer can do more harm than good, when not applied well and with more authority in this new role.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/three-common-mistakes-first-time-tech-lead</guid></item><item><title>UX - Are you Doing it Yet?</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-are-you-doing-it-yet</link><author>Ted McCarthy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past decade, User Experience Research and Design—often simply “UX”—has gained an increasingly prominent position in the world of tech. While the field has faced opposition within the industry, successful organizations are increasingly learning that investing in UX pay off.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past decade, User Experience Research and Design—often simply “UX”—has gained an increasingly prominent position in the world of tech. While the field has faced opposition within the industry, successful organizations are increasingly learning that investing in UX pay off.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-are-you-doing-it-yet</guid></item><item><title>Navigating your Career as a Woman Leader in Tech</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/navigating-your-career-woman-leader-tech</link><author>Laura Paterson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the topics of 'women in leadership' and 'gender equality in the tech industry' remain firmly in the limelight, I have spent some time reflecting on my own personal journey, particularly stepping into leadership roles. Here’s my story, with some tips to advance your career in technical leadership and things to consider for personal growth.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As the topics of 'women in leadership' and 'gender equality in the tech industry' remain firmly in the limelight, I have spent some time reflecting on my own personal journey, particularly stepping into leadership roles. Here’s my story, with some tips to advance your career in technical leadership and things to consider for personal growth.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/navigating-your-career-woman-leader-tech</guid></item><item><title>Infrastructure as Code: The Automation Fear Spiral</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 19 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-code-automation-fear-spiral</link><author>Kief Morris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At an open space session on configuration automation at a DevOpsDays a few years ago, I asked the group how many of them were using an automation tools like Puppet or Chef. The majority of hands went up. I asked how many were running these tools unattended, on an automatic schedule. Quite a few of the hands went down.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At an open space session on configuration automation at a DevOpsDays a few years ago, I asked the group how many of them were using an automation tools like Puppet or Chef. The majority of hands went up. I asked how many were running these tools unattended, on an automatic schedule. Quite a few of the hands went down.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-code-automation-fear-spiral</guid></item><item><title>Changing the Metrics Conversation</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/changing-metrics-conversation</link><author>Bruce McLeod</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the traditional world of enterprise software delivery, there can be a strong focus on software delivery metrics - What’s the test coverage? What is the code coverage? What’s the bug count? Why is the bug count so high? How many requirements have we delivered in this release?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the traditional world of enterprise software delivery, there can be a strong focus on software delivery metrics - What’s the test coverage? What is the code coverage? What’s the bug count? Why is the bug count so high? How many requirements have we delivered in this release?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/changing-metrics-conversation</guid></item><item><title>Art and Technology Fuel Activism: Our Partnership with Impact Hub Oakland</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/art-and-technology-fuel-activism-our-partnership-impact-hub-oakland</link><author>Monica Finc</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s hard to ignore the economic and social divide in the Bay Area. We’re in a huge housing crisis, we have massive economic inequality, and no shortage of startups pledging to save the world (unless you’re low-income). Yet, these concerns have also sparked a wealth of activism, allowing for technologists in San Francisco to be at the intersection of technological innovation and political reform.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s hard to ignore the economic and social divide in the Bay Area. We’re in a huge housing crisis, we have massive economic inequality, and no shortage of startups pledging to save the world (unless you’re low-income). Yet, these concerns have also sparked a wealth of activism, allowing for technologists in San Francisco to be at the intersection of technological innovation and political reform.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/art-and-technology-fuel-activism-our-partnership-impact-hub-oakland</guid></item><item><title>Architecting for Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 11 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/architecting-continuous-delivery</link><author>Vishal Naik</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you start on the CD journey, it is tempting to think of it only as “What tools should I use?”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you start on the CD journey, it is tempting to think of it only as “What tools should I use?”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/architecting-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Infrastructure as Code: From the Iron Age to the Cloud Age  </title><pubDate>Fri Jan 08 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-code-iron-age-cloud-age</link><author>Kief Morris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most organizations today have adopted IT infrastructure automation tools and dynamic infrastructure platforms such as private or public clouds. However, the technology alone isn't enough to help IT respond quickly and reliably to changing opportunities and challenges. At worst they can lead to a "Sorcerer's Apprentice" situation, where the ability to rapidly spin up new infrastructure leads to a sprawl of poorly maintained systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most organizations today have adopted IT infrastructure automation tools and dynamic infrastructure platforms such as private or public clouds. However, the technology alone isn't enough to help IT respond quickly and reliably to changing opportunities and challenges. At worst they can lead to a "Sorcerer's Apprentice" situation, where the ability to rapidly spin up new infrastructure leads to a sprawl of poorly maintained systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infrastructure-code-iron-age-cloud-age</guid></item><item><title>A Glimpse of the Future of High-Tech in Shenzhen, China</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/glimpse-future-high-tech-shenzhen-china</link><author>Nagarjun Kandukuru</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last September, I spent a wonderful week in Shenzhen, China where Thoughtworks has just opened a new office. That city is making exhilarating progress in everything from Internet of Things to next-generation retail technology and maker spaces.
Here are 10 observations from my visit: </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last September, I spent a wonderful week in Shenzhen, China where Thoughtworks has just opened a new office. That city is making exhilarating progress in everything from Internet of Things to next-generation retail technology and maker spaces.
Here are 10 observations from my visit: </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/glimpse-future-high-tech-shenzhen-china</guid></item><item><title>Why Your Company Should Adopt Innovation Days</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-your-company-should-adopt-innovation-days</link><author>Emma Carter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An Innovation Day is typically a 24-hour event in which employees form small teams to try and solve a problem relevant to the business. The teams have to present their ideas back to the business with a strong business case and working prototype. Many companies have their version of an Innovation Day. 
What can a company gain from an Innovation Day? How can you successfully take an idea, put it into production, and ensure it resonates with your customers?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An Innovation Day is typically a 24-hour event in which employees form small teams to try and solve a problem relevant to the business. The teams have to present their ideas back to the business with a strong business case and working prototype. Many companies have their version of an Innovation Day. 
What can a company gain from an Innovation Day? How can you successfully take an idea, put it into production, and ensure it resonates with your customers?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-your-company-should-adopt-innovation-days</guid></item><item><title>6 Things Star Wars Can Teach Retailers</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-things-star-wars-can-teach-retailers</link><author>Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Force awakened with a vengeance last month. Millions of fans worldwide lined up in droves for what some described as an almost sacred experience (for some German churchgoers, it literally was). The Force is strong, the hype is huge and the reviews are breathless.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Force awakened with a vengeance last month. Millions of fans worldwide lined up in droves for what some described as an almost sacred experience (for some German churchgoers, it literally was). The Force is strong, the hype is huge and the reviews are breathless.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-things-star-wars-can-teach-retailers</guid></item><item><title>An Open Letter on Net Neutrality</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 UTC 2016</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-net-neurality-2016</link><author>Sameer Soman, Sudhir Tiwari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks India and its leadership fully support the movement to maintain an Open and Free Internet through the implementation of appropriate net neutrality regulation in India. Such regulation is essential to the continued growth of the Internet in India – a resource critical to future generations of Indians, from both an economic and social perspective.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks India and its leadership fully support the movement to maintain an Open and Free Internet through the implementation of appropriate net neutrality regulation in India. Such regulation is essential to the continued growth of the Internet in India – a resource critical to future generations of Indians, from both an economic and social perspective.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-net-neurality-2016</guid></item><item><title>The Most Popular Content on Insights 2015</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/most-popular-content-2015</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi, Kaifeng Zhang, Prarthana Sridhar, Sarah Howe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s New Years again!
We are excited to announce the most popular articles on Thoughtworks Insights, as well as the editors’ picks for 2015.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s New Years again!
We are excited to announce the most popular articles on Thoughtworks Insights, as well as the editors’ picks for 2015.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/most-popular-content-2015</guid></item><item><title>How Sustainable Development Goals Change Humanitarian Innovation</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 29 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/how-sdgs-change-role-humanitarian-innovation</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In closing remarks at the Global Humanitarian Policy Forum in New York, Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, Chief of the Policy Development and Studies Branch of the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), challenged the current humanitarian model where extended displacements can run for 10 years using the same mode of operation.
​</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In closing remarks at the Global Humanitarian Policy Forum in New York, Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, Chief of the Policy Development and Studies Branch of the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), challenged the current humanitarian model where extended displacements can run for 10 years using the same mode of operation.
​</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/how-sdgs-change-role-humanitarian-innovation</guid></item><item><title>11 Gifts for the DevOps Person in Your Life</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/11-gifts-devops-person-your-life</link><author>Louda Peña</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are plenty of lists out there for the tech lover, dog lover, fashion lover, coffee lover—but what about that hard-to-shop-for developer?
Here are a few ideas:
A Docker Thermos
Everyone just loves that cute whale, even if they don’t know what Docker is. We also know how much caffeine is consumed by the average developer. You can buy it at their cafe press store.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are plenty of lists out there for the tech lover, dog lover, fashion lover, coffee lover—but what about that hard-to-shop-for developer?
Here are a few ideas:
A Docker Thermos
Everyone just loves that cute whale, even if they don’t know what Docker is. We also know how much caffeine is consumed by the average developer. You can buy it at their cafe press store.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/11-gifts-devops-person-your-life</guid></item><item><title>Taking the Knowledge Sharing Campaign to the Next Level</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 22 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/taking-knowledge-sharing-campaign-next-level</link><author>Charles Lebon Mberi Kimpolo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Where the development of Africa is concerned, we are inspired by what late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared:
We don't look East nor West; we look forward.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Where the development of Africa is concerned, we are inspired by what late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared:
We don't look East nor West; we look forward.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/taking-knowledge-sharing-campaign-next-level</guid></item><item><title>The Career Changer’s Guide to Becoming a Software Developer</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-changer-s-guide-becoming-software-developer</link><author>Natasha Postolovski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>More people than ever before are entering software development from non-traditional backgrounds. The number of coding bootcamps is increasing, and there’s a broad push from the industry to attract more diverse developers. Many companies are no longer solely focused on hiring senior developers, and have realized that it may be smarter to train and upskill the next generation of senior developers instead.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>More people than ever before are entering software development from non-traditional backgrounds. The number of coding bootcamps is increasing, and there’s a broad push from the industry to attract more diverse developers. Many companies are no longer solely focused on hiring senior developers, and have realized that it may be smarter to train and upskill the next generation of senior developers instead.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/career-changer-s-guide-becoming-software-developer</guid></item><item><title>[EBook] Iterative Development and MongoDB</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ebook-iterative-development-and-mongodb</link><author>Molly Bartlett Dishman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile software development is a well known set of principles that many software teams have adopted, tweaked and perfected over more than ten years. As teams gain experience with Agile, a natural pressure builds on tools, practices and processes that slows the pace of delivering value.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile software development is a well known set of principles that many software teams have adopted, tweaked and perfected over more than ten years. As teams gain experience with Agile, a natural pressure builds on tools, practices and processes that slows the pace of delivering value.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ebook-iterative-development-and-mongodb</guid></item><item><title>Implications of Tech Stack Complexity for Executives </title><pubDate>Wed Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implications-tech-stack-complexity-executives</link><author>Jim Highsmith, Mike Mason, Neal Ford</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In order for you to thrive in the digital environment, you need to understand the implications of the changing technology landscape on your organization. This is the first article in Technology Radar Echoes, a new series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In order for you to thrive in the digital environment, you need to understand the implications of the changing technology landscape on your organization. This is the first article in Technology Radar Echoes, a new series where authors share their insights and experience on the technology problems and solutions driving business differentiation for enterprise leaders.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implications-tech-stack-complexity-executives</guid></item><item><title>The Road from an Agile Practitioner to an Agile Coach</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-agile-practitioner-agile-coach</link><author>Aman King</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I started off as a practitioner and over time, have been an Agile coach. There were a few interesting things about my journey that I thought would be good to share with the larger community. My post narrates a journey that many technologists might take - here’s hopefully to a learning or two.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I started off as a practitioner and over time, have been an Agile coach. There were a few interesting things about my journey that I thought would be good to share with the larger community. My post narrates a journey that many technologists might take - here’s hopefully to a learning or two.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-agile-practitioner-agile-coach</guid></item><item><title>Functional Tests - How to Decide What to Automate?</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/functional-tests-how-decide-what-automate</link><author>Daniel Amorim, Hugo Vares Vieira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When we are working on software delivery projects, we will eventually face the decision of whether or not we should automate a test for a specific scenario. The question of whether we should automate or not, is what we will discuss in this article.
Why we Automate
Generally, we automate to avoid repeated manual work, get faster feedback, save time on running tests over and over again, and ensure we are always executing tests consistently with the same preconditions and expectations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When we are working on software delivery projects, we will eventually face the decision of whether or not we should automate a test for a specific scenario. The question of whether we should automate or not, is what we will discuss in this article.
Why we Automate
Generally, we automate to avoid repeated manual work, get faster feedback, save time on running tests over and over again, and ensure we are always executing tests consistently with the same preconditions and expectations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/functional-tests-how-decide-what-automate</guid></item><item><title>How Expensive is it to Develop Software?</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-expensive-develop-software</link><author>Jie (Jeff) Xiong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A friend wanted to take on a social project. All the funders were highly educated elites, who requested for transparency in the project. Since it is now the Information Age, he felt that IT tools would help facilitate communication and improve efficiency. He asked me to create an app which could do all that he had envisioned. But I had to stop him there and tell him something that he hadn’t realized - developing software is expensive!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A friend wanted to take on a social project. All the funders were highly educated elites, who requested for transparency in the project. Since it is now the Information Age, he felt that IT tools would help facilitate communication and improve efficiency. He asked me to create an app which could do all that he had envisioned. But I had to stop him there and tell him something that he hadn’t realized - developing software is expensive!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-expensive-develop-software</guid></item><item><title>How Money Is Pushing the Climate Needle</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-money-pushing-climate-needle</link><author>Andrew McWilliams</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s one thing we all have in common. Whoever you are, you and those you love stand a good chance to lose dramatically from climate change over your lifetimes.
The good news is we know exactly how to avoid the worst scenarios. We must rapidly turn away from fossil fuels, and turn towards renewable energy and emerging technologies. It takes some effort, but it’s very much achievable.
So why isn’t it happening?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s one thing we all have in common. Whoever you are, you and those you love stand a good chance to lose dramatically from climate change over your lifetimes.
The good news is we know exactly how to avoid the worst scenarios. We must rapidly turn away from fossil fuels, and turn towards renewable energy and emerging technologies. It takes some effort, but it’s very much achievable.
So why isn’t it happening?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-money-pushing-climate-needle</guid></item><item><title>Practical Steps Men can Take to Support Feminism</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 10 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/practical-steps-men-can-take-support-feminism</link><author>V Moschetta</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the heart of Thoughtworks, there is an ambitious mission: to be a proactive agent of progressive change in the world. Aware of our own privilege, we strive to see the world from the perspective of the oppressed, the powerless, and the invisible.
This kind of thinking forms one of the three pillars of our organization. It is a big reason why creative, courageous, and compassionate people join us, and why forward-thinking change agents from organizations around the world choose to work with us.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the heart of Thoughtworks, there is an ambitious mission: to be a proactive agent of progressive change in the world. Aware of our own privilege, we strive to see the world from the perspective of the oppressed, the powerless, and the invisible.
This kind of thinking forms one of the three pillars of our organization. It is a big reason why creative, courageous, and compassionate people join us, and why forward-thinking change agents from organizations around the world choose to work with us.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/practical-steps-men-can-take-support-feminism</guid></item><item><title>Data-Driven Architectures for Digital Business</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 10 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-data-driven-architectures-digital-business</link><author>Evan Bottcher, Scott Shaw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Companies of all sizes, and across all industries, are struggling with digital transformation. A data-driven architecture that enables getting the right data, to the right place, at the right time positions an organization to create and deliver exceptional digital experiences. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Companies of all sizes, and across all industries, are struggling with digital transformation. A data-driven architecture that enables getting the right data, to the right place, at the right time positions an organization to create and deliver exceptional digital experiences. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-data-driven-architectures-digital-business</guid></item><item><title>BFF @ SoundCloud</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bff-soundcloud</link><author>Lukasz Plotnicki</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our friends at SoundCloud embarked on a journey a few years ago that changed their system and moved it from a monolithic Rails application towards an ecosystem of microservices.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our friends at SoundCloud embarked on a journey a few years ago that changed their system and moved it from a monolithic Rails application towards an ecosystem of microservices.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bff-soundcloud</guid></item><item><title>Seven Tips to Plan Your Next Meeting with Clients</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-tips-plan-your-next-meeting-clients</link><author>Luis Mizutani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Like it or not, meetings are an essential part of any project communication plan. They can be an excellent way to create common knowledge and a shared understanding of a subject, or even to make group decisions. However, meetings may not always produce the desired outcomes. It is not uncommon to hear people complaining about a meeting that didn't add any value to the team.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Like it or not, meetings are an essential part of any project communication plan. They can be an excellent way to create common knowledge and a shared understanding of a subject, or even to make group decisions. However, meetings may not always produce the desired outcomes. It is not uncommon to hear people complaining about a meeting that didn't add any value to the team.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/seven-tips-plan-your-next-meeting-clients</guid></item><item><title>Business, Design and Technology: Joining Forces for a Truly Competitive Advantage</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/business-design-and-technology-joining-forces-truly-competitive-advantage</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology is no longer an expensive monolith that needs to be overcome for businesses to succeed. In the emerging digital economy companies are learning new ways to leverage technology. They are reshaping their business models and the relationships they have with their customer. The list of industries being disrupted by digital technologies is growing. The recording industry, banks, retailers, telcos and taxis are just the beginning. Any industry yet to be disrupted need only wait until the digital native generation becomes the majority.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technology is no longer an expensive monolith that needs to be overcome for businesses to succeed. In the emerging digital economy companies are learning new ways to leverage technology. They are reshaping their business models and the relationships they have with their customer. The list of industries being disrupted by digital technologies is growing. The recording industry, banks, retailers, telcos and taxis are just the beginning. Any industry yet to be disrupted need only wait until the digital native generation becomes the majority.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/business-design-and-technology-joining-forces-truly-competitive-advantage</guid></item><item><title>Fixing Apple’s Fingerprint Login in 12 hours</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fixing-apple-fingerprint-login-12-hours</link><author>Emma Carter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Setting the Scene
My team and I were excited by the prospect of adding fingerprint login to the iOS version of our banking App. It was something our users had been asking for. As a team, we wanted to try out the new technology and create a more user friendly and quick way for customers to login and access their bank information. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Setting the Scene
My team and I were excited by the prospect of adding fingerprint login to the iOS version of our banking App. It was something our users had been asking for. As a team, we wanted to try out the new technology and create a more user friendly and quick way for customers to login and access their bank information. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fixing-apple-fingerprint-login-12-hours</guid></item><item><title>A Decade of Learning </title><pubDate>Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decade-learning</link><author>Xia Jie Jessie</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am the Managing Director of Thoughtworks Singapore. It has been 10 years since I came on board. It was very hard to imagine that a non-English speaking Chinese with no programming skills would join a global IT company back in 2005. And not just join, but thrive.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am the Managing Director of Thoughtworks Singapore. It has been 10 years since I came on board. It was very hard to imagine that a non-English speaking Chinese with no programming skills would join a global IT company back in 2005. And not just join, but thrive.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decade-learning</guid></item><item><title>Delivery 3.0: Free or Fast? </title><pubDate>Mon Nov 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/delivery-30-free-or-fast</link><author>Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Retailers are whipping their supply chains to win the ecommerce game. What is the next frontier in the fast moving delivery space? In Delivery 2.0, our European Head of Retail Mark Collin noted that fast delivery has become a source of competitive advantage. That advantage is shrinking, however, as more retailers begin to offer speedy delivery options.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Retailers are whipping their supply chains to win the ecommerce game. What is the next frontier in the fast moving delivery space? In Delivery 2.0, our European Head of Retail Mark Collin noted that fast delivery has become a source of competitive advantage. That advantage is shrinking, however, as more retailers begin to offer speedy delivery options.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/delivery-30-free-or-fast</guid></item><item><title>Don’t get it, Don’t make it, Don’t send it!</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-get-make-send-it</link><author>Hari Baran</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Don’t get it, don’t make it, don’t send it” is a slogan to emphasize the 'quality first' practice in Gemba Kaizen. It was first formulated by Masaaki Imai and you can read about it more in his book, Gemba Kazien.
Though it was first formulated for production/manufacturing focused industries, as were most of the lean principles, it can be easily applied to software engineering using Agile Methodology.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Don’t get it, don’t make it, don’t send it” is a slogan to emphasize the 'quality first' practice in Gemba Kaizen. It was first formulated by Masaaki Imai and you can read about it more in his book, Gemba Kazien.
Though it was first formulated for production/manufacturing focused industries, as were most of the lean principles, it can be easily applied to software engineering using Agile Methodology.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-get-make-send-it</guid></item><item><title>3 Retail Assumptions to Challenge for Humans of the Digital Age</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-retail-assumptions-challenge-humans-digital-age</link><author>Zichuan Xiong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Anthropologist Amber Case argues the widespread obsession with screen-staring, button-clicking and tinder-swiping has turned us all into new type of human. In the award winning movie Her director Spike Jonze illustrates a twisted but possible relationship between devices and human-beings.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Anthropologist Amber Case argues the widespread obsession with screen-staring, button-clicking and tinder-swiping has turned us all into new type of human. In the award winning movie Her director Spike Jonze illustrates a twisted but possible relationship between devices and human-beings.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-retail-assumptions-challenge-humans-digital-age</guid></item><item><title>[Podcast] Does Product-Centric IT Need Projects and Programs?</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-does-product-centric-it-need-projects-and-programs</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>[Podcast] Does Product-Centric IT Need Projects and Programs?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>[Podcast] Does Product-Centric IT Need Projects and Programs?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-does-product-centric-it-need-projects-and-programs</guid></item><item><title>Developing a Collaboration Culture</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developing-collaboration-culture</link><author>Jaimee Newberry</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The collaboration of a company and its multidisciplinary units has never been more crucial than it is right now. Everything we make today depends upon our ability to stay current, move nimbly, innovate, engage and delight. Those things are too difficult to achieve without cross-team collaboration.
How can we unlock better collaborative rhythms within organizations that have tried and true processes that have worked for eons, but may not be working any longer?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The collaboration of a company and its multidisciplinary units has never been more crucial than it is right now. Everything we make today depends upon our ability to stay current, move nimbly, innovate, engage and delight. Those things are too difficult to achieve without cross-team collaboration.
How can we unlock better collaborative rhythms within organizations that have tried and true processes that have worked for eons, but may not be working any longer?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developing-collaboration-culture</guid></item><item><title>Constant Change is the New Normal</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/constant-change-new-normal</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Dispatches from ParadigmShift Nashville

I have seen the future and it works.

– Lincoln Steffens, 1933</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Dispatches from ParadigmShift Nashville

I have seen the future and it works.

– Lincoln Steffens, 1933</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/constant-change-new-normal</guid></item><item><title>The Unfinished Business of Organizational Transformation</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/unfinished-business-organizational-transformation</link><author>Aaron Sachs, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Unfinished Business of Organizational Transformation</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Unfinished Business of Organizational Transformation</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/unfinished-business-organizational-transformation</guid></item><item><title>Tech Radar and Selected Blips</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-radar-and-selected-blips</link><author>Sam Newman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I get to do lots of fun things as part of my day job at Thoughtworks. One of them is that I get to help out on the creation of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar as part of my membership of our Technology Advisory Board (TAB). We put one of these out every six months or so, and the most recent edition has just gone live.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I get to do lots of fun things as part of my day job at Thoughtworks. One of them is that I get to help out on the creation of the Thoughtworks Technology Radar as part of my membership of our Technology Advisory Board (TAB). We put one of these out every six months or so, and the most recent edition has just gone live.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-radar-and-selected-blips</guid></item><item><title>How Thoughtworks Changed my Life</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-thoughtworks-changed-my-life</link><author>Miguel Rueda</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last eight years of my professional life, I’ve had the opportunity to essay different roles across local and international enterprises. While I was initially focused on different streams, I realized that I really missed coding. I took on a few coding projects in my personal time.
My experiences with these projects led me to realize that this is what I wanted to do most. I wanted to use all my time to write flexible and well-structured code. Additionally, I wanted to use my coding skills to help my country.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last eight years of my professional life, I’ve had the opportunity to essay different roles across local and international enterprises. While I was initially focused on different streams, I realized that I really missed coding. I took on a few coding projects in my personal time.
My experiences with these projects led me to realize that this is what I wanted to do most. I wanted to use all my time to write flexible and well-structured code. Additionally, I wanted to use my coding skills to help my country.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-thoughtworks-changed-my-life</guid></item><item><title>Designing in the Passenger Seat </title><pubDate>Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-passenger-seat</link><author>Matthew Brown</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are times where you may not always be in control of the designs or interactions of a product you work on. A challenging situation, one that will make you a better designer.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are times where you may not always be in control of the designs or interactions of a product you work on. A challenging situation, one that will make you a better designer.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-passenger-seat</guid></item><item><title>Part 4: Exploding The World of Retail Opportunity - Create the Responsive Supply Chain</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-a-responsive-supply-chain</link><author>Dan McClure, Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the fourth of a five part series.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the fourth of a five part series.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-a-responsive-supply-chain</guid></item><item><title>Securing the Pipeline</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-securing-pipeline</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Your build pipeline is a production system,” says Tom Duckering, lead consultant from Thoughtworks London. Tom gave the talk Securing the Pipeline together with Patrick Downey at XConf Hamburg.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Your build pipeline is a production system,” says Tom Duckering, lead consultant from Thoughtworks London. Tom gave the talk Securing the Pipeline together with Patrick Downey at XConf Hamburg.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-securing-pipeline</guid></item><item><title>Should Designers Code?</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/should-designers-code</link><author>Sarah Howe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s an ongoing argument in the industry with strong advocates on either side. Should designers learn to code to bring additional value to their work and projects? Or should they stick to being really good at design?
The answer? Well, it depends.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s an ongoing argument in the industry with strong advocates on either side. Should designers learn to code to bring additional value to their work and projects? Or should they stick to being really good at design?
The answer? Well, it depends.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/should-designers-code</guid></item><item><title>10 Digital Commandments for Brick and Mortar Spaces</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-digital-commandments-brick-and-mortar-spaces</link><author>Nagarjun Kandukuru, Sharath Satish, Srihari Srinivasan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To brick and mortar or not to brick and mortar? On one hand, eCommerce born retailers from Casper to Birchbox to Zappos in the US and Pepperfry.com in India are rushing to open physical stores in either pop-up or permanent form. Even Amazon is exploring opportunity in the offline realm with their pick up centers and the recently announced bookstore in Seattle.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To brick and mortar or not to brick and mortar? On one hand, eCommerce born retailers from Casper to Birchbox to Zappos in the US and Pepperfry.com in India are rushing to open physical stores in either pop-up or permanent form. Even Amazon is exploring opportunity in the offline realm with their pick up centers and the recently announced bookstore in Seattle.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-digital-commandments-brick-and-mortar-spaces</guid></item><item><title>My Path to a Fluid Career</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-path-fluid-career</link><author>Annie Conn</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"I am large, I contain multitudes." —Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
My super power is not being one thing, but many things. I am an example of the new fluid careerist. What’s a fluid career? It’s a way through life that leverages a collection of experiences, expertise, roles/titles and spans multiple industries. Fluid careerists navigate ambiguity and are nimble. We’re restlessly driven by curiosity, have a passionate need for excellence and aspire to self-awareness.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"I am large, I contain multitudes." —Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
My super power is not being one thing, but many things. I am an example of the new fluid careerist. What’s a fluid career? It’s a way through life that leverages a collection of experiences, expertise, roles/titles and spans multiple industries. Fluid careerists navigate ambiguity and are nimble. We’re restlessly driven by curiosity, have a passionate need for excellence and aspire to self-awareness.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-path-fluid-career</guid></item><item><title>Using Google Analytics to Drive a Browser/Device Strategy</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-google-analytics-drive-browser-device-strategy</link><author>Taheerah Atchia</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It can often be difficult to devise an appropriate strategy when it comes to testing on browsers and devices. Exhaustive testing of all browser/device combinations is an exercise in futility; we must consider a smarter and more realistic approach. Using user data to drive your strategy will help you to focus your efforts ‘where they are needed most’, while adopting a risk-based attitude to coverage and defects will help you prioritize ‘what really matters’.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It can often be difficult to devise an appropriate strategy when it comes to testing on browsers and devices. Exhaustive testing of all browser/device combinations is an exercise in futility; we must consider a smarter and more realistic approach. Using user data to drive your strategy will help you to focus your efforts ‘where they are needed most’, while adopting a risk-based attitude to coverage and defects will help you prioritize ‘what really matters’.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-google-analytics-drive-browser-device-strategy</guid></item><item><title>Feed the Feedback</title><pubDate>Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feed-feedback</link><author>Leandro Guimaraes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Feedback is an important tool for any professional. If you are a Team Leader, giving feedback becomes an essential tool for your success. As a Team Leader, one of your most important goals is to help the team to improve continuously.
Many people are aware of the power of feedback, but they are also aware of the difficulty in giving it. As children we are educated in "right and wrong" and but giving feedback is not so easy because it's not something that is taught.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Feedback is an important tool for any professional. If you are a Team Leader, giving feedback becomes an essential tool for your success. As a Team Leader, one of your most important goals is to help the team to improve continuously.
Many people are aware of the power of feedback, but they are also aware of the difficulty in giving it. As children we are educated in "right and wrong" and but giving feedback is not so easy because it's not something that is taught.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feed-feedback</guid></item><item><title>Why Lean Enterprise Transformation is Hard  </title><pubDate>Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-lean-enterprise-transformation-hard</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone knows that big cross-organizational change is difficult. However, not all organizational transformation is the same. This is particularly true for businesses looking to become fundamentally more entrepreneurial, the lean enterprises that create original market value as a repeatable core competency.  
 
The transformation to becoming a lean entrepreneurial enterprise faces unique challenges for business models; it relies on silo busting and cross-organizational collaboration.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everyone knows that big cross-organizational change is difficult. However, not all organizational transformation is the same. This is particularly true for businesses looking to become fundamentally more entrepreneurial, the lean enterprises that create original market value as a repeatable core competency.  
 
The transformation to becoming a lean entrepreneurial enterprise faces unique challenges for business models; it relies on silo busting and cross-organizational collaboration.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-lean-enterprise-transformation-hard</guid></item><item><title>Accelerate Innovation from Start-up to Scale</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/accelerate-innovation-start-scale</link><author>Leslie Barry</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Connecting the disruptor and the disrupted to accelerate innovation </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Connecting the disruptor and the disrupted to accelerate innovation </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/accelerate-innovation-start-scale</guid></item><item><title>Techniques for Implementing Microservices and Cloud</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-techniques-implementing-microservices-and-cloud</link><author>Erik Dörnenburg, Sam Newman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“It’s our job as technologists to understand when to use which technology because even 30 years after the ‘No Silver Bullet’ paper there still aren’t any silver bullets in software delivery,” urges Erik Doernenburg, Head of Technology, Thoughtworks Europe.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“It’s our job as technologists to understand when to use which technology because even 30 years after the ‘No Silver Bullet’ paper there still aren’t any silver bullets in software delivery,” urges Erik Doernenburg, Head of Technology, Thoughtworks Europe.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-techniques-implementing-microservices-and-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Designing Outcome-Oriented Teams: Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-designing-outcome-oriented-teams-part-1</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big banks and other financial institutions are still attempting wholesale Agile transformation by just hiring dozens of Agile coaches and embedding them in development teams. They are sorely mistaken if they think they can improve IT performance as perceived by the business merely by getting everyone to adopt Scrum, hard as that in itself may be.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big banks and other financial institutions are still attempting wholesale Agile transformation by just hiring dozens of Agile coaches and embedding them in development teams. They are sorely mistaken if they think they can improve IT performance as perceived by the business merely by getting everyone to adopt Scrum, hard as that in itself may be.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-designing-outcome-oriented-teams-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Enabling Trunk Based Development with Deployment Pipelines</title><pubDate>Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-trunk-based-development-deployment-pipelines</link><author>Vishal Naik</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Puppet Labs’ recently published State of DevOps report talks about how Continuous Delivery (CD) practices affect team performance, and specifically calls out trunk-based development as a leading indicator of high performance.
(Image below via Puppet Labs’ report)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Puppet Labs’ recently published State of DevOps report talks about how Continuous Delivery (CD) practices affect team performance, and specifically calls out trunk-based development as a leading indicator of high performance.
(Image below via Puppet Labs’ report)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-trunk-based-development-deployment-pipelines</guid></item><item><title>[Book Review] Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/book-review-actionable-agile-metrics-predictability</link><author>Matt Philip</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Daniel Vacanti’s new book, Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability, is a welcome addition to the growing canon of thoughtful, experience-based writing on how to improve service delivery.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Daniel Vacanti’s new book, Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability, is a welcome addition to the growing canon of thoughtful, experience-based writing on how to improve service delivery.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/book-review-actionable-agile-metrics-predictability</guid></item><item><title>Moving Enterprise Innovation Beyond Failing Fast</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-fail-fast-philosophy-does-not-work</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sometimes it seems Eric Ries could have saved himself a lot of trouble when writing The Lean Startup by just printing the phrase “fail fast” on a stack of post-it notes and sending them out to innovation teams around the world.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sometimes it seems Eric Ries could have saved himself a lot of trouble when writing The Lean Startup by just printing the phrase “fail fast” on a stack of post-it notes and sending them out to innovation teams around the world.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-fail-fast-philosophy-does-not-work</guid></item><item><title>Put Data Science Before Data Infrastructure</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/put-data-science-data-infrastructure</link><author>David Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Big Data” and “Data Science” are today’s business buzzwords. Many companies today are trying to modernize their data platform and enable their employees to monetize their valuable data, but most businesses are not seeing the benefits. Advanced data science may be driving some of the hottest startups but most mature companies are struggling to get into gear.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Big Data” and “Data Science” are today’s business buzzwords. Many companies today are trying to modernize their data platform and enable their employees to monetize their valuable data, but most businesses are not seeing the benefits. Advanced data science may be driving some of the hottest startups but most mature companies are struggling to get into gear.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/put-data-science-data-infrastructure</guid></item><item><title> Introducing Agile Analytics</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-agile-analytics</link><author>Ken Collier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
This article is the first chapter from the book Agile Analytics: A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
This article is the first chapter from the book Agile Analytics: A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-agile-analytics</guid></item><item><title>Transform Meetings With a Great Information Radiator </title><pubDate>Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transform-meetings-great-information-radiator</link><author>Kasandra Fcong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you remember that time at the end of a major release when you found yourself in a meeting room staring and delving into a long list of defects for hours? Did you groan when you were scheduled for a meeting that didn’t inspire much attendance, interest, or focus? How would you feel if you could transform that meeting into a lightweight, interactive activity built into the team’s development cycle?
We have accomplished this through an information radiator.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you remember that time at the end of a major release when you found yourself in a meeting room staring and delving into a long list of defects for hours? Did you groan when you were scheduled for a meeting that didn’t inspire much attendance, interest, or focus? How would you feel if you could transform that meeting into a lightweight, interactive activity built into the team’s development cycle?
We have accomplished this through an information radiator.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transform-meetings-great-information-radiator</guid></item><item><title>Part 3: Exploding The World of Retail Opportunity - Individualized Value with Smarter Big Data</title><pubDate>Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-3-exploding-world-retail-opportunity-individualized-value-smarter-big-data</link><author>Dan McClure, Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third of a five part series.
Read: Part 1 - It’s time to have a crisisRead: Part 2 - Follow the Product Home</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third of a five part series.
Read: Part 1 - It’s time to have a crisisRead: Part 2 - Follow the Product Home</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-3-exploding-world-retail-opportunity-individualized-value-smarter-big-data</guid></item><item><title>An Integration Story: Travel Apps Leveraging Intuitive Technology</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/travel-apps-leveraging-intuitive-technology</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The 1960s witnessed the creation of Global Distribution Systems. These are worldwide, computerized reservation networks that function as a single point access for reserving anything related to travel; from airline tickets to hotel rooms and everything in between. You could plan an entire journey, irrespective of the number of stops or the mode of travel, with one call to your travel agent.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The 1960s witnessed the creation of Global Distribution Systems. These are worldwide, computerized reservation networks that function as a single point access for reserving anything related to travel; from airline tickets to hotel rooms and everything in between. You could plan an entire journey, irrespective of the number of stops or the mode of travel, with one call to your travel agent.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/travel-apps-leveraging-intuitive-technology</guid></item><item><title>My UX Toolkit</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-toolkit</link><author>Megan Louw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last couple of years, interest in Experience Design (XD) has exploded, yet few experience designers I have met have actually studied “Experience Design” at a tertiary institution. While having majors such as Psychology, Animation and Computer Science can help you carve a path to being an XD, almost every XD I have met is self-taught when it comes to the actual trade.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last couple of years, interest in Experience Design (XD) has exploded, yet few experience designers I have met have actually studied “Experience Design” at a tertiary institution. While having majors such as Psychology, Animation and Computer Science can help you carve a path to being an XD, almost every XD I have met is self-taught when it comes to the actual trade.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-toolkit</guid></item><item><title>Is Your Enterprise Ready to Handle Disruption ?</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/your-enterprise-ready-handle-disruption</link><author>Sameer Karl Deans</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a fair degree of disruption happening in industry around us. We see the effects in our interactions with friends, colleagues, vendors and service providers. The reasons for disruption vary, from advances in technology, start-ups inventing new business models leveraging the new technology, to changing demographics like greater income and wealth for millennials.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a fair degree of disruption happening in industry around us. We see the effects in our interactions with friends, colleagues, vendors and service providers. The reasons for disruption vary, from advances in technology, start-ups inventing new business models leveraging the new technology, to changing demographics like greater income and wealth for millennials.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/your-enterprise-ready-handle-disruption</guid></item><item><title>Department Store Innovation Labs: A Deep Dive</title><pubDate>Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/department-store-innovation-labs-deep-dive</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi, Zichuan Xiong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Innovation labs have become a mainstay in the retail scene.  Seven of the ten US department stores by revenue set up a lab from 2012-2013. Why? Retailers need to change the way they do business and meet the needs of shoppers. Retailers who are boxed in by conventional retail wisdom and dated processes will quickly find themselves becoming the retailers of yesteryear.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Innovation labs have become a mainstay in the retail scene.  Seven of the ten US department stores by revenue set up a lab from 2012-2013. Why? Retailers need to change the way they do business and meet the needs of shoppers. Retailers who are boxed in by conventional retail wisdom and dated processes will quickly find themselves becoming the retailers of yesteryear.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/department-store-innovation-labs-deep-dive</guid></item><item><title>BA Practice: Business Terms</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ba-practice-business-terms</link><author>Jiangmei Kang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the process of product delivery, we expect that everyone involved shares a common understanding - from user to stakeholder to analyst to developer to tester and to a user. However, we frequently see communication gaps, because each role uses its own language and vocabulary. Given below, is a real story of something that happened recently in our team.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the process of product delivery, we expect that everyone involved shares a common understanding - from user to stakeholder to analyst to developer to tester and to a user. However, we frequently see communication gaps, because each role uses its own language and vocabulary. Given below, is a real story of something that happened recently in our team.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ba-practice-business-terms</guid></item><item><title>Brave New World: The Future of Search</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/brave-new-world-future-search</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(and why your marketing team might not be ready for it)

Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>(and why your marketing team might not be ready for it)

Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/brave-new-world-future-search</guid></item><item><title>Is QA Dead?</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-dead</link><author>Rouan Wilsenach</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Test automation is not a new practice. Most software teams are trying to automate testing in some way or another, especially as a replacement for long, manual regression testing cycles. If you’re a QA, you’ve probably wondered what this means for your job. In the world of ‘automate everything’ – where do you fit in? Is the role of the QA dead?
Let’s start by talking about the obvious benefits of test automation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Test automation is not a new practice. Most software teams are trying to automate testing in some way or another, especially as a replacement for long, manual regression testing cycles. If you’re a QA, you’ve probably wondered what this means for your job. In the world of ‘automate everything’ – where do you fit in? Is the role of the QA dead?
Let’s start by talking about the obvious benefits of test automation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-dead</guid></item><item><title>Decoding Feedback Triggers</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decoding-feedback-triggers</link><author>Marcio Viegas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People have shared plans with me on how to change and fix my life. I've heard ideas and suggestions for me to improve and make me successful. I've heard it all and I heard it before I could even spell the word "feedback". However, it wasn't what I was hearing that was bothering me but the fact that I was hearing the same things over and over again.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People have shared plans with me on how to change and fix my life. I've heard ideas and suggestions for me to improve and make me successful. I've heard it all and I heard it before I could even spell the word "feedback". However, it wasn't what I was hearing that was bothering me but the fact that I was hearing the same things over and over again.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decoding-feedback-triggers</guid></item><item><title> Eight Lessons in Eight Months</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/eight-lessons-eight-months</link><author>Anne Weise</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Starting a new job sometimes feels like a rollercoaster ride. The first month is always filled with countless impressions, ideas and new learnings. For me, coming from an old-fashioned, giant IT company, working at Thoughtworks was like opening a door to a new world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Starting a new job sometimes feels like a rollercoaster ride. The first month is always filled with countless impressions, ideas and new learnings. For me, coming from an old-fashioned, giant IT company, working at Thoughtworks was like opening a door to a new world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/eight-lessons-eight-months</guid></item><item><title>Lenses in Clojure</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-lenses-clojure</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Lenses are a way to focus from a big data structure to a particular focus inside that data structure where you want something to happen,” explains Chris Ford, software developer and Thoughtworker from London.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Lenses are a way to focus from a big data structure to a particular focus inside that data structure where you want something to happen,” explains Chris Ford, software developer and Thoughtworker from London.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-lenses-clojure</guid></item><item><title>Moving to the Phoenix Server Pattern - Part 2: Things to Consider</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-to-phoenix-server-pattern-things-to-consider</link><author>Pablo Porto</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is part 2 of a series. Read part 1 and part 3.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is part 2 of a series. Read part 1 and part 3.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-to-phoenix-server-pattern-things-to-consider</guid></item><item><title>Radically Reducing Idea to Market Cycle Times - Part 1: The Problem</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/radically-reducing-idea-market-cycle-times-part-1-problem</link><author>Tarang Baxi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The time it takes for an idea to get to market and add value can make or break an organization. In this two-part series, we look at how to radically reduce idea to market cycle time. First, we take a deep dive into the systemic problems that prevent organizations from being truly responsive to what customers need.
How long does it take your organization to get ideas to market? For organizations using a traditional workflow, new ideas can take as long as 18 to 24 months—or more—to get into a customer’s hands.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The time it takes for an idea to get to market and add value can make or break an organization. In this two-part series, we look at how to radically reduce idea to market cycle time. First, we take a deep dive into the systemic problems that prevent organizations from being truly responsive to what customers need.
How long does it take your organization to get ideas to market? For organizations using a traditional workflow, new ideas can take as long as 18 to 24 months—or more—to get into a customer’s hands.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/radically-reducing-idea-market-cycle-times-part-1-problem</guid></item><item><title>Part 2: Exploding The World of Retail Opportunity - Follow The Product Home </title><pubDate>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-exploding-world-retail-opportunity-follow-product-home</link><author>Dan McClure, Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second of a five part series. Read part 1 here.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second of a five part series. Read part 1 here.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-2-exploding-world-retail-opportunity-follow-product-home</guid></item><item><title>Getting Unstuck: From the Rut to Creative Work</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-unstuck-rut-creative-work</link><author>Nagarjun Kandukuru</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the classic film "Modern Times", Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp character struggles to find his place in the newly industrialized world. As a worker on a factory assembly line, his work is repetitive and mind-numbing. He dignity is torn to shreds by his supervisors who have dim-witted ideas to make him more productive’. Not surprisingly, he finally suffers a nervous breakdown and runs amok.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the classic film "Modern Times", Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp character struggles to find his place in the newly industrialized world. As a worker on a factory assembly line, his work is repetitive and mind-numbing. He dignity is torn to shreds by his supervisors who have dim-witted ideas to make him more productive’. Not surprisingly, he finally suffers a nervous breakdown and runs amok.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-unstuck-rut-creative-work</guid></item><item><title>What is 10x Content and Why Does it Matter?</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-10x-content-and-why-does-it-matter</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Content that is 10 times better than the best result that can currently be found in the search results for a given keyword phrase or topic.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Content that is 10 times better than the best result that can currently be found in the search results for a given keyword phrase or topic.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-10x-content-and-why-does-it-matter</guid></item><item><title>Scaling Agility: A To-Do List </title><pubDate>Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-agility-do-list</link><author>Gary O'Brien</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the face of industry disruption, incumbent organisations are starting to pay close attention to the techniques used by the disruptors in order to rapidly evolve and respond to change. What began as an agile movement outside of IT has now become way more focused on business agility and a new business model is emerging.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the face of industry disruption, incumbent organisations are starting to pay close attention to the techniques used by the disruptors in order to rapidly evolve and respond to change. What began as an agile movement outside of IT has now become way more focused on business agility and a new business model is emerging.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-agility-do-list</guid></item><item><title>How Fit is Your Supply Chain?</title><pubDate>Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-fit-your-supply-chain</link><author>John Stiehler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Like sweating it out with a personal trainer in the gym, retailers know they should spend time building their supply chain capabilities.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Like sweating it out with a personal trainer in the gym, retailers know they should spend time building their supply chain capabilities.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-fit-your-supply-chain</guid></item><item><title>Four Ways to Kill Best Practice</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-ways-kill-best-practice</link><author>Megan Louw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the worst phrases to hear in a meeting is “best practice." Some executives, especially those in large enterprises full of hierarchy, rules and rigid structure, feel the need to follow this dangerously linear way of thinking as a means to justify change. Consultants use this as a way to dress up old rope and sell it for new prices.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the worst phrases to hear in a meeting is “best practice." Some executives, especially those in large enterprises full of hierarchy, rules and rigid structure, feel the need to follow this dangerously linear way of thinking as a means to justify change. Consultants use this as a way to dress up old rope and sell it for new prices.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-ways-kill-best-practice</guid></item><item><title>What Kevin Bacon Can Teach Us About Decision Making</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-kevin-bacon-can-teach-us-about-decision-making</link><author>Sameer Karl Deans</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Six degrees of separation" is the theory that that everyone is six or fewer steps away from any other person in the world. The theory was proposed by Frigyes Karinthy in 1929 and popularized in the 1990s by the parlour game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Six degrees of separation" is the theory that that everyone is six or fewer steps away from any other person in the world. The theory was proposed by Frigyes Karinthy in 1929 and popularized in the 1990s by the parlour game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-kevin-bacon-can-teach-us-about-decision-making</guid></item><item><title>How to Grow Effective Teams</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-to-grow-effective-teams</link><author>Tiago Rosa</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The advent of the computer era is a major breakthrough in history. Mankind created amazing machines to handle the tasks our brains struggle with. Telling computers how to solve our problems has become a practice called Software Development. Over time, higher level languages have made programming less daunting. We realized the difference between a program and a product [1]. We built frameworks to avoid repetitive tasks. We discovered how important it is to automate tests and deploy as often as possible.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The advent of the computer era is a major breakthrough in history. Mankind created amazing machines to handle the tasks our brains struggle with. Telling computers how to solve our problems has become a practice called Software Development. Over time, higher level languages have made programming less daunting. We realized the difference between a program and a product [1]. We built frameworks to avoid repetitive tasks. We discovered how important it is to automate tests and deploy as often as possible.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-to-grow-effective-teams</guid></item><item><title>Part 1: Exploding The World of Retail Opportunity - It's Time to Have a Crisis</title><pubDate>Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-exploding-world-retail-opportunity-its-time-have-crisis</link><author>Dan McClure, Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Retail never stands still. When A&P invented the modern grocery store in the 1950’s, its rapid rise to prominence was eclipsed thirty years later by discount empires such as Kmart and Walmart, who themselves are now threatened by online players like Amazon, who churlishly refuse to stay solely online.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Retail never stands still. When A&P invented the modern grocery store in the 1950’s, its rapid rise to prominence was eclipsed thirty years later by discount empires such as Kmart and Walmart, who themselves are now threatened by online players like Amazon, who churlishly refuse to stay solely online.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/part-1-exploding-world-retail-opportunity-its-time-have-crisis</guid></item><item><title>If Amazon Could Fly. . . </title><pubDate>Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/if-amazon-could-fly</link><author>Bill McKimm</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Where do the boundaries of retail lie? This question has been on my mind a lot lately. With the proliferation of customer touch points and the transient nature of online buying behavior things are a little hazy!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Where do the boundaries of retail lie? This question has been on my mind a lot lately. With the proliferation of customer touch points and the transient nature of online buying behavior things are a little hazy!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/if-amazon-could-fly</guid></item><item><title>Forget Productivity</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/forget-productivity</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>James Michener was a better writer than Ernest Hemingway because his books are longer. James Michener was a better writer than Ernest Hemingway because he could type 20 words-per-minute faster.
Makes sense—right? 
Assessing the effectiveness of writers based on productivity measures makes absolutely no sense.
If your job is to write code “words” rather than English (or French or Spanish) words, judging your work based on productivity makes no more sense.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>James Michener was a better writer than Ernest Hemingway because his books are longer. James Michener was a better writer than Ernest Hemingway because he could type 20 words-per-minute faster.
Makes sense—right? 
Assessing the effectiveness of writers based on productivity measures makes absolutely no sense.
If your job is to write code “words” rather than English (or French or Spanish) words, judging your work based on productivity makes no more sense.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/forget-productivity</guid></item><item><title>Don’t be a Train that Runs on Others’ Tracks</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/don-t-be-train-runs-others-tracks</link><author>Chen Zhu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You are not a train, so don’t live your life running along tracks laid by others. Explore the world freely and discover as many possibilities as you can.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You are not a train, so don’t live your life running along tracks laid by others. Explore the world freely and discover as many possibilities as you can.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/don-t-be-train-runs-others-tracks</guid></item><item><title>Domain Driven Design for Services Architecture</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/domain-driven-design-services-architecture</link><author>Berke Sokhan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This piece is about making choices for software design.  Particularly about larger systems which could potentially be separated into multiple deployables in the form of service endpoints. I won’t be talking particularly about service endpoint design, but I would like to discuss the ideation phase for creating multiple service applications.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This piece is about making choices for software design.  Particularly about larger systems which could potentially be separated into multiple deployables in the form of service endpoints. I won’t be talking particularly about service endpoint design, but I would like to discuss the ideation phase for creating multiple service applications.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/domain-driven-design-services-architecture</guid></item><item><title>What Part Does Story Play? </title><pubDate>Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-part-does-story-play-0</link><author>Valeria Spirovski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We can’t separate the experiential story we create from the stories we’re immersed in.
I was surprised how popular the 22 rules of UX (adapted from Pixar’s 22 rules of storytelling) has been. The ‘rules’ were published here recently, and something around the storytelling theme seemed to resonate strongly with the design community. I was trying to figure it out — why do great stories make for great experiences? How do they play a part in the way we shape experiences and tackle design problems ?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We can’t separate the experiential story we create from the stories we’re immersed in.
I was surprised how popular the 22 rules of UX (adapted from Pixar’s 22 rules of storytelling) has been. The ‘rules’ were published here recently, and something around the storytelling theme seemed to resonate strongly with the design community. I was trying to figure it out — why do great stories make for great experiences? How do they play a part in the way we shape experiences and tackle design problems ?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-part-does-story-play-0</guid></item><item><title>[Infographic] How Business Leaders Create Lean Enterprise </title><pubDate>Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infographic-how-business-leaders-create-lean-enterprise</link><author>Barry O'Reilly, Joanne Molesky</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The acceleration of change impacts technology, consumer expectations, and economic models. Nowhere has this been so profound as in the decease in the lifespan of companies​ on the S&P 500​, from 67 years average in 1920 to 15 years today.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The acceleration of change impacts technology, consumer expectations, and economic models. Nowhere has this been so profound as in the decease in the lifespan of companies​ on the S&P 500​, from 67 years average in 1920 to 15 years today.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/infographic-how-business-leaders-create-lean-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>Conducting User Testing Remotely</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/conducting-user-testing-remotely</link><author>Suganth Chellamuthu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ideally, user research and testing is conducted in person at a location where a person performs an action or task. There are multiple factors that affect user behavior. As a user researcher, you need to read and understand your user’s body language, and know where it is appropriate to probe and when. How is this research impacted when it’s not possible to be physically located with your test audience? With the rapid pace of innovation and increasingly global focus of organizations, how can we adapt our approach?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ideally, user research and testing is conducted in person at a location where a person performs an action or task. There are multiple factors that affect user behavior. As a user researcher, you need to read and understand your user’s body language, and know where it is appropriate to probe and when. How is this research impacted when it’s not possible to be physically located with your test audience? With the rapid pace of innovation and increasingly global focus of organizations, how can we adapt our approach?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/conducting-user-testing-remotely</guid></item><item><title>Predictability and Classes of Service</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predictability-and-classes-service</link><author>Leonardo Campos</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you are  in a line at an airport, waiting to go through immigration. The line ahead of you is huge and there's only one (not very excited) agent serving that line. You're sweating, because the air-conditioning is being fixed at this moment, so it's as hot as it gets.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you are  in a line at an airport, waiting to go through immigration. The line ahead of you is huge and there's only one (not very excited) agent serving that line. You're sweating, because the air-conditioning is being fixed at this moment, so it's as hot as it gets.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predictability-and-classes-service</guid></item><item><title>Let Data Scientists be Data Mungers</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/let-data-scientists-be-data-mungers</link><author>David Johnston</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a story going around about data science that you’ve surely heard. It's the statement that 80% of the work a data scientist does is collecting, cleaning and organizing data and that only 20% is their real specialty: building models and making discoveries.
Those who make this statement, often those selling something, usually claim what data science needs most of all is better tools for doing these so called data munging tasks to free up data scientists to concentrate on what they’re best at. For example, Steve Lohr of The New York Times, recently said:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a story going around about data science that you’ve surely heard. It's the statement that 80% of the work a data scientist does is collecting, cleaning and organizing data and that only 20% is their real specialty: building models and making discoveries.
Those who make this statement, often those selling something, usually claim what data science needs most of all is better tools for doing these so called data munging tasks to free up data scientists to concentrate on what they’re best at. For example, Steve Lohr of The New York Times, recently said:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/let-data-scientists-be-data-mungers</guid></item><item><title>China's Brick and Mortar Revolution: From Soy Sauce Food Stamps to Experience Hubs</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/chinas-brick-and-mortar-revolution-soy-sauce-food-stamps-experience-hubs</link><author>Zichuan Xiong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I grew up in the planned economy of Communist China in the early 1980s. On my 5th birthday, my parents gave me my first food stamp and said “Boy, you’re old enough to go and buy soy sauce”. This might seem trivial, but in China it was a big deal—a coming of age of sorts.
 
There’s a lot to learn from China’s speedy retail revolution. From the food stamps of the '80s to the mega lifestyle centers of today, retail trends that manifested over hundreds of years in the western world unfolded in China in a much shorter time period.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I grew up in the planned economy of Communist China in the early 1980s. On my 5th birthday, my parents gave me my first food stamp and said “Boy, you’re old enough to go and buy soy sauce”. This might seem trivial, but in China it was a big deal—a coming of age of sorts.
 
There’s a lot to learn from China’s speedy retail revolution. From the food stamps of the '80s to the mega lifestyle centers of today, retail trends that manifested over hundreds of years in the western world unfolded in China in a much shorter time period.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/chinas-brick-and-mortar-revolution-soy-sauce-food-stamps-experience-hubs</guid></item><item><title>Engineering Complex Scaled Up Innovations </title><pubDate>Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/engineering-complex-scaled-innovations</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper is written by Dan McClure (Innovation Design Practice Leader, Thoughtworks) and Ian Gray (Director, Gray Dot Catalyst). This is the third of four contributions on the subject of 'Innovation Scaling' submitted for the 'Transformation Through Innovation' theme for the World Humanitarian Summit.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper is written by Dan McClure (Innovation Design Practice Leader, Thoughtworks) and Ian Gray (Director, Gray Dot Catalyst). This is the third of four contributions on the subject of 'Innovation Scaling' submitted for the 'Transformation Through Innovation' theme for the World Humanitarian Summit.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/engineering-complex-scaled-innovations</guid></item><item><title>Data Science and Big Data: Two Very Different Beasts</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-big-data-two-very-different-beasts</link><author>Sean McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is difficult to overstate the importance of data in today's economy. The tools we use and actions we take consume and generate a digital version of our world, all captured, waiting to be used. Data have become a real resource of interest across most industries and is rightly considered the gateway to competitive advantage and disruptive strategy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is difficult to overstate the importance of data in today's economy. The tools we use and actions we take consume and generate a digital version of our world, all captured, waiting to be used. Data have become a real resource of interest across most industries and is rightly considered the gateway to competitive advantage and disruptive strategy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-and-big-data-two-very-different-beasts</guid></item><item><title>Learning from a Cabbage: 3 Tips for Career Growth</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/learning-cabbage-3-tips-career-growth</link><author>Edith Namuganga</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Growing cabbage in Uganda, my home country, is pretty easy. All you need is a piece of land, know when it will rain, and plant your cabbage. The land is fertile with two rainy seasons so you can have a good crop without applying fertilizer or irrigating the land.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Growing cabbage in Uganda, my home country, is pretty easy. All you need is a piece of land, know when it will rain, and plant your cabbage. The land is fertile with two rainy seasons so you can have a good crop without applying fertilizer or irrigating the land.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/learning-cabbage-3-tips-career-growth</guid></item><item><title>Papertrail Solution for Rails Applications on ElasticBeanstalk</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/papertrail-solution-rails-applications-elasticbeanstalk</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Papertrail is an awesome log aggregation service we’ve used for long time. There are many ways to send logs to Papertail service, but we found the following solution is the most straightforward and secure for Rails apps like ours.
Add remote_syslog_logger to Gemfile
[codeblock 1 ruby]
Configure logger in config/environments/production.rb
[codeblock 2 ruby]
Create papertrail.config in .ebextensions folder with following content:
[codeblock 3 yaml]</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Papertrail is an awesome log aggregation service we’ve used for long time. There are many ways to send logs to Papertail service, but we found the following solution is the most straightforward and secure for Rails apps like ours.
Add remote_syslog_logger to Gemfile
[codeblock 1 ruby]
Configure logger in config/environments/production.rb
[codeblock 2 ruby]
Create papertrail.config in .ebextensions folder with following content:
[codeblock 3 yaml]</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/papertrail-solution-rails-applications-elasticbeanstalk</guid></item><item><title>Effective Navigation in Pair Programming</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/effective-navigation-in-pair-programming</link><author>Carlos Villela, Viviana Terceros Cordova</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Popularized by Extreme Programming enthusiasts a couple of decades ago, the act of programming together with another developer on the same workstation gained massive adoption within Thoughtworks. Nowadays, Pair Programming is seen as an effective way to keep our folks happy, productive and learning, as is described in the article.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Popularized by Extreme Programming enthusiasts a couple of decades ago, the act of programming together with another developer on the same workstation gained massive adoption within Thoughtworks. Nowadays, Pair Programming is seen as an effective way to keep our folks happy, productive and learning, as is described in the article.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/effective-navigation-in-pair-programming</guid></item><item><title>The Role of Onshore Anchors in Agile Project Management</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/the-role-of-onshore-anchors-in-agile-project-management</link><author>Ben Escudero</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Onshore Anchor is critical to the success of any distributed delivery team, as it plays a key part in helping to overcome the artificial construct that is having software development teams split across different cities and time zones. The Onshore Anchor is not an additional role or person for a project team, but rather a specific responsibility that needs to be taken on by a member of a distributed delivery team.  It is carried out in addition to the delivery role (e.g. developer, business analyst, etc.) being played on a project.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Onshore Anchor is critical to the success of any distributed delivery team, as it plays a key part in helping to overcome the artificial construct that is having software development teams split across different cities and time zones. The Onshore Anchor is not an additional role or person for a project team, but rather a specific responsibility that needs to be taken on by a member of a distributed delivery team.  It is carried out in addition to the delivery role (e.g. developer, business analyst, etc.) being played on a project.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/the-role-of-onshore-anchors-in-agile-project-management</guid></item><item><title>Embracing the Zen of Program Management</title><pubDate>Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/embracing-zen-program-management</link><author>Huimin Li, Jennifer  Quraishi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this post, we interview management consultant and coach Johanna Rothman.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this post, we interview management consultant and coach Johanna Rothman.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/embracing-zen-program-management</guid></item><item><title>A Headful of Design</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/headful-design</link><author>Pete Staples</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve been a professional creative for quite a while now, a print specialist and concept guy, mainly working on business-to-business communications but with a fair amount of consumer-facing stuff along the way too. I was lucky enough to be trained by some amazing, award-winning creative folks who were also very harsh critics – an experience that can make anyone run home crying, but one that taught me some essential lessons.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve been a professional creative for quite a while now, a print specialist and concept guy, mainly working on business-to-business communications but with a fair amount of consumer-facing stuff along the way too. I was lucky enough to be trained by some amazing, award-winning creative folks who were also very harsh critics – an experience that can make anyone run home crying, but one that taught me some essential lessons.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/headful-design</guid></item><item><title>Hackathons for the Enterprise</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hackathons-enterprise</link><author>Ryan Oglesby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The word “hackathon” may conjure images of a group of programmers huddled around glowing screens, pounding out code 24-7 over a long weekend - empty Red Bulls and pizza boxes strewn about.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The word “hackathon” may conjure images of a group of programmers huddled around glowing screens, pounding out code 24-7 over a long weekend - empty Red Bulls and pizza boxes strewn about.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hackathons-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>Moving to the Phoenix Server Pattern - Part 1: Introduction</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-to-phoenix-server-pattern-introduction</link><author>Ama Asare</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is part 1 of a series. Read part 2 and part 3.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is part 1 of a series. Read part 2 and part 3.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-to-phoenix-server-pattern-introduction</guid></item><item><title>Enabling Incremental Design and Evolutionary Architecture</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-incremental-design-and-evolutionary-architecture</link><author>Sivasubramanian V</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While coding in XP ways for the past few years, I have realized that in any Agile project which crosses the one year mark, there is a definite chance that the code base is not as flexible as it was during the start of the project. As releases happen, more and more stories are churned out by the developers. This accounts for a lot of additional code - a lot !</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While coding in XP ways for the past few years, I have realized that in any Agile project which crosses the one year mark, there is a definite chance that the code base is not as flexible as it was during the start of the project. As releases happen, more and more stories are churned out by the developers. This accounts for a lot of additional code - a lot !</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-incremental-design-and-evolutionary-architecture</guid></item><item><title>Retail Sound Bytes: Sustainable Digital Retail</title><pubDate>Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-sound-bytes-sustainable-digital-retail</link><author>Ruth Harrison</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What does it mean to be green in this day and age? We have moved a far cry from the lentil eating, hemp wearing eco-warriors of the late 80’s into a digitalised push button fulfilment economy – by 2020 the conventional retail store will be unrecognisable from the homogenised high street of the last decade, with same bland 'pile it high sell it cheap' model. Stores are now centers for entertainment, experimentation and education.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What does it mean to be green in this day and age? We have moved a far cry from the lentil eating, hemp wearing eco-warriors of the late 80’s into a digitalised push button fulfilment economy – by 2020 the conventional retail store will be unrecognisable from the homogenised high street of the last decade, with same bland 'pile it high sell it cheap' model. Stores are now centers for entertainment, experimentation and education.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-sound-bytes-sustainable-digital-retail</guid></item><item><title>[Podcast] Teaching Tech Leads</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-teaching-tech-leads</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“I’ve been a technical leader for eight years now and I guess I’m also still on my journey,” says Pat Kua, principal consultant at Thoughtworks and author of “Talking with Tech Leads”.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“I’ve been a technical leader for eight years now and I guess I’m also still on my journey,” says Pat Kua, principal consultant at Thoughtworks and author of “Talking with Tech Leads”.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-teaching-tech-leads</guid></item><item><title>Microservices Architecture for Enterprises</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-architecture-for-enterprises</link><author>Charith Tangirala</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, I attended a talk on Enterprise Microservices Architecture by Darren Smith, a general manager for Thoughtworks, Sydney.
The talk helped address questions I had about microservices architecture in large enterprises. Here’s a quick recap to help you as you explore the pros and cons for your team.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, I attended a talk on Enterprise Microservices Architecture by Darren Smith, a general manager for Thoughtworks, Sydney.
The talk helped address questions I had about microservices architecture in large enterprises. Here’s a quick recap to help you as you explore the pros and cons for your team.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-architecture-for-enterprises</guid></item><item><title>23 and Counting! </title><pubDate>Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/23-and-counting</link><author>Patti Mandarino</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How It All Began for Me
It is hard to believe that I have worked for the same company for 23 years. A situation that is nearly unheard of in 2015 and nearly never in the technology industry. I am both proud and at times embarrassed by this fact.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How It All Began for Me
It is hard to believe that I have worked for the same company for 23 years. A situation that is nearly unheard of in 2015 and nearly never in the technology industry. I am both proud and at times embarrassed by this fact.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/23-and-counting</guid></item><item><title>The Disruptor’s Advantage: A Culture of Empowerment</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptor-advantage-culture-empowerment</link><author>Aneesh Lele</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many executives are getting tired of the “D” word. Yet, even longtime market leaders with a reputation for innovation-led growth are stumbling in the face of fast-changing customer expectations. Importantly, this is not a technology industry issue.  It’s a business issue that is cutting across industries and geographies. Here are a few examples.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many executives are getting tired of the “D” word. Yet, even longtime market leaders with a reputation for innovation-led growth are stumbling in the face of fast-changing customer expectations. Importantly, this is not a technology industry issue.  It’s a business issue that is cutting across industries and geographies. Here are a few examples.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptor-advantage-culture-empowerment</guid></item><item><title>Improve Your Lean-Agile Coaching</title><pubDate>Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/improve-your-lean-agile-coaching</link><author>Luca Minudel</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In 2014, I helped an organization form and start a group of internal Lean-Agile coaches as part of an organizational transformation. Prior to that, I trained many people, coached many teams and facilitated multiple meetings and ceremonies. But I had never formally trained another coach except for pairing with him or her to train him or her on-the-job.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In 2014, I helped an organization form and start a group of internal Lean-Agile coaches as part of an organizational transformation. Prior to that, I trained many people, coached many teams and facilitated multiple meetings and ceremonies. But I had never formally trained another coach except for pairing with him or her to train him or her on-the-job.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/improve-your-lean-agile-coaching</guid></item><item><title>Defect Prevention Using Agile Techniques</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/defect-prevention-using-agile-techniques</link><author>Lucas Medina, Raquel Liedke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are innumerous ways to slip up when creating a user story. These can lead to implementation defects if not validated before development. Details that are apparently clear in the head of the Business Analyst, or even the client, could end up not being properly expressed in the description of a story.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are innumerous ways to slip up when creating a user story. These can lead to implementation defects if not validated before development. Details that are apparently clear in the head of the Business Analyst, or even the client, could end up not being properly expressed in the description of a story.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/defect-prevention-using-agile-techniques</guid></item><item><title>Make Failure Taste Better With Failure Cake</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/make-failure-taste-better-failure-cake</link><author>Barry O'Reilly</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For any leader in business one of the most challenge aspects (and a question I get asked a lot) is how to manage failure — especially in large organisations?
Typically, workers within organisations fear how executives will respond to lack of success. On the other side, executives cannot seem to get the message through to workers to embrace experimentation and be bolder. A paradox of purpose, expectation, and culture that ultimately damages both parties ambitious of improvement.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For any leader in business one of the most challenge aspects (and a question I get asked a lot) is how to manage failure — especially in large organisations?
Typically, workers within organisations fear how executives will respond to lack of success. On the other side, executives cannot seem to get the message through to workers to embrace experimentation and be bolder. A paradox of purpose, expectation, and culture that ultimately damages both parties ambitious of improvement.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/make-failure-taste-better-failure-cake</guid></item><item><title>Org Chart Debt - A Risky, Off-Balance Sheet Liability</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/org-chart-debt-risky-balance-sheet-liability</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, Steve Blank, a luminary who developed the Customer Development methodology, a precursor to the Lean Startup movement, said that organizational debt is like technical debt in software but worse: “Organizational debt is all the people/culture compromises made to 'just get it done' in the early stages of a start-up.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, Steve Blank, a luminary who developed the Customer Development methodology, a precursor to the Lean Startup movement, said that organizational debt is like technical debt in software but worse: “Organizational debt is all the people/culture compromises made to 'just get it done' in the early stages of a start-up.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/org-chart-debt-risky-balance-sheet-liability</guid></item><item><title>The Art of Being a Good Listener</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/the-art-of-being-a-good-listener</link><author>Marcio Viegas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People think they are good listeners, but the fact that almost every project suffers from miscommunication proves they are not. It took me eight months of being a consultant to realize that. Hopefully, it will take me only a few questions to convince you of it.
Do you remember the last time you had a heated discussion with a client? What were you thinking when the other party was talking? Were you trying to understand the client's point of view or thinking what you were going to say after he stopped talking?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People think they are good listeners, but the fact that almost every project suffers from miscommunication proves they are not. It took me eight months of being a consultant to realize that. Hopefully, it will take me only a few questions to convince you of it.
Do you remember the last time you had a heated discussion with a client? What were you thinking when the other party was talking? Were you trying to understand the client's point of view or thinking what you were going to say after he stopped talking?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/the-art-of-being-a-good-listener</guid></item><item><title> Potential, not a Panacea: Tech in Low-Resource Health Delivery</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/potential-not-panacea-tech-low-resource-health-delivery</link><author>David Walton, MD MPH</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In October 2010, under the heat of the mid-afternoon sun, a 27-year-old woman presented to a small hospital in the rural town of Lacolline, Haiti. She had lost consciousness shortly after falling ill with abdominal pain, vomiting, and severe diarrhea. Her family, who lived in a remote village, carried her more than four kilometers on a makeshift stretcher to the hospital. I was working that day and was receiving patients when her family arrived.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In October 2010, under the heat of the mid-afternoon sun, a 27-year-old woman presented to a small hospital in the rural town of Lacolline, Haiti. She had lost consciousness shortly after falling ill with abdominal pain, vomiting, and severe diarrhea. Her family, who lived in a remote village, carried her more than four kilometers on a makeshift stretcher to the hospital. I was working that day and was receiving patients when her family arrived.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/potential-not-panacea-tech-low-resource-health-delivery</guid></item><item><title>The Visual Designer's Guide to Thriving in Tech </title><pubDate>Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/visual-designers-guide-thriving-tech</link><author>Chad Currie</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>6 tips for navigating a graphical career in a user experience world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>6 tips for navigating a graphical career in a user experience world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/visual-designers-guide-thriving-tech</guid></item><item><title>Managing the Journey to Scale Up Innovation</title><pubDate>Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/managing-journey-scale-innovation</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper is written by Dan McClure (Innovation Design Practice Leader, Thoughtworks) and Ian Gray (Director, Gray Dot Catalyst). This is the second of four contributions on the subject of 'Innovation Scaling' submitted for the 'Transformation Through Innovation' theme for the World Humanitarian Summit.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper is written by Dan McClure (Innovation Design Practice Leader, Thoughtworks) and Ian Gray (Director, Gray Dot Catalyst). This is the second of four contributions on the subject of 'Innovation Scaling' submitted for the 'Transformation Through Innovation' theme for the World Humanitarian Summit.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/managing-journey-scale-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Mobile Retail is About More Than Your Phone</title><pubDate>Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mobile-retail-about-more-your-phone</link><author>Dianne Inniss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Apple Watch has arrived! Will this fundamentally alter the future of wearables? Will this be the catalyst that doubles Apple’s stock price? Will this be the gadget that finally makes mobile wearable devices mainstream? It’s still too early to know for sure, but the launch of the Apple Watch does bring into sharper focus emergent opportunities in mobile technology.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Apple Watch has arrived! Will this fundamentally alter the future of wearables? Will this be the catalyst that doubles Apple’s stock price? Will this be the gadget that finally makes mobile wearable devices mainstream? It’s still too early to know for sure, but the launch of the Apple Watch does bring into sharper focus emergent opportunities in mobile technology.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mobile-retail-about-more-your-phone</guid></item><item><title>Assembling Brilliance: Systems of Innovation</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/assembling-brilliance-systems-innovation</link><author>Dan McClure, Ted Nielsen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a difficult job ahead: Global advances in technology development, falling barriers to market entry and an explosion in the number of creatively empowered individuals drives the spread of a hyper-creative economy. Market relevant innovation has become a core business capability that must be delivered over and over.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a difficult job ahead: Global advances in technology development, falling barriers to market entry and an explosion in the number of creatively empowered individuals drives the spread of a hyper-creative economy. Market relevant innovation has become a core business capability that must be delivered over and over.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/assembling-brilliance-systems-innovation</guid></item><item><title>How Thoughtworks Brasil Fought Ebola</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-thoughtworks-brasil-helped-fighting-ebola</link><author>Luiza Nunes &amp; Mario Areias</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks is a global IT consultancy company, present in 13 countries around the world. We are close to three thousand people strong in more than 30 offices. A part of our mission aligns with social and economic justice. In addition to creating customized software to revolutionize the IT market, we also aim to cause a positive impact in people’s lives.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks is a global IT consultancy company, present in 13 countries around the world. We are close to three thousand people strong in more than 30 offices. A part of our mission aligns with social and economic justice. In addition to creating customized software to revolutionize the IT market, we also aim to cause a positive impact in people’s lives.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-thoughtworks-brasil-helped-fighting-ebola</guid></item><item><title>Tech is Not the Problem, People Are</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-not-problem-people-are</link><author>Steven Lowe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the beginning of my IT consulting career, I thought my purpose was to solve technical problems. I thought that people -- especially business people -- knew exactly what they wanted and why. I though that their teams had a unified purpose and agenda. The only reason they had to hire someone like me, was to fill in the technical details and work some development magic to make all their dreams come true.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the beginning of my IT consulting career, I thought my purpose was to solve technical problems. I thought that people -- especially business people -- knew exactly what they wanted and why. I though that their teams had a unified purpose and agenda. The only reason they had to hire someone like me, was to fill in the technical details and work some development magic to make all their dreams come true.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-not-problem-people-are</guid></item><item><title>The Evolution of TDD</title><pubDate>Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-of-tdd</link><author>Fabio Pereira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Evolution of TDD</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Evolution of TDD</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-of-tdd</guid></item><item><title>Microservices - How A Large Enterprise “Grew Up” Doing It</title><pubDate>Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-how-large-enterprise-grew-doing-it</link><author>Imran Khan, Sicong He</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Am I tall enough?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Am I tall enough?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-how-large-enterprise-grew-doing-it</guid></item><item><title>Kill the Product: 3 Ways Great Product Managers “Flip the Boat”</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/kill-product-3-ways-great-product-managers-flip-boat</link><author>Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few weeks ago, I went whitewater rafting on the Nile in Uganda. My crew was given a choice of “wild or mild”. Our crew of nine, led by our master oarsman and rafting guide Jeff, chose wild.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few weeks ago, I went whitewater rafting on the Nile in Uganda. My crew was given a choice of “wild or mild”. Our crew of nine, led by our master oarsman and rafting guide Jeff, chose wild.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/kill-product-3-ways-great-product-managers-flip-boat</guid></item><item><title>Who do you Think Owns Your Android App - Part One</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-do-you-think-owns-your-android-app</link><author>Nazneen Rupawalla</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You can read Part Two of this series here.
This is the scene; on one side, we have the Android platform developers and on the other, the hackers. Just as with any software system, Android has its list of security problems. And it’s a pretty close race between the two sides.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You can read Part Two of this series here.
This is the scene; on one side, we have the Android platform developers and on the other, the hackers. Just as with any software system, Android has its list of security problems. And it’s a pretty close race between the two sides.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-do-you-think-owns-your-android-app</guid></item><item><title>Microservices: An Architectural and Cultural Evolution </title><pubDate>Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-architectural-and-cultural-evolution</link><author>Cade Cairns</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At a recent Microservices Meetup in NY, Michael Bryzek and Adrian Cockcroft discussed their extensive experience with microservices.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At a recent Microservices Meetup in NY, Michael Bryzek and Adrian Cockcroft discussed their extensive experience with microservices.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-architectural-and-cultural-evolution</guid></item><item><title>5 Tips for Being an Effective Tech Lead</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-tips-being-effective-tech-lead</link><author>Patrick Kua</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Becoming a Tech Lead is a tough transition for any developer, because only part of the skills and experience you had as a developer prepares you for the expectations of a new role. Instead of simply designing and writing code, a Tech Lead is suddenly responsible for an entire development team - and this means dealing with people, both technical and non-technical.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Becoming a Tech Lead is a tough transition for any developer, because only part of the skills and experience you had as a developer prepares you for the expectations of a new role. Instead of simply designing and writing code, a Tech Lead is suddenly responsible for an entire development team - and this means dealing with people, both technical and non-technical.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-tips-being-effective-tech-lead</guid></item><item><title>Addicted: An Industry Matures</title><pubDate>Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/addicted-industry-matures</link><author>Ted McCarthy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Perhaps nothing better defines our current age than to say it is one of rapid technological change. Technological improvements will continue to provide more to individuals and society, but also to demand more: demand (and leak) more of our data, more time, more attention and more anxieties. While an increasingly vocal minority have begun to rail against certain of these demands, through calls to pull our heads away from our screens and for corporations and governments to stop mining user data, a great many in the tech industry see no reason to change course.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Perhaps nothing better defines our current age than to say it is one of rapid technological change. Technological improvements will continue to provide more to individuals and society, but also to demand more: demand (and leak) more of our data, more time, more attention and more anxieties. While an increasingly vocal minority have begun to rail against certain of these demands, through calls to pull our heads away from our screens and for corporations and governments to stop mining user data, a great many in the tech industry see no reason to change course.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/addicted-industry-matures</guid></item><item><title>Client-side Performance Testing Tutorial</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/client-side-performance-testing-tutorial</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To ensure the product being built is usable, with reasonably acceptable performance, we need to ensure the product is designed, built and validated from each of these Non-Functional Requirements perspective.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To ensure the product being built is usable, with reasonably acceptable performance, we need to ensure the product is designed, built and validated from each of these Non-Functional Requirements perspective.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/client-side-performance-testing-tutorial</guid></item><item><title>Roasted Pigs and Digital Transformation  </title><pubDate>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/roasted-pigs-and-digital-transformation</link><author>Fabio Pereira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In reference to the old Fable of the Roasted Pigs, Gustavo F. J. Cirigliano wrote...</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In reference to the old Fable of the Roasted Pigs, Gustavo F. J. Cirigliano wrote...</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/roasted-pigs-and-digital-transformation</guid></item><item><title>The Importance of Invisible Design </title><pubDate>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/importance-invisible-design</link><author>Megan Louw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While User Experience is generally regarded and defined for the web, it really appears all around us. Driving to work is an experience, as is boiling a kettle, even sitting on a chair is an experience. Whoever is having the experience is the user.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While User Experience is generally regarded and defined for the web, it really appears all around us. Driving to work is an experience, as is boiling a kettle, even sitting on a chair is an experience. Whoever is having the experience is the user.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/importance-invisible-design</guid></item><item><title>Scaling Agile: Problems and Solutions</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-agile-problems-and-solutions</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Development team level agility is relatively well understood. Better engineering techniques and delivery process allow us to achieve greater performance  at the level of development teams. However, this doesn’t go far enough to redeem the reputation of IT in the eyes of the business. Team level agility is necessary but not sufficient for overall IT responsiveness which is often constrained by a deficit of organizational agility. So what is it about the organization itself that comes in the way of our attempts to scale Agile?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Development team level agility is relatively well understood. Better engineering techniques and delivery process allow us to achieve greater performance  at the level of development teams. However, this doesn’t go far enough to redeem the reputation of IT in the eyes of the business. Team level agility is necessary but not sufficient for overall IT responsiveness which is often constrained by a deficit of organizational agility. So what is it about the organization itself that comes in the way of our attempts to scale Agile?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-agile-problems-and-solutions</guid></item><item><title>Innovation in Education: Learning to Break the Rules</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-rules-building-talent</link><author>Jian Tong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a Chinese phrase - 扬汤止沸 (yang tang zhi fei) -  which means to stop water from boiling over by skimming it off the top and pouring it back. The underlying meaning is that you think you are solving a problem but, in reality, you are not tackling the root cause. This proverb describes the challenge organizations face when competing for agile creative talent today.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a Chinese phrase - 扬汤止沸 (yang tang zhi fei) -  which means to stop water from boiling over by skimming it off the top and pouring it back. The underlying meaning is that you think you are solving a problem but, in reality, you are not tackling the root cause. This proverb describes the challenge organizations face when competing for agile creative talent today.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/breaking-rules-building-talent</guid></item><item><title>Decoding the Role of a Coach</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decoding-role-coach</link><author>Iván Pazmiño</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A year ago I was asked to coach someone in the office. My first reaction was to run away! I was overwhelmed at the thought of being responsible for someone’s development and career even though I was promised the support needed and that it was going to be a great learning opportunity for me too. I eventually accepted the challenge and today I’m delighted with that decision.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A year ago I was asked to coach someone in the office. My first reaction was to run away! I was overwhelmed at the thought of being responsible for someone’s development and career even though I was promised the support needed and that it was going to be a great learning opportunity for me too. I eventually accepted the challenge and today I’m delighted with that decision.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/decoding-role-coach</guid></item><item><title>Innovation Ahead: How Custom Software Development is Changing </title><pubDate>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-ahead-how-custom-software-development-changing</link><author>Reyne Quackenbush</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business leaders are feeling under fire. As competition heats up, they must create stand-out digital experiences and engage customers across digital channels .
 
But creating the software that brings these digital experiences to life is easier said than done. So what’s the answer?
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business leaders are feeling under fire. As competition heats up, they must create stand-out digital experiences and engage customers across digital channels .
 
But creating the software that brings these digital experiences to life is easier said than done. So what’s the answer?
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-ahead-how-custom-software-development-changing</guid></item><item><title>Dealing with Ideas</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dealing-ideas</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you have a great idea for a product that could make millions? Chances are the answer is yes. Everyone has a great idea up their sleeve. But not everyone has made millions of dollars from them. In fact, far more people have lost money on an idea than have made it.
Why is that? Quite simply, ideas are free. Delivering them is expensive and hard.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you have a great idea for a product that could make millions? Chances are the answer is yes. Everyone has a great idea up their sleeve. But not everyone has made millions of dollars from them. In fact, far more people have lost money on an idea than have made it.
Why is that? Quite simply, ideas are free. Delivering them is expensive and hard.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dealing-ideas</guid></item><item><title>Redefining Operational Excellence in the Digital Age</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/redefining-operational-excellence-digital-age</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A number of years ago in Atlanta, GA my wife and I went to purchase a chair for our living room. We shopped around and ended up at the Chair Warehouse (fictitious company). We wandered around a bit before deciding on a particular chair and found a salesperson to complete the paperwork. After going through the paper shuffling and writing a check (remember checks?), we asked where we could pick up the chair.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A number of years ago in Atlanta, GA my wife and I went to purchase a chair for our living room. We shopped around and ended up at the Chair Warehouse (fictitious company). We wandered around a bit before deciding on a particular chair and found a salesperson to complete the paperwork. After going through the paper shuffling and writing a check (remember checks?), we asked where we could pick up the chair.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/redefining-operational-excellence-digital-age</guid></item><item><title>The Future of Investment Management: Automated and Human</title><pubDate>Tue May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-investment-management-automated-and-human</link><author>Aneesh Lele</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Wealth, asset and investment management firms are experiencing record results. In 2013, assets under management grew to a record $68.7 trillion, while operating margins grew 39%. Things couldn’t be brighter for the industry.
But as we all know, current performance is not indicative of future results.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Wealth, asset and investment management firms are experiencing record results. In 2013, assets under management grew to a record $68.7 trillion, while operating margins grew 39%. Things couldn’t be brighter for the industry.
But as we all know, current performance is not indicative of future results.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-investment-management-automated-and-human</guid></item><item><title>Work From Home Like a Pro</title><pubDate>Tue May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/work-home-pro</link><author>Jennifer  Quraishi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nearly a quarter of American workers work from home at least once a week, and that number is expected to continue rising. But is working from home actually productive? Definitely, say many studies: it not only increases productivity, it also increases employee retention and reduces absenteeism. And with project management tools like Mingle and Trello, location is no barrier to collaborating with coworkers on group projects.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nearly a quarter of American workers work from home at least once a week, and that number is expected to continue rising. But is working from home actually productive? Definitely, say many studies: it not only increases productivity, it also increases employee retention and reduces absenteeism. And with project management tools like Mingle and Trello, location is no barrier to collaborating with coworkers on group projects.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/work-home-pro</guid></item><item><title>Reworking IT for Digital Success</title><pubDate>Tue May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reworking-it-digital-success</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous post, I argued how IT has become strategic owing to the demands of a digital business. Strategic IT cannot justify itself with IT metrics such as velocity or even with delivering to plan. It has to make a difference to business outcomes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous post, I argued how IT has become strategic owing to the demands of a digital business. Strategic IT cannot justify itself with IT metrics such as velocity or even with delivering to plan. It has to make a difference to business outcomes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reworking-it-digital-success</guid></item><item><title>Wearable Fashion: Hot or Not?</title><pubDate>Thu May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/wearable-fashion-hot-or-not</link><author>JoJo Swords</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The potential for wearable fashion is</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The potential for wearable fashion is</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/wearable-fashion-hot-or-not</guid></item><item><title>Escaping the Tame Corners of Innovation</title><pubDate>Thu May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/escaping-tame-corners-innovation</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Innovation is losing its luster. I see it in meetings and conversations every day. After years of being the darling of leadership gurus, the craft of creating original value is facing a growing skepticism that borders on antagonism.   </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Innovation is losing its luster. I see it in meetings and conversations every day. After years of being the darling of leadership gurus, the craft of creating original value is facing a growing skepticism that borders on antagonism.   </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/escaping-tame-corners-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Are You Infected by Microservice Envy?</title><pubDate>Tue May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-are-you-infected-microservice-envy</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“We’re concerned that people see this hype in the marketplace and they see [the Microservice] style of architecture as a panacea. So they might jump into it more quickly than they are actually ready to,” explains Scott Shaw, head of technology for Australia.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“We’re concerned that people see this hype in the marketplace and they see [the Microservice] style of architecture as a panacea. So they might jump into it more quickly than they are actually ready to,” explains Scott Shaw, head of technology for Australia.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-are-you-infected-microservice-envy</guid></item><item><title>The 22 Rules of UX</title><pubDate>Tue May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/22-rules-ux</link><author>Valeria Spirovski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pixar’s 22 rules of storytelling adapted for UX — because both are about creating great experiences.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pixar’s 22 rules of storytelling adapted for UX — because both are about creating great experiences.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/22-rules-ux</guid></item><item><title>Five in a Box for a Workshop!</title><pubDate>Tue May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-box-workshop</link><author>Surya Sreedevi Vedula</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much” - Helen Keller


This quote came to be very true for five of us when we put together “DevOps 101” Workshop for vodQA Bangalore’s “Push the Envelope” edition.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much” - Helen Keller


This quote came to be very true for five of us when we put together “DevOps 101” Workshop for vodQA Bangalore’s “Push the Envelope” edition.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-box-workshop</guid></item><item><title>The QA Role - What Is It Really?</title><pubDate>Tue May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-role-what-it-really</link><author>Kenny Cruden</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On several occasions I’ve witnessed companies, who have decided to develop software using agile methodologies, view the QA role in teams as basically a waterfall tester who is involved with automated tests.
By this I mean someone who performs all the manual testing of the product required within the team, and who is also exposed to test code (the latter depends on many factors, and is explained fully here).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On several occasions I’ve witnessed companies, who have decided to develop software using agile methodologies, view the QA role in teams as basically a waterfall tester who is involved with automated tests.
By this I mean someone who performs all the manual testing of the product required within the team, and who is also exposed to test code (the latter depends on many factors, and is explained fully here).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-role-what-it-really</guid></item><item><title>A Data Scientist's Advice to Business Schools</title><pubDate>Wed May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-scientists-advice-business-schools</link><author>Sean McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my role at Thoughtworks, I assist enterprises by driving data-driven approaches into their operations, developing market-aware products that learn from data, and encouraging data-smart cultures among the c-suite of executives. I have had the privilege to work with many talented professionals looking to disrupt their industries while remaining true to their organization's values. As you might expect, many of these professionals hail from business schools that have prepared them to work with the variety of domain experts that exist within a company.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my role at Thoughtworks, I assist enterprises by driving data-driven approaches into their operations, developing market-aware products that learn from data, and encouraging data-smart cultures among the c-suite of executives. I have had the privilege to work with many talented professionals looking to disrupt their industries while remaining true to their organization's values. As you might expect, many of these professionals hail from business schools that have prepared them to work with the variety of domain experts that exist within a company.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-scientists-advice-business-schools</guid></item><item><title>Priorities and Politics</title><pubDate>Tue May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/priorities-and-politics</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m often asked, “How do you set priorities in an agile environment?” The situation behind this question is usually, “We suck at setting priorities.” </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m often asked, “How do you set priorities in an agile environment?” The situation behind this question is usually, “We suck at setting priorities.” </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/priorities-and-politics</guid></item><item><title>Composition vs. Inheritance: How to Choose?</title><pubDate>Mon May 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/composition-vs-inheritance-how-choose</link><author>Steven Lowe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the Beginning...
...there was no inheritance and no composition, only code.
And the code was unwieldy, repetitive, blocky, unhappy, verbose, and tired.
Copy and Paste were the primary mechanisms of code reuse. Procedures and functions were rare, newfangled gadgets viewed with suspicion. Calling a procedure was expensive! Separating pieces of code from the main logic caused confusion!
It was a Dark Time.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the Beginning...
...there was no inheritance and no composition, only code.
And the code was unwieldy, repetitive, blocky, unhappy, verbose, and tired.
Copy and Paste were the primary mechanisms of code reuse. Procedures and functions were rare, newfangled gadgets viewed with suspicion. Calling a procedure was expensive! Separating pieces of code from the main logic caused confusion!
It was a Dark Time.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/composition-vs-inheritance-how-choose</guid></item><item><title>​Prioritisation: A Very Difficult Conversation</title><pubDate>Sun May 10 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/prioritisation-very-difficult-conversation</link><author>Disha Manikumar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>‘Prioritisation’ is a concept that product owners and business stakeholders often have issues about. I asked myself why and came up with only one answer - “Fear of not getting what they wished for in their product.” </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>‘Prioritisation’ is a concept that product owners and business stakeholders often have issues about. I asked myself why and came up with only one answer - “Fear of not getting what they wished for in their product.” </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/prioritisation-very-difficult-conversation</guid></item><item><title>Text-to-Buy: Convenience Meets Personalization in Retail</title><pubDate>Tue May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/text-buy-convenience-meets-personalization-retail</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi, Rachel Brooks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ‘text to get’ model is set to change the way we shop. It’s simple; send a text of what you want and when you want it. An associate will confirm your order and it’s on its way. Great examples include Melbourne based Three Thousand Thieves, a subscription coffee service and New York based Stefan’s head, a ‘concierge of cool’ of sorts, where users register their interest to receive limited edition and exclusive clothing offers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The ‘text to get’ model is set to change the way we shop. It’s simple; send a text of what you want and when you want it. An associate will confirm your order and it’s on its way. Great examples include Melbourne based Three Thousand Thieves, a subscription coffee service and New York based Stefan’s head, a ‘concierge of cool’ of sorts, where users register their interest to receive limited edition and exclusive clothing offers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/text-buy-convenience-meets-personalization-retail</guid></item><item><title>Scaling Microservices with an Event Stream</title><pubDate>Tue May 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-microservices-event-stream</link><author>JR D'Amore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Building Microservices, Sam Newman explains why services choreography may be a more appropriate integration model for supporting complex business processes across domains. 
In this article, I would like to stress the challenges of using a point-to-point integration model, and present services choreography as a foundation of a more expandable microservices architecture, where services are highly cohesive and loosely coupled. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Building Microservices, Sam Newman explains why services choreography may be a more appropriate integration model for supporting complex business processes across domains. 
In this article, I would like to stress the challenges of using a point-to-point integration model, and present services choreography as a foundation of a more expandable microservices architecture, where services are highly cohesive and loosely coupled. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-microservices-event-stream</guid></item><item><title>Identifying Worthy Ideas Using "The Sift" </title><pubDate>Sun May 03 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/identifying-worthy-ideas-using-sift</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When armed with an abundance of ideas, how do you recognize the valuable ones? The ideas that are worthy of being picked out and worked on to explore their potential business impact?
Thoughtworks’ The Sift does exactly that. It allows you to ‘sift’’ through a trough of your ideas to identify the one with the most prospects.
Using the The Sift, you can work through a list of ideas for the ones that are meaningful and worth a purposeful pursuit. This rapid idea evaluation system is based on a five point guideline:  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When armed with an abundance of ideas, how do you recognize the valuable ones? The ideas that are worthy of being picked out and worked on to explore their potential business impact?
Thoughtworks’ The Sift does exactly that. It allows you to ‘sift’’ through a trough of your ideas to identify the one with the most prospects.
Using the The Sift, you can work through a list of ideas for the ones that are meaningful and worth a purposeful pursuit. This rapid idea evaluation system is based on a five point guideline:  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/identifying-worthy-ideas-using-sift</guid></item><item><title>Test Automation - Who Should be Involved?</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-automation-who-should-be-involved</link><author>Kenny Cruden</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An area of constant debate in the software industry revolves around automation of tests and who takes part in their design, creation and maintenance. There are many blogs on the subject about who within the team should do this, and different scenarios have varying degrees of success for the team, product and company.
Overall, I believe there are core guidelines that should be considered and adhered to when approaching this topic.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An area of constant debate in the software industry revolves around automation of tests and who takes part in their design, creation and maintenance. There are many blogs on the subject about who within the team should do this, and different scenarios have varying degrees of success for the team, product and company.
Overall, I believe there are core guidelines that should be considered and adhered to when approaching this topic.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-automation-who-should-be-involved</guid></item><item><title>What’s the Hurry? Building a Digital Enterprise</title><pubDate>Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whats-hurry-building-digital-enterprise</link><author>David Robinson, Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are the forces behind digital business, just one more wave of technology fueled change or is today’s business environment fundamentally different? If different, what are the critical capabilities required to survive and thrive?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are the forces behind digital business, just one more wave of technology fueled change or is today’s business environment fundamentally different? If different, what are the critical capabilities required to survive and thrive?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whats-hurry-building-digital-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>Designing for the Whole World</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-whole-world</link><author>Neil Philip Craven</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Living and working across the world brings many pleasures. “Travel opens your mind”, they say. What makes you want to close it again and throw away the key is having to design for all the world's local and cultural particularities in one system.
It's not good enough to simply ignore these differences and expect people to meet your cultural standards.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Living and working across the world brings many pleasures. “Travel opens your mind”, they say. What makes you want to close it again and throw away the key is having to design for all the world's local and cultural particularities in one system.
It's not good enough to simply ignore these differences and expect people to meet your cultural standards.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-whole-world</guid></item><item><title>Digital Brings IT Home</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-brings-it-home</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The moneyed world is an increasingly digital space. We spend a lot of time interacting with different digital screens—smartphone, laptop, tablet and watch. Then we have the more traditional view-only screens—digital or physical billboards, digital television and movie theatre screens.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The moneyed world is an increasingly digital space. We spend a lot of time interacting with different digital screens—smartphone, laptop, tablet and watch. Then we have the more traditional view-only screens—digital or physical billboards, digital television and movie theatre screens.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-brings-it-home</guid></item><item><title>An Open Letter on Net Neutrality</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-net-neutrality</link><author>Sameer Soman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks India, its employees and leadership, believe that maintaining a free and open Internet is essential for the continued growth of India’s Internet ecosystem. Net Neutrality is an anti-discrimination policy and we believe that any divergence from the same could severely hamper the growth of the country’s eCommerce sector and negatively impact virtually every form of online activity.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks India, its employees and leadership, believe that maintaining a free and open Internet is essential for the continued growth of India’s Internet ecosystem. Net Neutrality is an anti-discrimination policy and we believe that any divergence from the same could severely hamper the growth of the country’s eCommerce sector and negatively impact virtually every form of online activity.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-net-neutrality</guid></item><item><title>How to Practice Continuous Innovation</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-practice-continuous-innovation</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the last article in a four-part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology-fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the first, second, and third articles in this series.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the last article in a four-part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology-fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the first, second, and third articles in this series.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-practice-continuous-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Blow Up The Business Case</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blow-business-case</link><author>Barry O'Reilly</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Writing a well-crafted business case may be key to securing funding but it has little impact on whether your initiative succeeds or fails. A clear product vision, strategy for testing it and knowing which initiatives to start, stop, or continue will serve you better every time — especially if your goal is to create a high performance organization.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Writing a well-crafted business case may be key to securing funding but it has little impact on whether your initiative succeeds or fails. A clear product vision, strategy for testing it and knowing which initiatives to start, stop, or continue will serve you better every time — especially if your goal is to create a high performance organization.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blow-business-case</guid></item><item><title>Virtual Panel: Should Testers be Technical?</title><pubDate>Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/should-testers-be-technical</link><author>Yang Du</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Should testers be technical?” This is a frequent question especially in the last decade, as the Agile approach has been adopted by more and more organizations, and people agree that tester have to do more than before.
But should they be technical?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Should testers be technical?” This is a frequent question especially in the last decade, as the Agile approach has been adopted by more and more organizations, and people agree that tester have to do more than before.
But should they be technical?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/should-testers-be-technical</guid></item><item><title>Practical Product Innovation </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/practical-product-innovation</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, constant innovation defines our marketplace. Businesses must respond to customer expectations for better digital experiences.  How do leading organisations launch successful new products and respond rapidly to external change? How do they move beyond the desire to innovate to actively be innovative every day?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, constant innovation defines our marketplace. Businesses must respond to customer expectations for better digital experiences.  How do leading organisations launch successful new products and respond rapidly to external change? How do they move beyond the desire to innovate to actively be innovative every day?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/practical-product-innovation</guid></item><item><title>The Quirky Spirit: Psychic Income Revolution</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quirky-spirit-psychic-income-revolution</link><author>Anna van Dillen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I don’t want a job without psychic income.  Chances are if you’re creative, energized by change, and excited by the unexplored, neither do you. If there’s one thing I learned in five years of PhD research of artists and their values, it’s this. Money is nice. Psychic Income is better.  
There’s a lot to be done to bring this new currency of work out of the artist’s studio and into the places we work.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I don’t want a job without psychic income.  Chances are if you’re creative, energized by change, and excited by the unexplored, neither do you. If there’s one thing I learned in five years of PhD research of artists and their values, it’s this. Money is nice. Psychic Income is better.  
There’s a lot to be done to bring this new currency of work out of the artist’s studio and into the places we work.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/quirky-spirit-psychic-income-revolution</guid></item><item><title>Enabling Continuous Delivery (CD) in Enterprises with Testing</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-continuous-delivery-enterprises-testing</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The key objectives of Organizations is to provide / derive value from the products / services they offer. To achieve this, they need to be able to deliver their offerings in the quickest time possible, and of good quality!
In such a fast moving environment, CI (Continuous Integration) and CD (Continuous Delivery) are now a necessity and not a luxury!
There are various practices that Organizations and Enterprises need to implement to enable CD. Testing (automation) is one of the important practices that needs to be setup correctly for CD to be successful.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The key objectives of Organizations is to provide / derive value from the products / services they offer. To achieve this, they need to be able to deliver their offerings in the quickest time possible, and of good quality!
In such a fast moving environment, CI (Continuous Integration) and CD (Continuous Delivery) are now a necessity and not a luxury!
There are various practices that Organizations and Enterprises need to implement to enable CD. Testing (automation) is one of the important practices that needs to be setup correctly for CD to be successful.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-continuous-delivery-enterprises-testing</guid></item><item><title>Novelty is not Innovation </title><pubDate>Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enterprise-needs-lean-product-development</link><author>Ted Nielsen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Enterprises of all sizes have confused novelty for innovation.  Innovation institutes change: changing the offering, changing expectations, even (for the lucky few) changing the game. Novelty’s only benefit is its newness; like the smell of a new car, it rarely survives extended contact with its first customers. 
 

The pressures of the changing market have compounded that confusion with the desire to do anything, instead of the right thing. In the arms race for what’s-new, too often innovation at scale becomes a synonym for “expensive diversion.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Enterprises of all sizes have confused novelty for innovation.  Innovation institutes change: changing the offering, changing expectations, even (for the lucky few) changing the game. Novelty’s only benefit is its newness; like the smell of a new car, it rarely survives extended contact with its first customers. 
 

The pressures of the changing market have compounded that confusion with the desire to do anything, instead of the right thing. In the arms race for what’s-new, too often innovation at scale becomes a synonym for “expensive diversion.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enterprise-needs-lean-product-development</guid></item><item><title>UX in the Era of IoT</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-in-the-era-of-iot</link><author>Ted McCarthy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>New Technologies, New Methods: Closing the Feedback Loop in the Internet of Things.  
The Internet of Things is accelerating rapidly, and bringing with it a wealth of opportunity. Though many focus on the data and technology needs of the Internet of Things - the sensors, data, and the storage, security, and analysis of that data - we’re already forgetting to think about the humans interacting with those technologies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>New Technologies, New Methods: Closing the Feedback Loop in the Internet of Things.  
The Internet of Things is accelerating rapidly, and bringing with it a wealth of opportunity. Though many focus on the data and technology needs of the Internet of Things - the sensors, data, and the storage, security, and analysis of that data - we’re already forgetting to think about the humans interacting with those technologies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-in-the-era-of-iot</guid></item><item><title>Winning Companies Master Strategic Technology</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/winning-companies-master-strategic-technology</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third article in a four part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the first, second and fourth articles in this series. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third article in a four part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the first, second and fourth articles in this series. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/winning-companies-master-strategic-technology</guid></item><item><title>UX Designers: Why are we Wasting Time? </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-designers-why-are-we-wasting-time</link><author>Ben Melbourne</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>UX designers, we need to change the way we work. We need to stop wasting so much time. We have a well-deserved reputation for retreating to creative studios for lengthy design phases - only choosing to resurface once we have perfected solutions that are pretty, but not necessarily practical. We need to end the pursuit of design perfection and focus on delivering value faster. We need to embrace the Lean movement and streamline the way we work.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>UX designers, we need to change the way we work. We need to stop wasting so much time. We have a well-deserved reputation for retreating to creative studios for lengthy design phases - only choosing to resurface once we have perfected solutions that are pretty, but not necessarily practical. We need to end the pursuit of design perfection and focus on delivering value faster. We need to embrace the Lean movement and streamline the way we work.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ux-designers-why-are-we-wasting-time</guid></item><item><title>How 'Boyhood' Helped Me Better Understand Lean and Trust</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-boyhood-helped-me-better-understand-lean-and-trust</link><author>Fabio Pereira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Boyhood, the movie everyone was talking about at the end of last year, and which took Best Picture at the Golden Globes, helped me understand some key Lean concepts as well as the importance of taking a more holistic view on software delivery. Here’s how. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Boyhood, the movie everyone was talking about at the end of last year, and which took Best Picture at the Golden Globes, helped me understand some key Lean concepts as well as the importance of taking a more holistic view on software delivery. Here’s how. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-boyhood-helped-me-better-understand-lean-and-trust</guid></item><item><title>​Continuous Delivery with Broken Builds and a Clean Conscience</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-broken-builds-and-clean-conscience</link><author>Lucas Medina</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you thought about attaining continuous delivery in your project? And how about continuous delivery with a sometimes broken build? It may sound dangerous, but well, it's actually not the end of the world and it's more common in day-to-day projects than you think. We agree that continuous delivery should be made with all-green build pipelines, and that is what we aim for. This article shares the experience from one particular project.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you thought about attaining continuous delivery in your project? And how about continuous delivery with a sometimes broken build? It may sound dangerous, but well, it's actually not the end of the world and it's more common in day-to-day projects than you think. We agree that continuous delivery should be made with all-green build pipelines, and that is what we aim for. This article shares the experience from one particular project.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-broken-builds-and-clean-conscience</guid></item><item><title>Developing and Deploying Software for the Social Sector</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developing-and-deploying-software-social-sector</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article was originially published in the e-Health magazine in its March issue. It featured a story on the implementation of a Hospital Management and Information System by Thoughtworks at Jan Swasthya Sahyog Hospital in Chattisgarh, India. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article was originially published in the e-Health magazine in its March issue. It featured a story on the implementation of a Hospital Management and Information System by Thoughtworks at Jan Swasthya Sahyog Hospital in Chattisgarh, India. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/developing-and-deploying-software-social-sector</guid></item><item><title>I Love Stupid Dreams</title><pubDate>Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-love-stupid-dreams</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I love stupid dreams.  I’m in love with the dreams that begin with “I know this is stupid but, what I’d really like to do is …”.   I love dreams of unexpected possibility.  You should too, because soon they will be the only dreams that can save us in an economy turned upside down.


I Know This Is Stupid But …
Amy’s on the phone and begins, “I know this is stupid but …”.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I love stupid dreams.  I’m in love with the dreams that begin with “I know this is stupid but, what I’d really like to do is …”.   I love dreams of unexpected possibility.  You should too, because soon they will be the only dreams that can save us in an economy turned upside down.


I Know This Is Stupid But …
Amy’s on the phone and begins, “I know this is stupid but …”.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-love-stupid-dreams</guid></item><item><title>Collaborative Sketching Sessions: a Framework </title><pubDate>Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaborative-sketching-sessions-framework</link><author>Natalia Arsand</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While there is much talk about collaborative and interdisciplinary teams, many organisations still support a model of 'design for' rather than 'design with'. User experience matters are for designers to think about, which separates the team in unwanted silos. Encouraging the entire development team to take part in the ideation sessions is a simple step that can break some barriers and lead to improved team relationship and better product outcomes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While there is much talk about collaborative and interdisciplinary teams, many organisations still support a model of 'design for' rather than 'design with'. User experience matters are for designers to think about, which separates the team in unwanted silos. Encouraging the entire development team to take part in the ideation sessions is a simple step that can break some barriers and lead to improved team relationship and better product outcomes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaborative-sketching-sessions-framework</guid></item><item><title>Great Financial Services Companies Deliver Products, Not Projects</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/great-financial-services-companies-deliver-products-not-projects</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a four part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the first, third and fourth articles in this series. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in a four part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the first, third and fourth articles in this series. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/great-financial-services-companies-deliver-products-not-projects</guid></item><item><title>What is Innovation? A Simple Definition</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-innovation-simple-definition</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in our new series where Dan McClure shares his experiences on what is driving our new innovation-fueled economy. Here is the first article in the series. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second article in our new series where Dan McClure shares his experiences on what is driving our new innovation-fueled economy. Here is the first article in the series. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-innovation-simple-definition</guid></item><item><title>Technology for the Creation of Safe Spaces for Women</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-creation-safe-spaces-women</link><author>Guilherme Reis &amp; Jessica Blandina</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Worldwide, girls and women face many challenges to live safe, free, financially independent and socially empowered lives. Safe spaces are physical or virtual places where girls and women can seek support to fully develop their qualities, overcoming gender barriers that bar their access to education, work and health care.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Worldwide, girls and women face many challenges to live safe, free, financially independent and socially empowered lives. Safe spaces are physical or virtual places where girls and women can seek support to fully develop their qualities, overcoming gender barriers that bar their access to education, work and health care.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-creation-safe-spaces-women</guid></item><item><title>Corporate Employee Apps: Does User Experience Matter?</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/corporate-mobile-apps-user-experience</link><author>Kyle Hodgson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thanks to the rise of lean thinking and increased capabilities brought by User Experience Design practitioners, the user experience of mobile software, particularly for consumers, has made great strides in the last few years. So why do companies sit on the experience sidelines when building mobile apps for their own employees? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thanks to the rise of lean thinking and increased capabilities brought by User Experience Design practitioners, the user experience of mobile software, particularly for consumers, has made great strides in the last few years. So why do companies sit on the experience sidelines when building mobile apps for their own employees? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/corporate-mobile-apps-user-experience</guid></item><item><title>Speech is Influence: Why Technologists Should Embrace Rhetoric</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/changing-through-words</link><author>Marcos Vinicius</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our world today, the power of words and effective communication cannot be overemphasized.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our world today, the power of words and effective communication cannot be overemphasized.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/changing-through-words</guid></item><item><title>Scaling: Innovation’s Missing Middle</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-innovations-missing-middle</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper is written by Dan McClure (Innovation Design Practice Leader, Thoughtworks) and Ian Gray (Director, Gray Dot Catalyst). This is the first of four contributions on the subject of 'Innovation Scaling' submitted for the 'Transformation Through Innovation' theme for the World Humanitarian Summit.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper is written by Dan McClure (Innovation Design Practice Leader, Thoughtworks) and Ian Gray (Director, Gray Dot Catalyst). This is the first of four contributions on the subject of 'Innovation Scaling' submitted for the 'Transformation Through Innovation' theme for the World Humanitarian Summit.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-innovations-missing-middle</guid></item><item><title>Monoliths are Bad Design... and You Know It</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/monoliths-are-bad-design-and-you-know-it</link><author>Sam Gibson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tightly coupled software presents the biggest difficulty when teams are looking to extend or change systems. As systems get larger, coupling limits the scope of change and self perpetuates. The easiest way to extend tightly coupled code is often to weave in even more interdependence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tightly coupled software presents the biggest difficulty when teams are looking to extend or change systems. As systems get larger, coupling limits the scope of change and self perpetuates. The easiest way to extend tightly coupled code is often to weave in even more interdependence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/monoliths-are-bad-design-and-you-know-it</guid></item><item><title>Challenging Paradigms in Health Informatics</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenging-paradigms-health-informatics</link><author>Vivek Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper was written for and launched at the eHealth HealthCare Leaders Forum held in Gurgaon, India on the 12th of March, 2015.

Summary:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This white paper was written for and launched at the eHealth HealthCare Leaders Forum held in Gurgaon, India on the 12th of March, 2015.

Summary:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenging-paradigms-health-informatics</guid></item><item><title>4 Significant Ways to Improve Your Ability to Innovate</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-significant-ways-improve-your-ability-innovate</link><author>Joanne Molesky</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Liberate teams from the annual budget cycle
The use of the traditional annual fiscal cycle to determine resource allocation encourages a culture that thwarts our ability to experiment and innovate. It perpetuates spending on wasteful activities and ideas that are unlikely to deliver value. How can we get out of the rut that is the annual budget process and encourage experimentation and innovation within our organization?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Liberate teams from the annual budget cycle
The use of the traditional annual fiscal cycle to determine resource allocation encourages a culture that thwarts our ability to experiment and innovate. It perpetuates spending on wasteful activities and ideas that are unlikely to deliver value. How can we get out of the rut that is the annual budget process and encourage experimentation and innovation within our organization?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-significant-ways-improve-your-ability-innovate</guid></item><item><title>Innovation in Retail: Is it Possible?</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-retail-it-possible</link><author>Gabriel Brigidi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While facing the challenges of doing business in Brazil, such as logistics and transport, tax burdens, regulatory environment, among others, Brazilian Retail has been very creative and innovative. To draw the customer's attention, there is a new wave of innovation in various segments associated with two key factors: rapid technological change and the transformation of consumer profiles. Retailers are exploring these realities to differentiate themselves and offer new experiences that delight their customers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While facing the challenges of doing business in Brazil, such as logistics and transport, tax burdens, regulatory environment, among others, Brazilian Retail has been very creative and innovative. To draw the customer's attention, there is a new wave of innovation in various segments associated with two key factors: rapid technological change and the transformation of consumer profiles. Retailers are exploring these realities to differentiate themselves and offer new experiences that delight their customers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-retail-it-possible</guid></item><item><title>When to Automate and Why</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-to-automate-and-why</link><author>Priti Biyani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In any project lifecycle, our goal should be to automate all the activities that are repeated while creating and maintaining the system. The practice of ‘Ruthless automation’ is apt to automate such tasks.
In project lifecycle, usually because of with tight deadlines, or just not being aware enough, we either tend to overlook or fail to identify automation of the manual and repeated tasks. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In any project lifecycle, our goal should be to automate all the activities that are repeated while creating and maintaining the system. The practice of ‘Ruthless automation’ is apt to automate such tasks.
In project lifecycle, usually because of with tight deadlines, or just not being aware enough, we either tend to overlook or fail to identify automation of the manual and repeated tasks. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-to-automate-and-why</guid></item><item><title>Goodbye, Master</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/goodbye-master</link><author>Ronaldo Ferraz</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Luca Bastos, lead consultant in Brazil, died at age 69

Last Sunday (8 March), we lost one of our greatest teachers. Luca Bastos, our consultant leader in Brazil, died at age 69 in Sao Paulo. A born leader, Luca personified enthusiasm, a thirst for knowledge and technical excellence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Luca Bastos, lead consultant in Brazil, died at age 69

Last Sunday (8 March), we lost one of our greatest teachers. Luca Bastos, our consultant leader in Brazil, died at age 69 in Sao Paulo. A born leader, Luca personified enthusiasm, a thirst for knowledge and technical excellence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/goodbye-master</guid></item><item><title>DevOps and Microservices - Architectural Considerations</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-neal-ford-devops-and-microservices-architectural-considerations</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Microservices are the first post DevOps revolution architecture," says Neal Ford, Architect and Meme Wrangler at Thoughtworks. 
I had the chance to record a 22 minute interview with him, where he explained to me why the DevOps revolution was a prerequisite for the microservices architectural style to become possible.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Microservices are the first post DevOps revolution architecture," says Neal Ford, Architect and Meme Wrangler at Thoughtworks. 
I had the chance to record a 22 minute interview with him, where he explained to me why the DevOps revolution was a prerequisite for the microservices architectural style to become possible.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/podcast-neal-ford-devops-and-microservices-architectural-considerations</guid></item><item><title>Digitizing Healthcare In Rural Nepal</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digitizing-healthcare-rural-nepal</link><author>Laura Schwecherl</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article was written by Laura Schwecherl from Possible. In August 2014, Thoughtworks partnered with Possible to implement Bahmni as the Hospital Management System in the hospital that they run in collaboration with the Government of Nepal. 
Around the globe, our lives are increasingly transformed by technology, with healthcare perhaps one of the most impressive arenas for these changes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article was written by Laura Schwecherl from Possible. In August 2014, Thoughtworks partnered with Possible to implement Bahmni as the Hospital Management System in the hospital that they run in collaboration with the Government of Nepal. 
Around the globe, our lives are increasingly transformed by technology, with healthcare perhaps one of the most impressive arenas for these changes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digitizing-healthcare-rural-nepal</guid></item><item><title>Moving Ahead From Agile Testing 2.0</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-ahead-from-agile-testing-2-dot-0</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I had written an article posted on Thoughtworks Insights in 2010 on my thoughts on the Future of Test Automation Tools & Infrastructure. Sometime in mid-2014, I started thinking about how the current technology ecosystem and development relates to the Present, and the Future of Testing and the role of the Tester.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I had written an article posted on Thoughtworks Insights in 2010 on my thoughts on the Future of Test Automation Tools & Infrastructure. Sometime in mid-2014, I started thinking about how the current technology ecosystem and development relates to the Present, and the Future of Testing and the role of the Tester.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-ahead-from-agile-testing-2-dot-0</guid></item><item><title>Innovation is Eating Consumer Finance</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-eating-consumer-finance</link><author>Aneesh Lele, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first article in a four part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the second, third and fourth articles in this series. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the first article in a four part series, where the authors share their experiences and insights on ushering technology fueled innovation in incumbent financial services organizations. Here are the second, third and fourth articles in this series. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-eating-consumer-finance</guid></item><item><title>Are You Truly Cross-functional? Meet, the 'Amigos'!</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/are-you-truly-cross-functional-meet-amigos</link><author>Paula Moughton-Weems</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a business analyst I work with developers, quality analysts, experience designers and product owners.  Each of us bring specialist skills to the mix.  We approach problems with different approaches and we work as a team to solve problems in the best way.  We can adapt quickly to change and we strive to get value to our users fast and return that all important capital on investment.  I would like to talk about the one distinguishing feature that was invaluable to our success- we were cross functional. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a business analyst I work with developers, quality analysts, experience designers and product owners.  Each of us bring specialist skills to the mix.  We approach problems with different approaches and we work as a team to solve problems in the best way.  We can adapt quickly to change and we strive to get value to our users fast and return that all important capital on investment.  I would like to talk about the one distinguishing feature that was invaluable to our success- we were cross functional. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/are-you-truly-cross-functional-meet-amigos</guid></item><item><title>Deploying and Operating Microservices</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/deploying-and-operating-microservices</link><author>Scott Shaw</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently interviewed Sam Newman, author of Building Microservices, and James Gregory, Thoughtworks Australia's technical market principal, on deploying and operating microservices. This is a topic that has grown exponentially in conversation over the last year as the technical community explores new ways in which we can evolve with pace in this digital economy. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I recently interviewed Sam Newman, author of Building Microservices, and James Gregory, Thoughtworks Australia's technical market principal, on deploying and operating microservices. This is a topic that has grown exponentially in conversation over the last year as the technical community explores new ways in which we can evolve with pace in this digital economy. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/deploying-and-operating-microservices</guid></item><item><title>All Internet Traffic is Written on Postcards</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/all-internet-traffic-written-postcards</link><author>Ola Bini</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our current Internet doesn't have much in terms of security when you look at how our computers communicate with each other. The most widespread technology for securing communication is called Transport Layer Security (TLS (previously known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)). This technology is not as widely deployed as it should be, since it can be complicated to set up correctly. But even when set up correctly there are many issues with TLS that make it unsuitable for the long run.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our current Internet doesn't have much in terms of security when you look at how our computers communicate with each other. The most widespread technology for securing communication is called Transport Layer Security (TLS (previously known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)). This technology is not as widely deployed as it should be, since it can be complicated to set up correctly. But even when set up correctly there are many issues with TLS that make it unsuitable for the long run.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/all-internet-traffic-written-postcards</guid></item><item><title>Choosing the Right Tool to Provision AWS Infrastructure</title><pubDate>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choosing-right-tool-provision-aws-infrastructure</link><author>Sneha Somwanshi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article might help you choose the right provisioning tool if you are looking to migrate or build complex infrastructure on AWS.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article might help you choose the right provisioning tool if you are looking to migrate or build complex infrastructure on AWS.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choosing-right-tool-provision-aws-infrastructure</guid></item><item><title>What I learned in People Operations at Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-i-learned-people-operations-thoughtworks</link><author>Vinícius Mello</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As someone with several years of experience in Human Resources, my job at Thoughtworks was quite different from the usual. For instance, we don’t like to call it “Human Resources”, because we don’t see people as resources. We simply call it ‘People Operations’. It took me some time to adapt to this unique and fast-paced environment, and I’ve learned a lot here that I’d like to share with you in the six thoughts below:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As someone with several years of experience in Human Resources, my job at Thoughtworks was quite different from the usual. For instance, we don’t like to call it “Human Resources”, because we don’t see people as resources. We simply call it ‘People Operations’. It took me some time to adapt to this unique and fast-paced environment, and I’ve learned a lot here that I’d like to share with you in the six thoughts below:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-i-learned-people-operations-thoughtworks</guid></item><item><title>How to be 'NOT JUST A UI DEV' at Thoughtworks!</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-be-not-just-ui-dev-thoughtworks</link><author>Vishnu Narang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Curiosity!" - The word I connect with the most and one that motivates me in life.
Right after finishing an engineering degree in computer technology, I joined Thoughtworks as an application developer. The journey for every grad Thoughtworker from around the world starts with a six-week training at Thoughtworks University . It was one of the best phases of my life.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Curiosity!" - The word I connect with the most and one that motivates me in life.
Right after finishing an engineering degree in computer technology, I joined Thoughtworks as an application developer. The journey for every grad Thoughtworker from around the world starts with a six-week training at Thoughtworks University . It was one of the best phases of my life.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-be-not-just-ui-dev-thoughtworks</guid></item><item><title>How Thoughtworks Saved my Marriage</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-thoughtworks-saved-my-marriage</link><author>Robert Jakech</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nobody intentionally erases the memory of when you first fall in love. In my case, it was love at first sight. I was only 19 years old. It was when I stepped into a bank, in the interiors of Uganda, 8hrs away from Kampala. I was at the bank to  pay my high school tuition fees. That’s when we met.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nobody intentionally erases the memory of when you first fall in love. In my case, it was love at first sight. I was only 19 years old. It was when I stepped into a bank, in the interiors of Uganda, 8hrs away from Kampala. I was at the bank to  pay my high school tuition fees. That’s when we met.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-thoughtworks-saved-my-marriage</guid></item><item><title>The Hypothesis Driven Innovation Lab - Exposing our Assumptions</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hypothesis-driven-innovation-lab-exposing-our-assumptions</link><author>Mike Biggs</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BresicWhitney is a lifestyle property group serving  modern buyers across inner Sydney, Australia. They saw an opportunity to shake up the real estate industry in Australia. They had an idea that would give buyers the information they needed - instantly. Partnering with us, we designed and tested a document delivery system.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BresicWhitney is a lifestyle property group serving  modern buyers across inner Sydney, Australia. They saw an opportunity to shake up the real estate industry in Australia. They had an idea that would give buyers the information they needed - instantly. Partnering with us, we designed and tested a document delivery system.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hypothesis-driven-innovation-lab-exposing-our-assumptions</guid></item><item><title>Resilient Loyalty: A Retail Value Proposition for the 21st Century</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/resilient-loyalty-retail-value-proposition-21st-century</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What we’ve come to call loyalty is badly broken. Businesses have let themselves slip into a mass-market definition of loyalty that isn’t pretty. We foster fear and pander to greed all the while pretending its love.  
Deeply disruptive changes are on the horizon that will make this shallow engagement obsolete. Fortunately, these same forces offer a new path for building individual relationships that merit something closer to true loyalty.
#Failing Visions Of Loyalty</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What we’ve come to call loyalty is badly broken. Businesses have let themselves slip into a mass-market definition of loyalty that isn’t pretty. We foster fear and pander to greed all the while pretending its love.  
Deeply disruptive changes are on the horizon that will make this shallow engagement obsolete. Fortunately, these same forces offer a new path for building individual relationships that merit something closer to true loyalty.
#Failing Visions Of Loyalty</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/resilient-loyalty-retail-value-proposition-21st-century</guid></item><item><title>​Collaboration Techniques for Large Distributed Agile Projects</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaboration-techniques-large-distributed-agile-projects</link><author>Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In past few years, it has become quite common for software development teams to be distributed across time-zones and comprise of multiple vendors with 50-100+ people.
Agile practices encourage in-person interactions to foster collaboration, whereas, distributed and large teams force communication into the opposite direction.  Therefore, it is important to achieve agility albeit with different, or modified mechanics, that work well for distributed and large team.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In past few years, it has become quite common for software development teams to be distributed across time-zones and comprise of multiple vendors with 50-100+ people.
Agile practices encourage in-person interactions to foster collaboration, whereas, distributed and large teams force communication into the opposite direction.  Therefore, it is important to achieve agility albeit with different, or modified mechanics, that work well for distributed and large team.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaboration-techniques-large-distributed-agile-projects</guid></item><item><title>How to Become a Great UX Designer in 5 Easy Steps </title><pubDate>Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-become-great-ux-designer-5-easy-steps</link><author>Emily Luke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So what makes a good UX Designer?
It’s a question that I think about a lot (and hopefully, if you are in the UX field, you think about it too). Because the field of User Experience is relatively new, we spend a lot of time trying to define what a UX designer is and what we do on a daily basis.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So what makes a good UX Designer?
It’s a question that I think about a lot (and hopefully, if you are in the UX field, you think about it too). Because the field of User Experience is relatively new, we spend a lot of time trying to define what a UX designer is and what we do on a daily basis.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-become-great-ux-designer-5-easy-steps</guid></item><item><title>Performing with Apache JMeter, the Ruby Way</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/performing-apache-jmeter-ruby-way</link><author>Jaydeep Chakrabarty</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Things were as usual</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Things were as usual</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/performing-apache-jmeter-ruby-way</guid></item><item><title>How to Unleash Innovation in the Enterprise</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-unleash-innovation-enterprise</link><author>Barry O'Reilly</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I constantly hear how enterprises are poor at innovation, bad at product development and unresponsive to business change. So it begs the question, why do so many organizations get it wrong? And what are the key factors to consider when trying to innovate in large organizations?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I constantly hear how enterprises are poor at innovation, bad at product development and unresponsive to business change. So it begs the question, why do so many organizations get it wrong? And what are the key factors to consider when trying to innovate in large organizations?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-unleash-innovation-enterprise</guid></item><item><title>Data Lust and the IoT </title><pubDate>Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/apollos-temple-context-quantified-self-and-internet-things</link><author>Ted McCarthy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Next Big Thing 
You have likely heard by now of the Internet of Things (IoT), and perhaps, too, of the Quantified Self (or QS, for the hip). They’ll be all the rage soon, and are premised on the increasing prevalence of tiny, low-cost sensors, and the fast, cheap connections between them, that can go into our homes, our clothes, our cars, our watches, and potentially, even ourselves.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Next Big Thing 
You have likely heard by now of the Internet of Things (IoT), and perhaps, too, of the Quantified Self (or QS, for the hip). They’ll be all the rage soon, and are premised on the increasing prevalence of tiny, low-cost sensors, and the fast, cheap connections between them, that can go into our homes, our clothes, our cars, our watches, and potentially, even ourselves.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/apollos-temple-context-quantified-self-and-internet-things</guid></item><item><title>Keep Your Code Clean..And Your Environment Too!</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/keep-your-code-cleanand-your-environment-too</link><author>Yahya Poonawala</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As I watched some of my fellow travellers absent mindedly throw garbage out of the window on a recent train journey, I struck a conversation with them to understand why cleanliness awareness campaigns haven’t had any impact on them. While I heard them defending themselves, it occurred to me that there is a striking similarity in the mindset behind littering our surroundings and in writing code which is not considered ‘clean’.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As I watched some of my fellow travellers absent mindedly throw garbage out of the window on a recent train journey, I struck a conversation with them to understand why cleanliness awareness campaigns haven’t had any impact on them. While I heard them defending themselves, it occurred to me that there is a striking similarity in the mindset behind littering our surroundings and in writing code which is not considered ‘clean’.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/keep-your-code-cleanand-your-environment-too</guid></item><item><title>Hardware Hacking and Creative Culture</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creative-culture-hardware-hack</link><author>Andrew McWilliams</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Cross-disciplinary exploration and good times
My co-founder Kent Rahman and I kicked off Hardware Hack Lab about a year ago - and the energy just keeps building and building.
Those of us running the lab take our inspiration not from technology alone, but from people and interactions. We believe that innovations gain most of their richness and momentum from the cultural context of their creation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Cross-disciplinary exploration and good times
My co-founder Kent Rahman and I kicked off Hardware Hack Lab about a year ago - and the energy just keeps building and building.
Those of us running the lab take our inspiration not from technology alone, but from people and interactions. We believe that innovations gain most of their richness and momentum from the cultural context of their creation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creative-culture-hardware-hack</guid></item><item><title>​5 Tips to be an Indispensable PM</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-tips-be-indispensable-pm</link><author>Deepali Tendulkar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While working with agile teams - do you constantly fear that your team will soon become a self driven team and will no longer need you?
Is it always your worry that your agile team will stop giving you the importance of a PM?
Fear not....... 
Here are 5 simple but highly effective tips that are guaranteed to make you an indispensable PM on your project. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While working with agile teams - do you constantly fear that your team will soon become a self driven team and will no longer need you?
Is it always your worry that your agile team will stop giving you the importance of a PM?
Fear not....... 
Here are 5 simple but highly effective tips that are guaranteed to make you an indispensable PM on your project. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-tips-be-indispensable-pm</guid></item><item><title>Agility in Large Teams </title><pubDate>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agility-in-large-teams</link><author>Ritika Nanwani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the two and a half years that I have been at Thoughtworks, I have been part of three different projects and have worked out of three locations. My current project team is the biggest I have ever worked with. We are working on the development of a Global Web Transformation Platform for the website of one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products in the World.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the two and a half years that I have been at Thoughtworks, I have been part of three different projects and have worked out of three locations. My current project team is the biggest I have ever worked with. We are working on the development of a Global Web Transformation Platform for the website of one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products in the World.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agility-in-large-teams</guid></item><item><title>Is Encryption Broken? REDUX</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/encryption-broken-redux</link><author>Ola Bini</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I spent the days between Christmas and New Years in Hamburg, Germany at the Chaos Communication Congress. I had a fantastic time as usual, and there were a lot of great discussions and talks. I wanted to quickly cover the new revelations that Jake Appelbaum and Laura Poitras dropped on us on a Sunday evening. The video can be found here. At the same time, Der Spiegel published two articles about this subject.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I spent the days between Christmas and New Years in Hamburg, Germany at the Chaos Communication Congress. I had a fantastic time as usual, and there were a lot of great discussions and talks. I wanted to quickly cover the new revelations that Jake Appelbaum and Laura Poitras dropped on us on a Sunday evening. The video can be found here. At the same time, Der Spiegel published two articles about this subject.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/encryption-broken-redux</guid></item><item><title>5 Ways to Faster and More Effective Feedback</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-ways-faster-and-more-effective-feedback</link><author>Carla Suárez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In January 2014, I began my journey at Thoughtworks Quito. Prior to that, I was a journalist who never really enjoyed technology. However, when I worked as a writer for a tech magazine, I got absorbed into the world of technology. I got interested in Software Development after I heard a talk by Rebecca Parsons; she was a big inspiration. So, I started learning about technology through online resources, but at the end, Thoughtworks was my foundation. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In January 2014, I began my journey at Thoughtworks Quito. Prior to that, I was a journalist who never really enjoyed technology. However, when I worked as a writer for a tech magazine, I got absorbed into the world of technology. I got interested in Software Development after I heard a talk by Rebecca Parsons; she was a big inspiration. So, I started learning about technology through online resources, but at the end, Thoughtworks was my foundation. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-ways-faster-and-more-effective-feedback</guid></item><item><title>When the Stores Go Away</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-stores-go-away</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What if there were no more stores? Would everything be sold online and the streets be choked with UPS trucks? It's unlikely. Few major transformations are so neat and tidy.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What if there were no more stores? Would everything be sold online and the streets be choked with UPS trucks? It's unlikely. Few major transformations are so neat and tidy.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-stores-go-away</guid></item><item><title>The Double Diamond: Strategy + Execution of the Right Solution</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/double-diamond</link><author>Jonny Schneider</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Joining strategy together with the execution of the right solution challenges most teams today. It’s difficult for many reasons. Defining a strategy is not a static exercise. Predicting the future is difficult, full of uncertainty, and new information is always being discovered. Complicating things further, teams often divide responsibility for strategy and execution. This makes it harder to adapt to new information.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Joining strategy together with the execution of the right solution challenges most teams today. It’s difficult for many reasons. Defining a strategy is not a static exercise. Predicting the future is difficult, full of uncertainty, and new information is always being discovered. Complicating things further, teams often divide responsibility for strategy and execution. This makes it harder to adapt to new information.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/double-diamond</guid></item><item><title>Ngaji Gurrijin: How to Preserve Language in the Digital Age</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/preserving-culture-digital-age</link><author>Nathan Jones</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ngaji gurrijin! [Hello Everyone!]
In late 2014, our Perth team delivered a mobile language app called Yawuru Ngan-ga for the Yawuru indigenous community from Broome in Western Australia. We open sourced the framework so other indigenous communities can develop similar apps of their own more easily.
We were approached by Mabu Yawuru Ngan-ga, the language centre for the Yawuru community, who have native title over the Broome area of Western Australia. They were exploring new ways to preserve their culture in the digital age.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ngaji gurrijin! [Hello Everyone!]
In late 2014, our Perth team delivered a mobile language app called Yawuru Ngan-ga for the Yawuru indigenous community from Broome in Western Australia. We open sourced the framework so other indigenous communities can develop similar apps of their own more easily.
We were approached by Mabu Yawuru Ngan-ga, the language centre for the Yawuru community, who have native title over the Broome area of Western Australia. They were exploring new ways to preserve their culture in the digital age.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/preserving-culture-digital-age</guid></item><item><title>How I began my New Year!</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-began-my-new-year</link><author>Arjun Khandelwal</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you work at Thoughtworks, it is tough to miss references to Jan Swastha Sahyog(JSS), a voluntary, non-profit, registered society providing low cost preventive and curative health services to the people from tribal and rural areas of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, part of central India. Thoughtworks is helping them using Bahmni, an open source hospital system for healthcare providers in low-resource settings.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you work at Thoughtworks, it is tough to miss references to Jan Swastha Sahyog(JSS), a voluntary, non-profit, registered society providing low cost preventive and curative health services to the people from tribal and rural areas of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, part of central India. Thoughtworks is helping them using Bahmni, an open source hospital system for healthcare providers in low-resource settings.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-began-my-new-year</guid></item><item><title>10 Ways to Improve Your Pairing Experience</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-ways-improve-your-pairing-experience</link><author>Tarso Aires</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How often have we been through a pairing experience that we felt was really productive and rewarding, from a professional and a personal point of view? We can also think of many other times we were left wondering why that specific pairing situation wasn't as pleasant and effective as it could be. The benefits of pair programming for software project teams, may them be agile or not, are already well known; however, the success of its practice requires practitioners to believe in its strength and, above all, engage in the activity.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How often have we been through a pairing experience that we felt was really productive and rewarding, from a professional and a personal point of view? We can also think of many other times we were left wondering why that specific pairing situation wasn't as pleasant and effective as it could be. The benefits of pair programming for software project teams, may them be agile or not, are already well known; however, the success of its practice requires practitioners to believe in its strength and, above all, engage in the activity.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-ways-improve-your-pairing-experience</guid></item><item><title>Leading Questions</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-questions</link><author>Darren Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People new to leadership quickly find themselves having to deal with all sorts of questions. As a new leader, how better to show that you are the right person for the job than by demonstrating your ability to solve any problem that comes your way? As you solve one problem, however, another is quickly there ready to take its place. Soon the number of problems grows beyond your capacity to handle them all in a timely fashion, and a queue of problems emerges ready for your sage advice that no one else seems able to offer.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People new to leadership quickly find themselves having to deal with all sorts of questions. As a new leader, how better to show that you are the right person for the job than by demonstrating your ability to solve any problem that comes your way? As you solve one problem, however, another is quickly there ready to take its place. Soon the number of problems grows beyond your capacity to handle them all in a timely fashion, and a queue of problems emerges ready for your sage advice that no one else seems able to offer.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-questions</guid></item><item><title>Application Security for Agile Projects</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/application-security-agile-projects</link><author>Shirish Padalkar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile gave us a set of principles that allowed us to build projects in an iterative fashion and respond to change. The benefits of using agile practices over waterfall practices are well known and well documented. However, despite agile projects existing for years, the approach to security has remained the same as it was when waterfall was the way to deliver software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile gave us a set of principles that allowed us to build projects in an iterative fashion and respond to change. The benefits of using agile practices over waterfall practices are well known and well documented. However, despite agile projects existing for years, the approach to security has remained the same as it was when waterfall was the way to deliver software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/application-security-agile-projects</guid></item><item><title>Be Like Salt</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/be-like-salt</link><author>Sunil Mundra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having worked on consulting engagements for a fair amount of time, I have realized that consulting is both a science and an art. The science lies in the domain knowledge or the ‘hard’ skills. In my case, it is currently Agile and Lean. The art aspect relates to the ‘soft’ skills, which in my view, are as critical as the hard skills for the success of any consulting engagement.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Having worked on consulting engagements for a fair amount of time, I have realized that consulting is both a science and an art. The science lies in the domain knowledge or the ‘hard’ skills. In my case, it is currently Agile and Lean. The art aspect relates to the ‘soft’ skills, which in my view, are as critical as the hard skills for the success of any consulting engagement.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/be-like-salt</guid></item><item><title>How Mingle Built its ElasticSearch Cluster on AWS</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-mingle-built-its-elasticsearch-cluster-aws</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The situation: As a multi-tenant cloud service, Mingle uses ElasticSearch as its search facility for card, page, and murmur content, indexing all content to a single ElasticSearch node. However, a series of problems (hitting hard file descriptor limits, OOM errors, and corrupted indexes) forced our team to reassess the infrastructure.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The situation: As a multi-tenant cloud service, Mingle uses ElasticSearch as its search facility for card, page, and murmur content, indexing all content to a single ElasticSearch node. However, a series of problems (hitting hard file descriptor limits, OOM errors, and corrupted indexes) forced our team to reassess the infrastructure.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-mingle-built-its-elasticsearch-cluster-aws</guid></item><item><title>Production Support - What Lies Beneath</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/production-support-what-lies-beneath</link><author>Rhushikesh Apte</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The word “technical support” has a slightly negative connotation in the developer community. Most think of it as an arduous drag involving looking through piles of logs and stack traces, and taking random guesses. And that was exactly what I believed before actually experiencing it myself in a project. It taught me a lot and changed my perspective towards software development and collaboration with other teams.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The word “technical support” has a slightly negative connotation in the developer community. Most think of it as an arduous drag involving looking through piles of logs and stack traces, and taking random guesses. And that was exactly what I believed before actually experiencing it myself in a project. It taught me a lot and changed my perspective towards software development and collaboration with other teams.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/production-support-what-lies-beneath</guid></item><item><title>​Enabling Agile Engineering and Great Teams with MongoDB</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-agile-engineering-great-teams-mongodb</link><author>Ryan Murray</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>MongoDB is one of the most well-known NoSQL solutions in the industry due to its high performance, availability,  scalability and ease of operations.  But it can also be an important tool in enabling agile engineering practices. 
At a premier U.S. clothing retailer, we employ MongoDB for a wide range of supply chain systems, including various master data management, inventory and logistics functions as well as purchase order management. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>MongoDB is one of the most well-known NoSQL solutions in the industry due to its high performance, availability,  scalability and ease of operations.  But it can also be an important tool in enabling agile engineering practices. 
At a premier U.S. clothing retailer, we employ MongoDB for a wide range of supply chain systems, including various master data management, inventory and logistics functions as well as purchase order management. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enabling-agile-engineering-great-teams-mongodb</guid></item><item><title>From Doodles To Dragons</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/doodle-dragon</link><author>Prajakta Kudale</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I love doodling, I always have. I used to doodle everywhere. All the rear pages of my books used to be messy with my drawings.  Our education system focuses mostly on getting the best out of the students by drilling down their heads and asking them to study hard. A typical career aspiration of parents is to see their kids become an engineer, doctor, CA but not an artist, musician, or farmer. Teachers who guide us towards our career path also were not happy with my hobby of doodling. They did not want me to ruin my career just by being an artist!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I love doodling, I always have. I used to doodle everywhere. All the rear pages of my books used to be messy with my drawings.  Our education system focuses mostly on getting the best out of the students by drilling down their heads and asking them to study hard. A typical career aspiration of parents is to see their kids become an engineer, doctor, CA but not an artist, musician, or farmer. Teachers who guide us towards our career path also were not happy with my hobby of doodling. They did not want me to ruin my career just by being an artist!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/doodle-dragon</guid></item><item><title>How I Turned My Idea Into A Product</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-turned-my-idea-product</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ideation
We all get great ideas. Some ideas work, while others don’t. Have you wondered why those ideas don’t work? Based on my experience, a good number of my ideas didn’t work because I was unable to sell them to the intended audience. I was unable to convince them, or perhaps I tried the wrong approach in telling them that this was a great idea. I went to the extent of becoming judgemental towards those who didn’t accept my ideas. Have you experienced something similar, when you feel your ideas aren’t working out the way you want them to?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ideation
We all get great ideas. Some ideas work, while others don’t. Have you wondered why those ideas don’t work? Based on my experience, a good number of my ideas didn’t work because I was unable to sell them to the intended audience. I was unable to convince them, or perhaps I tried the wrong approach in telling them that this was a great idea. I went to the extent of becoming judgemental towards those who didn’t accept my ideas. Have you experienced something similar, when you feel your ideas aren’t working out the way you want them to?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-i-turned-my-idea-product</guid></item><item><title>Story Mapping, Visual Way of Building Product Backlog</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/story-mapping-visual-way-building-product-backlog</link><author>Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the key objectives of a project inception is to collect requirements collaboratively. But, many times, it is difficult to decide where to start and what to focus on. Story mapping is an engaging activity where all participants are involved in the process of building the product backlog on a wall, versus writing a dull 100-page requirement document. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the key objectives of a project inception is to collect requirements collaboratively. But, many times, it is difficult to decide where to start and what to focus on. Story mapping is an engaging activity where all participants are involved in the process of building the product backlog on a wall, versus writing a dull 100-page requirement document. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/story-mapping-visual-way-building-product-backlog</guid></item><item><title>Creating Free Culture, One Story at a Time</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-free-culture-one-story-time</link><author>Sumeet Moghe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Community Building at Thoughtworks isn't just limited to technology. We want to be the glue in bringing together change makers from all walks of life who want to make positive impacts on society. One such group are the folks at The Kahani Project.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Community Building at Thoughtworks isn't just limited to technology. We want to be the glue in bringing together change makers from all walks of life who want to make positive impacts on society. One such group are the folks at The Kahani Project.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-free-culture-one-story-time</guid></item><item><title>Five Tips To Be A Better Consultant</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-tips-be-better-consultant</link><author>Julio Farah</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After one year of working as a consultant at Thoughtworks, I’ve seen many colleagues stand out in projects. This is regardless of their technical knowledge or their time spent in the company. I’ve looked up to these people and tried to find out the ‘secret ingredient’ that makes them stand out. By talking to them and attending coaching meetings, I found these 5 tips on how I could do a good job on my project. I hope they help you too!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After one year of working as a consultant at Thoughtworks, I’ve seen many colleagues stand out in projects. This is regardless of their technical knowledge or their time spent in the company. I’ve looked up to these people and tried to find out the ‘secret ingredient’ that makes them stand out. By talking to them and attending coaching meetings, I found these 5 tips on how I could do a good job on my project. I hope they help you too!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-tips-be-better-consultant</guid></item><item><title>Grow Brutally: How China Approaches Innovation</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grow-brutally-how-china-approaches-innovation</link><author>Dai Zhang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is the world, then there is China.
China is not often seen as a player in the field of innovation. Manufacturing plants with cheap labor is the stereotype when we think about the country.
The truth? The number of people with Internet access is now more than 500 million, and gigantic companies have grown from the huge marketplace. Notable names are often seen on the news acquiring their foreign counterpart.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is the world, then there is China.
China is not often seen as a player in the field of innovation. Manufacturing plants with cheap labor is the stereotype when we think about the country.
The truth? The number of people with Internet access is now more than 500 million, and gigantic companies have grown from the huge marketplace. Notable names are often seen on the news acquiring their foreign counterpart.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grow-brutally-how-china-approaches-innovation</guid></item><item><title>The Rise of the Serial Innovator</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rise-serial-innovator</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We live in one of history’s great eras of opportunity. In the years ahead incredible things will be done in the name of innovation, ultimately replacing an economic system that has been the foundation for employment and wealth for hundreds of years. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We live in one of history’s great eras of opportunity. In the years ahead incredible things will be done in the name of innovation, ultimately replacing an economic system that has been the foundation for employment and wealth for hundreds of years. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rise-serial-innovator</guid></item><item><title>My Tryst with Lean and Cross Functional Teams</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 UTC 2015</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-tryst-lean-and-cross-functional-teams</link><author>Preeti Mishra: Quality Analyst at Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you happen to encounter the following challenges in your agile delivery project?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you happen to encounter the following challenges in your agile delivery project?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-tryst-lean-and-cross-functional-teams</guid></item><item><title>Top Technical Content from Insights 2014</title><pubDate>Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-technical-content-insights-2014</link><author>Kaifeng Zhang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With the New Year approaching, the Insights editorial team is thrilled to announce the top technical content from 2014 as well as editor's choices from our Technology, Software Testing and Continuous Delivery channels. 
Each blog comes from a Thoughtworker’s real-world experience and goes up with a short write-up by the editor. We hope you enjoy them a second time around. Let us know your top technical content in the comments.
Enjoy!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With the New Year approaching, the Insights editorial team is thrilled to announce the top technical content from 2014 as well as editor's choices from our Technology, Software Testing and Continuous Delivery channels. 
Each blog comes from a Thoughtworker’s real-world experience and goes up with a short write-up by the editor. We hope you enjoy them a second time around. Let us know your top technical content in the comments.
Enjoy!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-technical-content-insights-2014</guid></item><item><title>Going from Waterfall to Agile </title><pubDate>Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/waterfall-agile</link><author>Gayathri Moghe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile - look up this word in any dictionary and the meaning you’ll find is something along the lines of "able to move quickly and easily”.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile - look up this word in any dictionary and the meaning you’ll find is something along the lines of "able to move quickly and easily”.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/waterfall-agile</guid></item><item><title>In Praise of the ./go Script - Part II</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/praise-go-script-part-ii</link><author>Pete Hodgson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first article in this series I introduced the concept of the ./go script, a unified interface to all the dev tooling on your project. In this article I'd like to talk about one of the most important properties of a good ./go script - isolation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first article in this series I introduced the concept of the ./go script, a unified interface to all the dev tooling on your project. In this article I'd like to talk about one of the most important properties of a good ./go script - isolation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/praise-go-script-part-ii</guid></item><item><title>What Good Product Managers Need to Succeed </title><pubDate>Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-good-product-managers-need-succeed</link><author>Paul Sullivan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My colleagues Aaron Sachs and Anupam Kundu recently posted an article with the provocative title, “Is it Time to Fire Your Product Manager?” You should read it if you are curious about the pressures of being in Product Management or how Product Managers should be evaluated.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My colleagues Aaron Sachs and Anupam Kundu recently posted an article with the provocative title, “Is it Time to Fire Your Product Manager?” You should read it if you are curious about the pressures of being in Product Management or how Product Managers should be evaluated.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-good-product-managers-need-succeed</guid></item><item><title>The [Dev/QA/BA/UX/PM] Consultant </title><pubDate>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/devqabauxpm-consultant</link><author>Marcos Vinicius</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Change is difficult. Not changing is fatal” - William Pollard 

Being an Agent of Change
As part of my attempt to deepen my understanding on the experiences Thoughtworks wants to provide to its clients, the last couple of months I faced the gamut of traits underlying the single word that differentiates a developer from a consultant developer.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Change is difficult. Not changing is fatal” - William Pollard 

Being an Agent of Change
As part of my attempt to deepen my understanding on the experiences Thoughtworks wants to provide to its clients, the last couple of months I faced the gamut of traits underlying the single word that differentiates a developer from a consultant developer.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/devqabauxpm-consultant</guid></item><item><title>Solidarity Over Charity: My Personal 'P3' Journey </title><pubDate>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/solidarity-over-charity-my-personal-p3-journey</link><author>Ruchi Mutneja</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’re here, you might have come across our three pillar model. As Thoughtworkers, we strive to achieve a balance between running a sustainable business, bringing passion for software to work and advocating for social and economic justice.
My role as a developer consultant at Thoughtworks gives me a great way to address the first two pillars. For the third pillar, every Thoughtworker is expected to embark on a personal journey to become a compassionate global citizen.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you’re here, you might have come across our three pillar model. As Thoughtworkers, we strive to achieve a balance between running a sustainable business, bringing passion for software to work and advocating for social and economic justice.
My role as a developer consultant at Thoughtworks gives me a great way to address the first two pillars. For the third pillar, every Thoughtworker is expected to embark on a personal journey to become a compassionate global citizen.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/solidarity-over-charity-my-personal-p3-journey</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 8 - Julian Harty</title><pubDate>Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-8-julian-harty</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Julian aims to find and apply ways to make technology useful and adapt to the needs of users, rather than expecting people to cope with poorly designed software or technology. He also focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of software testing, particularly blending automated and interactive testing. The work includes web automation e.g. as part of the WebDriver Selenium team https://code.google.com/p/selenium/ and mobile phone apps.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Julian aims to find and apply ways to make technology useful and adapt to the needs of users, rather than expecting people to cope with poorly designed software or technology. He also focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of software testing, particularly blending automated and interactive testing. The work includes web automation e.g. as part of the WebDriver Selenium team https://code.google.com/p/selenium/ and mobile phone apps.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-8-julian-harty</guid></item><item><title>A Sticky Problem Solved </title><pubDate>Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sticky-situation-solved-QR</link><author>Prajakta Kudale</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Life as a STEP Intern at Thoughtworks is full of learning opportunities. STEP is a two-year intensive entry-level programme for polytechnic diploma holders(10+3) such as myself. We intern at Thoughtworks, get a degree and then go on to be consultants at the company.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Life as a STEP Intern at Thoughtworks is full of learning opportunities. STEP is a two-year intensive entry-level programme for polytechnic diploma holders(10+3) such as myself. We intern at Thoughtworks, get a degree and then go on to be consultants at the company.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sticky-situation-solved-QR</guid></item><item><title>The Most Difficult IT Interview I've Ever Loved </title><pubDate>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/most-difficult-it-interview-ive-ever-loved</link><author>Steven Lowe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After more than 30 years as a developer, architect, and consultant, including nine years running my own consulting and custom software development company, it was time for a change. So I started looking for an employer that was a good fit for my skills, ambitions, and personality - or at least two out of three!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After more than 30 years as a developer, architect, and consultant, including nine years running my own consulting and custom software development company, it was time for a change. So I started looking for an employer that was a good fit for my skills, ambitions, and personality - or at least two out of three!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/most-difficult-it-interview-ive-ever-loved</guid></item><item><title>Sacrificial Architecture, the Death of Agile, and More</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sacrificial-architecture-death-agile-and-more</link><author>Adrienne Hisbrook &amp; Venkat Palivela</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You probably know the story: 13 years ago, 17 people gathered at a ski lodge in Utah to discuss software development and the direction the industry was taking, and the Agile Manifesto was born. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You probably know the story: 13 years ago, 17 people gathered at a ski lodge in Utah to discuss software development and the direction the industry was taking, and the Agile Manifesto was born. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sacrificial-architecture-death-agile-and-more</guid></item><item><title>The Global Experience Design Summit 2014</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/global-experience-design-summit-2014</link><author>Karen Lindemann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, Hamburg played host for our Global Experience Design summit, an internal event attended by Experience Design Thoughtworkers from all over the globe.  

We thought it would be fitting to use this opportunity to share our Experience Design (XD) practice and our collective international experience to the wider XD community in Hamburg. For the location of the event we chose Betahaus – a co-working space in the hip “Schanzenviertel” district of Hamburg.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, Hamburg played host for our Global Experience Design summit, an internal event attended by Experience Design Thoughtworkers from all over the globe.  

We thought it would be fitting to use this opportunity to share our Experience Design (XD) practice and our collective international experience to the wider XD community in Hamburg. For the location of the event we chose Betahaus – a co-working space in the hip “Schanzenviertel” district of Hamburg.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/global-experience-design-summit-2014</guid></item><item><title>Building Better Behavior Tests for Mobile Apps</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-better-behavior-tests-mobile-apps</link><author>Priyank Gupta</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile outreach is becoming an essential part of every organisation's digital strategy. Mobile product owners are losing sleep over constant churn of UI refinements, OS releases and additional hardware support that we have been seeing in Android and iOS. If a business is spread wider than those two mobile platforms, things get even more complicated.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile outreach is becoming an essential part of every organisation's digital strategy. Mobile product owners are losing sleep over constant churn of UI refinements, OS releases and additional hardware support that we have been seeing in Android and iOS. If a business is spread wider than those two mobile platforms, things get even more complicated.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-better-behavior-tests-mobile-apps</guid></item><item><title>Becoming a QA Leftie - Team Quality Indicator?</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/becoming-qa-leftie-team-quality-indicator</link><author>Kenny Cruden</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>During delivery of a product, there are times when I check the board and think "Ok, all is in hand with the stories in play. Great, I can start to focus more to the left". By 'left', I mean the Analysis area of the story wall, the right-hand side traditionally being Development and Done.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>During delivery of a product, there are times when I check the board and think "Ok, all is in hand with the stories in play. Great, I can start to focus more to the left". By 'left', I mean the Analysis area of the story wall, the right-hand side traditionally being Development and Done.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/becoming-qa-leftie-team-quality-indicator</guid></item><item><title>​3 Essential Basics for Setting up an Automation Suite for Web Apps</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-essential-basics-setting-automation-suite-web-apps</link><author>Taise Silva</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This short article was written in order to share that there are patterns and tools that, when combined, can provide automated tests with high business value and low cost in terms of code maintenance.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This short article was written in order to share that there are patterns and tools that, when combined, can provide automated tests with high business value and low cost in terms of code maintenance.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-essential-basics-setting-automation-suite-web-apps</guid></item><item><title>​Backlog Gone Wild? You Can Still Tame It</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/backlog-gone-wild-you-can-still-tame-it</link><author>Alexandre Klaser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Managing the backlog is an important aspect of a functional team. It helps keeping a sustainable pace of relevant and good-quality deliveries.
But sometimes you realize your backlog just became the user story version of a big ball of mud. It might not be too late to get it back on track, so let's take a look at some ways in which you can achieve that.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Managing the backlog is an important aspect of a functional team. It helps keeping a sustainable pace of relevant and good-quality deliveries.
But sometimes you realize your backlog just became the user story version of a big ball of mud. It might not be too late to get it back on track, so let's take a look at some ways in which you can achieve that.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/backlog-gone-wild-you-can-still-tame-it</guid></item><item><title>Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/let-thousand-flowers-bloom</link><author>Sumeet Moghe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks tends to be a bit of a community magnet for technologists. Be it our open office space or the fact that we like working on cutting edge software technology, or that we employ smart people that other smart people like to hang with - we tend to do a decent job at being a community space for technologists. If you’re a technologist in a city where Thoughtworks exists, then you’ve probably experienced this yourself.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks tends to be a bit of a community magnet for technologists. Be it our open office space or the fact that we like working on cutting edge software technology, or that we employ smart people that other smart people like to hang with - we tend to do a decent job at being a community space for technologists. If you’re a technologist in a city where Thoughtworks exists, then you’ve probably experienced this yourself.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/let-thousand-flowers-bloom</guid></item><item><title>Agile Analytics in an Hour</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-analytics-hour</link><author>Johannes Thönes</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you ever wondered what Agile Analytics and Big Data is all about? I did this summer.

So I took the chance to interview Ken Collier about Agile Analytics during our North American Away Day. Ken is Director of Agile Analytics at Thoughtworks, has written a book on the topic and is a frequent speaker. The perfect person to help me fill the gap.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you ever wondered what Agile Analytics and Big Data is all about? I did this summer.

So I took the chance to interview Ken Collier about Agile Analytics during our North American Away Day. Ken is Director of Agile Analytics at Thoughtworks, has written a book on the topic and is a frequent speaker. The perfect person to help me fill the gap.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-analytics-hour</guid></item><item><title>A Humbling Experience in Oncology Treatment Testing</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/humbling-experience-oncology-treatment-testing</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Background
This is a story of my experience, albeit a very short one, of how testing in the oncology treatment domain transformed me. I hope it will inspire you too, to be better, to do more - regardless of your role!
After having worked in software testing for many years, across various retail and enterprise domains, I felt I have missed out on a very critical set of domains such as automobiles, aerospace and medicine.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Background
This is a story of my experience, albeit a very short one, of how testing in the oncology treatment domain transformed me. I hope it will inspire you too, to be better, to do more - regardless of your role!
After having worked in software testing for many years, across various retail and enterprise domains, I felt I have missed out on a very critical set of domains such as automobiles, aerospace and medicine.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/humbling-experience-oncology-treatment-testing</guid></item><item><title>What Team Members, Pregnant Women and Snowflakes Have in Common</title><pubDate>Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-team-members-pregnant-women-and-snowflakes-have-common</link><author>Fabio Pereira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine a project where the "deliverable" is a baby. Once a woman gets pregnant, the delivery time is extremely predictable, right? 9 months, on average, with some slight variations, of course, after all every project needs some risk mitigation.
Replacing team members
Meet Juliana: she's 7 months pregnant and ready to deliver Lucas to the world in about 2 months.
Meet Amanda: she's not pregnant.
Then, Juliana gets a phone call:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine a project where the "deliverable" is a baby. Once a woman gets pregnant, the delivery time is extremely predictable, right? 9 months, on average, with some slight variations, of course, after all every project needs some risk mitigation.
Replacing team members
Meet Juliana: she's 7 months pregnant and ready to deliver Lucas to the world in about 2 months.
Meet Amanda: she's not pregnant.
Then, Juliana gets a phone call:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-team-members-pregnant-women-and-snowflakes-have-common</guid></item><item><title>The Digital Mantras </title><pubDate>Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-mantras</link><author>Matt Hildon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you prefer omnichannel or multichannel? Edutainment or interactive media? Native or hybrid? Applepay or CurrentC? E-comm/M-comm/M-POS?
The world is now so heavily populated by digital acronyms, and terms, that unless your day is spent keeping up to speed with the new expressions then it is very easy to be baffled by words and leave you unsure in which direction it would be right for you to drive your business.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you prefer omnichannel or multichannel? Edutainment or interactive media? Native or hybrid? Applepay or CurrentC? E-comm/M-comm/M-POS?
The world is now so heavily populated by digital acronyms, and terms, that unless your day is spent keeping up to speed with the new expressions then it is very easy to be baffled by words and leave you unsure in which direction it would be right for you to drive your business.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digital-mantras</guid></item><item><title>HealthHack 2014: The Story of a Bar Chart</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/healthhack-2014-story-bar-chart</link><author>Maia Sauren</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>HealthHack 2014: The Story of a Bar Chart</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>HealthHack 2014: The Story of a Bar Chart</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/healthhack-2014-story-bar-chart</guid></item><item><title>Internet of Things - TDC POA 2014</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/internet-of-things-tdc-poa-2014</link><author>Desiree Santos</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Developers Conference (TDC)  is a traditional IT event in Brazil, with editions in Florianópolis, São Paulo, and Porto Alegre. The conference became popular not only because of the high quality of the speakers, but also because of the diversity of topics. It’s appealing to many types of technologists - from students to IT professionals in big companies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Developers Conference (TDC)  is a traditional IT event in Brazil, with editions in Florianópolis, São Paulo, and Porto Alegre. The conference became popular not only because of the high quality of the speakers, but also because of the diversity of topics. It’s appealing to many types of technologists - from students to IT professionals in big companies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/internet-of-things-tdc-poa-2014</guid></item><item><title>Reverse Retrospective - Part 2</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reverse-retrospective-part-2</link><author>David Worthington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Identifying and Grouping Issues for a Reverse Retrospective
In my earlier post, I described how teams might have many known and recurring issues that are not addressed through a regular retrospective. A Reverse Retrospective begins with issues captured on cards and placed on a wall by the facilitator. The participants then generate as many solutions for each issue as possible.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Identifying and Grouping Issues for a Reverse Retrospective
In my earlier post, I described how teams might have many known and recurring issues that are not addressed through a regular retrospective. A Reverse Retrospective begins with issues captured on cards and placed on a wall by the facilitator. The participants then generate as many solutions for each issue as possible.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reverse-retrospective-part-2</guid></item><item><title>A Lean Start-up Approach to Unite the C-Suite</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enterprise-innovation-lean-start-up</link><author>Keith Dodds</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everybody knows why innovation is tough for large organisations. All the literature is the same, from Clay Christensen to the latest business magazine.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everybody knows why innovation is tough for large organisations. All the literature is the same, from Clay Christensen to the latest business magazine.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enterprise-innovation-lean-start-up</guid></item><item><title>5 Research Techniques to Tackle the Unfamiliar </title><pubDate>Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/user-research-techniques-global-south</link><author>Renee Orser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hands-on user research and app testing helps software delivery teams shape the design path for mobile health (mHealth) solutions.

Thoughtworks teams working on mHealth solutions throughout the Global South put our technology solutions in the hands of our users early and often. Alongside the development processes, our teams center an iterative feedback and improvement cycle around the users’ interactions, opinions, and ideas.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hands-on user research and app testing helps software delivery teams shape the design path for mobile health (mHealth) solutions.

Thoughtworks teams working on mHealth solutions throughout the Global South put our technology solutions in the hands of our users early and often. Alongside the development processes, our teams center an iterative feedback and improvement cycle around the users’ interactions, opinions, and ideas.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/user-research-techniques-global-south</guid></item><item><title>6 Ways Tech has Changed Holiday Shopping</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-ways-tech-has-changed-holiday-shopping</link><author>Steven Lowe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many of the optimizations and enhancements that online retailers make to prepare for the peak season are useful year-round. Here are 6 ways that tech has changed holiday shopping.
1. Ship From/To Store
Being able to fulfill and ship orders from your warehouse is normal - but what happens when the order volume suddenly jumps up by a factor of 10? Or a 100? Or 10,000?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many of the optimizations and enhancements that online retailers make to prepare for the peak season are useful year-round. Here are 6 ways that tech has changed holiday shopping.
1. Ship From/To Store
Being able to fulfill and ship orders from your warehouse is normal - but what happens when the order volume suddenly jumps up by a factor of 10? Or a 100? Or 10,000?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-ways-tech-has-changed-holiday-shopping</guid></item><item><title>Reverse Retrospective - Part 1</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reverse-retrospective-part-1</link><author>David Worthington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Reverse Retrospective
Whether it is a project rescue, a team under delivery pressure or a realization that your standard Agile rituals are not working, a Reverse Retrospective helps create solutions for known, recurring issues. 
Held at the end of each iteration, retrospectives are a core part of Agile projects – the opportunity to reflect on performance, learn and adjust behaviours. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Reverse Retrospective
Whether it is a project rescue, a team under delivery pressure or a realization that your standard Agile rituals are not working, a Reverse Retrospective helps create solutions for known, recurring issues. 
Held at the end of each iteration, retrospectives are a core part of Agile projects – the opportunity to reflect on performance, learn and adjust behaviours. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reverse-retrospective-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Encryption, Open Source and Export Control</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/encryption-open-source-and-export-control</link><author>Jeremy Gordon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article explores a simple, cheap and effective way to reduce your organisation’s compliance risk when dealing with encryption software.
Snowden’s revelations confirmed that the “Five Eyes” powers engage in global dragnet surveillance. He also confirmed that encryption, if done correctly, is highly effective at securing our electronic communications.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article explores a simple, cheap and effective way to reduce your organisation’s compliance risk when dealing with encryption software.
Snowden’s revelations confirmed that the “Five Eyes” powers engage in global dragnet surveillance. He also confirmed that encryption, if done correctly, is highly effective at securing our electronic communications.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/encryption-open-source-and-export-control</guid></item><item><title>Data Science Ontology </title><pubDate>Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-ontology</link><author>Sean McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data Science is rapidly growing into an interesting and diverse field encompassing a mixture of deep specialization and broad applications. As we work to define this field it is important that we always have access to the growing landscape of data science concepts, and understand how they branch from high level approaches to specific implementations. In an effort to mix a birds-eye view of this growing landscape with the ability to drill down and learn the concepts, I decided to capture data science approaches and tools visually in an expandable ontology visualization.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Data Science is rapidly growing into an interesting and diverse field encompassing a mixture of deep specialization and broad applications. As we work to define this field it is important that we always have access to the growing landscape of data science concepts, and understand how they branch from high level approaches to specific implementations. In an effort to mix a birds-eye view of this growing landscape with the ability to drill down and learn the concepts, I decided to capture data science approaches and tools visually in an expandable ontology visualization.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-science-ontology</guid></item><item><title>How mHealth Tools Can Contain an Outbreak</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-mhealth-tools-can-contain-outbreak</link><author>Fiona Byarugaba</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>November’s topic at the Mobile Monday Kampala event could not have come sooner considering that the Ebola epidemic has ravaged the three western countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Sadly, other outbreaks were also reported in Nigeria, Senegal and Mali over the last three months.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>November’s topic at the Mobile Monday Kampala event could not have come sooner considering that the Ebola epidemic has ravaged the three western countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Sadly, other outbreaks were also reported in Nigeria, Senegal and Mali over the last three months.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-mhealth-tools-can-contain-outbreak</guid></item><item><title>Startover Strategy for Tomorrow's Future</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/startover-strategy-tomorrows-future</link><author>Mark Collin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many retailers today have embraced the slick combination of data and customer experience to join the pack of leading innovators in customer experience. But there are still many retailers trying to figure out their next move, or even worse, not responding to the changing consumer behaviour.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many retailers today have embraced the slick combination of data and customer experience to join the pack of leading innovators in customer experience. But there are still many retailers trying to figure out their next move, or even worse, not responding to the changing consumer behaviour.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/startover-strategy-tomorrows-future</guid></item><item><title>The Effect of a Strange Loop</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/effects-strange-loop</link><author>Heather Malec</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In September 2014, Thoughtworker Pamela Mori attended the Strange Loop conference in St Louis, US, to talk about emerging languages, libraries, web and topics around the technology industry.  
“The conference literally makes you feel like you are in a strange loop,” Pamela explained.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In September 2014, Thoughtworker Pamela Mori attended the Strange Loop conference in St Louis, US, to talk about emerging languages, libraries, web and topics around the technology industry.  
“The conference literally makes you feel like you are in a strange loop,” Pamela explained.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/effects-strange-loop</guid></item><item><title>Feeling Slow? Use Lead Time to Find Out Why!</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feeling-slow-use-lead-time-find-out-why</link><author>Rodrigo Wolschick, Tiago Rosa</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You know the feeling: stories seem to be taking just too long to be completed, velocity seems to be always just below what you expected, and you're not sure what to do about it. Pressure starts to build up, and the team starts to get uncomfortable with all the questions you keep asking about when they expect to deliver their tasks. What is actually wrong? Do you have problems in your process? Are people taking too long to develop code and test it? Or maybe the bottleneck is analysis? Are your stories too big, or too small, or just underestimated? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You know the feeling: stories seem to be taking just too long to be completed, velocity seems to be always just below what you expected, and you're not sure what to do about it. Pressure starts to build up, and the team starts to get uncomfortable with all the questions you keep asking about when they expect to deliver their tasks. What is actually wrong? Do you have problems in your process? Are people taking too long to develop code and test it? Or maybe the bottleneck is analysis? Are your stories too big, or too small, or just underestimated? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feeling-slow-use-lead-time-find-out-why</guid></item><item><title>Black Friday is Tech Friday</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/black-friday-tech-friday</link><author>Steven Lowe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Black Friday” is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. That's the day that most people are off work and starting to think about Christmas. It's also the day that many brick-and-mortar specialty stores finally sold enough goods to break even or make a profit for the year. Given the accounting tradition of recording losses in red ink and profits in black ink, this particular Friday was the first day that the account books would be written in black ink, hence “Black Friday."</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Black Friday” is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. That's the day that most people are off work and starting to think about Christmas. It's also the day that many brick-and-mortar specialty stores finally sold enough goods to break even or make a profit for the year. Given the accounting tradition of recording losses in red ink and profits in black ink, this particular Friday was the first day that the account books would be written in black ink, hence “Black Friday."</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/black-friday-tech-friday</guid></item><item><title>Bridging Digital Divide In Underprivileged Communities</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bridging-digital-divide-underprivileged-communities</link><author>Naga Sujan Mehra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Access to information strongly depends on people’s socio-economic status. Although this seems to be a worldwide problem, it's even more pronounced in the Global South (GS). Underprivileged communities in this particular region of the world continue to be denied equal access to information, because of their poor socio-economic conditions.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Access to information strongly depends on people’s socio-economic status. Although this seems to be a worldwide problem, it's even more pronounced in the Global South (GS). Underprivileged communities in this particular region of the world continue to be denied equal access to information, because of their poor socio-economic conditions.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bridging-digital-divide-underprivileged-communities</guid></item><item><title>Working in Squads</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/working-squads</link><author>Fausto de la Torre</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Working in a large team presents its own set of challenges, more so when the team is distributed. One such challenge is to retain agile practices that provide actual value, over those that are enforced because a manual says so. Agile teams teach us to be reactive to unexpected situations and follow a continuous improvement processes. This helps us evidence scenarios which may not be problematic at first, but aren’t always suitable for certain conditions.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Working in a large team presents its own set of challenges, more so when the team is distributed. One such challenge is to retain agile practices that provide actual value, over those that are enforced because a manual says so. Agile teams teach us to be reactive to unexpected situations and follow a continuous improvement processes. This helps us evidence scenarios which may not be problematic at first, but aren’t always suitable for certain conditions.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/working-squads</guid></item><item><title>Why India Should be Worried About Net Neutrality</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-india-should-be-worried-about-net-neutrality</link><author>Rishab Bailey</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just a few days ago, Airtel announced plans to offer its mobile users free access to certain specific Internet services (such as Facebook, Youtube, Snapdeal, Makemytrip and Twitter) for a limited time followed by special rates to access these specific services.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just a few days ago, Airtel announced plans to offer its mobile users free access to certain specific Internet services (such as Facebook, Youtube, Snapdeal, Makemytrip and Twitter) for a limited time followed by special rates to access these specific services.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-india-should-be-worried-about-net-neutrality</guid></item><item><title>From 3 minutes to 3 seconds</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-minutes-3-seconds</link><author>Preeti Mishra: Quality Analyst at Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you’re surfing through the web and all the pages show you the wait spinner for 15 seconds. How long would you continue to surf without losing your patience? How long until you move to doing something else? What if one website does this to you? Would you visit that page again without complaining? Would you recommend the website to anyone else? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you’re surfing through the web and all the pages show you the wait spinner for 15 seconds. How long would you continue to surf without losing your patience? How long until you move to doing something else? What if one website does this to you? Would you visit that page again without complaining? Would you recommend the website to anyone else? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-minutes-3-seconds</guid></item><item><title>5 Things You Need To Know To Facilitate A Retrospective</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-things-you-need-know-facilitate-retrospective</link><author>José Alberto Zimermann</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is common for agile teams to adopt a number of ceremonies, and usually they are chosen by team members.The purpose of each ceremony is specific and I shall now explore Retrospectives and the role of the facilitator in this kind of meeting. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is common for agile teams to adopt a number of ceremonies, and usually they are chosen by team members.The purpose of each ceremony is specific and I shall now explore Retrospectives and the role of the facilitator in this kind of meeting. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-things-you-need-know-facilitate-retrospective</guid></item><item><title>The Agile Taxi Driver</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-taxi-driver</link><author>Darren Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine yourself as a taxi driver, waiting at the front of a taxi rank for your next fare to who knows where. You've been in the business a long time and the city's streets feel like old friends. All of a sudden your rear passenger door opens and a new customer starts to climb into the back seat.

The passenger starts with a question, "how much is it to the airport?"

Your response is almost automatic these days, "about a hundred, give or take," you say.

"Great, let's go."</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine yourself as a taxi driver, waiting at the front of a taxi rank for your next fare to who knows where. You've been in the business a long time and the city's streets feel like old friends. All of a sudden your rear passenger door opens and a new customer starts to climb into the back seat.

The passenger starts with a question, "how much is it to the airport?"

Your response is almost automatic these days, "about a hundred, give or take," you say.

"Great, let's go."</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-taxi-driver</guid></item><item><title>7 Tips For An Effective Inception</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-tips-effective-inceptions</link><author>Yahya Poonawala</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, most of our projects begin with an inception where all the stakeholders in the project get together to analyse and start the discovery phase of the project. It’s usually done in order to develop a shared understanding about the project. There’s no working software to speak of, but we get a clear sense of why we want to build something.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, most of our projects begin with an inception where all the stakeholders in the project get together to analyse and start the discovery phase of the project. It’s usually done in order to develop a shared understanding about the project. There’s no working software to speak of, but we get a clear sense of why we want to build something.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-tips-effective-inceptions</guid></item><item><title>How Women in Tech Are Forging Ahead</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-women-tech-are-forging-ahead</link><author>Monica Finc</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To mark Ada Lovelace Day, Thoughtworks offices around the globe came together to celebrate women’s goals and accomplishments in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We had events spanning from Dallas to Chicago to London and more! Here at Thoughtworks San Francisco, we brought together a diverse group of women to tell us their stories on how and why they chose a career in STEM. 

First, who is Ada Lovelace?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To mark Ada Lovelace Day, Thoughtworks offices around the globe came together to celebrate women’s goals and accomplishments in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). We had events spanning from Dallas to Chicago to London and more! Here at Thoughtworks San Francisco, we brought together a diverse group of women to tell us their stories on how and why they chose a career in STEM. 

First, who is Ada Lovelace?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-women-tech-are-forging-ahead</guid></item><item><title>Project vs. Product </title><pubDate>Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/project-vs-product</link><author>Tabassum Farooque Memon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Service companies often find it hard to instill product thinking in teams. People working on software applications believe that they are only on a temporary project - that could range from a few months to a year. When it’s done, they can move on to other projects. The application is seldom treated as a 'product', that needs to live in production for many years after the project is completed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Service companies often find it hard to instill product thinking in teams. People working on software applications believe that they are only on a temporary project - that could range from a few months to a year. When it’s done, they can move on to other projects. The application is seldom treated as a 'product', that needs to live in production for many years after the project is completed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/project-vs-product</guid></item><item><title>6 Golden Principles To Be An Awesome QA</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-golden-principles-be-awesome-qa</link><author>Leonardo Steffen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you know what makes you want to go to work, even when the work’s not great? Do you know what keeps you strong when all tests are failing and people constantly ask you what’s going wrong?
Well, I didn’t. At least not consciously.
But life as a consultant teaches us many things about people, their interactions with team members and how decisions are made and implemented.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you know what makes you want to go to work, even when the work’s not great? Do you know what keeps you strong when all tests are failing and people constantly ask you what’s going wrong?
Well, I didn’t. At least not consciously.
But life as a consultant teaches us many things about people, their interactions with team members and how decisions are made and implemented.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-golden-principles-be-awesome-qa</guid></item><item><title>Is Pair Programming Hard? Talk To Your Team! </title><pubDate>Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pair-programming-hard-talk-your-team</link><author>Marcos Brizeno</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pair programming has a lot of known benefits, but is it always the easiest way to get work done? Is your team on the verge of adopting pair programming? In this post, I want to talk about my experience with pair programming and suggest an activity that will help improve the benefits and reduce the risks when applying this technique.
The Benefits:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pair programming has a lot of known benefits, but is it always the easiest way to get work done? Is your team on the verge of adopting pair programming? In this post, I want to talk about my experience with pair programming and suggest an activity that will help improve the benefits and reduce the risks when applying this technique.
The Benefits:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pair-programming-hard-talk-your-team</guid></item><item><title>Building Adaptive Mobile APIs with Legacy Services</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-adaptive-mobile-apis-legacy-services</link><author>Priyank Gupta</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile is rapidly taking over desktop as a channel to reach customers. In fact, according to Mary Meekers’ 2014 Internet trends, Internet traffic from mobile devices is up from 14% in May 2013 to 25% globally in May 2014. That's significant year-on-year growth. Businesses all around the globe are adapting to include a compelling mobile experience for customers as part of their digital strategy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile is rapidly taking over desktop as a channel to reach customers. In fact, according to Mary Meekers’ 2014 Internet trends, Internet traffic from mobile devices is up from 14% in May 2013 to 25% globally in May 2014. That's significant year-on-year growth. Businesses all around the globe are adapting to include a compelling mobile experience for customers as part of their digital strategy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-adaptive-mobile-apis-legacy-services</guid></item><item><title>The Art of Known Unknowns</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-product-management-enterprise-art-known-unknowns</link><author>Natalie Hollier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Innovate or die” is the mantra of successful companies. So how can we build innovation into our product development process? 
By combining design thinking, lean startup and agile we get a recipe for repeatable innovation: lean UX. Lean UX and lean startup methods are being used today by many startups and innovation labs to take a learning approach to discovering and building the best product for customers. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Innovate or die” is the mantra of successful companies. So how can we build innovation into our product development process? 
By combining design thinking, lean startup and agile we get a recipe for repeatable innovation: lean UX. Lean UX and lean startup methods are being used today by many startups and innovation labs to take a learning approach to discovering and building the best product for customers. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-product-management-enterprise-art-known-unknowns</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks Meets Berlin at Werkstatt</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-meets-berlin-werkstatt</link><author>Franziska Kleiner</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our motto is Thoughtworks meets Berlin at Werkstatt.
As part of expanding our presence in Germany, Thoughtworks has opened an innovation centre in Berlin called Werkstatt. Werkstatt means workshop – in the cobbler and carpenter sense, a place to roll-up your sleeves and work shoulder-to-shoulder to build stuff. In German the term Werkstatt has a nice ring to it, a mixture of nostalgia, quality work and community.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our motto is Thoughtworks meets Berlin at Werkstatt.
As part of expanding our presence in Germany, Thoughtworks has opened an innovation centre in Berlin called Werkstatt. Werkstatt means workshop – in the cobbler and carpenter sense, a place to roll-up your sleeves and work shoulder-to-shoulder to build stuff. In German the term Werkstatt has a nice ring to it, a mixture of nostalgia, quality work and community.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-meets-berlin-werkstatt</guid></item><item><title>Let's Erase the Gender Pay Gap</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ideas-erasing-gender-pay-gap</link><author>Lindy Stephens</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency recently launched a campaign focused on fixing the pay gap between men and women.  This is on the back of news in August 2014 that the gender pay gap in Australia increased to 18.2%, the highest it has been in 10 years.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency recently launched a campaign focused on fixing the pay gap between men and women.  This is on the back of news in August 2014 that the gender pay gap in Australia increased to 18.2%, the highest it has been in 10 years.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ideas-erasing-gender-pay-gap</guid></item><item><title>Microservices, Conway’s Law, and More</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-conways-law-and-more</link><author>Monica Finc</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We were excited to contribute to San Francisco’s booming technology sphere with our bi-annual TechRadar event in the heart of the Financial District.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We were excited to contribute to San Francisco’s booming technology sphere with our bi-annual TechRadar event in the heart of the Financial District.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-conways-law-and-more</guid></item><item><title>In Praise of the ./go Script - Part I</title><pubDate>Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/praise-go-script-part-i</link><author>Pete Hodgson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My step-dad is a cabinet-maker by trade. We chat about his work from time to time. I've often been struck by the similarities between building furniture and building software. Take tooling for example. Choosing high quality tools and learning how to use them correctly is of course a very important part of woodworking.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My step-dad is a cabinet-maker by trade. We chat about his work from time to time. I've often been struck by the similarities between building furniture and building software. Take tooling for example. Choosing high quality tools and learning how to use them correctly is of course a very important part of woodworking.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/praise-go-script-part-i</guid></item><item><title>Criminalising Journalism</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/criminalising-journalism</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Journalist Barrett Brown will be sentenced on 22 January 2015 in Texas.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Journalist Barrett Brown will be sentenced on 22 January 2015 in Texas.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/criminalising-journalism</guid></item><item><title>The New Age of Brick-and-Mortar</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-age-brick-and-mortar</link><author>Rajeev Nair</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Much has been said and written about how the world is moving towards online retail and the imminent demise of ‘brick and mortar’. With the forecast of online retail to reach $306 billion in the US alone this year, this prophecy is not entirely surprising. But while it may be true for exclusive ‘brick and mortar’ players, for retailers having both online and offline presence the future might not be that bleak.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Much has been said and written about how the world is moving towards online retail and the imminent demise of ‘brick and mortar’. With the forecast of online retail to reach $306 billion in the US alone this year, this prophecy is not entirely surprising. But while it may be true for exclusive ‘brick and mortar’ players, for retailers having both online and offline presence the future might not be that bleak.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-age-brick-and-mortar</guid></item><item><title>Banks are Reinventing Customer Engagement</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banks-reinvent-customer-engagement-regulated-environment</link><author>Deon Thomas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Organisational agility has been a hot topic for a long time. In the South African context, financial institutions have made enormous strides in improving banking, in spite of a very strictly governed environment, taking into consideration compliance with the regulatory requirements imposed by the South African Reserve Bank.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Organisational agility has been a hot topic for a long time. In the South African context, financial institutions have made enormous strides in improving banking, in spite of a very strictly governed environment, taking into consideration compliance with the regulatory requirements imposed by the South African Reserve Bank.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banks-reinvent-customer-engagement-regulated-environment</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks Appears at Australian Senate Inquiry into Surveillance</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-appears-australian-senate-inquiry-surveillance</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Australian Senate Inquiry into the comprehensive revision of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 is the only public Inquiry to have been held in Australia since revelations about mass surveillance.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Australian Senate Inquiry into the comprehensive revision of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 is the only public Inquiry to have been held in Australia since revelations about mass surveillance.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-appears-australian-senate-inquiry-surveillance</guid></item><item><title>How Canary Release Helped us Deliver a Rails Upgrade</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-deliver-rails-upgrade-using-canary-release</link><author>Celso Santa Rosa</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>About the Project:
Imagine a project that’s eight years old. No matter what language or framework used, the code is very likely to be hard to maintain. The things that we take for granted now didn’t even exist eight years ago. We had a challenging experience on these lines, while delivering a Rails 2 to Rails 3.0 upgrade.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>About the Project:
Imagine a project that’s eight years old. No matter what language or framework used, the code is very likely to be hard to maintain. The things that we take for granted now didn’t even exist eight years ago. We had a challenging experience on these lines, while delivering a Rails 2 to Rails 3.0 upgrade.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-deliver-rails-upgrade-using-canary-release</guid></item><item><title>Creating an Unforgettable Mobile Experience: Are You Ready?</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-mobile-commerce</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The numbers are in and analytics speak volumes.
First the good...mobile usage in Canada has increased exponentially in the past year. Not surprisingly, the growth is strongest among the Millennial set, of which 90% own a smartphone, up 60% from a few years ago. Comscore reports that approximately 55% of time spent online by the Millennial demographic is through a mobile device, giving them access 24/7 to a retailer’s mobile commerce site at the press of a button.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The numbers are in and analytics speak volumes.
First the good...mobile usage in Canada has increased exponentially in the past year. Not surprisingly, the growth is strongest among the Millennial set, of which 90% own a smartphone, up 60% from a few years ago. Comscore reports that approximately 55% of time spent online by the Millennial demographic is through a mobile device, giving them access 24/7 to a retailer’s mobile commerce site at the press of a button.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leading-mobile-commerce</guid></item><item><title>Stop Jumping to Solutions and Think About the Problem</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/you-need-understand-problem</link><author>Paul Sullivan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As an Experience Design consultant at Thoughtworks, I spend time with all kinds of product teams. Often I find they already have a list of features they want to build and are just looking for some innovative ways to make their design process more effective. Typically I start by taking a feature from this list and ask them a question that never fails to bemuse and frustrate. I ask, “What problem does this solve?”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As an Experience Design consultant at Thoughtworks, I spend time with all kinds of product teams. Often I find they already have a list of features they want to build and are just looking for some innovative ways to make their design process more effective. Typically I start by taking a feature from this list and ask them a question that never fails to bemuse and frustrate. I ask, “What problem does this solve?”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/you-need-understand-problem</guid></item><item><title>More about Shifting Culture, Less About Investing in Potential</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/more-about-shifting-culture-less-about-investing-potential</link><author>Sean McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The question isn’t whether or not to use data science; we are living in the world of Big Data and those unable to adopt these approaches will be rapidly left behind as numerous studies show1. The question is whether companies can be taught to shift their people, processes and vision to be aligned with driving data science into their value proposition so that it is relevant and competitive.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The question isn’t whether or not to use data science; we are living in the world of Big Data and those unable to adopt these approaches will be rapidly left behind as numerous studies show1. The question is whether companies can be taught to shift their people, processes and vision to be aligned with driving data science into their value proposition so that it is relevant and competitive.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/more-about-shifting-culture-less-about-investing-potential</guid></item><item><title>Inception: O quê? Quem? Onde? Quando? Como?</title><pubDate>Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inception-o-que-quem-onde-quando-como-0</link><author>Paulo Caroli</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Um projeto ágil é conduzido através de entregas rápidas e frequentes. Um projeto bem executado coloca ênfase em entregas de valor de acordo com objetivos de negócios e os usuários de destaque. Projetos ágeis promovem a liberação incremental de software: o MVP. O produto viável mínimo, em Inglês Minimum Viable Product (MVP), é a versão mais simples de um produto que pode ser disponibilizada para o negócio. Diferentemente de produtos criados da forma tradicional, tipicamente com um período longo de criação de protótipo, análise e elaboração.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Um projeto ágil é conduzido através de entregas rápidas e frequentes. Um projeto bem executado coloca ênfase em entregas de valor de acordo com objetivos de negócios e os usuários de destaque. Projetos ágeis promovem a liberação incremental de software: o MVP. O produto viável mínimo, em Inglês Minimum Viable Product (MVP), é a versão mais simples de um produto que pode ser disponibilizada para o negócio. Diferentemente de produtos criados da forma tradicional, tipicamente com um período longo de criação de protótipo, análise e elaboração.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/inception-o-que-quem-onde-quando-como-0</guid></item><item><title>Accessible Data in Formula 1 </title><pubDate>Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/accessible-data-f1</link><author>Chris Thelwell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Chris Thelwell is the Winner of the F1® Connectivity Innovation Prize 2014.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Chris Thelwell is the Winner of the F1® Connectivity Innovation Prize 2014.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/accessible-data-f1</guid></item><item><title>Python Working Environment for Beginners: Part 2</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/python-working-environment-beginners-part-2</link><author>Surya Sreedevi Vedula</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 2 of Python Working Environment. For ways to set Python Working Environment, check out Part 1 here.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 2 of Python Working Environment. For ways to set Python Working Environment, check out Part 1 here.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/python-working-environment-beginners-part-2</guid></item><item><title>A Good Programmer: Why You Need to Avoid Being One </title><pubDate>Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-programer-avoid-being-one</link><author>Deon Thomas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve worked with what I consider to be good software programmers but are they really good programmers? What makes them so good? (and maybe, are they just average?)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve worked with what I consider to be good software programmers but are they really good programmers? What makes them so good? (and maybe, are they just average?)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-programer-avoid-being-one</guid></item><item><title>Is it Time to Fire Your Product Manager?</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-signs-product-manager</link><author>Aaron Sachs, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Product Managers are a hot commodity these days. Whether you are an industry behemoth or a fledgling up-start, talented Product Managers can make the difference between driving sustainable growth or fading out of memory and eventually going bust. The industry has recognized the value of this role and is aggressively trying to hire.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Product Managers are a hot commodity these days. Whether you are an industry behemoth or a fledgling up-start, talented Product Managers can make the difference between driving sustainable growth or fading out of memory and eventually going bust. The industry has recognized the value of this role and is aggressively trying to hire.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-signs-product-manager</guid></item><item><title>Python Working Environment for Beginners: Part 1</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/python-working-environment-beginners-part-1</link><author>Surya Sreedevi Vedula</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For those starting in Python, setting up Python Environments in Projects could prove to be tricky as there are a lot of tools and terms in the Python ecosystem to be familiar with, in order to understand the process. This post aims to make it easy for beginners to create basic Python environments by giving step-by-step guidance.
Setting up basic Python Environments involves the below three steps.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For those starting in Python, setting up Python Environments in Projects could prove to be tricky as there are a lot of tools and terms in the Python ecosystem to be familiar with, in order to understand the process. This post aims to make it easy for beginners to create basic Python environments by giving step-by-step guidance.
Setting up basic Python Environments involves the below three steps.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/python-working-environment-beginners-part-1</guid></item><item><title>5 Tips for Effective Scope Management</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-effective-scope-management</link><author>Mangalam Nandakumar, Shantala Raman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scope is best defined as the most valuable product/functionality that can be delivered within the constraints of a project or a business. It is not an absolute entity like time or money. It is subject to interpretations, based on our own assumptions.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scope is best defined as the most valuable product/functionality that can be delivered within the constraints of a project or a business. It is not an absolute entity like time or money. It is subject to interpretations, based on our own assumptions.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-effective-scope-management</guid></item><item><title>Happy 10th Birthday, Selenium</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/happy-10th-birthday-selenium</link><author>Paul Hammant</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Selenium as a technology is now 10 years old. Thoughtworks is proud to have created and open-sourced what is now the defacto-standard for cross platform cross browser web-app functional testing. We’re also proud to have released it as open source for the greater good. 
In honor of its 10th birthday, we put together the below timeline. Here’s to another 10 successful years.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Selenium as a technology is now 10 years old. Thoughtworks is proud to have created and open-sourced what is now the defacto-standard for cross platform cross browser web-app functional testing. We’re also proud to have released it as open source for the greater good. 
In honor of its 10th birthday, we put together the below timeline. Here’s to another 10 successful years.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/happy-10th-birthday-selenium</guid></item><item><title>Microservices and the First Law of Distributed Objects</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-and-first-law-distributed-objects</link><author>Martin Fowler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I wrote Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, I coined what I called the First Law of Distributed Object Design: "don't distribute your objects". In recent months there's been a lot of interest in microservices, which has led a few people to ask whether microservices are in contravention to this law, and if so why I am in favor of them?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I wrote Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, I coined what I called the First Law of Distributed Object Design: "don't distribute your objects". In recent months there's been a lot of interest in microservices, which has led a few people to ask whether microservices are in contravention to this law, and if so why I am in favor of them?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-and-first-law-distributed-objects</guid></item><item><title>Never Stop Sketching</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/never-stop-sketching</link><author>Emily Luke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s something we always say to ourselves before we begin to tackle a giant problem, “Let’s sketch it out.” And we do. But sometimes we lose sight of the beginning because we are so preoccupied with the end. This was the case when I worked on an amazing e-commerce platform with an even more amazing group of people a couple of years ago.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s something we always say to ourselves before we begin to tackle a giant problem, “Let’s sketch it out.” And we do. But sometimes we lose sight of the beginning because we are so preoccupied with the end. This was the case when I worked on an amazing e-commerce platform with an even more amazing group of people a couple of years ago.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/never-stop-sketching</guid></item><item><title>How to Implement Hypothesis-Driven Development | Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/how-implement-hypothesis-driven-development</link><author>Barry O'Reilly</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Practicing Hypothesis-Driven Development is thinking about the development of new ideas, products and services – even organizational change – as a series of experiments to determine whether an expected outcome will be achieved. The process is iterated upon until a desirable outcome is obtained or the idea is determined to be not viable.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Practicing Hypothesis-Driven Development is thinking about the development of new ideas, products and services – even organizational change – as a series of experiments to determine whether an expected outcome will be achieved. The process is iterated upon until a desirable outcome is obtained or the idea is determined to be not viable.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/how-implement-hypothesis-driven-development</guid></item><item><title>The Transformation of a Customer Contact Center</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transformation-customer-contact-center-using-agile-and-lean</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Contact Centres deal with a lot of challenges. Is it possible to create a contact centre where callers feel valued and employees enjoy going to work? And can this be done while moving the key metrics that matter to the business? Well, we took a few bold steps and tried a few unorthodox moves - but the journey was very rewarding and we’d like to share our story of how we transformed the call centre operations at REA.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Contact Centres deal with a lot of challenges. Is it possible to create a contact centre where callers feel valued and employees enjoy going to work? And can this be done while moving the key metrics that matter to the business? Well, we took a few bold steps and tried a few unorthodox moves - but the journey was very rewarding and we’d like to share our story of how we transformed the call centre operations at REA.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transformation-customer-contact-center-using-agile-and-lean</guid></item><item><title>XConf Europe - It's All About the Tech </title><pubDate>Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xconf-europe-2014</link><author>Bettina Kastenhofer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On 23 and 25 September Thoughtworks hosted the first edition of XConf in Europe.  



XConf is a one-day conference that showcases the latest thinking from Thoughtworks and friends on a broad range of technology topics. It provides a platform for passionate technologists who are looking for inspiration and a chance to network with their peers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On 23 and 25 September Thoughtworks hosted the first edition of XConf in Europe.  



XConf is a one-day conference that showcases the latest thinking from Thoughtworks and friends on a broad range of technology topics. It provides a platform for passionate technologists who are looking for inspiration and a chance to network with their peers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xconf-europe-2014</guid></item><item><title>Pairing for Business Analysts - Our Story</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pairing-business-analysts-our-story</link><author>Jagbir Singh Lehl</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pair programming has been used by software developers in most progressive software companies to help churn out quality products and ensure that context is shared across the teams. For the uninitiated, traditional pair programming is a practice where 2 programmers work on developing a piece of software functionality in tandem.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pair programming has been used by software developers in most progressive software companies to help churn out quality products and ensure that context is shared across the teams. For the uninitiated, traditional pair programming is a practice where 2 programmers work on developing a piece of software functionality in tandem.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pairing-business-analysts-our-story</guid></item><item><title>NoSQL Databases: An Overview</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nosql-databases-overview</link><author>Pramod Sadalage</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last few years we have seen the rise of a new type of databases, known as NoSQL databases, that are challenging the dominance of relational databases. Relational databases have dominated the software industry for a long time providing mechanisms to store data persistently, concurrency control, transactions, mostly standard interfaces and mechanisms to integrate application data, reporting. The dominance of relational databases, however, is cracking.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last few years we have seen the rise of a new type of databases, known as NoSQL databases, that are challenging the dominance of relational databases. Relational databases have dominated the software industry for a long time providing mechanisms to store data persistently, concurrency control, transactions, mostly standard interfaces and mechanisms to integrate application data, reporting. The dominance of relational databases, however, is cracking.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nosql-databases-overview</guid></item><item><title>Rethinking Retail IT</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-retail-it</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Three Ways Retailers Can Strike A Balance Between Marketing And IT</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Three Ways Retailers Can Strike A Balance Between Marketing And IT</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-retail-it</guid></item><item><title>Introducing Madyondza: A MeetUp to Digitise African Knowledge</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digitising-african-knowledge</link><author>Musa Kurhula Baloyi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introducing Madyondza, the Johannesburg meetup with the goal of localising world information and digitising African knowledge.
The name
The name “madyondza” is a Xitsonga word for “first child”. Split into “ma” and “dyondza” it would mean: “you learn”.  These two meanings are consistent with a project of this kind. This is why:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introducing Madyondza, the Johannesburg meetup with the goal of localising world information and digitising African knowledge.
The name
The name “madyondza” is a Xitsonga word for “first child”. Split into “ma” and “dyondza” it would mean: “you learn”.  These two meanings are consistent with a project of this kind. This is why:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/digitising-african-knowledge</guid></item><item><title>Technology and the Egyptian Revolution</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-and-egyptian-revolution</link><author>Patrick Turley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I met Alaa Abd El Fattah in May 2013 in Cairo. This was about two years after the initial revolution occurred that removed Hosni Mubarak from power, and nearly a year into the presidency of Mohamed Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood.  At the time Alaa was out on bail, facing charges for his involvement in demonstrations several months earlier (he was organizing against provisions in the new constitution that allowed civilians to be tried in military courts).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I met Alaa Abd El Fattah in May 2013 in Cairo. This was about two years after the initial revolution occurred that removed Hosni Mubarak from power, and nearly a year into the presidency of Mohamed Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood.  At the time Alaa was out on bail, facing charges for his involvement in demonstrations several months earlier (he was organizing against provisions in the new constitution that allowed civilians to be tried in military courts).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-and-egyptian-revolution</guid></item><item><title>Microservices: Lessons from the Frontline</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-lessons-frontline</link><author>Zhamak Dehghani</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are Microservices gaining momentum? Looking at the interest in Microservices in Australia at the moment, it is evident that this approach to Service Oriented Architecture is making waves.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are Microservices gaining momentum? Looking at the interest in Microservices in Australia at the moment, it is evident that this approach to Service Oriented Architecture is making waves.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-lessons-frontline</guid></item><item><title>This Email is for the People I Sent it to. Nobody Else.</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/email-people-i-sent-it-nobody-else</link><author>Lisa Junger</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our email infrastructure is flawed. We need to reconsider our approach to email to make it safer  -  and easier.
Most people think of email like sending a letter in the post, a person-to-person communication in a sealed envelope. However, email is more like sending a postcard. Multiple actors have access to the contents and we need to be careful who we ask to convey our communication.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our email infrastructure is flawed. We need to reconsider our approach to email to make it safer  -  and easier.
Most people think of email like sending a letter in the post, a person-to-person communication in a sealed envelope. However, email is more like sending a postcard. Multiple actors have access to the contents and we need to be careful who we ask to convey our communication.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/email-people-i-sent-it-nobody-else</guid></item><item><title>Hacking for Democracy: Getting Big Money out of Politics</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hacking-democracy-getting-big-money-out-politics</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The design and technology world is full of systems thinkers — people who see patterns and interrelationships, who look beyond symptoms to identify root causes, who strive for holistic, long-term solutions over quick fixes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The design and technology world is full of systems thinkers — people who see patterns and interrelationships, who look beyond symptoms to identify root causes, who strive for holistic, long-term solutions over quick fixes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hacking-democracy-getting-big-money-out-politics</guid></item><item><title>AngularJS: The Bad Bits</title><pubDate>Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/angularjs-bad-bits</link><author>Mircea Moise</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When a bright new technology appears, it sometimes fascinates us and makes us think that everything is possible.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When a bright new technology appears, it sometimes fascinates us and makes us think that everything is possible.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/angularjs-bad-bits</guid></item><item><title>Are Test Coverage Metrics Overrated?</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/are-test-coverage-metrics-overrated</link><author>Tom Clement Oketch</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I know a certain developer whose level of anxiety rises to disproportionate levels when his test coverage report returns a less-than-100% coverage. Whenever this happens, he will fiddle with his tests until he achieves the glorious 100% statistic - after which he will have earned not only bragging rights (shudder!), but also the approval of upper management. But let’s take a step back and examine this situation. Does a 100% test coverage result mean that we have achieved testing perfection? The answer may baffle you.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I know a certain developer whose level of anxiety rises to disproportionate levels when his test coverage report returns a less-than-100% coverage. Whenever this happens, he will fiddle with his tests until he achieves the glorious 100% statistic - after which he will have earned not only bragging rights (shudder!), but also the approval of upper management. But let’s take a step back and examine this situation. Does a 100% test coverage result mean that we have achieved testing perfection? The answer may baffle you.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/are-test-coverage-metrics-overrated</guid></item><item><title>A Swift Introduction</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/swift-introduction</link><author>Kyle Olivo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>5 Tips for New iOS Developers
Swift is the future of development on Apple’s platforms. Any developer interested in mobile devices would be well-served by learning this exciting new language. For developers new to the iOS ecosystem, this might seem like a godsend. The common sentiment heard throughout the blogosphere is: death to Objective-C!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>5 Tips for New iOS Developers
Swift is the future of development on Apple’s platforms. Any developer interested in mobile devices would be well-served by learning this exciting new language. For developers new to the iOS ecosystem, this might seem like a godsend. The common sentiment heard throughout the blogosphere is: death to Objective-C!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/swift-introduction</guid></item><item><title>Mother, Developer, Woman </title><pubDate>Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mother-developer-woman</link><author>Ann Mwangi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In many societies, there is an expectation placed on a woman that once she is married and has children - she must reconsider her career path options. It is considered the natural order of things for her to stop working altogether, or at a minimum work in a profession that is more ‘mother-appropriate’. At least, this is certainly the case in Africa.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In many societies, there is an expectation placed on a woman that once she is married and has children - she must reconsider her career path options. It is considered the natural order of things for her to stop working altogether, or at a minimum work in a profession that is more ‘mother-appropriate’. At least, this is certainly the case in Africa.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mother-developer-woman</guid></item><item><title>Four Attributes of an Agile Business</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-attributes-agile-business</link><author>Rouan Wilsenach</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building software is something that your business needs to do well. You see more revenue moving through digital channels and you’re starting to realise that this trend will continue. Your company’s ability to remain competitive hinges on your use of technology. This same technology gives new competitors the ability to springboard their businesses and scale quickly. Your business needs to have software development as a core competency.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Building software is something that your business needs to do well. You see more revenue moving through digital channels and you’re starting to realise that this trend will continue. Your company’s ability to remain competitive hinges on your use of technology. This same technology gives new competitors the ability to springboard their businesses and scale quickly. Your business needs to have software development as a core competency.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/four-attributes-agile-business</guid></item><item><title>Epics: What Are They Good For? </title><pubDate>Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/epics-what-are-they-good</link><author>Lourenço P. Soares</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The role of epics in agile analysis</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The role of epics in agile analysis</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/epics-what-are-they-good</guid></item><item><title>Urgent Action to Preserve Net Neutrality! </title><pubDate>Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/urgent-action-preserve-net-neutrality</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People around the world understand the battle for net neutrality as a defining moment for the Internet.

Thoughtworks is joining Big Telecom vs. The World, a global effort of more than 50 groups in 22 countries who are calling on individuals, organizations and companies to be part of the historic campaign. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People around the world understand the battle for net neutrality as a defining moment for the Internet.

Thoughtworks is joining Big Telecom vs. The World, a global effort of more than 50 groups in 22 countries who are calling on individuals, organizations and companies to be part of the historic campaign. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/urgent-action-preserve-net-neutrality</guid></item><item><title>What is the Ultimate Mobile Experience? </title><pubDate>Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ultimate-mobile-experience</link><author>Rajeev Nair</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An Interview with Mark Collin, Thoughtworks EU Head of Retail </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An Interview with Mark Collin, Thoughtworks EU Head of Retail </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ultimate-mobile-experience</guid></item><item><title>Organizational Dysmorphia - The Malady (Part I)</title><pubDate>Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/organizational-dysmorphia-malady-part-i</link><author>Saleem Siddiqui</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conway's Law states that "organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations".  Melvin Conway coined this aphorism in his paper "How Do Committees Invent?" in 1968.[1]</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Conway's Law states that "organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations".  Melvin Conway coined this aphorism in his paper "How Do Committees Invent?" in 1968.[1]</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/organizational-dysmorphia-malady-part-i</guid></item><item><title>How Not to Fail with Distributed Agile Teams</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/three-tips-easier-remoting</link><author>Iván Pazmiño</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Working with a distributed agile team was a first time experience for me, and one that came with very interesting challenges. The most obvious of these challenges was of course, communication. The other was related to keeping good practices like pair programming still feasible. Even something as simple as recognizing my own teammates in person, after having worked virtually with them for several months, was a unique challenge. Despite these challenges, there were a few ways that helped me optimize my work within a distributed team, and I'd like to share them:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Working with a distributed agile team was a first time experience for me, and one that came with very interesting challenges. The most obvious of these challenges was of course, communication. The other was related to keeping good practices like pair programming still feasible. Even something as simple as recognizing my own teammates in person, after having worked virtually with them for several months, was a unique challenge. Despite these challenges, there were a few ways that helped me optimize my work within a distributed team, and I'd like to share them:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/three-tips-easier-remoting</guid></item><item><title>Two Months Early. 300k Under Budget</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/two-months-early-300k-under-budget</link><author>Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It was a sunny Thursday afternoon. An intrigued, but slightly dubious Technical Architect, Dan, left our Thoughtworks presentation.


Could Clojure be used to build the bespoke CMS? Is it too bleeding edge? Would his team get it?
But let's take a step back. Why would a large organisation with a mix of technologies and legacy systems want to muddy the waters with a completely new language?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It was a sunny Thursday afternoon. An intrigued, but slightly dubious Technical Architect, Dan, left our Thoughtworks presentation.


Could Clojure be used to build the bespoke CMS? Is it too bleeding edge? Would his team get it?
But let's take a step back. Why would a large organisation with a mix of technologies and legacy systems want to muddy the waters with a completely new language?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/two-months-early-300k-under-budget</guid></item><item><title>TechRadar Game at Campus Party in Recife</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-radar-game-na-campus-party-recife</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In July, the third edition of Recife's Campus Party took place over two days, giving the local tech community an opportunity to interact with Thoughtworkers and discuss the ideas that were featured in the Technology Radar. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In July, the third edition of Recife's Campus Party took place over two days, giving the local tech community an opportunity to interact with Thoughtworkers and discuss the ideas that were featured in the Technology Radar. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-radar-game-na-campus-party-recife</guid></item><item><title>Playing with WebSockets for Fun and Profit: Debugging Remote Machines</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/playing-websockets-fun-and-profit-debugging-remote-machine</link><author>Ketan Soni</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The web has come far from the days of AJAX polling to where the browser constantly polled the server for updates. In general there are a few ways to get a message from a server to a browser, each of these has their benefits and drawbacks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The web has come far from the days of AJAX polling to where the browser constantly polled the server for updates. In general there are a few ways to get a message from a server to a browser, each of these has their benefits and drawbacks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/playing-websockets-fun-and-profit-debugging-remote-machine</guid></item><item><title>Open Data, Open Government, Endless Possibilities</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-data-open-government-endless-possibilities</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Governments collect and publish enormous amounts of data, but much of that data isn't accessible or promoted openly to the general public. This is often because governments have limited resources with which to engage the citizens and demonstrate the power and impact this data can have. As Australian governments shift further and further towards opening their data, the power of the crowd has meant that amazing ideas can come from anywhere and anyone in the community.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Governments collect and publish enormous amounts of data, but much of that data isn't accessible or promoted openly to the general public. This is often because governments have limited resources with which to engage the citizens and demonstrate the power and impact this data can have. As Australian governments shift further and further towards opening their data, the power of the crowd has meant that amazing ideas can come from anywhere and anyone in the community.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-data-open-government-endless-possibilities</guid></item><item><title>Women’s DIY Takes on AngularJS</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women%E2%80%99s-diy-takes-angularjs</link><author>Sarah Cnota</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In July, we hosted the second event in the Women’s DIY Series: Learn Together, Develop it Yourself.  We were thrilled that more than 30 women from all different professions and various levels of programming experience come together in Chicago during this seven-hour workshop to learn AngularJS.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In July, we hosted the second event in the Women’s DIY Series: Learn Together, Develop it Yourself.  We were thrilled that more than 30 women from all different professions and various levels of programming experience come together in Chicago during this seven-hour workshop to learn AngularJS.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women%E2%80%99s-diy-takes-angularjs</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 7 - Michael Hunter</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-7-michael-hunter</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My interview today is with Michael Hunter, a senior software developer, who’s been with Microsoft for 14 years now. He helps the teams evaluate the quality of their products. When he’s not at work, he can be seen city hiking around Seattle and spending time with his fiancée and her giant cat (the furry one in the photo!). Read more about his “You Are Not Done Yet” checklist and other good stuff at http://www.thebraidytester.com.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My interview today is with Michael Hunter, a senior software developer, who’s been with Microsoft for 14 years now. He helps the teams evaluate the quality of their products. When he’s not at work, he can be seen city hiking around Seattle and spending time with his fiancée and her giant cat (the furry one in the photo!). Read more about his “You Are Not Done Yet” checklist and other good stuff at http://www.thebraidytester.com.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-7-michael-hunter</guid></item><item><title>Disruption in Retail Banking </title><pubDate>Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruption-retail-banking</link><author>Mark Collin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the back of my recent post, Delivery 2.0: Blurring the Lines Between Retail and Delivery, the next industry about to have its moment is quite clearly Retail Banking. Why?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the back of my recent post, Delivery 2.0: Blurring the Lines Between Retail and Delivery, the next industry about to have its moment is quite clearly Retail Banking. Why?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruption-retail-banking</guid></item><item><title>EbDeployer - Automate your Deployments on AWS Elastic Beanstalk</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ebdeployer-automate-your-deployments-aws-elastic-beanstalk</link><author>Sudhindra Rao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Since the time Mingle was first released as a SaaS product, it has gone through a lot of changes. Most of those changes have been towards enabling Mingle to work in distributed environments on the cloud. In our journey, we learnt a lot about the cloud and how to build for it instead of fighting it. I will try to unfold our progress and showcase a tool - EbDeployer, which we built along the way (to enable continuous deployments on AWS).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Since the time Mingle was first released as a SaaS product, it has gone through a lot of changes. Most of those changes have been towards enabling Mingle to work in distributed environments on the cloud. In our journey, we learnt a lot about the cloud and how to build for it instead of fighting it. I will try to unfold our progress and showcase a tool - EbDeployer, which we built along the way (to enable continuous deployments on AWS).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ebdeployer-automate-your-deployments-aws-elastic-beanstalk</guid></item><item><title>How USSD is Changing Lives</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-ussd-has-changed-our-lives</link><author>Emily Namugaanyi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Internet, technology devices, and other platforms are all an effort to automate processes in the name of making life easier. For example going into a library to borrow a book is now a much less cumbersome process or paying a utility bill can be done with just the click of a few buttons. The Internet today has simplified work and reduced the gap between people across the various sectors like finance, health and trade.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Internet, technology devices, and other platforms are all an effort to automate processes in the name of making life easier. For example going into a library to borrow a book is now a much less cumbersome process or paying a utility bill can be done with just the click of a few buttons. The Internet today has simplified work and reduced the gap between people across the various sectors like finance, health and trade.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-ussd-has-changed-our-lives</guid></item><item><title>Domino’s Pizza Takes 'Me-Tailing' to the Digital Retailing Forefront</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dominos-pizza-digital-retailing</link><author>Olivia Leonard</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pizza has long been the fuel of meetups, parties, and lazy fridays. But combine it with a complex technology project that integrates across 13 systems and core apps and you have yourself a supreme customer experience.
A Thoughtworks team has been working closely with Domino’s Pizza, Australia's market leader, over a period of nine months to strategise, develop and implement Pizza Mogul, a me-tailing application that encourages customers to design and promote their own pizzas.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pizza has long been the fuel of meetups, parties, and lazy fridays. But combine it with a complex technology project that integrates across 13 systems and core apps and you have yourself a supreme customer experience.
A Thoughtworks team has been working closely with Domino’s Pizza, Australia's market leader, over a period of nine months to strategise, develop and implement Pizza Mogul, a me-tailing application that encourages customers to design and promote their own pizzas.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dominos-pizza-digital-retailing</guid></item><item><title>How to Measure Value</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-measure-value</link><author>Gary O'Brien</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the most asked questions I get from clients is “what is value” or “how do we measure value.” Interestingly, I ran my poll on the Scaling Agile To do List and it appeared as a favorite there too.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the most asked questions I get from clients is “what is value” or “how do we measure value.” Interestingly, I ran my poll on the Scaling Agile To do List and it appeared as a favorite there too.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-measure-value</guid></item><item><title>The Story and Challenge of Rails Girls at Montevideo </title><pubDate>Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/story-and-challenges-rails-girls-montevideo</link><author>Pamela Mori</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Rails Girls has been empowering women since 2011 in many cities around the world. Each event has it particularity and experiences to share, experiences valued, to bring more people, increase the awareness of gender justice and change the face of IT with inclusivity and diversity.  This time, it was the opportunity for Montevideo!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Rails Girls has been empowering women since 2011 in many cities around the world. Each event has it particularity and experiences to share, experiences valued, to bring more people, increase the awareness of gender justice and change the face of IT with inclusivity and diversity.  This time, it was the opportunity for Montevideo!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/story-and-challenges-rails-girls-montevideo</guid></item><item><title>Simple and Secure, Not Your Average Router Software</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/openwireless-project-creates-new-router-software</link><author>Justin Ramos</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In July, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a team of Thoughtworkers joined forces to build an encrypted router software as part of efforts to defend the Internet from surveillance overreach.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In July, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a team of Thoughtworkers joined forces to build an encrypted router software as part of efforts to defend the Internet from surveillance overreach.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/openwireless-project-creates-new-router-software</guid></item><item><title>Igniting Sparks of Interest with Black Girls Code</title><pubDate>Sat Aug 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/black-girls-code-chicago</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While there is currently no official Black Girls Code (BGC) Chicago Chapter, Thoughtworks has partnered with BGC in the past to host events.  This year, Thoughtworks Chicago partnered with EnglewoodCodes! and Black Girls Code to sponsor and host a Mobile App Workshop on Saturday, July 12, 2014.
Thanks to the support of more than 50 Thoughtworkers and community volunteers, 30 girls ages 8 through 17 came to participate in an all-day mobile app workshop.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While there is currently no official Black Girls Code (BGC) Chicago Chapter, Thoughtworks has partnered with BGC in the past to host events.  This year, Thoughtworks Chicago partnered with EnglewoodCodes! and Black Girls Code to sponsor and host a Mobile App Workshop on Saturday, July 12, 2014.
Thanks to the support of more than 50 Thoughtworkers and community volunteers, 30 girls ages 8 through 17 came to participate in an all-day mobile app workshop.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/black-girls-code-chicago</guid></item><item><title>Retail Agility</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-agility</link><author>Mark Collin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Success for retailers in the next few years is going to be defined by “Retail Agility”, the ability to take advantage of the emergence of a plethora of new markets, channels, products and customer segments which shows no signs of abating.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Success for retailers in the next few years is going to be defined by “Retail Agility”, the ability to take advantage of the emergence of a plethora of new markets, channels, products and customer segments which shows no signs of abating.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-agility</guid></item><item><title>Adaptive Leadership</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/adaptive-leadership</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The next horizon is extending agility from basic software delivery to continuous delivery and into the business itself, utilizing the advances in delivering software features early and often into a transformation of businesses to deliver complete solutions early and often.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The next horizon is extending agility from basic software delivery to continuous delivery and into the business itself, utilizing the advances in delivering software features early and often into a transformation of businesses to deliver complete solutions early and often.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/adaptive-leadership</guid></item><item><title>New Beginnings in Facial Recognition</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-beginnings-facial-recognition</link><author>Sean McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As humans, we navigate our lives largely by the recognition of patterns. These patterns include the sound of a mother’s voice, the appearance of a dangerous animal or poisonous food, the familiarity of kin, and the attraction to potential mates. Accurate pattern recognition is key to an animal’s survival and progress, and has allowed humans to become the socially complex and advanced species we are today.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As humans, we navigate our lives largely by the recognition of patterns. These patterns include the sound of a mother’s voice, the appearance of a dangerous animal or poisonous food, the familiarity of kin, and the attraction to potential mates. Accurate pattern recognition is key to an animal’s survival and progress, and has allowed humans to become the socially complex and advanced species we are today.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/new-beginnings-facial-recognition</guid></item><item><title>Male Privilege Checklist - 47 minus 1</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/male-privilege-checklist-47-minus-1</link><author>V Moschetta</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are often taught to see prejudice only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on the privileged groups. So one of the great privileges many of us have is to be oblivious to our own condition of privilege.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are often taught to see prejudice only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on the privileged groups. So one of the great privileges many of us have is to be oblivious to our own condition of privilege.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/male-privilege-checklist-47-minus-1</guid></item><item><title>Don't Solve Non-Existent Problems</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-solve-non-existent-problems</link><author>Aly Blenkin and Fernanda Alcocer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are you solving problems that don’t exist? It’s number two in our list of nine major risks to innovation. Being successful at innovation requires an understanding of the identified risks and having the ability to deal with them.
Let’s take a look at Risk #2: Solving non-existent problems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Are you solving problems that don’t exist? It’s number two in our list of nine major risks to innovation. Being successful at innovation requires an understanding of the identified risks and having the ability to deal with them.
Let’s take a look at Risk #2: Solving non-existent problems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-solve-non-existent-problems</guid></item><item><title>REST API Design - Resource Modeling</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rest-api-design-resource-modeling</link><author>Prakash Subramaniam</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“The key abstraction of information in REST is a resource. Any information that can be named can be a resource: a document or image, a temporal service (e.g. "today's weather in Los Angeles"), a collection of other resources, a non-virtual object (e.g. a person), and so on. In other words, any concept that might be the target of an author's hypertext reference must fit within the definition of a resource.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“The key abstraction of information in REST is a resource. Any information that can be named can be a resource: a document or image, a temporal service (e.g. "today's weather in Los Angeles"), a collection of other resources, a non-virtual object (e.g. a person), and so on. In other words, any concept that might be the target of an author's hypertext reference must fit within the definition of a resource.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rest-api-design-resource-modeling</guid></item><item><title>The First Story in Every Project</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/first-story-every-project</link><author>Lourenço P. Soares</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most software development teams break work down into four distinct phases: Analyze → Develop → Test → Release. As projects grow in scale, traditional development teams grow each of these phases without changing the sequence or frequency. Each phase happens once and only after the previous one is completed. This model has worked for generations for building physical goods and people just assumed it would work for software as well. It didn’t.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most software development teams break work down into four distinct phases: Analyze → Develop → Test → Release. As projects grow in scale, traditional development teams grow each of these phases without changing the sequence or frequency. Each phase happens once and only after the previous one is completed. This model has worked for generations for building physical goods and people just assumed it would work for software as well. It didn’t.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/first-story-every-project</guid></item><item><title>Be a Part of the Change</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/be-part-change</link><author>Emily Namugaanyi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Articles are written, communities have been started, forums have been organized, and organizations have taken steps to bring women into the technology space. But there is always more to do.
When a woman is asked what was your motivation to take on a career in technology, the answers you hear sound like this. 
“I like to solve problems using machines.”
“Making a machine do what you want and break the monotony.”“There is always something new to learn.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Articles are written, communities have been started, forums have been organized, and organizations have taken steps to bring women into the technology space. But there is always more to do.
When a woman is asked what was your motivation to take on a career in technology, the answers you hear sound like this. 
“I like to solve problems using machines.”
“Making a machine do what you want and break the monotony.”“There is always something new to learn.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/be-part-change</guid></item><item><title>Agile Tester 3.0</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-tester-30</link><author>Daniel Amorim</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile Testers are often known as Quality Analysts (QA), Software Engineers in Test, Test Engineers and QA Leads, among other variances. I've been working as an Agile QA for a while and I would like to share my point of view about how QAs work in an agile team. In this article, I will use the term QA to represent an "Agile Tester".
Most people, even in agile teams, treat QAs as a sub-role or a separate role in the team. I believe this is an outdated conception. The difference between a QA and a Dev lies in the mindset.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile Testers are often known as Quality Analysts (QA), Software Engineers in Test, Test Engineers and QA Leads, among other variances. I've been working as an Agile QA for a while and I would like to share my point of view about how QAs work in an agile team. In this article, I will use the term QA to represent an "Agile Tester".
Most people, even in agile teams, treat QAs as a sub-role or a separate role in the team. I believe this is an outdated conception. The difference between a QA and a Dev lies in the mindset.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-tester-30</guid></item><item><title>Delivery 2.0: Blurring the Lines Between Retail &amp; Delivery </title><pubDate>Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-delivery</link><author>Mark Collin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Retail has already been transfigured as an industry. Since the early 2000s with the growth in online and e-commerce, to the current state-of-play with both online and offline now merging towards a seamless omni-channel experience, it’s a new age of consumerism.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Retail has already been transfigured as an industry. Since the early 2000s with the growth in online and e-commerce, to the current state-of-play with both online and offline now merging towards a seamless omni-channel experience, it’s a new age of consumerism.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Technovation Challenge Expands Throughout Brasil </title><pubDate>Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technovation-challenge-expanded-throughout-brasil</link><author>Tania Silva and Bruna Chagas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technovation Challenge encourages girls who are in primary, secondary and higher education to create, develop and launch a mobile application that can solve problems related to their communities. The girls have 12 weeks to develop a prototype of the application, going through the whole process, from the identification of the problem, the creation of ideas to solve it, the elaboration of a business plan and development a real digital product to be launched onto the market and the presentation to the investors. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Technovation Challenge encourages girls who are in primary, secondary and higher education to create, develop and launch a mobile application that can solve problems related to their communities. The girls have 12 weeks to develop a prototype of the application, going through the whole process, from the identification of the problem, the creation of ideas to solve it, the elaboration of a business plan and development a real digital product to be launched onto the market and the presentation to the investors. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technovation-challenge-expanded-throughout-brasil</guid></item><item><title>Thank You, President Obama</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-joins-dozens-groups-companies-praising-president-obamas-net-neutrality</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks Joins Dozens of Groups, Companies Praising President Obama's Net Neutrality Statement
Dozens of advocacy organizations and companies, released a letter on August 8, 2014, to President Barack Obama, in response to his recent vocal support for fair and meaningful net neutrality rules. Find the full text of the letter below.
Subject: Thank you for protecting the Internet, Mr. President
Mr. President: </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks Joins Dozens of Groups, Companies Praising President Obama's Net Neutrality Statement
Dozens of advocacy organizations and companies, released a letter on August 8, 2014, to President Barack Obama, in response to his recent vocal support for fair and meaningful net neutrality rules. Find the full text of the letter below.
Subject: Thank you for protecting the Internet, Mr. President
Mr. President: </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-joins-dozens-groups-companies-praising-president-obamas-net-neutrality</guid></item><item><title>Creating Sticky Ideas Through Storytelling</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-sticky-ideas-through-storytelling</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s not enough to have a “good” idea; you have to have one that “sticks.”
“By ‘stick’ we mean that your ideas are understood and remembered, and have a lasting impact—they change your audience’s opinions or behavior.”1 (Heath, 2007).
In the mid-1990s, I managed an enterprise data model project for an apparel company. This initiative had a checkered history of complex technical solutions and limited implementation support. Our primary success criteria was, therefore, garnering management support and funding for implementation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It’s not enough to have a “good” idea; you have to have one that “sticks.”
“By ‘stick’ we mean that your ideas are understood and remembered, and have a lasting impact—they change your audience’s opinions or behavior.”1 (Heath, 2007).
In the mid-1990s, I managed an enterprise data model project for an apparel company. This initiative had a checkered history of complex technical solutions and limited implementation support. Our primary success criteria was, therefore, garnering management support and funding for implementation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-sticky-ideas-through-storytelling</guid></item><item><title>Keeping the User at the Centre of Software Design </title><pubDate>Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/human-centered-design-workshop-series-kampala</link><author>Gayathri Rao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Custom software is a competitive advantage. At Thoughtworks, we build bespoke software solutions that bolster our clients toughest challenges - helping them get ahead of the competition, and stay there. Bespoke software solutions offer flexibility and use a variety of methodologies and approaches. Human Centered Design is one of these approaches, and arguably, one of the most important.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Custom software is a competitive advantage. At Thoughtworks, we build bespoke software solutions that bolster our clients toughest challenges - helping them get ahead of the competition, and stay there. Bespoke software solutions offer flexibility and use a variety of methodologies and approaches. Human Centered Design is one of these approaches, and arguably, one of the most important.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/human-centered-design-workshop-series-kampala</guid></item><item><title>6 Ways to Speed Up Your Tests</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-ways-speed-your-tests</link><author>Devi Sridharan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you’re driven by the enthusiasm of having a good test coverage for your application, you automate the entire workflow**. As a result of this, the test-suite becomes huge and the safety net of these tests become a bottleneck. What starts off as a method to give faster feedback, now becomes a cause for delaying code commits.
This is a common challenge faced by most teams. We faced a similar situation, but we overcame this challenge by taking advantage of the automated test suite. Here’s how we did it:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you’re driven by the enthusiasm of having a good test coverage for your application, you automate the entire workflow**. As a result of this, the test-suite becomes huge and the safety net of these tests become a bottleneck. What starts off as a method to give faster feedback, now becomes a cause for delaying code commits.
This is a common challenge faced by most teams. We faced a similar situation, but we overcame this challenge by taking advantage of the automated test suite. Here’s how we did it:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-ways-speed-your-tests</guid></item><item><title>Software Folklore</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/software-folklore</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Culture is important. It’s how we carry out our practice of software development. One of the great things we do to transmit our culture is through maxims we call laws.
For example, Parkinson’s Law states, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
And here’s another one. Brookes’ Law talks about scheduling – “Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Culture is important. It’s how we carry out our practice of software development. One of the great things we do to transmit our culture is through maxims we call laws.
For example, Parkinson’s Law states, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
And here’s another one. Brookes’ Law talks about scheduling – “Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/software-folklore</guid></item><item><title>Designing for Mobile </title><pubDate>Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-mobile</link><author>Jonny Schneider</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Designing for mobile is different, and it will continue to change as modern mobile technology progresses at a pace that’s hard to imagine. As technology enables new ways of engagement - and culture shifts in response -  keep the following principles of design in mind, to help steer you in the right direction.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Designing for mobile is different, and it will continue to change as modern mobile technology progresses at a pace that’s hard to imagine. As technology enables new ways of engagement - and culture shifts in response -  keep the following principles of design in mind, to help steer you in the right direction.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/designing-mobile</guid></item><item><title>Five Emerging Retail Innovation Initiatives</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-five-emerging-retail-innovation-initiatives</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are no two ways about it, retailers must innovate in order to compete and succeed in today’s competitive environment. Innovation can mean the difference between being a market superstar or being forced to close up shop.
Author Peter Drucker once said, “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” For retailers, this is a crucial motto to live by.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There are no two ways about it, retailers must innovate in order to compete and succeed in today’s competitive environment. Innovation can mean the difference between being a market superstar or being forced to close up shop.
Author Peter Drucker once said, “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” For retailers, this is a crucial motto to live by.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/top-five-emerging-retail-innovation-initiatives</guid></item><item><title>4 Takeaways from a Distributed Agile Project</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-takeaways-distributed-agile-project</link><author>Nishant Verma</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Typically, distributed teams have constraints in collaborating face-to-face. I’ve been part of a distributed agile team for quite some time now. My project is distributed across two countries - India and the US. We have a small team onshore and a larger team offshore. Despite the constraints, there’s a lot that I have learnt as a project manager on the team and I would like to share my takeaways from it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Typically, distributed teams have constraints in collaborating face-to-face. I’ve been part of a distributed agile team for quite some time now. My project is distributed across two countries - India and the US. We have a small team onshore and a larger team offshore. Despite the constraints, there’s a lot that I have learnt as a project manager on the team and I would like to share my takeaways from it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-takeaways-distributed-agile-project</guid></item><item><title>The Neo4j Graph Hack</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/neo4j-graph-hack-hosted-thoughtworks-sf</link><author>Adam Herzog</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over forty members of the San Francisco developer community headed to Thoughtworks’ SF office on July 8 for an unusual task -- hacking the World Cup.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over forty members of the San Francisco developer community headed to Thoughtworks’ SF office on July 8 for an unusual task -- hacking the World Cup.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/neo4j-graph-hack-hosted-thoughtworks-sf</guid></item><item><title>Add Some Sauce to your IE Tests</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/add-some-sauce-your-ie-tests</link><author>Tom Clement Oketch</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It happens to the best of us - one minute you're happily coding away at your app, and then the next, for some reason, you now have to run your app's functional tests with Internet Explorer (IE)! Normally IE is not the preferred browser platform to support, but once in a while a client will come with valid business reasons that necessitate such support. This is the sort of unfamiliar situation my team found itself in a little while ago.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It happens to the best of us - one minute you're happily coding away at your app, and then the next, for some reason, you now have to run your app's functional tests with Internet Explorer (IE)! Normally IE is not the preferred browser platform to support, but once in a while a client will come with valid business reasons that necessitate such support. This is the sort of unfamiliar situation my team found itself in a little while ago.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/add-some-sauce-your-ie-tests</guid></item><item><title>Customer Engagement: Thrive Where So Many Are Failing</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/customer-engagement-thrive-where-so-many-else-are-failing</link><author>Heather Malec</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>More than 160 Australian executives attended Thoughtworks Live 2014 in Sydney and Melbourne on the theme ‘Customer engagement’. Speakers from leading organisations, including Woolworths, Vodafone and realestate.com.au, shared insights into how they build customer-centric organisations using smart analytics, wearable technology, in-store innovation labs, lean enterprise techniques, and more.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>More than 160 Australian executives attended Thoughtworks Live 2014 in Sydney and Melbourne on the theme ‘Customer engagement’. Speakers from leading organisations, including Woolworths, Vodafone and realestate.com.au, shared insights into how they build customer-centric organisations using smart analytics, wearable technology, in-store innovation labs, lean enterprise techniques, and more.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/customer-engagement-thrive-where-so-many-else-are-failing</guid></item><item><title>Guidelines for Structuring Automated Tests</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/guidelines-structuring-automated-tests</link><author>Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In every project, these questions come up - what kind of automated tests should we write? What is the right level of testing? How much of test coverage is “good enough”?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In every project, these questions come up - what kind of automated tests should we write? What is the right level of testing? How much of test coverage is “good enough”?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/guidelines-structuring-automated-tests</guid></item><item><title>Charity Website Refreshed with Lean UX Approach, Embedded Analytics</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-ux-approach-embedded-analytics-refreshes-local-charity-website</link><author>Hannah Fitzgerald-Kearns and Kate Logan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the Charity sector, a website’s improved user experience aimed at the target audience can dramatically boost online fundraising, recruit support, and share the charity’s message more effectively. Combining this with embedded analytics, to provide evidence based on real users to drive any website improvements, can have a huge impact - as Mustard Tree, a local Manchester-based charity, is discovering.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the Charity sector, a website’s improved user experience aimed at the target audience can dramatically boost online fundraising, recruit support, and share the charity’s message more effectively. Combining this with embedded analytics, to provide evidence based on real users to drive any website improvements, can have a huge impact - as Mustard Tree, a local Manchester-based charity, is discovering.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-ux-approach-embedded-analytics-refreshes-local-charity-website</guid></item><item><title>5 Ways to Analyse and Optimize  IT Expenditure in an Organization</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-ways-analyse-and-optimize-it-expenditure-organization</link><author>Alex Kisakye</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We all use technology in our lives today. For some, it’s a lot more than the others. As we find new ways for technology to enhance our lives and businesses, we also accumulate multiple types of physical devices and media to access technology. Newer and updated versions of existing products enter the market every few months and the fast pace of evolving products has meant that users keep buying technologies without evaluating if they really need it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We all use technology in our lives today. For some, it’s a lot more than the others. As we find new ways for technology to enhance our lives and businesses, we also accumulate multiple types of physical devices and media to access technology. Newer and updated versions of existing products enter the market every few months and the fast pace of evolving products has meant that users keep buying technologies without evaluating if they really need it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-ways-analyse-and-optimize-it-expenditure-organization</guid></item><item><title>Using Feature Teams to Deliver High Business Value</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-feature-teams-deliver-high-business-value</link><author>Sameer Karl Deans</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A view into how most IT organisations structure their teams to deal with business demands and possible inefficiencies that emerge as a result. An alternate to the traditional project team composition is a way to deliver end to end features to the business, using what is known as feature teams.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A view into how most IT organisations structure their teams to deal with business demands and possible inefficiencies that emerge as a result. An alternate to the traditional project team composition is a way to deliver end to end features to the business, using what is known as feature teams.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-feature-teams-deliver-high-business-value</guid></item><item><title>DRIP - Legislating the Indefensible</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/drip-legislating-indefensible</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks shares concerns expressed by legal scholars, civil liberties advocates and companies about the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill (DRIP) being rushed through the UK Parliament. 
The DRIP Bill authorises blanket communications data retention which the European Court of Justice found in April to violate the Charter of Fundamental Rights.  The Court stated that data retention was a "serious interference with … the right to privacy and the right to protection of personal data". </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks shares concerns expressed by legal scholars, civil liberties advocates and companies about the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill (DRIP) being rushed through the UK Parliament. 
The DRIP Bill authorises blanket communications data retention which the European Court of Justice found in April to violate the Charter of Fundamental Rights.  The Court stated that data retention was a "serious interference with … the right to privacy and the right to protection of personal data". </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/drip-legislating-indefensible</guid></item><item><title>Five Principles for Effective Data Visualizations</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-principles-effective-data-visualizations</link><author>Linda Luu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the race to making data consumable, we’re experiencing an explosion of highly effective, engaging and creative visualizations that connect with consumers in unique and interesting ways.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the race to making data consumable, we’re experiencing an explosion of highly effective, engaging and creative visualizations that connect with consumers in unique and interesting ways.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-principles-effective-data-visualizations</guid></item><item><title>Women of Color in Tech Breakfast Meetup</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-color-tech-breakfast-meetup</link><author>Idalin Bobé</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do women leaders in the tech industry start their workday? On the best days, with a tasty breakfast, juicy fruit, strong coffee and stimulating conversation with other tech leaders. This is exactly how Thoughtworks welcomed the newly formed social group Women of Color in Tech on Friday, June 20, 2014.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do women leaders in the tech industry start their workday? On the best days, with a tasty breakfast, juicy fruit, strong coffee and stimulating conversation with other tech leaders. This is exactly how Thoughtworks welcomed the newly formed social group Women of Color in Tech on Friday, June 20, 2014.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/women-color-tech-breakfast-meetup</guid></item><item><title>xDD Unplugged</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xdd-unplugged</link><author>Itamar Hassin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>All variants of Driven Development (henceforth the ‘xDDs’) strive to attain focused, minimalistic coding. The premise of lean development is that we should write the minimal amount of code to satisfy our goals. A way to ensure that code is able to solve the given problem and respond to change over time is to articulate the problem in machine-readable form. This allows us to programmatically validate its correctness. For this reason, xDD is mainly used by testing frameworks to set the context. A framework as a series of tests runs goals, as well as the code to fulfill them.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>All variants of Driven Development (henceforth the ‘xDDs’) strive to attain focused, minimalistic coding. The premise of lean development is that we should write the minimal amount of code to satisfy our goals. A way to ensure that code is able to solve the given problem and respond to change over time is to articulate the problem in machine-readable form. This allows us to programmatically validate its correctness. For this reason, xDD is mainly used by testing frameworks to set the context. A framework as a series of tests runs goals, as well as the code to fulfill them.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/xdd-unplugged</guid></item><item><title>Think You’re a Fraud?  Think Again.</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/think-you-are-fraud-think-again</link><author>Fiona Lee</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meaghan Lewis is an imposter, and so are you. If you’re afflicted with Imposter Syndrome, as 70% of successful people are, you might feel like a fraud because your accomplishments are inadequate. Many people with Imposter Syndrome attribute their success to luck or timing, instead of their own hard work. They report “waiting to be found out.”

Ironically, imposters are the ones who are most likely to be high achievers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Meaghan Lewis is an imposter, and so are you. If you’re afflicted with Imposter Syndrome, as 70% of successful people are, you might feel like a fraud because your accomplishments are inadequate. Many people with Imposter Syndrome attribute their success to luck or timing, instead of their own hard work. They report “waiting to be found out.”

Ironically, imposters are the ones who are most likely to be high achievers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/think-you-are-fraud-think-again</guid></item><item><title>FCC Must Reclassify Broadband to Preserve Net Neutrality in the US</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fcc-reclassify-broadband-preserve-net-neutrality</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, Thoughtworks joined tens of thousands of citizens and dozens of companies in filing comments with the FCC in opposition to proceeding 14-28, the Open Internet Remand. Add your voice to the growing chorus in defense of the open Internet by submitting a comment here. 
To Chairman Wheeler and the FCC Commissioners:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, Thoughtworks joined tens of thousands of citizens and dozens of companies in filing comments with the FCC in opposition to proceeding 14-28, the Open Internet Remand. Add your voice to the growing chorus in defense of the open Internet by submitting a comment here. 
To Chairman Wheeler and the FCC Commissioners:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fcc-reclassify-broadband-preserve-net-neutrality</guid></item><item><title>How We Eliminated the Gatekeeper of Quality</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-eliminated-gatekeeper-quality</link><author>Ashwini Ingle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the past couple of years, I’ve worked as a part of the Thoughtworks TechOps delivery team. Our work largely entails maintaining and enhancing internal system portals for employee information, resource management, client management etc.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the past couple of years, I’ve worked as a part of the Thoughtworks TechOps delivery team. Our work largely entails maintaining and enhancing internal system portals for employee information, resource management, client management etc.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-eliminated-gatekeeper-quality</guid></item><item><title>Building a Data-Driven Future</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-data-driven-future</link><author>Jennifer Smith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everybody is talking data in online industries, but how can organisations harness these insights and turn them into real sources of competitive advantage?
One way is by blending statistics and machine learning techniques with scale.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Everybody is talking data in online industries, but how can organisations harness these insights and turn them into real sources of competitive advantage?
One way is by blending statistics and machine learning techniques with scale.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-data-driven-future</guid></item><item><title>Blowing Up Customer Engagement </title><pubDate>Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blowing-customer-engagement</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For years it’s been impossible to read a magazine or attend a seminar without having it drummed into our heads that customers are at the center of a successful business. That’s become an obvious truth. What’s not as obvious is that over the last dozen years we have actually progressed through three distinct eras of customer engagement and that the one on the horizon today is going be catastrophically disruptive.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For years it’s been impossible to read a magazine or attend a seminar without having it drummed into our heads that customers are at the center of a successful business. That’s become an obvious truth. What’s not as obvious is that over the last dozen years we have actually progressed through three distinct eras of customer engagement and that the one on the horizon today is going be catastrophically disruptive.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/blowing-customer-engagement</guid></item><item><title>Why Should Leaders Listen to Their Team? (And Why Is It so Hard?)</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-should-leaders-listen-their-team-and-why-it-so-hard</link><author>Gabriel Notari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you really listen to all the people you lead? Not only listen to what they say, but effectively process the message, put in some thought and have an opinion about it. “My boss doesn’t listen to what I say”, - this gripe is prevalent in every industry, and I’m sure you’ve been through this yourself or know someone who has complained about it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you really listen to all the people you lead? Not only listen to what they say, but effectively process the message, put in some thought and have an opinion about it. “My boss doesn’t listen to what I say”, - this gripe is prevalent in every industry, and I’m sure you’ve been through this yourself or know someone who has complained about it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-should-leaders-listen-their-team-and-why-it-so-hard</guid></item><item><title>You Are Already a Visual Designer</title><pubDate>Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/you-are-already-visual-designer</link><author>Coleman Collins</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I hear the following phrase once a month, sometimes more frequently: "I couldn't do what you do." This is a nice thing to hear from colleagues and clients, but it is also nonsense. Not only is visual design a skill set that anyone with the inclination can learn, it's something that everyone on a digital product team already does.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I hear the following phrase once a month, sometimes more frequently: "I couldn't do what you do." This is a nice thing to hear from colleagues and clients, but it is also nonsense. Not only is visual design a skill set that anyone with the inclination can learn, it's something that everyone on a digital product team already does.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/you-are-already-visual-designer</guid></item><item><title>When Loyalty Does Not Pay</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-loyalty-does-not-pay</link><author>Rajeev Nair</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Transaction-based loyalty as we know it today needs to evolve into an omni-channel holistic experience.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Transaction-based loyalty as we know it today needs to evolve into an omni-channel holistic experience.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/when-loyalty-does-not-pay</guid></item><item><title>Part 2: Implementing Content Management and Publication Using Git</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implementing-content-management-and-publication-using-git</link><author>Andy Robinson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 we discussed some of the reasons behind moving to a service oriented content management system, and went into some detail on how to commit an item using the Github API.

Thus far I have managed to skate over the details of how we mapped the operations the content editors wanted to perform (save, publish) to the functionality that git provides (commits, branches).    </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 we discussed some of the reasons behind moving to a service oriented content management system, and went into some detail on how to commit an item using the Github API.

Thus far I have managed to skate over the details of how we mapped the operations the content editors wanted to perform (save, publish) to the functionality that git provides (commits, branches).    </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implementing-content-management-and-publication-using-git</guid></item><item><title>Patterns toward Innovation</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/patterns-toward-innovation</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few weeks ago, our team started working at the “pace of innovation”, or so I’ve called it. We hit a certain cadence that allowed us to innovate -- to create and deliver new ideas into production. How’d we do it? We threw out routine process and structure and started embodying certain patterns, the following of which I believe were key to let us innovate, and perhaps even more importantly, achieve the pace of innovation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few weeks ago, our team started working at the “pace of innovation”, or so I’ve called it. We hit a certain cadence that allowed us to innovate -- to create and deliver new ideas into production. How’d we do it? We threw out routine process and structure and started embodying certain patterns, the following of which I believe were key to let us innovate, and perhaps even more importantly, achieve the pace of innovation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/patterns-toward-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Program My Future</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/programar-meu-futuro-0</link><author>Camilla Crispim, Gislene Pereira, Lilian De Munno</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Across all our offices, we engage and support initiatives that empower women and remove gender stereotypes, while encouraging more women to pursue a career in technology.  One such program is the Project Program My Future, in which we are partners with IFRN.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Across all our offices, we engage and support initiatives that empower women and remove gender stereotypes, while encouraging more women to pursue a career in technology.  One such program is the Project Program My Future, in which we are partners with IFRN.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/programar-meu-futuro-0</guid></item><item><title>5 Lessons to Remember When Retailers Set up Innovation Labs</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-lessons-remember-when-retailers-set-innovation-labs</link><author>Aaron Sachs, Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With all the current brouhaha about the real definition of innovation between two of the most famous academicians from Harvard University, it seems suddenly innovation has become a dirty word, misunderstood and misrepresented in executive circles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With all the current brouhaha about the real definition of innovation between two of the most famous academicians from Harvard University, it seems suddenly innovation has become a dirty word, misunderstood and misrepresented in executive circles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-lessons-remember-when-retailers-set-innovation-labs</guid></item><item><title>Demystifying Conway's Law | Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/demystifying-conways-law</link><author>Sam Newman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many years ago, Melvin Conway had observed that how organizations were structured would have a strong impact on any systems they created. His observation has become known as Conway’s Law, and the collective experiences of both my colleagues and myself have time and again reinforced the truth of this statement.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many years ago, Melvin Conway had observed that how organizations were structured would have a strong impact on any systems they created. His observation has become known as Conway’s Law, and the collective experiences of both my colleagues and myself have time and again reinforced the truth of this statement.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/articles/demystifying-conways-law</guid></item><item><title>Brand = Reputation</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/brand-reputation</link><author>Kate Linton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve always been particular about the look of things. I’m a designer. So it’s both a blessing and a curse to be constantly tuned in to the lopsided accidental world around me. I’m always looking for evidence of design and underlying structure and marveling at the mastery and the chaos of the built world. My eyes are a high-bandwidth channel. I can’t help but notice everything.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve always been particular about the look of things. I’m a designer. So it’s both a blessing and a curse to be constantly tuned in to the lopsided accidental world around me. I’m always looking for evidence of design and underlying structure and marveling at the mastery and the chaos of the built world. My eyes are a high-bandwidth channel. I can’t help but notice everything.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/brand-reputation</guid></item><item><title>All about the Point</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/all-about-point</link><author>Anand Vishwanath</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To use points or not to use them, that is often the topic of a lot of discussion and conjecture.  And the humble point is often lost/misunderstood in all the talk. So I thought I'd dedicate this post to do a Point 101 to refresh our understanding of the point, and its usefulness in estimation.
What is a Story Point ?
It is a subjective unit of estimation used by Agile teams to estimate User Stories.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To use points or not to use them, that is often the topic of a lot of discussion and conjecture.  And the humble point is often lost/misunderstood in all the talk. So I thought I'd dedicate this post to do a Point 101 to refresh our understanding of the point, and its usefulness in estimation.
What is a Story Point ?
It is a subjective unit of estimation used by Agile teams to estimate User Stories.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/all-about-point</guid></item><item><title>Data Lends a Hand at ZOPA</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-lends-hand-zopa</link><author>David Reed, Data IQ, Editor</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article originally appeared in DataIQ.  Author David Reed is the editor of the publication. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This article originally appeared in DataIQ.  Author David Reed is the editor of the publication. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-lends-hand-zopa</guid></item><item><title>In Memory of Luke Barrett</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/memory-luke-barrett</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Memory of Luke Barrett
Beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend.
Luke died on 26 June 2014. He was 42. 
Thoughtworks mourns the sudden and tragic passing of Luke Barrett. Luke was the leader of our European business, but also a friend, a colleague, a mentor and a role model to Thoughtworkers around the world.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Memory of Luke Barrett
Beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend.
Luke died on 26 June 2014. He was 42. 
Thoughtworks mourns the sudden and tragic passing of Luke Barrett. Luke was the leader of our European business, but also a friend, a colleague, a mentor and a role model to Thoughtworkers around the world.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/memory-luke-barrett</guid></item><item><title>Microservices in a Nutshell </title><pubDate>Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-nutshell</link><author>James Lewis &amp; Martin Fowler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The term "Microservice Architecture" has sprung up over the last few years to describe a particular way of designing software applications as suites of independently deployable services. While there is no precise definition of this architectural style, there are certain common characteristics around organization around business capability, automated deployment, intelligence in the endpoints, and decentralized control of languages and data.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The term "Microservice Architecture" has sprung up over the last few years to describe a particular way of designing software applications as suites of independently deployable services. While there is no precise definition of this architectural style, there are certain common characteristics around organization around business capability, automated deployment, intelligence in the endpoints, and decentralized control of languages and data.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/microservices-nutshell</guid></item><item><title>The Feedback Tradeoff</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feedback-tradeoff</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The third part of the “Is TDD Dead?” hangout series with Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and DHH centered around “Feedback and QA” - the nuances of feedback and the role of the QA. After the 1st part, Fabio Pereira published his thoughts “Mockists Are Dead.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The third part of the “Is TDD Dead?” hangout series with Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and DHH centered around “Feedback and QA” - the nuances of feedback and the role of the QA. After the 1st part, Fabio Pereira published his thoughts “Mockists Are Dead.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/feedback-tradeoff</guid></item><item><title>Functional Testing with IE - an Opinionated Guide</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/functional-testing-ie-opinionated-guide</link><author>Tom Clement Oketch</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On my last project, the client categorically asked the team to ensure that the Django app we were developing had first-class support for Internet Explorer 8. Now I know a number of developers who would cringe at the mere mention of Internet Explorer (IE). I have even heard it said that the only use of Internet Explorer is to download an alternative browser! What do you do when you need to set up a test suite that supports the running of functional tests with Internet Explorer? Do you:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On my last project, the client categorically asked the team to ensure that the Django app we were developing had first-class support for Internet Explorer 8. Now I know a number of developers who would cringe at the mere mention of Internet Explorer (IE). I have even heard it said that the only use of Internet Explorer is to download an alternative browser! What do you do when you need to set up a test suite that supports the running of functional tests with Internet Explorer? Do you:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/functional-testing-ie-opinionated-guide</guid></item><item><title>Geeks, Freaks and MBAs Play Innovation Jazz</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/geeks-freaks-and-mbas-play-innovation-jazz</link><author>Dan McClure</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you noticed the job postings?  Design companies want developers.  Technology specialists are competing for designers and big business strategy firms are gobbling up entire agencies and boutiques whole.  What’s going on with this wholesale rush to stitch together firms from tribes with wildly different professional disposition?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Have you noticed the job postings?  Design companies want developers.  Technology specialists are competing for designers and big business strategy firms are gobbling up entire agencies and boutiques whole.  What’s going on with this wholesale rush to stitch together firms from tribes with wildly different professional disposition?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/geeks-freaks-and-mbas-play-innovation-jazz</guid></item><item><title>Write Better Tests in 5 Steps</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/write-better-tests-5-steps</link><author>Marcos Brizeno</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The points I'm going to discuss here helped me a lot to become more aware of my tests and what I can do to improve them. If you have experience in writing tests, you probably know most of what I'm going to talk about, but it's still good to refresh your memory and add more references on the subject. If you have just started writing tests and are looking for ways to become even better, then you came to the right place!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The points I'm going to discuss here helped me a lot to become more aware of my tests and what I can do to improve them. If you have experience in writing tests, you probably know most of what I'm going to talk about, but it's still good to refresh your memory and add more references on the subject. If you have just started writing tests and are looking for ways to become even better, then you came to the right place!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/write-better-tests-5-steps</guid></item><item><title>Workshop Wisdom</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/workshop-wisdom</link><author>David Peter Simon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Africa, there’s a saying: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It’s a great mindset with regard to software design and development - we should always encourage a joint working environment.
One way to “go together” is through workshops. We do it a lot at Thoughtworks - whether it’s to kickoff a Discovery phase around developing new product propositions or initiating a new phase of work in what we call an “inception”. But setting up and running a workshop, of any flavor, is not easy.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Africa, there’s a saying: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It’s a great mindset with regard to software design and development - we should always encourage a joint working environment.
One way to “go together” is through workshops. We do it a lot at Thoughtworks - whether it’s to kickoff a Discovery phase around developing new product propositions or initiating a new phase of work in what we call an “inception”. But setting up and running a workshop, of any flavor, is not easy.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/workshop-wisdom</guid></item><item><title>Using Page Objects to Overcome Protractor's Shortcomings</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-page-objects-overcome-protractors-shortcomings</link><author>Thiago Felix</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Protractor community is getting bigger by the day. We have blogged about ways to get hands-on with Protractor and how to test your AngularJS apps with it. In this blog, let’s look beyond Protractor’s support for writing UI Tests for AngularJS.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Protractor community is getting bigger by the day. We have blogged about ways to get hands-on with Protractor and how to test your AngularJS apps with it. In this blog, let’s look beyond Protractor’s support for writing UI Tests for AngularJS.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-page-objects-overcome-protractors-shortcomings</guid></item><item><title>An Incremental Approach to Content Management Using Git</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/incremental-approach-content-management-using-git</link><author>Andy Robinson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the many challenges with building or refreshing a website is the selection of a Content Management System (CMS). Despite our best efforts the CMS can often be a source of difficulty in a project, but there are alternatives. Read about the approach we took on www.thoughtworks.com to developing functionality to support content management in an incremental fashion.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the many challenges with building or refreshing a website is the selection of a Content Management System (CMS). Despite our best efforts the CMS can often be a source of difficulty in a project, but there are alternatives. Read about the approach we took on www.thoughtworks.com to developing functionality to support content management in an incremental fashion.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/incremental-approach-content-management-using-git</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 6 - Anna Royzman</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-6-anna-royzman</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, I chat with Anna Royzman (@QA_nna) - Conference Chair for this year’s annual conference of the Association for Software Testing (AST) scheduled on August 11th-13th in New York City, and the Chair of AST's test leadership Special Interest Group (Leadership SIG).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, I chat with Anna Royzman (@QA_nna) - Conference Chair for this year’s annual conference of the Association for Software Testing (AST) scheduled on August 11th-13th in New York City, and the Chair of AST's test leadership Special Interest Group (Leadership SIG).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-6-anna-royzman</guid></item><item><title>Why Do We Optimize Locally?</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-do-we-optimize-locally</link><author>Sameer Karl Deans</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For those of us who are not familiar with the Theory of Constraints, in simple terms it talks about identifying and removing bottlenecks from environments while trying to take an overall view of the system rather than optimize locally.
Local optimization is something we do in everyday life. I would rather not have garbage on my doorstep, but its alright if its on my neighbor’s, which still makes the neighborhood, and the city, stink.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For those of us who are not familiar with the Theory of Constraints, in simple terms it talks about identifying and removing bottlenecks from environments while trying to take an overall view of the system rather than optimize locally.
Local optimization is something we do in everyday life. I would rather not have garbage on my doorstep, but its alright if its on my neighbor’s, which still makes the neighborhood, and the city, stink.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-do-we-optimize-locally</guid></item><item><title>The Modern Web is Broken for People with Disabilities</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/modern-web-fundamentally-broken-people-disabilities</link><author>Coleman Collins</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I tell you a story of a visually impaired man lost in a hotel without braille signage, or one of a woman in a wheelchair unable to enter a local restaurant or use their bathroom, the reaction is predictable. You recognize it as unfair, wrong — not just because it's illegal, but because access is a basic human right.
We don't think about the Web this way. We should. These same people with disabilities — people who use keyboards for navigation, people who use screen readers, are suffering through a substandard or even completely non-functional experience.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I tell you a story of a visually impaired man lost in a hotel without braille signage, or one of a woman in a wheelchair unable to enter a local restaurant or use their bathroom, the reaction is predictable. You recognize it as unfair, wrong — not just because it's illegal, but because access is a basic human right.
We don't think about the Web this way. We should. These same people with disabilities — people who use keyboards for navigation, people who use screen readers, are suffering through a substandard or even completely non-functional experience.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/modern-web-fundamentally-broken-people-disabilities</guid></item><item><title>The Gigant Awoke: He'll be Watching During the World Cup</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gigant-awoke-hell-be-watching-during-world-cup</link><author>Álvaro Cavalcanti</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On May 12 a colleague sent an email mentioning the #VaiMudarNaCopa ("#It'sGoingToChangeInTheWorldCup) Hackaton, an initiative created by the Open Knowledge Foundation.  The email asked participants to create either web or mobile apps that would support peaceful and democratic protest movements during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On May 12 a colleague sent an email mentioning the #VaiMudarNaCopa ("#It'sGoingToChangeInTheWorldCup) Hackaton, an initiative created by the Open Knowledge Foundation.  The email asked participants to create either web or mobile apps that would support peaceful and democratic protest movements during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gigant-awoke-hell-be-watching-during-world-cup</guid></item><item><title>Introducing the Software Testing Cupcake (Anti-Pattern)</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-software-testing-cupcake-anti-pattern</link><author>Fabio Pereira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I believe that the Testing Pyramid is one of the best analogies to help a team develop a strategy for writing tests in a reliable and scalable manner. I have used it many times, and have found its application to be immensely helpful.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I believe that the Testing Pyramid is one of the best analogies to help a team develop a strategy for writing tests in a reliable and scalable manner. I have used it many times, and have found its application to be immensely helpful.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-software-testing-cupcake-anti-pattern</guid></item><item><title>Stop Forcing Fidelity</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-forcing-fidelity</link><author>Jamie Narkunski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past few years I’ve noticed a race towards hi-fi prototyping.  In addition to more and more designers picking up HTML, CSS and JavaScript, software companies have been working hard to lower the barrier to entry.  With tools like Axure or iRise almost anyone with an eye for design can pull together near-real functional prototypes.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past few years I’ve noticed a race towards hi-fi prototyping.  In addition to more and more designers picking up HTML, CSS and JavaScript, software companies have been working hard to lower the barrier to entry.  With tools like Axure or iRise almost anyone with an eye for design can pull together near-real functional prototypes.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-forcing-fidelity</guid></item><item><title>Changing the Face of IT: 5 Talks Accepted at Grace Hopper</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-talks-accepted-grace-hopper</link><author>Abigail Bangser</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Technology (GHC) is an amazing gathering of almost  ~5,000 technologists (90% identify as female) ranging from college students to professionals to professors. We have chosen to support this conference for the past 8 years, since the Anita Borg Institute’s mission clearly aligns with our values and our own mission to advocate on behalf of women in this industry.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Technology (GHC) is an amazing gathering of almost  ~5,000 technologists (90% identify as female) ranging from college students to professionals to professors. We have chosen to support this conference for the past 8 years, since the Anita Borg Institute’s mission clearly aligns with our values and our own mission to advocate on behalf of women in this industry.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-talks-accepted-grace-hopper</guid></item><item><title>Discutindo Devops na Prática   </title><pubDate>Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/discutindo-devops-na-pratica</link><author>Danilo Sato</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Práticas de DevOps e Entrega Contínua ajudam a aumentar a frequência de deploys na sua empresa, ao mesmo tempo aumentando a estabilidade e robustez do sistema em produção.  
Neste webinar, Danilo Sato, autor do livro "DevOps na prática: entrega de software confiável e automatizada", discute princípios, práticas e ferramentas de DevOps, cobrindo:

Como automatizar o build e deploy de uma aplicação web e o gerenciamento da infraestrutura
Como monitorar o sistema em produção</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Práticas de DevOps e Entrega Contínua ajudam a aumentar a frequência de deploys na sua empresa, ao mesmo tempo aumentando a estabilidade e robustez do sistema em produção.  
Neste webinar, Danilo Sato, autor do livro "DevOps na prática: entrega de software confiável e automatizada", discute princípios, práticas e ferramentas de DevOps, cobrindo:

Como automatizar o build e deploy de uma aplicação web e o gerenciamento da infraestrutura
Como monitorar o sistema em produção</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/discutindo-devops-na-pratica</guid></item><item><title>Good Practices to Build Your AngularJS Application</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-practices-build-your-angularjs-application</link><author>Tania Gonzales</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#1 Structure     #2 Dependency Injection     #3 Extension of the HTML   #4 Scope     #5 Modules

 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#1 Structure     #2 Dependency Injection     #3 Extension of the HTML   #4 Scope     #5 Modules

 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-practices-build-your-angularjs-application</guid></item><item><title>Using TDD to Influence Design</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-tdd-influence-design</link><author>Sunit Parekh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After hearing the discussion about TDD by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and DHH. I thought of putting down my 2 cents about TDD - why I follow it, and why I find it useful as a thought process for solving design problems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After hearing the discussion about TDD by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and DHH. I thought of putting down my 2 cents about TDD - why I follow it, and why I find it useful as a thought process for solving design problems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-tdd-influence-design</guid></item><item><title>The State of DevOps</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/state-devops</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>DevOps, a movement of people who care about developing and operating reliable, secure, high performance systems at scale, has always — intentionally — lacked a definition or manifesto. However (and this is fascinating in its own right) that doesn’t mean that we can’t measure the impact of DevOps, or how good people are at doing it. The proof of this, and also of the startling impact of the DevOps movement, is now available in the form of the 2014 State of DevOps report (which you can download for free).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>DevOps, a movement of people who care about developing and operating reliable, secure, high performance systems at scale, has always — intentionally — lacked a definition or manifesto. However (and this is fascinating in its own right) that doesn’t mean that we can’t measure the impact of DevOps, or how good people are at doing it. The proof of this, and also of the startling impact of the DevOps movement, is now available in the form of the 2014 State of DevOps report (which you can download for free).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/state-devops</guid></item><item><title>Get Hands-on with Protractor in 3 Steps</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hands-protractor-3-steps</link><author>Daniel Amorim</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Theory only helps till a point with test automation (as with a lot of development practices). So in this article we're going to follow a practical approach to use Protractor. Following these 3 steps below, will give you sufficient hands-on practice to proceed further with Protractor.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Theory only helps till a point with test automation (as with a lot of development practices). So in this article we're going to follow a practical approach to use Protractor. Following these 3 steps below, will give you sufficient hands-on practice to proceed further with Protractor.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hands-protractor-3-steps</guid></item><item><title>Marking 1 Year Since Snowden - Reset the Net on 5 June!</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reset-net-5-june</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks joins Reset the Net on 5 June 
Thoughtworks will participate in Reset the Net, an initiative for businesses, web developers and Internet users to take back their privacy. 
Given the absence of meaningful government or industry reform one year after the shocking revelations of Edward Snowden, Internet users need to take their own privacy seriously. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks joins Reset the Net on 5 June 
Thoughtworks will participate in Reset the Net, an initiative for businesses, web developers and Internet users to take back their privacy. 
Given the absence of meaningful government or industry reform one year after the shocking revelations of Edward Snowden, Internet users need to take their own privacy seriously. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reset-net-5-june</guid></item><item><title>5 Steps to Reboot your Enterprise with CD</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-steps-reboot-your-enterprise-cd</link><author>John Kordyback</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Making wholesales changes within an IT organization is risky, expensive, and prone to failure. If your combined systems have evolved into a tangled web then you need to lay the groundwork to evolve to a solution. You have several options for improvement. A one time step change of systems or practices can yield good, if mixed, results. For example, if you invest capital in a program to improve design or development skills, simplify and streamline infrastructure, retire redundant systems, or even replace parts of you enterprise then you should see some returns on this investment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Making wholesales changes within an IT organization is risky, expensive, and prone to failure. If your combined systems have evolved into a tangled web then you need to lay the groundwork to evolve to a solution. You have several options for improvement. A one time step change of systems or practices can yield good, if mixed, results. For example, if you invest capital in a program to improve design or development skills, simplify and streamline infrastructure, retire redundant systems, or even replace parts of you enterprise then you should see some returns on this investment.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-steps-reboot-your-enterprise-cd</guid></item><item><title>Agile - Theory vs. Practice</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-theory-vs-practice</link><author>Abraham Kiggundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When does Agile fail?
I’ve worked on a number of Agile projects throughout my 13 year career, and my experience with agile has been bittersweet. I was thus quite excited by the opportunity to work with the geeks that literally wrote the book on agile, and have since gained a more well rounded understanding of the concepts and practices along with their pros and cons.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When does Agile fail?
I’ve worked on a number of Agile projects throughout my 13 year career, and my experience with agile has been bittersweet. I was thus quite excited by the opportunity to work with the geeks that literally wrote the book on agile, and have since gained a more well rounded understanding of the concepts and practices along with their pros and cons.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-theory-vs-practice</guid></item><item><title>5 Steps to Continuous Measurement</title><pubDate>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-steps-continuous-measurement</link><author>Nima Montazeri and Kate Logan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software development is complex, expensive and time-consuming. Every business wants to get the highest return on projects, yet success remains typically grounded in meeting one’s schedule, scope and budget. We argue that different metrics, focused on the business outcomes of the delivered software, are more realistic measures of success. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software development is complex, expensive and time-consuming. Every business wants to get the highest return on projects, yet success remains typically grounded in meeting one’s schedule, scope and budget. We argue that different metrics, focused on the business outcomes of the delivered software, are more realistic measures of success. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-steps-continuous-measurement</guid></item><item><title>3 Ways to Add Design Thinking to Inceptions</title><pubDate>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-ways-add-design-thinking-inceptions</link><author>Zichuan Xiong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An Inception is a collaborative design process for a group of stakeholders to share the same understanding about an upcoming project. It is an activity focusing more on “why we do it” rather than “how we do it”. The methods of conducting an inception continually evolve as we face different situations with each client. A good Inception practitioner should always be thinking about improving the methodology. In this article, I will detail our Inception experience at Technovation and discuss three improvements we made.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An Inception is a collaborative design process for a group of stakeholders to share the same understanding about an upcoming project. It is an activity focusing more on “why we do it” rather than “how we do it”. The methods of conducting an inception continually evolve as we face different situations with each client. A good Inception practitioner should always be thinking about improving the methodology. In this article, I will detail our Inception experience at Technovation and discuss three improvements we made.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-ways-add-design-thinking-inceptions</guid></item><item><title>Level Up Kampala: New University Training Program</title><pubDate>Tue May 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/level-kampala-new-university-training-program</link><author>Raymond B. Matovu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, Thoughtworks Kampala hosted a seven-week long training program called Level Up, for students at the Makerere University in Uganda. The aim of the program was to teach students best practices in software development as a part of Thoughtworks’ capacity building program.



Background</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently, Thoughtworks Kampala hosted a seven-week long training program called Level Up, for students at the Makerere University in Uganda. The aim of the program was to teach students best practices in software development as a part of Thoughtworks’ capacity building program.



Background</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/level-kampala-new-university-training-program</guid></item><item><title>Starting a New Airline: Now Harder and Easier </title><pubDate>Tue May 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/starting-new-airline-now-harder-and-easier</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Starting a new airline in today's highly competitive and volatile market is a challenge that comes with substantial market and operational risks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Starting a new airline in today's highly competitive and volatile market is a challenge that comes with substantial market and operational risks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/starting-new-airline-now-harder-and-easier</guid></item><item><title>Test-Induced Design Damage. Fallacy or Reality?</title><pubDate>Tue May 27 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-induced-design-damage-fallacy-or-reality</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is an intriguing ongoing debate between Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) about Test Driven Development (TDD) and its impact on software design.
Though there were strong agreements and disagreements all along the way, one thing stood out to me all the way - there is no right or wrong answer. The answer depends on the context. There are various parameters and considerations to be examined to determine what answer you come up with.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is an intriguing ongoing debate between Martin Fowler, Kent Beck and David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) about Test Driven Development (TDD) and its impact on software design.
Though there were strong agreements and disagreements all along the way, one thing stood out to me all the way - there is no right or wrong answer. The answer depends on the context. There are various parameters and considerations to be examined to determine what answer you come up with.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-induced-design-damage-fallacy-or-reality</guid></item><item><title>Herding Kittens: My Experience Running a Code Club for Kids</title><pubDate>Mon May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/herding-kittens-my-experience-running-code-club-kids-0</link><author>Stuart Curran</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Code Club program was created early last year in the wake of the unfavorable review of UK high school ICT curriculum. Its aim is to give every child in the UK the chance to learn to code, specifically targeting 9 to 11 year-olds.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Code Club program was created early last year in the wake of the unfavorable review of UK high school ICT curriculum. Its aim is to give every child in the UK the chance to learn to code, specifically targeting 9 to 11 year-olds.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/herding-kittens-my-experience-running-code-club-kids-0</guid></item><item><title>A Night in the Life of the Homeless</title><pubDate>Mon May 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sleeping-streets-change-lives</link><author>Heather Malec</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>No one dreams of spending their Friday night sleeping on the streets of Manchester UK in the cold rain. Yet a team from Thoughtworks Manchester did just that to build awareness and raise money for the UK charity, Action for Children, which helps to tackle the root causes of why young people find themselves on the streets. This annual event is called ByteNight and is in its 17th year.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>No one dreams of spending their Friday night sleeping on the streets of Manchester UK in the cold rain. Yet a team from Thoughtworks Manchester did just that to build awareness and raise money for the UK charity, Action for Children, which helps to tackle the root causes of why young people find themselves on the streets. This annual event is called ByteNight and is in its 17th year.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sleeping-streets-change-lives</guid></item><item><title>How We Moved to the Cloud</title><pubDate>Sat May 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-moved-cloud</link><author>Sudhindra Rao</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On our journey to allow for faster delivery times, wowing customers with new features and allowing for quicker support, we made a decision to move Mingle to a 'Software as a Service' on the cloud. We spent a few months architecting Mingle to suit the features and limitations of the cloud and this is the story about that effort. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On our journey to allow for faster delivery times, wowing customers with new features and allowing for quicker support, we made a decision to move Mingle to a 'Software as a Service' on the cloud. We spent a few months architecting Mingle to suit the features and limitations of the cloud and this is the story about that effort. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-moved-cloud</guid></item><item><title>The Bucket Theory</title><pubDate>Fri May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bucket-theory</link><author>Malcolm Beaton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over a year of presenting agile fundamentals to teams has taught me that the topic of estimation seems to strike fear and horror into people. The process of estimating seems to go something like this:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over a year of presenting agile fundamentals to teams has taught me that the topic of estimation seems to strike fear and horror into people. The process of estimating seems to go something like this:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bucket-theory</guid></item><item><title>Lean Product Design in Practice</title><pubDate>Fri May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-product-design-practice</link><author>Natalie Hollier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Lean product design is a software development process for creating innovative new products. It enables businesses to get their product to market fast, validate it frequently with users, and continuously respond to feedback. The process involves interweaving lightweight design and user research throughout an agile development process, rather than relying on most of the product design and research to be done up front.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Lean product design is a software development process for creating innovative new products. It enables businesses to get their product to market fast, validate it frequently with users, and continuously respond to feedback. The process involves interweaving lightweight design and user research throughout an agile development process, rather than relying on most of the product design and research to be done up front.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-product-design-practice</guid></item><item><title>Corporate Graffiti - Being Disruptive With Visual Thinking </title><pubDate>Thu May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/corporate-graffiti-being-disruptive-visual-thinking</link><author>David Colls</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Disruptive thinking, done visually. It’s about making your thought process visible to others to affect change. It’s about corporate graffiti as an influencing technique.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Disruptive thinking, done visually. It’s about making your thought process visible to others to affect change. It’s about corporate graffiti as an influencing technique.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/corporate-graffiti-being-disruptive-visual-thinking</guid></item><item><title>Going Beyond Technology: Lalit Pant's Journey with Scala</title><pubDate>Wed May 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/meet-lalit-pant-scala-contributor-and-author-kojo</link><author>Deepthi Shankar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Lalit Pant is a prominent Scala contributor based out of Dehradun. He is the creator of a learning software platform called Kojo. We invited him to give the keynote at the First Annual Pune Scala Symposium where he demoed the power and  simplicity of Kojo.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Lalit Pant is a prominent Scala contributor based out of Dehradun. He is the creator of a learning software platform called Kojo. We invited him to give the keynote at the First Annual Pune Scala Symposium where he demoed the power and  simplicity of Kojo.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/meet-lalit-pant-scala-contributor-and-author-kojo</guid></item><item><title>Innovation is Not Magic </title><pubDate>Tue May 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-not-magic</link><author>Aly Blenkin and Fernanda Alcocer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Innovation is Not Magic </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Innovation is Not Magic </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-not-magic</guid></item><item><title>What's in a Name?</title><pubDate>Tue May 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whats-name</link><author>Bill Kimmel</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” - William Shakespeare
Or would it? Despite what Juliet argues in Romeo and Juliet, names do matter. Moving to a new office space in Chicago in 2006 created an opportunity to rebrand the Thoughtworks space and honor progressive innovators and leaders at the same time.
Here’s how we did it.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” - William Shakespeare
Or would it? Despite what Juliet argues in Romeo and Juliet, names do matter. Moving to a new office space in Chicago in 2006 created an opportunity to rebrand the Thoughtworks space and honor progressive innovators and leaders at the same time.
Here’s how we did it.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whats-name</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 5 - Justin Rohrman</title><pubDate>Mon May 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-5-justin-rohrman</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 5 of our interview series with testers who are upping the testing ante, we chat with Justin Rohrman (@JustinRohrman).  Justin is a long time tester and an instructor for the Black Box Software Testing classes run by the Association for Software Testing (AST). He is also a Miagi-do black belt, and was part of the review committee for the Testing & Quality Assurance Track at Agile 2013 and 2014. In particular, his interests lie at the intersection of risk, quality, defects, and delivery.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 5 of our interview series with testers who are upping the testing ante, we chat with Justin Rohrman (@JustinRohrman).  Justin is a long time tester and an instructor for the Black Box Software Testing classes run by the Association for Software Testing (AST). He is also a Miagi-do black belt, and was part of the review committee for the Testing & Quality Assurance Track at Agile 2013 and 2014. In particular, his interests lie at the intersection of risk, quality, defects, and delivery.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-5-justin-rohrman</guid></item><item><title>So you want to be an IT Consultant?</title><pubDate>Tue May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/so-you-want-be-it-consultant</link><author>Michael D Green</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It has been roughly 4 years since I quit my industry job and decided to become a consultant.  Before making my decision, I remember searching the Internet to see if I could gain any insight into what to expect.   Unfortunately, there just didn’t seem to be many  people sharing their own experiences about what it was like to go from an industry job to IT consulting.  Quite a bit of time has passed since I became a consultant and I just wanted to take some time to share my own thoughts and experiences as I made the transition to possibly help others.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It has been roughly 4 years since I quit my industry job and decided to become a consultant.  Before making my decision, I remember searching the Internet to see if I could gain any insight into what to expect.   Unfortunately, there just didn’t seem to be many  people sharing their own experiences about what it was like to go from an industry job to IT consulting.  Quite a bit of time has passed since I became a consultant and I just wanted to take some time to share my own thoughts and experiences as I made the transition to possibly help others.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/so-you-want-be-it-consultant</guid></item><item><title>Reworking the UI from iOS to Android</title><pubDate>Tue May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reworking-ui-android-ios</link><author>Luiza Figueiredo Pagliari</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of our clients, a large media group in Latin America, came to us with a mobile project. Their online television division wanted to ensure viewers could watch their favorite programs at any time, anywhere. After the successful launch of their iPhone app, we were brought in to build an Android application with video-on-demand.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of our clients, a large media group in Latin America, came to us with a mobile project. Their online television division wanted to ensure viewers could watch their favorite programs at any time, anywhere. After the successful launch of their iPhone app, we were brought in to build an Android application with video-on-demand.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reworking-ui-android-ios</guid></item><item><title>Mockists Are Dead. Long Live Classicists.</title><pubDate>Tue May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mockists-are-dead-long-live-classicists</link><author>Fabio Pereira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The recent “Is TDD Dead?” hangout between DHH, Martin Fowler and Kent Beck has made the level of dissatisfaction about too much mocking and stubbing when writing automated tests pretty clear. DHH expressed his strong opinions about fundamentalism around tests that can’t access collaborators. This has also been a key point in Martin’s recent post. The three of them claimed to “mock almost nothing”.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The recent “Is TDD Dead?” hangout between DHH, Martin Fowler and Kent Beck has made the level of dissatisfaction about too much mocking and stubbing when writing automated tests pretty clear. DHH expressed his strong opinions about fundamentalism around tests that can’t access collaborators. This has also been a key point in Martin’s recent post. The three of them claimed to “mock almost nothing”.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mockists-are-dead-long-live-classicists</guid></item><item><title>Using 6 Thinking Hats for Better Design</title><pubDate>Tue May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-6-thinking-hats-better-design</link><author>Juliana Dorneles</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A design critique session can be tough. Some people don’t feel comfortable enough to give an honest opinion and limit themselves to giving positive feedback. Others will only observe the negatives. And most folks base their critique on their own biased aesthetic viewpoint rather than focusing on the purpose of the design (form follows function, remember?). These and a number of other reasons can turn a design critique session into an endless back-and-forth conversation.
Enter Six Thinking Hats….</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A design critique session can be tough. Some people don’t feel comfortable enough to give an honest opinion and limit themselves to giving positive feedback. Others will only observe the negatives. And most folks base their critique on their own biased aesthetic viewpoint rather than focusing on the purpose of the design (form follows function, remember?). These and a number of other reasons can turn a design critique session into an endless back-and-forth conversation.
Enter Six Thinking Hats….</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-6-thinking-hats-better-design</guid></item><item><title>Banking Disrupted: Is a Fear of Failure Preventing Innovation?</title><pubDate>Mon May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banking-disrupted-fear-failure-preventing-innovation</link><author>Charan Singh</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Banking is necessary, but banks are not.” - Bill Gates
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Banking is necessary, but banks are not.” - Bill Gates
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/banking-disrupted-fear-failure-preventing-innovation</guid></item><item><title>Gatling: Take Your Performance Tests to the next Level</title><pubDate>Mon May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gatling-take-your-performance-tests-next-level</link><author>Rodrigo Tolledo</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gatling is a powerful open-source Performance Test tool released in December, 2011. It was also mentioned in the Thoughtworks Radar 2013 and 2014 as a tool worth trying. Gatling is a lightweight DSL written in Scala that comes with the interesting premise of "treating your performance tests as production code".</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gatling is a powerful open-source Performance Test tool released in December, 2011. It was also mentioned in the Thoughtworks Radar 2013 and 2014 as a tool worth trying. Gatling is a lightweight DSL written in Scala that comes with the interesting premise of "treating your performance tests as production code".</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gatling-take-your-performance-tests-next-level</guid></item><item><title>Introduction to Agile Knowledge Transfer</title><pubDate>Mon May 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-agile-knowledge-transfer</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Getting a different team to take over the development of an application brings in challenges from multiple perspectives. There will be differences around processes, engineering, as well as culture. Larger transfers would also involve changes to infrastructure. For long, the industry has done a disservice to this field by calling it “Knowledge Transfer”. Knowledge transfer is but a subset of the scope of activities involved in this exercise.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Getting a different team to take over the development of an application brings in challenges from multiple perspectives. There will be differences around processes, engineering, as well as culture. Larger transfers would also involve changes to infrastructure. For long, the industry has done a disservice to this field by calling it “Knowledge Transfer”. Knowledge transfer is but a subset of the scope of activities involved in this exercise.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-agile-knowledge-transfer</guid></item><item><title>From Idea to Execution: A Product Design Workshop</title><pubDate>Sun May 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/idea-execution-product-design-workshop</link><author>Natalie Hollier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently some of my colleagues at Thoughtworks (@TheSubversiveBA, @JessicaKeeney) and I ran a workshop at Harvard's Women in CS WECode Conference. The conference turnout was 350 amazing and talented young women from high schools and universities in Boston and nearby states.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently some of my colleagues at Thoughtworks (@TheSubversiveBA, @JessicaKeeney) and I ran a workshop at Harvard's Women in CS WECode Conference. The conference turnout was 350 amazing and talented young women from high schools and universities in Boston and nearby states.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/idea-execution-product-design-workshop</guid></item><item><title>Introducing EMBD: A Superheroic Embedded Programming Framework</title><pubDate>Fri May 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-embd-superheroic-embedded-programming-framework</link><author>Karan Misra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For the impatient, TheBot was an experiment to kickstart a hardware engineering culture at Thoughtworks. We choose the Raspberry Pi (RPi) as the prototyping platform and Golang as the language in which to create the firmware. We felt the need for a solid hardware abstraction layer (HAL) which would allow us to not only target the RPi, but soon expand to other platforms as well. We also wanted to make it dead easy to talk to a variety of sensors.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For the impatient, TheBot was an experiment to kickstart a hardware engineering culture at Thoughtworks. We choose the Raspberry Pi (RPi) as the prototyping platform and Golang as the language in which to create the firmware. We felt the need for a solid hardware abstraction layer (HAL) which would allow us to not only target the RPi, but soon expand to other platforms as well. We also wanted to make it dead easy to talk to a variety of sensors.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introducing-embd-superheroic-embedded-programming-framework</guid></item><item><title>CoAP and a Web of Things Watching Things</title><pubDate>Fri May 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coap-and-web-things-watching-things</link><author>Duncan Cragg</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT), and the diversity of products and technologies, the one thing that everyone agrees on is that it's time to start agreeing: the Internet of Things needs standards. Many agree that it needs open standards, like those that underpin the Web.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT), and the diversity of products and technologies, the one thing that everyone agrees on is that it's time to start agreeing: the Internet of Things needs standards. Many agree that it needs open standards, like those that underpin the Web.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coap-and-web-things-watching-things</guid></item><item><title>Building Innovative New Products</title><pubDate>Thu May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-innovative-new-products-1</link><author>Natalie Hollier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Designing a new and innovative product can be a challenging process filled with uncertainties. From a business perspective, you need to explore and keep at the forefront of what is happening in the market, search for unique opportunities and listen to customer’s needs until you discover a meaningful solution. But once you have a new product idea, the design process does not end there.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Designing a new and innovative product can be a challenging process filled with uncertainties. From a business perspective, you need to explore and keep at the forefront of what is happening in the market, search for unique opportunities and listen to customer’s needs until you discover a meaningful solution. But once you have a new product idea, the design process does not end there.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/building-innovative-new-products-1</guid></item><item><title>3 Steps to Effective User Research</title><pubDate>Thu May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-steps-effective-user-research</link><author>Paul Sullivan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recent movements have given Product Managers wonderful tools for minimizing waste. Eric Ries has his build/measure/learn loops. Steve Blank calls for us to "get out of the building". Clay Christensen’s Jobs to Be Done framework gives us new ways to think about the roles that our products play in user’s lives. They all tell us that you need to get feedback from your users if you want to build products they will love.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recent movements have given Product Managers wonderful tools for minimizing waste. Eric Ries has his build/measure/learn loops. Steve Blank calls for us to "get out of the building". Clay Christensen’s Jobs to Be Done framework gives us new ways to think about the roles that our products play in user’s lives. They all tell us that you need to get feedback from your users if you want to build products they will love.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-steps-effective-user-research</guid></item><item><title>3am Nights: Sustainable Pace and Then Some</title><pubDate>Thu May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3am-nights-sustainable-pace-and-then-some</link><author>Patti Mandarino</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While on vacation, I received the following text from a colleague. “Was another mad week with nights getting home at 3am and lots of people less than happy. But nothing to worry about. I’m on it.”

The text got me thinking about those 3am nights.

In the 20 years of software development projects, I’ve experienced a number of times when there was a need for more than the standard 40 hours.

There are those times when there is a defined time constraint and …</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>While on vacation, I received the following text from a colleague. “Was another mad week with nights getting home at 3am and lots of people less than happy. But nothing to worry about. I’m on it.”

The text got me thinking about those 3am nights.

In the 20 years of software development projects, I’ve experienced a number of times when there was a need for more than the standard 40 hours.

There are those times when there is a defined time constraint and …</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3am-nights-sustainable-pace-and-then-some</guid></item><item><title>First Annual Pune Scala Symposium </title><pubDate>Thu May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/first-annual-pune-scala-symposium</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks Pune has been using Scala successfully for past couple of years on a few projects. In the spirit of contributing back to the community, we hosted the first ever Pune Scala Symposium on 12 April 2014. The primary goals of the conference were to get practitioners together, share learnings with others, motivate the uninitiated to take a plunge, and have fun.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks Pune has been using Scala successfully for past couple of years on a few projects. In the spirit of contributing back to the community, we hosted the first ever Pune Scala Symposium on 12 April 2014. The primary goals of the conference were to get practitioners together, share learnings with others, motivate the uninitiated to take a plunge, and have fun.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/first-annual-pune-scala-symposium</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Deployment of a Static Website to AWS with SnapCI</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-deployment-static-website-aws-snapci</link><author>Danilo Sato</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Implementing a deployment pipeline does not have to be difficult, and this article will show you how to use Thoughtworks' SnapCI to deploy a static website to the cloud using Amazon Web Services (AWS).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Implementing a deployment pipeline does not have to be difficult, and this article will show you how to use Thoughtworks' SnapCI to deploy a static website to the cloud using Amazon Web Services (AWS).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-deployment-static-website-aws-snapci</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium:  Big Data Pipeline Powered by Scala</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-big-data-pipeline-powered-scala</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Data Pipeline powered by Scala

Session presented by Rohit Rai, tuplejump

Rohit is a founder and the CEO of tuplejump Inc. Rohit is a true polyglot with experience in a number of programming languages. He is also a prolific open source contributor. He has been working in Scala, Akka, Play and the ecosystem for over 4 years. Tuplejump is a startup, with a vision to simplify data engineering, by making the data and tools to work with it accessible to the people who need it. They have built a big data platform powered by Scala everywhere.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Data Pipeline powered by Scala

Session presented by Rohit Rai, tuplejump

Rohit is a founder and the CEO of tuplejump Inc. Rohit is a true polyglot with experience in a number of programming languages. He is also a prolific open source contributor. He has been working in Scala, Akka, Play and the ecosystem for over 4 years. Tuplejump is a startup, with a vision to simplify data engineering, by making the data and tools to work with it accessible to the people who need it. They have built a big data platform powered by Scala everywhere.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-big-data-pipeline-powered-scala</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium: Demo the Reactive Jargons</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/demo-reactive-jargons</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mushtaq is probably the biggest Scala enthusiast and evangelist in all of Thoughtworks! He has been programming in Scala for a long time, and has also been coaching for quite some while. (Keep an eye on @punescala for our Scala training programs.)

 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mushtaq is probably the biggest Scala enthusiast and evangelist in all of Thoughtworks! He has been programming in Scala for a long time, and has also been coaching for quite some while. (Keep an eye on @punescala for our Scala training programs.)

 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/demo-reactive-jargons</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium: Scaling your Startup's Data Platform</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-scaling-your-startups-data-platform</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scaling your startup's data platform using Akka, Scalding, and Spark

- Session presented by Rajesh Muppalla, Indix


Rajesh is a co-founder and director of engineering at Indix, a product intelligence platform for retailers and brands. He leads a team responsible for collecting, organizing, and structuring all the product related data collected from web. His main areas of focus are big data and distributed systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scaling your startup's data platform using Akka, Scalding, and Spark

- Session presented by Rajesh Muppalla, Indix


Rajesh is a co-founder and director of engineering at Indix, a product intelligence platform for retailers and brands. He leads a team responsible for collecting, organizing, and structuring all the product related data collected from web. His main areas of focus are big data and distributed systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-scaling-your-startups-data-platform</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium: Promise of a Better Future</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/promise-better-future</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Promise of a Better Future

- Session presented by Rahul Goma Phulore and Pooja Akshantal, Thoughtworks

Pooja and I have been working on a large scale Scala project at Thoughtworks for more than a year now, and have been using Scala, Play, and a teensy bit of Akka successfully. We have been using future-based concurrency, which is what this talk was about.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Promise of a Better Future

- Session presented by Rahul Goma Phulore and Pooja Akshantal, Thoughtworks

Pooja and I have been working on a large scale Scala project at Thoughtworks for more than a year now, and have been using Scala, Play, and a teensy bit of Akka successfully. We have been using future-based concurrency, which is what this talk was about.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/promise-better-future</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium: Scala Practice 3 Years Later</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-scala-practice-3-years-later</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scala in Practice: 3 years later

- Session presented by Patric Fornasier, Springer

Patric, a former Thoughtworker, is now a technical principal at Springer where he primarily writes code and helps teams deliver software effectively. He has experience with wide range of tools, languages, and technologies. Three years ago, Springer decided to use Scala on a large, strategic project. This talk was an experience report from the journey the development teams made.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scala in Practice: 3 years later

- Session presented by Patric Fornasier, Springer

Patric, a former Thoughtworker, is now a technical principal at Springer where he primarily writes code and helps teams deliver software effectively. He has experience with wide range of tools, languages, and technologies. Three years ago, Springer decided to use Scala on a large, strategic project. This talk was an experience report from the journey the development teams made.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-scala-practice-3-years-later</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium: Number Crunching in Scala</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-number-crunching-scala</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Number Crunching in Scala

- Session presented by Chris Stucchio, BayesianWitch

Chris is one of the founders of BayesianWitch, a web analytics company built almost entirely on Scala. He is currently focused on improving the scientific computing ecosystem in Scala.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Number Crunching in Scala

- Session presented by Chris Stucchio, BayesianWitch

Chris is one of the founders of BayesianWitch, a web analytics company built almost entirely on Scala. He is currently focused on improving the scientific computing ecosystem in Scala.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-number-crunching-scala</guid></item><item><title>Scala Symposium: Keynote Talk Kojo</title><pubDate>Wed May 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-keynote-talk-kojo</link><author>Rahul Goma Phulore</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Keynote talk: Kojo, a Scala based learning environment for children

- Session presented by Lalit Pant, Kogics

Lalit Pant is a software architect cum teacher based out of Dehradun. He spends his time creating educational software , and teaching computer programming and math to children. In addition, he runs an NGO called Kalpana learning center.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Keynote talk: Kojo, a Scala based learning environment for children

- Session presented by Lalit Pant, Kogics

Lalit Pant is a software architect cum teacher based out of Dehradun. He spends his time creating educational software , and teaching computer programming and math to children. In addition, he runs an NGO called Kalpana learning center.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scala-symposium-keynote-talk-kojo</guid></item><item><title>Stop Saying Estimate</title><pubDate>Tue May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-saying-estimate</link><author>JK Werner</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a certain connotation with the word estimate.  People think of cost and time.  Think about the last time a mechanic fixed your car or you hired a painter to put a fresh coat of paint on the third floor windows.  You are thinking about time and cost aren't you?  When we start thinking about a software project we are still estimating the cost and time, but of the project not the stories.  We are doing ourselves a disservice when we say we estimate our stories.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is a certain connotation with the word estimate.  People think of cost and time.  Think about the last time a mechanic fixed your car or you hired a painter to put a fresh coat of paint on the third floor windows.  You are thinking about time and cost aren't you?  When we start thinking about a software project we are still estimating the cost and time, but of the project not the stories.  We are doing ourselves a disservice when we say we estimate our stories.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-saying-estimate</guid></item><item><title>LevelUp: Lessons on the Real World </title><pubDate>Fri May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/levelup</link><author>Sarah Howe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In early 2013, Thoughtworks was invited to speak at a series of guest lectures for an Australian university, targeting undergraduate and graduate students of Computer Science and Information Technology.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In early 2013, Thoughtworks was invited to speak at a series of guest lectures for an Australian university, targeting undergraduate and graduate students of Computer Science and Information Technology.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/levelup</guid></item><item><title>4 Ideas to Nurture More Female Speakers</title><pubDate>Thu May 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-ways-develop-more-female-speakers</link><author>Mangalam Nandakumar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Aspiring to speak at conferences and to share knowledge with others seems like a reasonable thing for a professional to do. So, it was quite odd to me to find that there were so few women going out and speaking at conferences from Thoughtworks India, as compared to men.  
Is it possible that women were just less keen on speaking? Or was there something else stopping women from speaking?
A group of us decided to find out and hopefully change this outcome.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Aspiring to speak at conferences and to share knowledge with others seems like a reasonable thing for a professional to do. So, it was quite odd to me to find that there were so few women going out and speaking at conferences from Thoughtworks India, as compared to men.  
Is it possible that women were just less keen on speaking? Or was there something else stopping women from speaking?
A group of us decided to find out and hopefully change this outcome.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-ways-develop-more-female-speakers</guid></item><item><title> Automation, Computerization and the Future of Work?</title><pubDate>Thu May 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-future-work</link><author>Leah Hunt-Hendrix</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are at a critical juncture in the evolution of human society. We can continue to live in a world where many of us are nothing more than cogs in a machine, or we can choose to fashion a society that values the potential and power and beauty of every individual. Advancements in automation and computerization are part of the rapidly changing conditions that present us with this choice.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are at a critical juncture in the evolution of human society. We can continue to live in a world where many of us are nothing more than cogs in a machine, or we can choose to fashion a society that values the potential and power and beauty of every individual. Advancements in automation and computerization are part of the rapidly changing conditions that present us with this choice.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-future-work</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Delivery Cannot Succeed Without Business Analysts</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-cannot-succeed-without-business-analysts</link><author>Jenny Wong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What is the role of an analyst in Continuous Delivery? Does the concept and practice exist only in development and DevOps? If not, then what do analysts have to do with it?


To answer these questions, let's first think about what Continuous Delivery represents: it is about building quality right into your product or application; it is about enabling more frequent and reliable releases, shrinking the ceremonial aspects of releasing to the production environment to the point where you are always ready to release quality software that is fit for purpose.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What is the role of an analyst in Continuous Delivery? Does the concept and practice exist only in development and DevOps? If not, then what do analysts have to do with it?


To answer these questions, let's first think about what Continuous Delivery represents: it is about building quality right into your product or application; it is about enabling more frequent and reliable releases, shrinking the ceremonial aspects of releasing to the production environment to the point where you are always ready to release quality software that is fit for purpose.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-cannot-succeed-without-business-analysts</guid></item><item><title>7 Dimensions of Big Data Agile Analytics</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-dimensions-agile-analytics</link><author>Ken Collier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Updated from 2 April 2014

Agile Analytics is a blend of sophisticated analytics techniques, agile delivery methods and lean learning principles, but doing it well involves a bit more than that. I recently gave a talk in Singapore where I outlined the essential elements of effective agile analytics. I summarize these seven dimensions here, which accompanies this slide deck from my original talk.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Updated from 2 April 2014

Agile Analytics is a blend of sophisticated analytics techniques, agile delivery methods and lean learning principles, but doing it well involves a bit more than that. I recently gave a talk in Singapore where I outlined the essential elements of effective agile analytics. I summarize these seven dimensions here, which accompanies this slide deck from my original talk.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-dimensions-agile-analytics</guid></item><item><title>Automate Your Tests across Platform, OS, Technologies with TaaS</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/automate-your-tests-across-platform-os-technologies-taas</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Typically in organizations, there are multiple projects and products in development. Many organizations like to have a common Test Automation solution across these products in an effort to standardize the framework. However, this is not such a good idea! Each product should be tested using the tools and technologies that are "right" for it. Yet, these different products should talk to each other and the integration between them needs to be tested in an automated way.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Typically in organizations, there are multiple projects and products in development. Many organizations like to have a common Test Automation solution across these products in an effort to standardize the framework. However, this is not such a good idea! Each product should be tested using the tools and technologies that are "right" for it. Yet, these different products should talk to each other and the integration between them needs to be tested in an automated way.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/automate-your-tests-across-platform-os-technologies-taas</guid></item><item><title>4 Signs That User Experience Lethargy Is Setting In</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-signs-user-experience-lethargy-setting</link><author>Pete Chemsripong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>User Experience (UX) may come by many names, but the importance of it is indisputable. It is a good idea to focus on the person who will be using whatever it is you are making. UX should be an insurance to minimise the fail rate of your product by telling you what will fail before you finish building it.
If you still don't have a UX designer on your team, stop reading and get one! For the rest of us, your project's risk might not be on the UX insurance coverage just yet if it's displaying one of these four symptoms.
#4 Slow or no reaction to new information</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>User Experience (UX) may come by many names, but the importance of it is indisputable. It is a good idea to focus on the person who will be using whatever it is you are making. UX should be an insurance to minimise the fail rate of your product by telling you what will fail before you finish building it.
If you still don't have a UX designer on your team, stop reading and get one! For the rest of us, your project's risk might not be on the UX insurance coverage just yet if it's displaying one of these four symptoms.
#4 Slow or no reaction to new information</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-signs-user-experience-lethargy-setting</guid></item><item><title>A Glossary of Beacon Interaction Design</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beacon-interaction-design-a-glossary</link><author>Andrew McWilliams</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let's slice up beacon interactions
Okay, so we know what beacons are and what they do - great. The next question is, what can we do with them? What kinds of interactions can we craft?
That's the question my collaborator Nick Urban and I decided to pick apart. We sliced beacon interactions up, to show in a clear and non-technical way what they are really made of. In this article we will walk through the slices.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let's slice up beacon interactions
Okay, so we know what beacons are and what they do - great. The next question is, what can we do with them? What kinds of interactions can we craft?
That's the question my collaborator Nick Urban and I decided to pick apart. We sliced beacon interactions up, to show in a clear and non-technical way what they are really made of. In this article we will walk through the slices.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beacon-interaction-design-a-glossary</guid></item><item><title>Technology Improves Healthcare Delivery in Kenya</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/delivering-health-services-and-research-kenya</link><author>Ozge Catalbas</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ozge Catalbas is the Tech Lead on the Humanitarian Software Program (HSP) at Thoughtworks; an initiative where we partner with humanitarian and social organizations, to provide voluntary software development and consulting services, pro-bono. Ozge is passionate about forming productive dev teams and delivering high quality software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ozge Catalbas is the Tech Lead on the Humanitarian Software Program (HSP) at Thoughtworks; an initiative where we partner with humanitarian and social organizations, to provide voluntary software development and consulting services, pro-bono. Ozge is passionate about forming productive dev teams and delivering high quality software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/delivering-health-services-and-research-kenya</guid></item><item><title>3 Pointers to Add Agility to Testing</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-pointers-add-agility-testing</link><author>Torsten Leibrich</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On one of my first projects at Thoughtworks I found myself confronted with a legacy codebase. The tech stack was a Drupal with lots of PHP to customize the CMS with Java based Selenium 1.0 tests on the side. It was not created to test the app comprehensively, and there were gaping holes. The Selenium 1.0 suite consisted of a few UI-driven tests representing user interactions. They took 100 minutes to run and did not even discover critical failures.

Here is how I approached this problem and the lessons I learned along the way.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On one of my first projects at Thoughtworks I found myself confronted with a legacy codebase. The tech stack was a Drupal with lots of PHP to customize the CMS with Java based Selenium 1.0 tests on the side. It was not created to test the app comprehensively, and there were gaping holes. The Selenium 1.0 suite consisted of a few UI-driven tests representing user interactions. They took 100 minutes to run and did not even discover critical failures.

Here is how I approached this problem and the lessons I learned along the way.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-pointers-add-agility-testing</guid></item><item><title>Mission Complete: The International Space Apps Challenge </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hacking-international-space-apps-challenge</link><author>Stacey Watro, Matthew Lui, Amber Houle, Aubrey Chipman, Stephen Winter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The International Space Apps is a 36-hour hackathon that takes place in numerous cities all over the world (including the TW Office in Porto Alegre).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The International Space Apps is a 36-hour hackathon that takes place in numerous cities all over the world (including the TW Office in Porto Alegre).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hacking-international-space-apps-challenge</guid></item><item><title>The Purpose of Estimation</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/purpose-estimation</link><author>Martin Fowler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My first encounter with agile software development was working with Kent Beck at the dawn of Extreme Programming. One of the things that impressed me about that project was the way we went about planning. This included an approach to estimating which was both lightweight yet more effective than what I'd seen before. Over a decade has now passed, and now there is an argument amongst experienced agilsts about whether estimation is worth doing at all, or indeed is actively harmful.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My first encounter with agile software development was working with Kent Beck at the dawn of Extreme Programming. One of the things that impressed me about that project was the way we went about planning. This included an approach to estimating which was both lightweight yet more effective than what I'd seen before. Over a decade has now passed, and now there is an argument amongst experienced agilsts about whether estimation is worth doing at all, or indeed is actively harmful.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/purpose-estimation</guid></item><item><title>Women's DIY for Software Development </title><pubDate>Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/womens-diy-development-training</link><author>Sarah Cnota</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently the Women’s DIY Series hosted the successful launch of a new event series called Women's DIY: Learn Together, Develop It Yourself in the Thoughtworks Chicago office. Founded by two Thoughtworks programmers, the series aims to get more women engaged in programming, with a goal of providing a supportive environment where women can work together and grow their development skills. In addition, Women’s DIY Series encourages women to go beyond basic HTML, JavaScript, and Rails to explore other technologies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Recently the Women’s DIY Series hosted the successful launch of a new event series called Women's DIY: Learn Together, Develop It Yourself in the Thoughtworks Chicago office. Founded by two Thoughtworks programmers, the series aims to get more women engaged in programming, with a goal of providing a supportive environment where women can work together and grow their development skills. In addition, Women’s DIY Series encourages women to go beyond basic HTML, JavaScript, and Rails to explore other technologies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/womens-diy-development-training</guid></item><item><title>Why Does NetMundial Matter?</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-does-netmundial-matter</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The future of the Internet will be discussed at the NetMundial conference in São Paulo, Brazil 23-24 April 2014, which will bring together 800 participants, including representatives of 70 governments. 
The purpose of NetMundial is to craft a set of high-level global principles (a ‘Bill of Rights’ for the Internet) and a roadmap that will determine the future of global Internet governance systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The future of the Internet will be discussed at the NetMundial conference in São Paulo, Brazil 23-24 April 2014, which will bring together 800 participants, including representatives of 70 governments. 
The purpose of NetMundial is to craft a set of high-level global principles (a ‘Bill of Rights’ for the Internet) and a roadmap that will determine the future of global Internet governance systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-does-netmundial-matter</guid></item><item><title>The Gift of Speech - With a Mobile App</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/helping-hearing-impaired-community-communicate</link><author>Chen Zhu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Voice of the Heart - The app that's given 6,000 people a voice
It all began with a technology competition. Building an app that would have an impact in society got a few us thinking. We came up with ‘Voice of the Heart’ – an app that uses voice recognition to aid people in the speech and hearing-impaired community communicate better.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Voice of the Heart - The app that's given 6,000 people a voice
It all began with a technology competition. Building an app that would have an impact in society got a few us thinking. We came up with ‘Voice of the Heart’ – an app that uses voice recognition to aid people in the speech and hearing-impaired community communicate better.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/helping-hearing-impaired-community-communicate</guid></item><item><title>Humanitarian Software Program: Redefining the Role of Technologists</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/humanitarian-software-program</link><author>Tina Vinod</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tina Vinod is the Operations Lead for the Social Impact Program and a mentor for the Humanitarian Software Program (HSP). In this blog, she shares details of the HSP program, it's goals and projects currently on this program.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Tina Vinod is the Operations Lead for the Social Impact Program and a mentor for the Humanitarian Software Program (HSP). In this blog, she shares details of the HSP program, it's goals and projects currently on this program.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/humanitarian-software-program</guid></item><item><title>Testing AngularJS apps with Protractor</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-angularjs-apps-protractor</link><author>Daniel Amorim</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you are developing an AngularJS application, use Protractor to test it! Why?


	Protractor is an end-to-end testing framework for AngularJS applications and works as a solution integrator - combining powerful tools and technologies such as NodeJS, Selenium, webDriver, Jasmine, Cucumber and Mocha.
	
	
	It has a bunch of customizations from Selenium to easily create tests for AngularJS applications.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you are developing an AngularJS application, use Protractor to test it! Why?


	Protractor is an end-to-end testing framework for AngularJS applications and works as a solution integrator - combining powerful tools and technologies such as NodeJS, Selenium, webDriver, Jasmine, Cucumber and Mocha.
	
	
	It has a bunch of customizations from Selenium to easily create tests for AngularJS applications.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-angularjs-apps-protractor</guid></item><item><title>Innovation in an Era of Continual Business Disruption</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-era-continual-business-disruption</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks Retail recently hosted a dinner in New York City for top retail executives in the local market.  Our guests included a mix of IT, Digital, eComm and Customer Experience executives from major retail companies. We enjoyed a great evening of cocktails, dinner and engaging discussion around innovation and how retailers are innovating in an era of continual business disruption.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks Retail recently hosted a dinner in New York City for top retail executives in the local market.  Our guests included a mix of IT, Digital, eComm and Customer Experience executives from major retail companies. We enjoyed a great evening of cocktails, dinner and engaging discussion around innovation and how retailers are innovating in an era of continual business disruption.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovation-era-continual-business-disruption</guid></item><item><title>The Big in Big Data Misses the Point</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-big-data-misses-point</link><author>Dave Elliman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It's one of the most confusing industry terms at the moment... 'big data' what does that really mean? Is there a classification model? What happens if it's big but not quite big enough...is that not-so-big-data?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It's one of the most confusing industry terms at the moment... 'big data' what does that really mean? Is there a classification model? What happens if it's big but not quite big enough...is that not-so-big-data?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-big-data-misses-point</guid></item><item><title>David Johnston Talks Big Data in the Big Apple </title><pubDate>Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/david-johnston-talks-big-data-big-apple</link><author>Rebecca Porterfield</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>David Johnston Talks Big Data in the Big Apple </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>David Johnston Talks Big Data in the Big Apple </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/david-johnston-talks-big-data-big-apple</guid></item><item><title>5 Minute Overview - What is iBeacon?</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-is-ibeacon-in-5-minutes</link><author>Andrew McWilliams</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ok, so what is it?
It's a proximity system. It means that apps on your smartphone, tablet, wearable or other computing device can respond to fine-grained distance readings from 'beacons'.
Beacons are small, cheap physical devices that you can place around some location to represent the things you want to read distance from.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ok, so what is it?
It's a proximity system. It means that apps on your smartphone, tablet, wearable or other computing device can respond to fine-grained distance readings from 'beacons'.
Beacons are small, cheap physical devices that you can place around some location to represent the things you want to read distance from.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-is-ibeacon-in-5-minutes</guid></item><item><title>Why Thoughtworks is Different</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-thoughtworks-different</link><author>Jashaad Gaines</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the beginning of Thoughtworks University we were told to establish four goals. One of my goals was to find out how Thoughtworks can be so different from other IT and software development companies, yet still be able to maintain a very successful business. The purpose of this blog is to answer that question. I will, as briefly as possible, describe how I arrived at my conclusion.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the beginning of Thoughtworks University we were told to establish four goals. One of my goals was to find out how Thoughtworks can be so different from other IT and software development companies, yet still be able to maintain a very successful business. The purpose of this blog is to answer that question. I will, as briefly as possible, describe how I arrived at my conclusion.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-thoughtworks-different</guid></item><item><title>Doing Continuous Delivery with Legacy Systems</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/doing-continuous-delivery-with-legacy-systems</link><author>John Kordyback</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If continuous delivery and Lean enterprise practices are going to be adopted in the large, then we need to bring those techniques to all parts of our enterprise footprint, not just the greenfield systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If continuous delivery and Lean enterprise practices are going to be adopted in the large, then we need to bring those techniques to all parts of our enterprise footprint, not just the greenfield systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/doing-continuous-delivery-with-legacy-systems</guid></item><item><title>Jamming Our Way to Service Design</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/jamming-our-way-service-design</link><author>Manish Pillewar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m sure this situation sounds familiar. Well-known bank has to replace your cash card. They don’t schedule the delivery, despite giving clear instructions repeatedly to the customer support representative. Thus you miss the delivery and have to make a fresh request that takes 4 working days to process. You then try the IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system to change the PIN. After entering all your personal information, card information, details of your favorite color, childhood sweetheart and grandmother’s maiden name, the IVR pushes you back to Customer Support.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’m sure this situation sounds familiar. Well-known bank has to replace your cash card. They don’t schedule the delivery, despite giving clear instructions repeatedly to the customer support representative. Thus you miss the delivery and have to make a fresh request that takes 4 working days to process. You then try the IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system to change the PIN. After entering all your personal information, card information, details of your favorite color, childhood sweetheart and grandmother’s maiden name, the IVR pushes you back to Customer Support.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/jamming-our-way-service-design</guid></item><item><title>TechRadar San Francisco &amp; Seattle Series Kick Off</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/techradar-san-francisco-seattle-series-kickoff</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our Thoughtworks San Francisco office kicked off a series of quarterly Technology Radar events to bring together technologists, decision makers, and practitioners. The Technology Radar San Francisco Events are an informal conference for professional software developers, technologists, and practitioners organized by key leadership within Thoughtworks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our Thoughtworks San Francisco office kicked off a series of quarterly Technology Radar events to bring together technologists, decision makers, and practitioners. The Technology Radar San Francisco Events are an informal conference for professional software developers, technologists, and practitioners organized by key leadership within Thoughtworks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/techradar-san-francisco-seattle-series-kickoff</guid></item><item><title>San Francisco Hacks for Democracy</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/san-francisco-hacks-democracy</link><author>Dellaena Maliszewski</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the Thoughtworks San Francisco office, we have a deep commitment to support humanitarian causes and be a force for good in the Social Justice arena. We hosted the first Hack for Democracy hackathon to support technologists who seek openly to build technology for nonpartisan political oriented projects and initiatives.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At the Thoughtworks San Francisco office, we have a deep commitment to support humanitarian causes and be a force for good in the Social Justice arena. We hosted the first Hack for Democracy hackathon to support technologists who seek openly to build technology for nonpartisan political oriented projects and initiatives.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/san-francisco-hacks-democracy</guid></item><item><title>Agility in The Time of Turbulence</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agility-time-turbulence</link><author>Shaun Jayaraj</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Age of Turbulence is upon us
The telegraph took about 100 years to reach one billion users. SMS took about 20 years to achieve the same number. WhatsApp took just about 2 years to get to one billion users.
In 1958, the average years a company stayed in the Standard and Poor’s 500 list was 61 years. In 1980, it was down to 25 years, and by 2004, it was 18 years. Now, a company enters or exits the list every 2 weeks. 75% will be replaced within 15 years1.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Age of Turbulence is upon us
The telegraph took about 100 years to reach one billion users. SMS took about 20 years to achieve the same number. WhatsApp took just about 2 years to get to one billion users.
In 1958, the average years a company stayed in the Standard and Poor’s 500 list was 61 years. In 1980, it was down to 25 years, and by 2004, it was 18 years. Now, a company enters or exits the list every 2 weeks. 75% will be replaced within 15 years1.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agility-time-turbulence</guid></item><item><title>You're Invited to Discuss the Future of the Internet</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/youre-invited-discuss-future-internet</link><author>Felicity Ruby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last September, in the wake of Edward Snowden’s stunning revelations about the scale of global mass surveillance, President Dilma Roussef of Brazil made an impassioned speech at the United Nations calling for a major break from the status quo on the current systems of Internet governance. As a result, the world is coming to Sao Paulo, Brasil on April 23-24 for a critical discussion about the future of the Internet called NetMundial.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last September, in the wake of Edward Snowden’s stunning revelations about the scale of global mass surveillance, President Dilma Roussef of Brazil made an impassioned speech at the United Nations calling for a major break from the status quo on the current systems of Internet governance. As a result, the world is coming to Sao Paulo, Brasil on April 23-24 for a critical discussion about the future of the Internet called NetMundial.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/youre-invited-discuss-future-internet</guid></item><item><title>Dissent, Privacy and Information Access in San Francisco</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dissent-privacy-and-information-access-san-francisco</link><author>Jack Singleton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The battle over freedom of information is one of the leading issues of our time, and the San Francisco office is part of the movement to protect our right to dissent, privacy, and information access. Between regularly scheduled internal meets and more focused events with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), one of the leading organizations in the United States on privacy, and the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), the office has become a busy place.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The battle over freedom of information is one of the leading issues of our time, and the San Francisco office is part of the movement to protect our right to dissent, privacy, and information access. Between regularly scheduled internal meets and more focused events with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), one of the leading organizations in the United States on privacy, and the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), the office has become a busy place.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dissent-privacy-and-information-access-san-francisco</guid></item><item><title>Signing Open Source Android Apps Without Disclosing Passwords</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/signing-open-source-android-apps-without-disclosing-passwords</link><author>Serge Gebhardt</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You’ve created an open source Android app. The source code is freely available to anybody on GitHub; you might even have a few contributors and followers. You’ve set up a keystore and a private key to sign and release your app.
Now, how do you set up app signing in Gradle? And more importantly, how do you minimize the risk of committing the config files containing passwords to GitHub?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You’ve created an open source Android app. The source code is freely available to anybody on GitHub; you might even have a few contributors and followers. You’ve set up a keystore and a private key to sign and release your app.
Now, how do you set up app signing in Gradle? And more importantly, how do you minimize the risk of committing the config files containing passwords to GitHub?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/signing-open-source-android-apps-without-disclosing-passwords</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 4 - Matt Heusser</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-4-matt-heusser</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part 4 of our series where we interview “disruptive” testers who inject fresh perspective, leadership and enthusiasm in the testing community. Today we chat with Matthew Heusser, who combines his testing expertise and refreshing writing style as a prolific writer, trainer and presenter.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part 4 of our series where we interview “disruptive” testers who inject fresh perspective, leadership and enthusiasm in the testing community. Today we chat with Matthew Heusser, who combines his testing expertise and refreshing writing style as a prolific writer, trainer and presenter.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-4-matt-heusser</guid></item><item><title>Freedom Fest, Hyderabad: An Eye-Opening Experience</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/freedom-fest-hyderabad-eye-opening-experience</link><author>Judy Das</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Until I got to Hyderabad in the early morning of January 24, I didn’t know much about the Swecha* Freedom Fest. All I knew was that we would talk about Defending the Free Internet (DFI) and free software.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Until I got to Hyderabad in the early morning of January 24, I didn’t know much about the Swecha* Freedom Fest. All I knew was that we would talk about Defending the Free Internet (DFI) and free software.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/freedom-fest-hyderabad-eye-opening-experience</guid></item><item><title>Agents of Change: Profiles of Disruptive Thinkers - Johanna Rothman</title><pubDate>Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agents-change-profiles-disruptive-thinkers-johanna-rothman</link><author>Teresa Ann Gracias</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With Agile software development moving from the fringes to mainstream to enterprise-wide, a dilemma with many contradictions emerge - how do you scale Agile? Much like “distributed” seems to be contrary to “Agile”, “scale” also fits in rather uncomfortably with “Agile”. The SAFe framework has its fair share of criticism, but what are the alternatives? Who better to inject some fresh perspective in than Johanna Rothman - the “Pragmatic Manager”?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With Agile software development moving from the fringes to mainstream to enterprise-wide, a dilemma with many contradictions emerge - how do you scale Agile? Much like “distributed” seems to be contrary to “Agile”, “scale” also fits in rather uncomfortably with “Agile”. The SAFe framework has its fair share of criticism, but what are the alternatives? Who better to inject some fresh perspective in than Johanna Rothman - the “Pragmatic Manager”?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agents-change-profiles-disruptive-thinkers-johanna-rothman</guid></item><item><title>Suicide Prevention App Seeks to Save Lives</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/suicide-prevention-app-seeks-save-lives</link><author>Mary-Anne Cosgrove</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The world’s first suicide prevention app designed especially for use by Indigenous people on mobile phones or tablet devices is on trial usage in Australia. Suicide rates are substantially higher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, accounting for 4.2% of all Indigenous deaths compared to the 1.6% national suicide rate.
Can an app help save lives and begin to change this situation? We think so.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The world’s first suicide prevention app designed especially for use by Indigenous people on mobile phones or tablet devices is on trial usage in Australia. Suicide rates are substantially higher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, accounting for 4.2% of all Indigenous deaths compared to the 1.6% national suicide rate.
Can an app help save lives and begin to change this situation? We think so.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/suicide-prevention-app-seeks-save-lives</guid></item><item><title>How Can the Cloud Improve your App's Quality? - Part II</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-can-cloud-improve-your-apps-quality-part-ii</link><author>Max Lincoln</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part I of "How Can the Cloud Improve your App's Quality?", we examined how the cloud helps with Performance, Features, Reliability and Conformance. In Part II we’ll describe the positive effects of the cloud on Durability, Serviceability, Aesthetics and Perceived Quality.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part I of "How Can the Cloud Improve your App's Quality?", we examined how the cloud helps with Performance, Features, Reliability and Conformance. In Part II we’ll describe the positive effects of the cloud on Durability, Serviceability, Aesthetics and Perceived Quality.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-can-cloud-improve-your-apps-quality-part-ii</guid></item><item><title>CTO to Women in IT: You Are Not Weird</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cto-women-it-you-are-not-weird</link><author>Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Women who want to work in this field still feel that it is weird or that men may not accept them. This needs to change,” writes Thoughtworks’ CTO. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Women who want to work in this field still feel that it is weird or that men may not accept them. This needs to change,” writes Thoughtworks’ CTO. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cto-women-it-you-are-not-weird</guid></item><item><title>CD and the Executive</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd-and-executive</link><author>Kief Morris, Luca Minudel</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous Delivery (CD) is often thought to be within the purview of tech practitioners - developers, testers, operations, delivery managers, etc. However, the industry is fast realizing that CD is actually more of a business decision. CD can be the game changer to help the organization stay a step ahead by delivering value to the customer reliably and frequently. CD isn’t a geeky fad, but a huge business enabler vouched for by Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr and the like. So how does the executive put their finger on CD?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous Delivery (CD) is often thought to be within the purview of tech practitioners - developers, testers, operations, delivery managers, etc. However, the industry is fast realizing that CD is actually more of a business decision. CD can be the game changer to help the organization stay a step ahead by delivering value to the customer reliably and frequently. CD isn’t a geeky fad, but a huge business enabler vouched for by Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr and the like. So how does the executive put their finger on CD?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd-and-executive</guid></item><item><title>Agile Storymapping</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-storymapping</link><author>David Peter Simon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Kanban walls, status reports, risk logs … with so many project management tools, it's easy to fall into the complacent feeling that a project is staying on track. But keeping a project on-track in terms of enhanced user experience goes beyond just hitting that next release deadline: it’s also about adding value to the business and building features that matter to end users. It’s also important not forget the UX debt we may have built up thanks to shoddy software practices.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Kanban walls, status reports, risk logs … with so many project management tools, it's easy to fall into the complacent feeling that a project is staying on track. But keeping a project on-track in terms of enhanced user experience goes beyond just hitting that next release deadline: it’s also about adding value to the business and building features that matter to end users. It’s also important not forget the UX debt we may have built up thanks to shoddy software practices.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-storymapping</guid></item><item><title>Why "Fast Track" for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Needs to be Derailed </title><pubDate>Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-tpp-needs-be-derailed</link><author>Matt Simons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Updated from original publication on Jan. 30</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Updated from original publication on Jan. 30</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-tpp-needs-be-derailed</guid></item><item><title>More than just a tech company</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/more-just-tech-company</link><author>Amber Houle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What makes Thoughtworks so awesome? Thoughtworks is MORE THAN JUST A TECH COMPANY.

Thoughtworkers truly do advocate passionately for

SOCIAL and ECONOMIC JUSTICE.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What makes Thoughtworks so awesome? Thoughtworks is MORE THAN JUST A TECH COMPANY.

Thoughtworkers truly do advocate passionately for

SOCIAL and ECONOMIC JUSTICE.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/more-just-tech-company</guid></item><item><title>10 Tips to Get the Most Out Of User Research</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-tips-get-most-out-user-research</link><author>Paul Sullivan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When conducting user research, the most important thing is to connect with each participant so you can practice active listening. Here are some tips that I have found useful:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When conducting user research, the most important thing is to connect with each participant so you can practice active listening. Here are some tips that I have found useful:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/10-tips-get-most-out-user-research</guid></item><item><title>The Culture of Open Source</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/culture-open-source</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you hear open source software, what do you think of? Software developers hunched over keyboards, fueled by sugar and caffeine, or a recent request by your IT department to try new “free” software? It’s all of those of things, and much, much more.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you hear open source software, what do you think of? Software developers hunched over keyboards, fueled by sugar and caffeine, or a recent request by your IT department to try new “free” software? It’s all of those of things, and much, much more.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/culture-open-source</guid></item><item><title>Por que se importar com o Marco Civil da Internet?</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/por-que-se-importar-com-o-marco-civil-da-internet</link><author>Catherine Casale</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>O Marco Civil da Internet pode ser votado no Brasil nas próximas semanas. Mas você sabe o que realmente é o Marco Civil e os impactos que causará?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>O Marco Civil da Internet pode ser votado no Brasil nas próximas semanas. Mas você sabe o que realmente é o Marco Civil e os impactos que causará?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/por-que-se-importar-com-o-marco-civil-da-internet</guid></item><item><title>4 Steps to a Collaborative Portfolio Roadmap</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-steps-to-a-collaborative-portfolio-roadmap</link><author>Anupam Kundu</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Product/Portfolio planning is a key activity for the Agile Product Manager, which usually consists of planning and management of existing product sets, as well as defining new products for the portfolio. This kind of product/portfolio planning needs the product manager to develop a roadmap in collaboration with her stakeholders that consists of new upcoming products and also updates to existing products based on the their current status. The roadmap thus enables identifying strategic future releases and simultaneously drives planning for tactical development.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Product/Portfolio planning is a key activity for the Agile Product Manager, which usually consists of planning and management of existing product sets, as well as defining new products for the portfolio. This kind of product/portfolio planning needs the product manager to develop a roadmap in collaboration with her stakeholders that consists of new upcoming products and also updates to existing products based on the their current status. The roadmap thus enables identifying strategic future releases and simultaneously drives planning for tactical development.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-steps-to-a-collaborative-portfolio-roadmap</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 3 - Markus Gärtner</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-3-markus-gartner</link><author>Rodney Urquhart</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hi! Welcome to Part 3 of our series where we interview testers who with their insightful (and disruptive) thoughts challenged and improved the testing practice.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hi! Welcome to Part 3 of our series where we interview testers who with their insightful (and disruptive) thoughts challenged and improved the testing practice.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-3-markus-gartner</guid></item><item><title>Australians Say No to Mass Surveillance</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/australians-say-no-mass-surveillance</link><author>Lindy Stephens</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Day We Fight Back on 11 February 2014, provided a great opportunity for Australians (and people around the world) to to say no to mass surveillance.
Edward Snowden’s revelations have exposed the activities of not only the US National Security Agency but also its security partners around the world. As one of the Five Eyes, Australia participates as a key member of the emerging global super-surveillance state.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Day We Fight Back on 11 February 2014, provided a great opportunity for Australians (and people around the world) to to say no to mass surveillance.
Edward Snowden’s revelations have exposed the activities of not only the US National Security Agency but also its security partners around the world. As one of the Five Eyes, Australia participates as a key member of the emerging global super-surveillance state.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/australians-say-no-mass-surveillance</guid></item><item><title>One Billion Rise in Recife</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/one-billion-rise-recife</link><author>Carolina Vieira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>1 Billion Rising is a global movement that highlights a common and daily problem: violence against women. Its message: 1 in 3 women are or will be raped in their lifetime. This number is too big to ignore. In 2013, Thoughtworks joined ​​the first edition of 1 Billion Rising. In 2014 we continued this movement and our Recife, Brazil office participated for the first time. The focus being  on the daily small violences women face.  (Sometimes not so small!)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>1 Billion Rising is a global movement that highlights a common and daily problem: violence against women. Its message: 1 in 3 women are or will be raped in their lifetime. This number is too big to ignore. In 2013, Thoughtworks joined ​​the first edition of 1 Billion Rising. In 2014 we continued this movement and our Recife, Brazil office participated for the first time. The focus being  on the daily small violences women face.  (Sometimes not so small!)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/one-billion-rise-recife</guid></item><item><title>A Case For and Against Templates</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-and-against-templates</link><author>Jenny Wong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In what situations should a template be used for writing stories?  When would the lack of templates cause issues?  In this blog, I wanted to put out the case both for and against creating and using a story template.  In particular, stressing the importance of creating a balanced view. Feel free to join in and add your own.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In what situations should a template be used for writing stories?  When would the lack of templates cause issues?  In this blog, I wanted to put out the case both for and against creating and using a story template.  In particular, stressing the importance of creating a balanced view. Feel free to join in and add your own.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-and-against-templates</guid></item><item><title>It Gets Better</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-gets-better</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A group of us got together at the North American Away Day in 2011 to record a video for the "It Gets Better" project. This video is the result.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A group of us got together at the North American Away Day in 2011 to record a video for the "It Gets Better" project. This video is the result.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/it-gets-better</guid></item><item><title>Testflight Alternatives for Android</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testflight-alternatives-android</link><author>Rafael Garcia</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As you may have heard, Testflight is pulling down its support to Android on March 21. But don't worry, we will show you some alternatives so you can choose the tool that best suits your needs.

First, we will define the criteria for the tools:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As you may have heard, Testflight is pulling down its support to Android on March 21. But don't worry, we will show you some alternatives so you can choose the tool that best suits your needs.

First, we will define the criteria for the tools:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testflight-alternatives-android</guid></item><item><title>Lessons Learned While Rising for Justice in Brazil</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/one-billion-rising-brazil</link><author>Natália Silveira</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are passionate about creating an IT environment that is a more welcoming place for minorities and underrepresented groups. One way we do that is by working hard to bring more women into technology. You know what happens when we succeed? A revolution!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are passionate about creating an IT environment that is a more welcoming place for minorities and underrepresented groups. One way we do that is by working hard to bring more women into technology. You know what happens when we succeed? A revolution!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/one-billion-rising-brazil</guid></item><item><title>Simplify Your Mobile Testing on iOS and Android</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-android-and-ios-apps-twist</link><author>Prateek Kumar Baheti</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile applications are increasingly being developed to run on multiple operating systems. At the minimum on both iOS and Android, as they have the bulk of the mobile/tablet market share. Thus being able to test your mobile applications on both iOS and Android is a must, no arguments there. However, having to maintain multiple test implementations, switching the driver selection from one to another, and doing a bunch of configuration can be irritating at best and error-prone at worst.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mobile applications are increasingly being developed to run on multiple operating systems. At the minimum on both iOS and Android, as they have the bulk of the mobile/tablet market share. Thus being able to test your mobile applications on both iOS and Android is a must, no arguments there. However, having to maintain multiple test implementations, switching the driver selection from one to another, and doing a bunch of configuration can be irritating at best and error-prone at worst.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-android-and-ios-apps-twist</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 2 - Lorinda Brandon</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-2-lorinda-brandon</link><author>Rodney Urquhart</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part 2 of our ongoing series where we interview testing luminaries to provide insight into the current and future states of the testing industry. Lorinda Brandon (@lindybrandon) has more than 30 years of experience in quality assurance working for companies such as SmartBear, RR Donnelley, EMC, Kayak Software, Exit41 and Intuit, among others.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Welcome to Part 2 of our ongoing series where we interview testing luminaries to provide insight into the current and future states of the testing industry. Lorinda Brandon (@lindybrandon) has more than 30 years of experience in quality assurance working for companies such as SmartBear, RR Donnelley, EMC, Kayak Software, Exit41 and Intuit, among others.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-2-lorinda-brandon</guid></item><item><title>IT+Marketing: Collaborating Their Way to Success</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/itmarketing-collaborating-their-way-success</link><author>Hu Kai</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Our role is to make IT more responsive to market requirements by blending product, marketing and IT teams together.”
Nigel Dalton, Chief Information Officer, REA Group.

This is the foundational principle for innovation and market performance at REA Group, a global online real estate advertising company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Our role is to make IT more responsive to market requirements by blending product, marketing and IT teams together.”
Nigel Dalton, Chief Information Officer, REA Group.

This is the foundational principle for innovation and market performance at REA Group, a global online real estate advertising company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/itmarketing-collaborating-their-way-success</guid></item><item><title>Tips for Running a Rails Girls Event</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-running-rails-girls-event</link><author>Maria Gomez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks New York we decided to follow other offices’ steps and hosted a Rails Girls event the last weekend of January.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks New York we decided to follow other offices’ steps and hosted a Rails Girls event the last weekend of January.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-running-rails-girls-event</guid></item><item><title>Go Goes Open Source</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/go-goes-open-source</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks has long been associated with continuous integration. In 2000 we began using it on a large project and Matt Foemmel wrote what we think was the first CI server to help make it easier. Other people wanted the tool and through a complicated process of idea-sharing and dragging code across the US we ended up creating CruiseControl, the first publicly available CI server.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks has long been associated with continuous integration. In 2000 we began using it on a large project and Matt Foemmel wrote what we think was the first CI server to help make it easier. Other people wanted the tool and through a complicated process of idea-sharing and dragging code across the US we ended up creating CruiseControl, the first publicly available CI server.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/go-goes-open-source</guid></item><item><title>Trends in Big Data</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/trends-big-data-space-will-accelerate-adoption-agile-analytics</link><author>Shyam Kurien</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Companies that aspire to achieve competitive advantage by using data as a key asset must build their execution plan around two phases, as described by HBR bloggers Redman & Sweeney:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Companies that aspire to achieve competitive advantage by using data as a key asset must build their execution plan around two phases, as described by HBR bloggers Redman & Sweeney:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/trends-big-data-space-will-accelerate-adoption-agile-analytics</guid></item><item><title>A Semi-Technical Lowdown on Working with iBeacons</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/semi-technical-lowdown-working-ibeacons</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Low Energy Bluetooth Beacons (also known as iBeacons, but we’ll get to that later). They’re the first mainstream technology to provide indoor location information to phones, and they’ve opened up an explosion of possible applications.
But don’t get too excited.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s a lot of buzz surrounding Low Energy Bluetooth Beacons (also known as iBeacons, but we’ll get to that later). They’re the first mainstream technology to provide indoor location information to phones, and they’ve opened up an explosion of possible applications.
But don’t get too excited.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/semi-technical-lowdown-working-ibeacons</guid></item><item><title>5 Steps to an Innovative Organization</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-steps-innovative-organization</link><author>Jie (Jeff) Xiong</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In 2012, the book "Lean Startup" suddenly became very popular. Established on the principles of lean thinking, the book advocates a lean approach to starting a business, so that entrepreneurship is a gradual and controllable thing. The essence of “Lean Startup” is a "building => measure => learn" cycle, i.e. take a small step forward and get fast feedback.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In 2012, the book "Lean Startup" suddenly became very popular. Established on the principles of lean thinking, the book advocates a lean approach to starting a business, so that entrepreneurship is a gradual and controllable thing. The essence of “Lean Startup” is a "building => measure => learn" cycle, i.e. take a small step forward and get fast feedback.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/five-steps-innovative-organization</guid></item><item><title>Empowering Women and Children in Kolkata</title><pubDate>Sat Feb 22 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/empowering-women-and-children-kolkata</link><author>Surabhi Vashist</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Surabhi Vashist is a Business Analyst at Thoughtworks and currently working on a Social Impact Program project with Calcutta Kids. In this blog, she shares her experiences of visits to client site that are not only different but also eye-opening in a way. She calls out the challenges faced by Calcutta Kids - a non-governmental organization (NGO) and its group of health-workers in reducing malnutrition rates among kids in the slums.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Surabhi Vashist is a Business Analyst at Thoughtworks and currently working on a Social Impact Program project with Calcutta Kids. In this blog, she shares her experiences of visits to client site that are not only different but also eye-opening in a way. She calls out the challenges faced by Calcutta Kids - a non-governmental organization (NGO) and its group of health-workers in reducing malnutrition rates among kids in the slums.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/empowering-women-and-children-kolkata</guid></item><item><title>Agile and User-Centered Design</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-user-centered-design-0</link><author>Darius Kumana and Jon Dickinson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The agile software development movement has made huge improvements in reliability when delivering software, increasing return on investment, and reducing the risk of building software. However, in a world of iPhones and Google apps, this may no longer be enough. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The agile software development movement has made huge improvements in reliability when delivering software, increasing return on investment, and reducing the risk of building software. However, in a world of iPhones and Google apps, this may no longer be enough. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-user-centered-design-0</guid></item><item><title>Beacons Provide Modern Take on Scavenger Hunt</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scavenger-hunts-and-beacons</link><author>Alexandra Price</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It was the holiday party season and we wanted to create an interesting application to show off our freshly delivered developer preview of Estimote Beacons – low power, low cost bluetooth sensors. What better than a scavenger hunt app in San Francisco to take advantage of the micro-location based nature of the beacons, while testing it out on other Thoughtworkers?
Here’s what we learned.
The Tech</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It was the holiday party season and we wanted to create an interesting application to show off our freshly delivered developer preview of Estimote Beacons – low power, low cost bluetooth sensors. What better than a scavenger hunt app in San Francisco to take advantage of the micro-location based nature of the beacons, while testing it out on other Thoughtworkers?
Here’s what we learned.
The Tech</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scavenger-hunts-and-beacons</guid></item><item><title>Agents of Change: Profiles of Disruptive Thinkers - David Joyce</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agents-change-profiles-disruptive-thinkers-david-joyce</link><author>Teresa Ann Gracias</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 2 of our series we interview David Joyce. He is an Executive Consultant, Systems Thinker and Lean practitioner who has 15 years of leadership experience, and 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Today, David spends his time working with executives, senior managers, front-line leaders and teams helping them instigate sustainable change by applying methods such as Agile, Lean, Systems Thinking and Intervention Theory.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 2 of our series we interview David Joyce. He is an Executive Consultant, Systems Thinker and Lean practitioner who has 15 years of leadership experience, and 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Today, David spends his time working with executives, senior managers, front-line leaders and teams helping them instigate sustainable change by applying methods such as Agile, Lean, Systems Thinking and Intervention Theory.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agents-change-profiles-disruptive-thinkers-david-joyce</guid></item><item><title>Applying Continuous Deployment to iOS</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/apply-continuous-deployment-ios</link><author>Rafael Garcia</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The pace with which the development of mobile applications grows is impressive. An interesting challenge is to maintain agile practices in such an environment where resources are always limited. We must rely on the help of simulators, Mac servers, a lot of Apple configurations, and so on. Thoughtworks is a pioneer in using agile methodologies such as process automation and continuous delivery for web projects, and this should not be different for mobile. On our mobile projects, we continuously deploy to the client device.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The pace with which the development of mobile applications grows is impressive. An interesting challenge is to maintain agile practices in such an environment where resources are always limited. We must rely on the help of simulators, Mac servers, a lot of Apple configurations, and so on. Thoughtworks is a pioneer in using agile methodologies such as process automation and continuous delivery for web projects, and this should not be different for mobile. On our mobile projects, we continuously deploy to the client device.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/apply-continuous-deployment-ios</guid></item><item><title>The Case for Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-continuous-delivery</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>By now, many of us are aware of the wide adoption of continuous delivery within companies that treat software development as a strategic capability that provides competitive advantage. Amazon is on record as making changes to production every 11.6 seconds on average in May of 2011. Facebook releases to production twice a day.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>By now, many of us are aware of the wide adoption of continuous delivery within companies that treat software development as a strategic capability that provides competitive advantage. Amazon is on record as making changes to production every 11.6 seconds on average in May of 2011. Facebook releases to production twice a day.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>How Can the Cloud Improve your App's Quality? Part I</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-can-cloud-improve-your-apps-quality</link><author>Max Lincoln</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Should your quality assurance processes and tools change if you are building an application for the cloud? The answer is obvious - "it depends." Despite having one of the clearest definitions amongst recent buzzwords, there are many types of clouds and many ways to integrate them with your application or development processes. If you have an experienced team that can make informed choices, then these options are a great thing for quality. The team can take advantage of the cloud as a tool to assure quality, rather than viewing it as an extra aspect that needs to be tested.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Should your quality assurance processes and tools change if you are building an application for the cloud? The answer is obvious - "it depends." Despite having one of the clearest definitions amongst recent buzzwords, there are many types of clouds and many ways to integrate them with your application or development processes. If you have an experienced team that can make informed choices, then these options are a great thing for quality. The team can take advantage of the cloud as a tool to assure quality, rather than viewing it as an extra aspect that needs to be tested.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-can-cloud-improve-your-apps-quality</guid></item><item><title>Big Data Reality Causes Privacy Concerns</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-reality-causes-privacy-concerns</link><author>Mike Mason</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year, Thoughtworks publishes the “Technology Radar”—our view on the technology trends that are important in the industry right now, and the trends that will be important in the near future.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twice a year, Thoughtworks publishes the “Technology Radar”—our view on the technology trends that are important in the industry right now, and the trends that will be important in the near future.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-reality-causes-privacy-concerns</guid></item><item><title>Ownership Transfer of an Agile Program</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/knowledge-and-ownership-transfer-agile-program</link><author>Vinod Sankaranarayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this article, we discuss the various techniques we adopted to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and ownership of the platform of a train ticket retailer in the UK, which was built and enhanced by Thoughtworks over five years.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this article, we discuss the various techniques we adopted to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and ownership of the platform of a train ticket retailer in the UK, which was built and enhanced by Thoughtworks over five years.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/knowledge-and-ownership-transfer-agile-program</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Delivery (to the pub)</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd-pub</link><author>Neil Philip Craven</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Think of the times you've planned to leave work and go to a restaurant, pub, or the like with a few of your colleagues.

I'll use the metaphor of the after work drinks, since I'm most familiar with that one. What often happens is something like the following:

Thirsty worker #1: "I'll send an email to everyone asking who wants to go to the pub after work"

Thirsty workers #2 to #6 all reply that they do.

Thirsty worker #7 says, "I just need to finish a few things off. Can you wait 5 minutes?”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Think of the times you've planned to leave work and go to a restaurant, pub, or the like with a few of your colleagues.

I'll use the metaphor of the after work drinks, since I'm most familiar with that one. What often happens is something like the following:

Thirsty worker #1: "I'll send an email to everyone asking who wants to go to the pub after work"

Thirsty workers #2 to #6 all reply that they do.

Thirsty worker #7 says, "I just need to finish a few things off. Can you wait 5 minutes?”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cd-pub</guid></item><item><title>Refactoring by the Book</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/refactoring-book</link><author>Marcos Matos</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Refactoring is one of the techniques that allows us to be agile and apply an evolutionary approach to our design.  A core XP practice and one of TDD's pillars, constant refactoring keeps the evil design upfront at bay and maintain our codebases in a healthy state. One of the few things I think most developers agree on is that refactorings are helpful and should be done at some point in any project, preferably in a continuous manner.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Refactoring is one of the techniques that allows us to be agile and apply an evolutionary approach to our design.  A core XP practice and one of TDD's pillars, constant refactoring keeps the evil design upfront at bay and maintain our codebases in a healthy state. One of the few things I think most developers agree on is that refactorings are helpful and should be done at some point in any project, preferably in a continuous manner.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/refactoring-book</guid></item><item><title>Don’t be misled by your A/B testing - Part 2</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 04 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-be-misled-your-ab-testing-part-2</link><author>Huimin Li</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this post, we explained where you might be misled by your A/B testing result, and how to interpret your A/B testing result. In this second part, we’ll give an example to show you how to A/B test step by step.
How to apply this in practice?
Here I would like to give an example of how we do A/B testing.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this post, we explained where you might be misled by your A/B testing result, and how to interpret your A/B testing result. In this second part, we’ll give an example to show you how to A/B test step by step.
How to apply this in practice?
Here I would like to give an example of how we do A/B testing.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-be-misled-your-ab-testing-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Agile Liturgy</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 03 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-liturgy</link><author>Jaume Cardona</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In religious worship following ceremonies and rules by the book is known as liturgy.

Often, these rules of ritual performance persist over time and culture, even when the original context that created them no longer exists or is misinterpreted. It becomes a cult to the form over the content, a reactionary adherence to the practices even though the foundational values that originated them are long gone.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In religious worship following ceremonies and rules by the book is known as liturgy.

Often, these rules of ritual performance persist over time and culture, even when the original context that created them no longer exists or is misinterpreted. It becomes a cult to the form over the content, a reactionary adherence to the practices even though the foundational values that originated them are long gone.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-liturgy</guid></item><item><title>"Big Data" Agile Analytics</title><pubDate>Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-agile-analytics</link><author>Ken Collier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile Analytics is a combination of sophisticated analytics techniques, lean learning principles, agile delivery methods, and "big data" technologies. In a recent talk I gave at AgileAustralia 2013 on Agile Analytics, I discussed in detail the following seven topics:  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile Analytics is a combination of sophisticated analytics techniques, lean learning principles, agile delivery methods, and "big data" technologies. In a recent talk I gave at AgileAustralia 2013 on Agile Analytics, I discussed in detail the following seven topics:  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-agile-analytics</guid></item><item><title>4 Steps to Continuous Improvement</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 31 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-steps-continuous-improvement</link><author>Lourenço P. Soares</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Build products that people love, faster: Find the next most important thing with Goal-based Prioritization</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Build products that people love, faster: Find the next most important thing with Goal-based Prioritization</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/4-steps-continuous-improvement</guid></item><item><title>Memories of a Functional Afternoon</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 30 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/memories-functional-afternoon</link><author>Iván Pazmiño</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last year, well just three weeks ago in the middle of December 2013, in Thoughtworks Ecuador we had a functional afternoon worth remembering. But as fragile as memory is, I will try to focus on the pictures and not so much on the words.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last year, well just three weeks ago in the middle of December 2013, in Thoughtworks Ecuador we had a functional afternoon worth remembering. But as fragile as memory is, I will try to focus on the pictures and not so much on the words.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/memories-functional-afternoon</guid></item><item><title>Don’t be misled by your A/B testing - Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-be-misled-your-ab-testing-part-1</link><author>Huimin Li</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Isn’t A/B testing just “40% is better than 30%”?
You have a product and want to encourage more people to complete a specific task. You have 2 ideas, you decide to A/B test them to see which is better. So, you put your users into two groups (A and B) where each group sees a different solution, and then measure which group is more successful at completing the task. After 200 total tests, 30 out of 100 people in Group A completed the task, while 40 out of 100 people in Group B completed the task.
The answer is obvious: B is better than A, right?
Not necessarily.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Isn’t A/B testing just “40% is better than 30%”?
You have a product and want to encourage more people to complete a specific task. You have 2 ideas, you decide to A/B test them to see which is better. So, you put your users into two groups (A and B) where each group sees a different solution, and then measure which group is more successful at completing the task. After 200 total tests, 30 out of 100 people in Group A completed the task, while 40 out of 100 people in Group B completed the task.
The answer is obvious: B is better than A, right?
Not necessarily.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-be-misled-your-ab-testing-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Bringing Technical Women Back to Work</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bringing-technical-women-back-work</link><author>Deepthi Shankar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks has always been passionate about diversity, and we realize that the IT industry is not as equitable as it should be. There are several reasons for this, especially when it comes to gender diversity. Different social factors contribute to this imbalance in each country.
When it comes to women enrolling in engineering in India, there is a clear upward trend for the following reasons:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks has always been passionate about diversity, and we realize that the IT industry is not as equitable as it should be. There are several reasons for this, especially when it comes to gender diversity. Different social factors contribute to this imbalance in each country.
When it comes to women enrolling in engineering in India, there is a clear upward trend for the following reasons:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bringing-technical-women-back-work</guid></item><item><title>What’s on Your Radar?</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 23 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/your-radar</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworkers are passionate about technology. We build it, research it, test it, open source it, write about it, and constantly aim to improve it – for everyone.
Our Tech Radar is in its fourth year, and the next edition will be published soon. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworkers are passionate about technology. We build it, research it, test it, open source it, write about it, and constantly aim to improve it – for everyone.
Our Tech Radar is in its fourth year, and the next edition will be published soon. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/your-radar</guid></item><item><title>App Brings Families Together in Case of Emergency</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 21 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/app-brings-families-together-case-emergency</link><author>Heather Malec</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In crisis situations, whether natural (e.g. earthquakes, floods, tsunamis) or political (e.g. violent conflict, forced movement of populations), children are especially at risk. Children who become separated from their families are the most vulnerable. 
Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) is the vital process of returning lost children to the safety and protection of their families. Despite advances in information technology the current process remained desperately manual.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In crisis situations, whether natural (e.g. earthquakes, floods, tsunamis) or political (e.g. violent conflict, forced movement of populations), children are especially at risk. Children who become separated from their families are the most vulnerable. 
Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) is the vital process of returning lost children to the safety and protection of their families. Despite advances in information technology the current process remained desperately manual.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/app-brings-families-together-case-emergency</guid></item><item><title>Why Hackathons Suck (and don’t have to)</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 19 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-hackathons-suck</link><author>Jeff Wishnie</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Techies love hackathons. What could be better than getting together for an evening, or a weekend, with food, friends, maybe a beer, and using one’s magic powers to create a piece of technology that saves the world?
I exaggerate. Most people don’t think they’ll save the world in a weekend, but sometimes they act as if they believe they can.
As software professionals, when was the last time we went to our bosses and said “No problem. I’ll build that brand new production system for you in 8-16hrs”? Probably never.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Techies love hackathons. What could be better than getting together for an evening, or a weekend, with food, friends, maybe a beer, and using one’s magic powers to create a piece of technology that saves the world?
I exaggerate. Most people don’t think they’ll save the world in a weekend, but sometimes they act as if they believe they can.
As software professionals, when was the last time we went to our bosses and said “No problem. I’ll build that brand new production system for you in 8-16hrs”? Probably never.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-hackathons-suck</guid></item><item><title>Kickstart CD with deployment automation</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/kickstart-cd-deployment-automation</link><author>Marcos Brizeno</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nowadays we talk a lot about Continuous Delivery (CD), and there is a good reason for that. In the same way that developing code driven by tests was a defining change in the past few years, the practice of releasing new versions of a system continually is becoming the next big thing.

However, though there are a lot of tools to help you implement CD, it is no simple task. In this post I'll walk you through how the team I’m on is implementing CD using automation as the first step to our goal.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Nowadays we talk a lot about Continuous Delivery (CD), and there is a good reason for that. In the same way that developing code driven by tests was a defining change in the past few years, the practice of releasing new versions of a system continually is becoming the next big thing.

However, though there are a lot of tools to help you implement CD, it is no simple task. In this post I'll walk you through how the team I’m on is implementing CD using automation as the first step to our goal.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/kickstart-cd-deployment-automation</guid></item><item><title>Innovations in Emergencies: Deploying RapidFTR Philippines</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 17 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovations-emergencies-deploying-rapidftr-philippines</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An effort to reunite children displaced in the Typhoon with their families
Sri Prasanna is a senior developer at Thoughtworks and in this experience report, he shares his unforgettable experience being on the ground deploying RapidFTR and helping little children reunite with their families.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An effort to reunite children displaced in the Typhoon with their families
Sri Prasanna is a senior developer at Thoughtworks and in this experience report, he shares his unforgettable experience being on the ground deploying RapidFTR and helping little children reunite with their families.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/innovations-emergencies-deploying-rapidftr-philippines</guid></item><item><title>The Road From Web 1.984</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 16 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-web-1984</link><author>Jonny LeRoy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Web 2.0 has had a massive impact for good on the lives of modern humans. Web 2.0 has also been complicit in ushering in the most advanced, pervasive and Orwellian surveillance state ever witnessed by humanity. You could say that Web 2.0 has morphed into Web 1.984.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Web 2.0 has had a massive impact for good on the lives of modern humans. Web 2.0 has also been complicit in ushering in the most advanced, pervasive and Orwellian surveillance state ever witnessed by humanity. You could say that Web 2.0 has morphed into Web 1.984.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-web-1984</guid></item><item><title>Rails Girls and Thoughtworks </title><pubDate>Wed Jan 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rails-girls-y-thoughtworks</link><author>Marta Saft</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Across our 29 offices in six countries, Thoughtworkers are embracing Rails Girls, a global non-profit, volunteer community. Rails Girls gives tools and provides a community for women to build their ideas. The events are driven by volunteers and typically include a day of sketching, prototyping, basic programming and an introduction to the world of technology.
Thoughtworks offices in Chicago (USA), Porto Alegre (Brazil) and X'ian (China) recently hosted a Rails Girls events in 2013. Here are their stories.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Across our 29 offices in six countries, Thoughtworkers are embracing Rails Girls, a global non-profit, volunteer community. Rails Girls gives tools and provides a community for women to build their ideas. The events are driven by volunteers and typically include a day of sketching, prototyping, basic programming and an introduction to the world of technology.
Thoughtworks offices in Chicago (USA), Porto Alegre (Brazil) and X'ian (China) recently hosted a Rails Girls events in 2013. Here are their stories.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rails-girls-y-thoughtworks</guid></item><item><title>Dr. Prakash Amte's Lok Biradari - Brotherhood of People</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 15 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dr-prakash-amtes-lok-biradari-brotherhood-people</link><author>Pankaj Kanchankar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We encourage Thoughtworkers to go on their personal journeys, follow their passions and learn and contribute to social and economic justice. In this experience report, Pankaj Kanchankar from Pune, reminisces on his recent visit to Dr. Prakash Amte’s Lok Biradari - a community that includes a hospital, an animal orphanage, a school for adivasi children and a vocational and livelihood skills training center, all within one campus.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We encourage Thoughtworkers to go on their personal journeys, follow their passions and learn and contribute to social and economic justice. In this experience report, Pankaj Kanchankar from Pune, reminisces on his recent visit to Dr. Prakash Amte’s Lok Biradari - a community that includes a hospital, an animal orphanage, a school for adivasi children and a vocational and livelihood skills training center, all within one campus.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dr-prakash-amtes-lok-biradari-brotherhood-people</guid></item><item><title>Stop hurting your velocity!</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-hurting-your-velocity</link><author>Lourenço P. Soares</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many teams that try to implement agile processes report that they often don’t observe the promised results. This may have many causes, but one often overlooked one, is that stories tend to get “inflated” as day-to-day pressures start to mount. I am not speaking about point estimates, but the story scope itself. Trying to do too much in a story compromises flow, increase cycle time and can frustrate the team. An agile team that strives for continuous and interactive delivery should try and revert that tendency.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many teams that try to implement agile processes report that they often don’t observe the promised results. This may have many causes, but one often overlooked one, is that stories tend to get “inflated” as day-to-day pressures start to mount. I am not speaking about point estimates, but the story scope itself. Trying to do too much in a story compromises flow, increase cycle time and can frustrate the team. An agile team that strives for continuous and interactive delivery should try and revert that tendency.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-hurting-your-velocity</guid></item><item><title>Traits of Analytics Led Companies</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/traits-analytics-led-companies</link><author>Aaron Erickson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you are the CEO of a retailer. The economy is roaring, people are starting to shop more at your higher end shops, increasing margin. Quarter over quarter top line revenue growth is coming in, albeit at a slow, measured growth rate. You are even getting some level of margin growth by implementing some measures to remove excess cost out of the business. Things are going great!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Imagine you are the CEO of a retailer. The economy is roaring, people are starting to shop more at your higher end shops, increasing margin. Quarter over quarter top line revenue growth is coming in, albeit at a slow, measured growth rate. You are even getting some level of margin growth by implementing some measures to remove excess cost out of the business. Things are going great!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/traits-analytics-led-companies</guid></item><item><title>The “Man Of The Year” and Brazil. What’s in common?</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 12 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/man-year-and-brazil</link><author>Matheus Tait</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Portuguese version </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Portuguese version </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/man-year-and-brazil</guid></item><item><title>Evolution of Visual Design - A Workflow</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-visual-design-workflow</link><author>Matt Copeland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this blog I detail visual design workflow deltas from Waterfall to Landslide to Agile and then to Lean.
Let's start with the Waterfall process
 

A seemingly simple process? If you’ve designed in a waterfall workflow, you know that it actually looks more like this:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this blog I detail visual design workflow deltas from Waterfall to Landslide to Agile and then to Lean.
Let's start with the Waterfall process
 

A seemingly simple process? If you’ve designed in a waterfall workflow, you know that it actually looks more like this:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-visual-design-workflow</guid></item><item><title>The Information Technology Act and Internet Censorship in India</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 10 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/information-technology-act-and-internet-censorship-india</link><author>Rishab Bailey</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>India, like all countries, is increasingly facing a situation where legal frameworks that made sense before the explosive growth of the internet are proving incomplete or in some cases being re-purposed as blunt instruments of state power. Reforms are urgently needed, and the pressure for reform begins with awareness. This is the first in a series of posts seeking to raise popular understanding of issues of Indian law.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>India, like all countries, is increasingly facing a situation where legal frameworks that made sense before the explosive growth of the internet are proving incomplete or in some cases being re-purposed as blunt instruments of state power. Reforms are urgently needed, and the pressure for reform begins with awareness. This is the first in a series of posts seeking to raise popular understanding of issues of Indian law.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/information-technology-act-and-internet-censorship-india</guid></item><item><title>One-Year Later: In Remembrance of Aaron Swartz</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 09 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/one-year-later-remembrance-aaron-swartz</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Aaron Swartz, a brilliant 26-year-old software developer at Thoughtworks, renowned hacker and social justice activist, committed suicide on January 11, 2013.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Aaron Swartz, a brilliant 26-year-old software developer at Thoughtworks, renowned hacker and social justice activist, committed suicide on January 11, 2013.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/one-year-later-remembrance-aaron-swartz</guid></item><item><title>An Open Letter on Section 377</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-section-377</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The leadership of Thoughtworks India believes that expressing one’s sexual identity should not be a crime. It is our belief that the current law in India, which criminalises sexual activities that go “against the order of nature,” should not be enforced to criminalise the LGBT community for engaging in consensual sexual activities in private. Furthermore, we strongly believe that the law runs contrary to the very idea of India, which is Unity in Diversity.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The leadership of Thoughtworks India believes that expressing one’s sexual identity should not be a crime. It is our belief that the current law in India, which criminalises sexual activities that go “against the order of nature,” should not be enforced to criminalise the LGBT community for engaging in consensual sexual activities in private. Furthermore, we strongly believe that the law runs contrary to the very idea of India, which is Unity in Diversity.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-letter-section-377</guid></item><item><title>Datensparsamkeit </title><pubDate>Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/datensparsamkeit</link><author>Martin Fowler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Datensparsamkeit is a German word that's difficult to translate properly into English. It's an attitude to how we capture and store data, saying that we should only handle data that we really need.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Datensparsamkeit is a German word that's difficult to translate properly into English. It's an attitude to how we capture and store data, saying that we should only handle data that we really need.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/datensparsamkeit</guid></item><item><title>Agenda com 7 passos para uma retrospectiva eficaz</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agenda-com-7-passos-para-uma-retrospectiva-eficaz</link><author>Paulo Caroli and Taina Caetano</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Por um tempo, nós (Paulo Caroli e TC Caetano) catalogamos diversas ideias e atividades para retrospectivas.
Nós criamos uma agenda com 7 passos e atividades para ajudar a estruturar sua próxima retrospectiva.  
Estrutura da agenda:
1. Contextualização
Estabelecer o contexto ao início de qualquer reunião é o primeiro passo para certificar-se de que a reunião será eficaz. Os participantes têm que entender o que está em foco.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Por um tempo, nós (Paulo Caroli e TC Caetano) catalogamos diversas ideias e atividades para retrospectivas.
Nós criamos uma agenda com 7 passos e atividades para ajudar a estruturar sua próxima retrospectiva.  
Estrutura da agenda:
1. Contextualização
Estabelecer o contexto ao início de qualquer reunião é o primeiro passo para certificar-se de que a reunião será eficaz. Os participantes têm que entender o que está em foco.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agenda-com-7-passos-para-uma-retrospectiva-eficaz</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Testing: Part 1 - James Bach</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-1-james-bach</link><author>Rodney Urquhart</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hello Friends welcome to the start of a very interesting series - to interview luminaries in the testing space to objectively evaluate the software testing industry, both where it stands now and where we are headed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hello Friends welcome to the start of a very interesting series - to interview luminaries in the testing space to objectively evaluate the software testing industry, both where it stands now and where we are headed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-1-james-bach</guid></item><item><title> 7 Step Agenda for an Effective Retrospective</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 05 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-step-agenda-effective-retrospective</link><author>Paulo Caroli and Taina Caetano</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For a while we (Paulo Caroli and TC Caetano) have been cataloguing many ideas and activities for retrospectives. We’ve created a 7-step agenda with steps and activities to help you to structure your next retrospective.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For a while we (Paulo Caroli and TC Caetano) have been cataloguing many ideas and activities for retrospectives. We’ve created a 7-step agenda with steps and activities to help you to structure your next retrospective.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/7-step-agenda-effective-retrospective</guid></item><item><title>Planning Grace Hopper India's All Women Hackathon</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/planning-grace-hopper-india-hackathon</link><author>Gurpreet Luthra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gurpreet is the Tech Lead for the Humanitarian Software Program (HSP) at Thoughtworks. Read his account on how Thoughtworks, as part of the Organizing Team, helped drive the All Women Hackathon at the Grace Hopper Women in Technology Conference for the second consecutive year, successfully. In this article, he talks about the preparation that went into making the event a success.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Gurpreet is the Tech Lead for the Humanitarian Software Program (HSP) at Thoughtworks. Read his account on how Thoughtworks, as part of the Organizing Team, helped drive the All Women Hackathon at the Grace Hopper Women in Technology Conference for the second consecutive year, successfully. In this article, he talks about the preparation that went into making the event a success.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/planning-grace-hopper-india-hackathon</guid></item><item><title>The Analytics Maturity Spectrum</title><pubDate>Thu Jan 02 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/analytics-maturity-spectrum</link><author>Aaron Erickson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is no doubt “Big Data” has taken the tech world by storm. I have spent much of 2013 talking about analytics and data science with people all around the US, going to conferences like Strata, and immersing myself in this world for the last 12 months. Over the course of this journey, I have started to notice some patterns about how various people in various kinds of organizations understand and invest in analytics.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is no doubt “Big Data” has taken the tech world by storm. I have spent much of 2013 talking about analytics and data science with people all around the US, going to conferences like Strata, and immersing myself in this world for the last 12 months. Over the course of this journey, I have started to notice some patterns about how various people in various kinds of organizations understand and invest in analytics.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/analytics-maturity-spectrum</guid></item><item><title>Just re-run the build - it should go green</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2014</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/just-re-run-build-it-should-go-green</link><author>Neil Philip Craven</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Just re-run the build - it should go green"

Do you hear this on your project? Are your tests flaky? Does the build change from green to red and back again without any real explanation? What are you doing about it?

Recently I joined a project that had this problem. It's quite normal to encounter it and it's quite common to get around it by just running the test again. Some teams had actually added scripts to pick up failed tests and run them again automatically at the end of the same build, in case they pass the second time around.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Just re-run the build - it should go green"

Do you hear this on your project? Are your tests flaky? Does the build change from green to red and back again without any real explanation? What are you doing about it?

Recently I joined a project that had this problem. It's quite normal to encounter it and it's quite common to get around it by just running the test again. Some teams had actually added scripts to pick up failed tests and run them again automatically at the end of the same build, in case they pass the second time around.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/just-re-run-build-it-should-go-green</guid></item><item><title>Cultivating the Next Generation of Technical Talent</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cultivating-next-generation-technical-talent</link><author>Bill Kimmel</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Regardless of whether you are in Silicon Valley, the booming tech corridors of New York City, or in Bangalore, global technology companies are singing the same tune.

There is a shortage of IT talent that can cut across the board room table and connect with end customers. In addition, the expanding role of technology across all businesses has created an unprecedented demand for IT talent. Across the globe, there is a bigger demand for IT talent in the business community than is being created by universities worldwide.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Regardless of whether you are in Silicon Valley, the booming tech corridors of New York City, or in Bangalore, global technology companies are singing the same tune.

There is a shortage of IT talent that can cut across the board room table and connect with end customers. In addition, the expanding role of technology across all businesses has created an unprecedented demand for IT talent. Across the globe, there is a bigger demand for IT talent in the business community than is being created by universities worldwide.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cultivating-next-generation-technical-talent</guid></item><item><title>3 misconceptions about BDD</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-misconceptions-about-bdd</link><author>Juraci Vieira, Nicholas Pufal</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BDD has been often misunderstood among developers, QAs and even BAs. We often hear of teams saying that their project is using BDD, but when we check it out, it turns out to be using only a BDD tool for test automation - and not the BDD concepts itself. So in the end, we hear people arguing about the tools, and not about the ideas that inspired the creation of those tools.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>BDD has been often misunderstood among developers, QAs and even BAs. We often hear of teams saying that their project is using BDD, but when we check it out, it turns out to be using only a BDD tool for test automation - and not the BDD concepts itself. So in the end, we hear people arguing about the tools, and not about the ideas that inspired the creation of those tools.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3-misconceptions-about-bdd</guid></item><item><title>Global Technology Firm on NSA Reform Recommendations of Review Group on Intelligence</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/global-technology-firm-nsa-reform-recommendations-review-group-intelligence</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks, a global technology firm employing 2400 people in 12 countries building business software, including websites, for many of the biggest companies globally, released the following statement on the NSA reform recommendations of the Review Group on Intelligence:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thoughtworks, a global technology firm employing 2400 people in 12 countries building business software, including websites, for many of the biggest companies globally, released the following statement on the NSA reform recommendations of the Review Group on Intelligence:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/global-technology-firm-nsa-reform-recommendations-review-group-intelligence</guid></item><item><title>Will iBeacon Further Enable the Passion of Shopping?</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-ibeacons-further-enable-shopping</link><author>Robin Barrett Wilson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I love NYC during the holidays!  Nothing seems to compare to beautifully decorated windows, wearing that new coat, hat, and gloves, and feeling the buzz as we all merge into the spirit of the season!  All of this ambiance also compels me to shop!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I love NYC during the holidays!  Nothing seems to compare to beautifully decorated windows, wearing that new coat, hat, and gloves, and feeling the buzz as we all merge into the spirit of the season!  All of this ambiance also compels me to shop!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/will-ibeacons-further-enable-shopping</guid></item><item><title>Agility, Big Data and Analytics</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agility-big-data-and-analytics</link><author>Ken Collier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile and Lean techniques seem to be the best way we currently know to create complex software in the face of risk, uncertainty, and changing requirements. Agile hinges on embracing and adapting to change by enabling rapid feedback cycles and evolutionary development. However, bringing agility into big data (and small data) analytics has been a challenge for many, very bright and talented, data scientists and engineers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile and Lean techniques seem to be the best way we currently know to create complex software in the face of risk, uncertainty, and changing requirements. Agile hinges on embracing and adapting to change by enabling rapid feedback cycles and evolutionary development. However, bringing agility into big data (and small data) analytics has been a challenge for many, very bright and talented, data scientists and engineers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agility-big-data-and-analytics</guid></item><item><title>Solving the Visual Testing Problem</title><pubDate>Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/solving-visual-testing-problem</link><author>Christoph Burgmer</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let me tell you about my first job at Thoughtworks - and why all was not well.
I was asked to fill the gap in front-end development on an existing team of strong self-identified back-end developers. It turned out that the team was happy to pick up new practices for developing HTML, JavaScript and CSS while delivering the company's new online shop. However, over time it became apparent that much of the finishing touches landed on my desk and undeniably I started assuming a dedicated front-end role.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Let me tell you about my first job at Thoughtworks - and why all was not well.
I was asked to fill the gap in front-end development on an existing team of strong self-identified back-end developers. It turned out that the team was happy to pick up new practices for developing HTML, JavaScript and CSS while delivering the company's new online shop. However, over time it became apparent that much of the finishing touches landed on my desk and undeniably I started assuming a dedicated front-end role.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/solving-visual-testing-problem</guid></item><item><title>The GDCR à la Latin America</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 10 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gdcr-a-la-latin-america</link><author>Iván Pazmiño</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few weeks ago TW Ecuador started to organize the "Día Mundial para el Retiro de Programación" in Quito (UIO). The event is widely known by its English name "Global Day of Code Retreat" but we've decided to have it à la Latin America.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A few weeks ago TW Ecuador started to organize the "Día Mundial para el Retiro de Programación" in Quito (UIO). The event is widely known by its English name "Global Day of Code Retreat" but we've decided to have it à la Latin America.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/gdcr-a-la-latin-america</guid></item><item><title>Testify the Cloud</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testify-cloud</link><author>Hanika D</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What’s your Test Strategy?

When I heard that the application my team was building was going to be hosted on the cloud, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was, “Is there anything particularly different about testing an application on the cloud?”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What’s your Test Strategy?

When I heard that the application my team was building was going to be hosted on the cloud, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was, “Is there anything particularly different about testing an application on the cloud?”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testify-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Twenty Years of Data, One Month to Analyze</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twenty-years-data-one-month-analyze</link><author>Ken Collier</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Earlier this year Thoughtworks launched an internal contest offering a prize for the best data-related project created in 30 days. There was no restriction on exactly what could be produced, but the winning entry needed to be impactful, technically interesting, and useful. The best entries combined analytics, data mining and visualization and not only showed something cool, but made you think "aha" too.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Earlier this year Thoughtworks launched an internal contest offering a prize for the best data-related project created in 30 days. There was no restriction on exactly what could be produced, but the winning entry needed to be impactful, technically interesting, and useful. The best entries combined analytics, data mining and visualization and not only showed something cool, but made you think "aha" too.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twenty-years-data-one-month-analyze</guid></item><item><title>Predictions for Retail 2020: A New Brick and Mortar Experience</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predictions-retail-2020-new-brick-and-mortar-experience</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Doug Stephens, aka ‘The Retail Prophet,’ gave a compelling talk at the 2013 Online Retailer Conference in Australia on the store of the future. Doug is a retail futurist and shared his thoughts on the transformations he envisages for bricks and mortar spaces.  

Doug describes the current state of retail as "the most remarkable period in the history of consumerism." It is perhaps the first time ever that the reach of technology exceeds that of our imagination.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Doug Stephens, aka ‘The Retail Prophet,’ gave a compelling talk at the 2013 Online Retailer Conference in Australia on the store of the future. Doug is a retail futurist and shared his thoughts on the transformations he envisages for bricks and mortar spaces.  

Doug describes the current state of retail as "the most remarkable period in the history of consumerism." It is perhaps the first time ever that the reach of technology exceeds that of our imagination.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/predictions-retail-2020-new-brick-and-mortar-experience</guid></item><item><title>Go, Template Permissions</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 28 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/go-template-permissions</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Go System Administrator' has access to all administrative functions, and has operational access to all parts of a Go installation, which differentiates the normal user from the admin user. Hence, this role cannot be assigned to every user in the system. This requirement demands a new set of  roles in the system which is a subset of the privileges that the super admin has and at the same time does not give full fledged access to the system. Currently in GO, we have one such super admin role subset, which is called pipeline admin.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Go System Administrator' has access to all administrative functions, and has operational access to all parts of a Go installation, which differentiates the normal user from the admin user. Hence, this role cannot be assigned to every user in the system. This requirement demands a new set of  roles in the system which is a subset of the privileges that the super admin has and at the same time does not give full fledged access to the system. Currently in GO, we have one such super admin role subset, which is called pipeline admin.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/go-template-permissions</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Learning at Thoughtworks</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continous-learning-thoughtworks</link><author>Ramesh Baskar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For the last 2 months I was part of an intense training programme which is targeted at inducting young college graduates into our company Thoughtworks. I had a lot of memorable experiences and learning over the past 7 weeks and I just wanted to share a few thoughts on this.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For the last 2 months I was part of an intense training programme which is targeted at inducting young college graduates into our company Thoughtworks. I had a lot of memorable experiences and learning over the past 7 weeks and I just wanted to share a few thoughts on this.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continous-learning-thoughtworks</guid></item><item><title>Increasing Safety on the Roads in Brazil</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 26 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/increasing-safety-roads-brazil</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A small team from the Thoughtworks Recife office recently built an open data application in response to call for entries by the Ministerio da Justiça of Brazil. The application was awarded second prize in the contest.
The main goal of the app was to expose information related to accidents on federal roads by using data created by the Polícia Rodoviária Federal between 2007 and 2012.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A small team from the Thoughtworks Recife office recently built an open data application in response to call for entries by the Ministerio da Justiça of Brazil. The application was awarded second prize in the contest.
The main goal of the app was to expose information related to accidents on federal roads by using data created by the Polícia Rodoviária Federal between 2007 and 2012.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/increasing-safety-roads-brazil</guid></item><item><title>Agents of Change: Profiles of Disruptive Thinkers - Jim Highsmith</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 22 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agents-change-profiles-disruptive-thinkers-jim-highsmith</link><author>Teresa Ann Gracias</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first in our interview series with industry luminaries, we chat with Jim Highsmith, executive consultant at Thoughtworks. He has more than 30 years of experience in IT and is the recipient of the 2005 Stevens Award for outstanding contributions to systems development.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the first in our interview series with industry luminaries, we chat with Jim Highsmith, executive consultant at Thoughtworks. He has more than 30 years of experience in IT and is the recipient of the 2005 Stevens Award for outstanding contributions to systems development.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agents-change-profiles-disruptive-thinkers-jim-highsmith</guid></item><item><title>Evolving Products with People-Focused Research</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolving-products-people-focused-research</link><author>David Peter Simon</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you turn a mobile phone into an alert system for activists? 
You use design thinking, continuous delivery and people-focused research.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you turn a mobile phone into an alert system for activists? 
You use design thinking, continuous delivery and people-focused research.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolving-products-people-focused-research</guid></item><item><title>Testing native iOS applications with Twist</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-native-ios-applications-twist</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twist supports native iOS application testing since version 13.3. Twist uses an open-source project called calabash to enable native iOS testing. calabash has support for both native and hybrid applications.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twist supports native iOS application testing since version 13.3. Twist uses an open-source project called calabash to enable native iOS testing. calabash has support for both native and hybrid applications.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-native-ios-applications-twist</guid></item><item><title>6 Reasons Why Hadoop on the Cloud Makes Sense</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 13 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-reasons-why-hadoop-cloud-makes-sense</link><author>Hemanth Yamijala</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past year, there have been a lot of new product / project announcements related to running Hadoop in Cloud environments.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the past year, there have been a lot of new product / project announcements related to running Hadoop in Cloud environments.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/6-reasons-why-hadoop-cloud-makes-sense</guid></item><item><title>Organizing a Successful Meetup - Tips From vodQA</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/organizing-successful-meetup-tips-vodqa</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last three years, vodQA has evolved and matured as a Software Tester’s Conference in India. Thoughtworks hosted its 6th edition of vodQA, Pune on Saturday, 19th October 2013. The theme this time was – Faster | Smarter | Reliable. This was by far the largest vodQA we have hosted so far.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Over the last three years, vodQA has evolved and matured as a Software Tester’s Conference in India. Thoughtworks hosted its 6th edition of vodQA, Pune on Saturday, 19th October 2013. The theme this time was – Faster | Smarter | Reliable. This was by far the largest vodQA we have hosted so far.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/organizing-successful-meetup-tips-vodqa</guid></item><item><title>Beyond Mobile, Part 2: Thriving in the Shattered Future</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-mobile-part-2-thriving-shattered-future</link><author>Jonny LeRoy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Jonny LeRoy concludes his examination of our 'shattered' devices and society, presenting techniques for using the proliferation of technology to reach your market or audience more precisely, with products and services they have proven that they want.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Jonny LeRoy concludes his examination of our 'shattered' devices and society, presenting techniques for using the proliferation of technology to reach your market or audience more precisely, with products and services they have proven that they want.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-mobile-part-2-thriving-shattered-future</guid></item><item><title>Future of Retail: Agile Retail Development</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 06 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-retail-agile-retail-development</link><author>Mark Collin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do we help big retailers be more responsive? Many of the retailers I spend time with want to be part of the pop-up culture. Their challenge is that they’ve spent 90 years building process and bureaucracy in hierarchical organisations that are very difficult to change.
But they have to change – a consumer revolution is happening and the organisations that are standing still or not adapting are going out of business. That's a fact that is seen almost every day.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do we help big retailers be more responsive? Many of the retailers I spend time with want to be part of the pop-up culture. Their challenge is that they’ve spent 90 years building process and bureaucracy in hierarchical organisations that are very difficult to change.
But they have to change – a consumer revolution is happening and the organisations that are standing still or not adapting are going out of business. That's a fact that is seen almost every day.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-retail-agile-retail-development</guid></item><item><title>Data Visualisation: Good for Business</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-visualisation-good-business</link><author>David Colls and Ray Grasso</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Visualising data provides clarity, increases engagement and delivers unexpected insights. A rapid and adaptive approach to building visualisations can help you realise value with a minimal investment.

Sharing what we’ve learned about data visualisation</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Visualising data provides clarity, increases engagement and delivers unexpected insights. A rapid and adaptive approach to building visualisations can help you realise value with a minimal investment.

Sharing what we’ve learned about data visualisation</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-visualisation-good-business</guid></item><item><title>Expanding the Leadership Presence of Women at Tech Conferences: 3 Ideas </title><pubDate>Tue Nov 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/expanding-leadership-presence-women-tech-conferences-3-ideas</link><author>Rebecca Parsons</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A veteran conference speaker and CTO reflects on how organizers can get more speaking proposals from women. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A veteran conference speaker and CTO reflects on how organizers can get more speaking proposals from women. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/expanding-leadership-presence-women-tech-conferences-3-ideas</guid></item><item><title>Disruptive Hiring: Empowering Devs to Move Beyond the Job Description </title><pubDate>Mon Nov 04 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-hiring-empowering-devs-move-beyond-job-description</link><author>Yewande Ige</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The phrase, “we hire really talented people,” is the same line given by any software company these days who is serious about producing great software. I have seen, firsthand, that talent does not necessarily have an Ivy League background or a 4.0 GPA.

Creativity and innovation is fostered in an environment where people are able to be their authentic selves, work in a culture that is a “safe place” for everyone, are collaborative, are transparent and that gives people the freedom to make mistakes in the pursuit of “getting it right.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The phrase, “we hire really talented people,” is the same line given by any software company these days who is serious about producing great software. I have seen, firsthand, that talent does not necessarily have an Ivy League background or a 4.0 GPA.

Creativity and innovation is fostered in an environment where people are able to be their authentic selves, work in a culture that is a “safe place” for everyone, are collaborative, are transparent and that gives people the freedom to make mistakes in the pursuit of “getting it right.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-hiring-empowering-devs-move-beyond-job-description</guid></item><item><title>My Joy of Programming - Srikanth Venugopalan</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-srikanth-venugopalan</link><author>Srikanth Venugopalan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am an application developer/consultant by profession and part of my work involves programming systems. I have been doing this for over 10 years now and I have often wondered, what is it that keeps me going.
I have met quite a few professionals from the software industry who are motivated by the monetary gains by being in the industry. While this is true, here is my view what are more important reasons to be a programmer, and what gives me joy!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am an application developer/consultant by profession and part of my work involves programming systems. I have been doing this for over 10 years now and I have often wondered, what is it that keeps me going.
I have met quite a few professionals from the software industry who are motivated by the monetary gains by being in the industry. While this is true, here is my view what are more important reasons to be a programmer, and what gives me joy!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-srikanth-venugopalan</guid></item><item><title>My Joy of Programming - Karan Mishra</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-karan-mishra</link><author>Karan Misra</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Unicorns. and Rainbows. Besides being Ruby gems, they also happen to exactly articulate the feeling I have in my head the moment I start thinking about programming.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Unicorns. and Rainbows. Besides being Ruby gems, they also happen to exactly articulate the feeling I have in my head the moment I start thinking about programming.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-karan-mishra</guid></item><item><title>Technology Resources and Support for Nonprofits</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 30 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-resources-and-support-nonprofits</link><author>Chad Wathington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, we combine a passion for social change with real-life experience in technology, design, delivery and deployment to help address the world's most pressing challenges.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At Thoughtworks, we combine a passion for social change with real-life experience in technology, design, delivery and deployment to help address the world's most pressing challenges.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/technology-resources-and-support-nonprofits</guid></item><item><title>Thoughtworks Supports USA Freedom Act, Calls on Congress to End NSA Overreach</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 29 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-supports-usa-freedom-act</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, Thoughtworks issued a press release in support of the USA Freedom Act sponsored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and House Judiciary oversight leader Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.). The USA Freedom Act seeks to end the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, install a special advocate at the country’s surveillance court, and increase transparency for government agencies and online service providers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Today, Thoughtworks issued a press release in support of the USA Freedom Act sponsored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and House Judiciary oversight leader Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.). The USA Freedom Act seeks to end the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, install a special advocate at the country’s surveillance court, and increase transparency for government agencies and online service providers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thoughtworks-supports-usa-freedom-act</guid></item><item><title>My Joy of Programming - Sridevi K R Koushik</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-sridevi-k-r-koushik</link><author>Sridevi K R Koushik</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I find programming very similar to mathematics as far as the thought process is concerned. Programming involves solving problems by thinking abstractly about quantity, relationship and behaviour. As a programmer I have to either come up with a new algorithm or customise an existing one for the current problem and optimise it.  The formal methods of thinking that mathematics demands — careful reasoning, searching for counter-examples, spotting connections between concepts are some of the essential things needed in programming as well.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I find programming very similar to mathematics as far as the thought process is concerned. Programming involves solving problems by thinking abstractly about quantity, relationship and behaviour. As a programmer I have to either come up with a new algorithm or customise an existing one for the current problem and optimise it.  The formal methods of thinking that mathematics demands — careful reasoning, searching for counter-examples, spotting connections between concepts are some of the essential things needed in programming as well.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-sridevi-k-r-koushik</guid></item><item><title>My Joy of Programming - Sri Prasanna K</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-sri-prasanna-k</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I got into programming because I wanted a platform to express my ideas creatively and give them life. Just like every programmer, I wanted to work on cutting edge technologies and crack difficult problems. I strove to find the best solutions for the problems I came across and I did. When someone asked what I did for a living, I proudly said "I build cool products using latest cutting edge technologies."

I felt invincible but neither satisfied nor content, I knew there was something missing.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I got into programming because I wanted a platform to express my ideas creatively and give them life. Just like every programmer, I wanted to work on cutting edge technologies and crack difficult problems. I strove to find the best solutions for the problems I came across and I did. When someone asked what I did for a living, I proudly said "I build cool products using latest cutting edge technologies."

I felt invincible but neither satisfied nor content, I knew there was something missing.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-joy-programming-sri-prasanna-k</guid></item><item><title>3D Printing: A Retail Renaissance </title><pubDate>Thu Oct 24 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3d-printing-retail-renaissance</link><author>Daniel Pallozzi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Arthur C. Clarke.
“Would you like the heel of those shoes to be red, madam? No problem, let me print them out for you.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Arthur C. Clarke.
“Would you like the heel of those shoes to be red, madam? No problem, let me print them out for you.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/3d-printing-retail-renaissance</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Top 3 Security Controls to Adopt Before Deploying Your App on the Cloud</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-top-3-security-controls-adopt-deploying-your-app-cloud</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Before Deploying Your App on the Cloud
Security Compass and Thoughtworks discuss the top 3 security controls to adopt before you deploy your application to the cloud. Topics covered are:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Before Deploying Your App on the Cloud
Security Compass and Thoughtworks discuss the top 3 security controls to adopt before you deploy your application to the cloud. Topics covered are:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-top-3-security-controls-adopt-deploying-your-app-cloud</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Stop 'Doing Agile' Start 'Being Agile'</title><pubDate>Sun Oct 20 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-stop-doing-agile-start-being-agile</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#3 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
"Eight in ten CEOs expect their environment to grow significantly more complex, and fewer than half believe they know how to deal with it successfully," says a recent IBM study of complexity in business. MIT Sloan School of management reports that agile organizations generate 30% higher earnings per share. The complexity problem and the agility solution are enterprise issues that go beyond agile software development to enterprise agility.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#3 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
"Eight in ten CEOs expect their environment to grow significantly more complex, and fewer than half believe they know how to deal with it successfully," says a recent IBM study of complexity in business. MIT Sloan School of management reports that agile organizations generate 30% higher earnings per share. The complexity problem and the agility solution are enterprise issues that go beyond agile software development to enterprise agility.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-stop-doing-agile-start-being-agile</guid></item><item><title>Beyond Mobile: Surviving and Thriving in the Shattered Future</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-mobile-surviving-and-thriving-shattered-future</link><author>Jonny LeRoy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Traditional businesses are floundering as people become increasingly interconnected, while humanity simultaneously grows more disjointed. Do you fear for the future of your bricks-and-mortar business or your electronic service in a world of smartphones, tablets, and new technologies not yet imagined (but soon to appear)?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Traditional businesses are floundering as people become increasingly interconnected, while humanity simultaneously grows more disjointed. Do you fear for the future of your bricks-and-mortar business or your electronic service in a world of smartphones, tablets, and new technologies not yet imagined (but soon to appear)?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-mobile-surviving-and-thriving-shattered-future</guid></item><item><title>Puppet and Vagrant: How to provision machines for your project</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/puppet-and-vagrant-how-provision-machines-your-project</link><author>Bruno Tavares</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hello there, today we are going to talk a bit about provisioning machines and VMs. The idea of this blog post is to show you some ways that can make it easier to develop, deploy and ramp-up new people on your team.

So what is machine provisioning?

All projects have their own dependencies -- having background services running, languages, jdks and web servers. Sometimes, the steps to get a program running on a new machine are not documented and depend on trial and error.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hello there, today we are going to talk a bit about provisioning machines and VMs. The idea of this blog post is to show you some ways that can make it easier to develop, deploy and ramp-up new people on your team.

So what is machine provisioning?

All projects have their own dependencies -- having background services running, languages, jdks and web servers. Sometimes, the steps to get a program running on a new machine are not documented and depend on trial and error.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/puppet-and-vagrant-how-provision-machines-your-project</guid></item><item><title>And the winners of the Best Build Light are...</title><pubDate>Sun Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/and-winners-best-build-light-are</link><author>Marco Abis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
The winner of the best build light (and a Go license) is  Kevin Stock - @tantalic Toolhouse Build Status Light www.toolhouse.com.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
The winner of the best build light (and a Go license) is  Kevin Stock - @tantalic Toolhouse Build Status Light www.toolhouse.com.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/and-winners-best-build-light-are</guid></item><item><title>Build promotion with Go</title><pubDate>Sat Oct 12 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/build-promotion-go</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A typical build may have to clear several hurdles before it can be considered fit for release. For example:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A typical build may have to clear several hurdles before it can be considered fit for release. For example:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/build-promotion-go</guid></item><item><title>Important Women in Technology</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/important-women-technology</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are close to celebrating Ada Lovelace day on the 15th October so it seems important to take time to remember those women whose lives have been landmarks in the history of technology.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are close to celebrating Ada Lovelace day on the 15th October so it seems important to take time to remember those women whose lives have been landmarks in the history of technology.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/important-women-technology</guid></item><item><title>The Retail Revival: Being Average is no Longer Acceptable</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-revival-being-average-no-longer-acceptable</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in arguably one of the most exciting times in the history of retail.  Witness the boundless opportunities retailers have to re-invent existing business models of how consumers shop today.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are living in arguably one of the most exciting times in the history of retail.  Witness the boundless opportunities retailers have to re-invent existing business models of how consumers shop today.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/retail-revival-being-average-no-longer-acceptable</guid></item><item><title>Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-behaved-women-seldom-make-history</link><author>Joanna Parke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ada Lovelace’s story is remarkable. A daughter of the Romantic poet Lord Byron, she grew up to become what is now recognized as the first computer programmer – ever. Not just the first woman, but ever.  And a woman whose contributions to the birth of computing are inspiring women today.
As a young woman in the early 1800s, Ada demonstrated great talent and interest in the distinctly un-feminine subjects of math and science. But could anyone (including Ada!) have imagined such an important outcome from her choosing to stick with it?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ada Lovelace’s story is remarkable. A daughter of the Romantic poet Lord Byron, she grew up to become what is now recognized as the first computer programmer – ever. Not just the first woman, but ever.  And a woman whose contributions to the birth of computing are inspiring women today.
As a young woman in the early 1800s, Ada demonstrated great talent and interest in the distinctly un-feminine subjects of math and science. But could anyone (including Ada!) have imagined such an important outcome from her choosing to stick with it?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/well-behaved-women-seldom-make-history</guid></item><item><title>7 Benefits of Agile and User Centered Design</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-user-centered-design</link><author>Marc McNeill</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Can they work together?
Agile methods are becoming increasingly common in application design, with their collaborative customer focus and iterative, test driven approach. They share many common principles, yet it is rare for Agile methods to incorporate user centred design. This article argues that by incorporating user-centred design (and in particular using low fidelity prototyping as an iterative model for the application rather than time consuming code) better applications can be developed, delivering business benefit with a focus upon the end user and their experience.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Can they work together?
Agile methods are becoming increasingly common in application design, with their collaborative customer focus and iterative, test driven approach. They share many common principles, yet it is rare for Agile methods to incorporate user centred design. This article argues that by incorporating user-centred design (and in particular using low fidelity prototyping as an iterative model for the application rather than time consuming code) better applications can be developed, delivering business benefit with a focus upon the end user and their experience.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-user-centered-design</guid></item><item><title> Creating a Community for Technical Women in Quito</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-community-technical-women-quito</link><author>Rebecca Sliter</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> Creating a Community for Technical Women in Quito</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> Creating a Community for Technical Women in Quito</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-community-technical-women-quito</guid></item><item><title>Snapshots from BAConf</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/snapshots-baconf</link><author>Mangalam Nandakumar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The BA Conf was held on Aug 24th, Saturday at our Bangalore office premises. The theme for this year was "Dimensions of Product Management". We had over 100 participants from various companies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The BA Conf was held on Aug 24th, Saturday at our Bangalore office premises. The theme for this year was "Dimensions of Product Management". We had over 100 participants from various companies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/snapshots-baconf</guid></item><item><title>The Buy versus Build Shift Part 4: Making the Shift</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 08 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/buy-versus-build-shift-part-4-making-shift</link><author>Erik Dörnenburg</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After discussing issues with building software in part 1 and issues with buying software in parts 2 and 3, this concluding post of the series considers two approaches for organisations to deal with the buy versus build shift.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>After discussing issues with building software in part 1 and issues with buying software in parts 2 and 3, this concluding post of the series considers two approaches for organisations to deal with the buy versus build shift.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/buy-versus-build-shift-part-4-making-shift</guid></item><item><title>Transforming the Travel and Transport Industry One Graph at a Time</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transforming-travel-and-transport-industry-one-graph-time</link><author>Kate Logan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Road, Airline, Rail and Shipping networks rely heavily on geography, routing and optimisation. As such they are perfect examples for being able to benefit from Graph databases.
Tramchester: Public Transport App
Tramchester is a new public transport mobile web application for the Tram network in Manchester UK, built by the Thoughtworks Tech Lab in just six weeks. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Road, Airline, Rail and Shipping networks rely heavily on geography, routing and optimisation. As such they are perfect examples for being able to benefit from Graph databases.
Tramchester: Public Transport App
Tramchester is a new public transport mobile web application for the Tram network in Manchester UK, built by the Thoughtworks Tech Lab in just six weeks. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/transforming-travel-and-transport-industry-one-graph-time</guid></item><item><title>Use infrastructure automation tools for application deployment</title><pubDate>Sat Oct 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/use-infrastructure-automation-tools-application-deployment</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We have already discussed the benefits of deploying from packages rather than from a tag, branch or binary. One of the benefits is the support for packages from infrastructure automation tools (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Ansible etc.).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We have already discussed the benefits of deploying from packages rather than from a tag, branch or binary. One of the benefits is the support for packages from infrastructure automation tools (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Ansible etc.).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/use-infrastructure-automation-tools-application-deployment</guid></item><item><title>Tackling your fear of CD</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tackling-your-fear-cd</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Most people, when they first hear about continuous deployment, think I’m advocating low-quality code or an undisciplined cowboy-coding development process. On the contrary, I believe that continuous deployment requires tremendous discipline and can greatly enhance software quality, by applying a rigorous set of standards to every change to prevent regressions, outages, or harm to key business metrics.”
- Eric Ries, bestselling business author of The Lean Startup
What is CD?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Most people, when they first hear about continuous deployment, think I’m advocating low-quality code or an undisciplined cowboy-coding development process. On the contrary, I believe that continuous deployment requires tremendous discipline and can greatly enhance software quality, by applying a rigorous set of standards to every change to prevent regressions, outages, or harm to key business metrics.”
- Eric Ries, bestselling business author of The Lean Startup
What is CD?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tackling-your-fear-cd</guid></item><item><title>The Evolution of a Retailer to a Multi-Channel Business</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-retailer-multi-channel-business</link><author>Negin Yeganegy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People lead cross-channel lives and constantly hop from one channel to another. Multi-channel shoppers are now in the majority, and spend significantly more than single-channel shoppers. This forces the traditional retail companies to face a critical decision, to accept a new but yet unrefined business model that includes multiple channels or to retain their single channel model and risk becoming irrelevant and left behind by new multi- and omni-channel competitors.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>People lead cross-channel lives and constantly hop from one channel to another. Multi-channel shoppers are now in the majority, and spend significantly more than single-channel shoppers. This forces the traditional retail companies to face a critical decision, to accept a new but yet unrefined business model that includes multiple channels or to retain their single channel model and risk becoming irrelevant and left behind by new multi- and omni-channel competitors.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/evolution-retailer-multi-channel-business</guid></item><item><title>Deploy a package, not just a tag, branch or binary</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/deploy-package-not-just-tag-branch-or-binary</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thanks to Danilo, Ram for their insights on this topic.
In a section called Principles and Practices of Build and Deployment Scripting, the CD book suggests to Use Your Operating System’s Packaging Tools</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Thanks to Danilo, Ram for their insights on this topic.
In a section called Principles and Practices of Build and Deployment Scripting, the CD book suggests to Use Your Operating System’s Packaging Tools</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/deploy-package-not-just-tag-branch-or-binary</guid></item><item><title>Purposeful Programming</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/purposeful-programming</link><author>Iván Pazmiño</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software professionals need to care about the implications of their creations and the different ways it could be put to use by the end user.  Let’s take a look at an example of how the software you develop can have unforeseen consequences.
The business need: “I want to access our students' basic info and mail it to companies in their majoring fields in order to help them get a job as soon as they graduate.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software professionals need to care about the implications of their creations and the different ways it could be put to use by the end user.  Let’s take a look at an example of how the software you develop can have unforeseen consequences.
The business need: “I want to access our students' basic info and mail it to companies in their majoring fields in order to help them get a job as soon as they graduate.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/purposeful-programming</guid></item><item><title>The Buy versus Build Shift: Issues With Buying Software</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 25 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/buy-versus-build-shift-issues-buying-software</link><author>Erik Dörnenburg</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1 of this series I discussed traditional reasons people have for buying software, which turned out mostly to be based on perceived or real issues with building software.  I discuss in this post, which contains parts 2 and 3, issues with buying software.
Part 2: Traditional issues with buying</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In part 1 of this series I discussed traditional reasons people have for buying software, which turned out mostly to be based on perceived or real issues with building software.  I discuss in this post, which contains parts 2 and 3, issues with buying software.
Part 2: Traditional issues with buying</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/buy-versus-build-shift-issues-buying-software</guid></item><item><title>How will I demo this? A Proactive Approach to Quality Assurance</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 17 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-will-i-demo-proactive-approach-quality-assurance</link><author>Kenny Cruden</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every business wants their project team to build and release the best product they can within the known time and resource constraints. In simplistic terms, the team wants to complete the following three phases of software development to the highest standards: -</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every business wants their project team to build and release the best product they can within the known time and resource constraints. In simplistic terms, the team wants to complete the following three phases of software development to the highest standards: -</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-will-i-demo-proactive-approach-quality-assurance</guid></item><item><title>The Buy versus Build Shift - Part 1</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/buy-versus-build-shift-part-1</link><author>Erik Dörnenburg</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When a new IT solution is needed in an enterprise, maybe because the business is changing or maybe because an existing manual process should be automated, the people who are in charge of implementing the solution usually quickly get to the question: should we build the solution or should we buy a package? For a long time the accepted wisdom has been to always buy when possible and only build when no suitable packaged solution exists in the market.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When a new IT solution is needed in an enterprise, maybe because the business is changing or maybe because an existing manual process should be automated, the people who are in charge of implementing the solution usually quickly get to the question: should we build the solution or should we buy a package? For a long time the accepted wisdom has been to always buy when possible and only build when no suitable packaged solution exists in the market.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/buy-versus-build-shift-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Mobile Development: Thriving in the Shattered Future</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mobile-development-thriving-shattered-future</link><author>Giles Edwards-Alexander</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we all know, the way consumers access and interact with the digital world has changed drastically over the past few years.
No longer restricted to desktops and laptops, people are using their phones and the newest wave of tablet devices to get online for an enormous range of activities. Any kind of media or information and every form of commerce is now accessible from a multitude of screens.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As we all know, the way consumers access and interact with the digital world has changed drastically over the past few years.
No longer restricted to desktops and laptops, people are using their phones and the newest wave of tablet devices to get online for an enormous range of activities. Any kind of media or information and every form of commerce is now accessible from a multitude of screens.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mobile-development-thriving-shattered-future</guid></item><item><title>How to implement continuous delivery with enterprise java middleware?</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 15 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-implement-continuous-delivery-enterprise-java-middleware</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The goal of Continuous Delivery is to move your production release frequency from months to weeks or even days. This all sounds great, but is Continuous Delivery achievable in a complex enterprise IT environment running Java EE middleware such as WebLogic, WebSphere or JBoss?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The goal of Continuous Delivery is to move your production release frequency from months to weeks or even days. This all sounds great, but is Continuous Delivery achievable in a complex enterprise IT environment running Java EE middleware such as WebLogic, WebSphere or JBoss?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-implement-continuous-delivery-enterprise-java-middleware</guid></item><item><title>vodQA Pune: Faster, Smarter, Reliable</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 13 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/vodqa-pune-faster-smarter-reliable</link><author>Manisha Awasthi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learn to be a more effective quality analyst. Meet other quality assurance evangelists and grow your testing community. Join us for vodQA Pune: Faster | Smarter | Reliable on October 19, 2013 to discuss best practices around testing smartly instead of testing more.
In its third year, vodQA is a series of free events hosted by Thoughtworks India for testing professionals to share their ideas, experiences and innovations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learn to be a more effective quality analyst. Meet other quality assurance evangelists and grow your testing community. Join us for vodQA Pune: Faster | Smarter | Reliable on October 19, 2013 to discuss best practices around testing smartly instead of testing more.
In its third year, vodQA is a series of free events hosted by Thoughtworks India for testing professionals to share their ideas, experiences and innovations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/vodqa-pune-faster-smarter-reliable</guid></item><item><title>Help us find the Best Build Light (winner gets a Go license/iPad mini)</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/help-us-find-best-build-light-winner-gets-go-licenseipad-mini</link><author>Marco Abis</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are on a mission to find the best build lights and information radiators and we need your help! Be it physical, digital, or quantumnly entangled, we want to see how your team radiates their build and deploy information!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are on a mission to find the best build lights and information radiators and we need your help! Be it physical, digital, or quantumnly entangled, we want to see how your team radiates their build and deploy information!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/help-us-find-best-build-light-winner-gets-go-licenseipad-mini</guid></item><item><title>Challenges in implementing Enterprise Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenges-implementing-enterprise-continuous-delivery</link><author>Andrew Phillips</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In a survey conducted a few months ago by XebiaLabs, implementing Continuous Delivery (CD) was listed as one of the key initiatives for many enterprises. CD’s ability to rapidly and repeatedly bring feature improvements to market, aligns naturally with business initiatives to accelerate time-to-market and stay a step ahead of the competition, while maintaining quality.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In a survey conducted a few months ago by XebiaLabs, implementing Continuous Delivery (CD) was listed as one of the key initiatives for many enterprises. CD’s ability to rapidly and repeatedly bring feature improvements to market, aligns naturally with business initiatives to accelerate time-to-market and stay a step ahead of the competition, while maintaining quality.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenges-implementing-enterprise-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] The Journey from Doing Agile to Being Agile</title><pubDate>Wed Sep 04 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-journey-doing-agile-being-agile</link><author>Paul Ellarby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Being agile is much more than applying some techniques to run software projects - it requires a commitment to adaptive leadership, a focus on delivering value fast, and a different understanding of what your organizations' portfolio should look like.
This webinar will investigate some of the key changes to becoming agile, with points learned from Thoughtworks' own journey, and the work we have done with clients around the world. It will be challenging and thought-provoking, providing you with some key aspects of change you can use to lead your organization on its journey.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Being agile is much more than applying some techniques to run software projects - it requires a commitment to adaptive leadership, a focus on delivering value fast, and a different understanding of what your organizations' portfolio should look like.
This webinar will investigate some of the key changes to becoming agile, with points learned from Thoughtworks' own journey, and the work we have done with clients around the world. It will be challenging and thought-provoking, providing you with some key aspects of change you can use to lead your organization on its journey.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-journey-doing-agile-being-agile</guid></item><item><title>The Case of the Disappearing Design Phase</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-disappearing-design-phase</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>From computers to cars, design has returned to the forefront of building great products. Building them has become less about developing features and more about designing experiences. The experience is the product and the only thing users care about. So how do you build the right thing?
 

 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>From computers to cars, design has returned to the forefront of building great products. Building them has become less about developing features and more about designing experiences. The experience is the product and the only thing users care about. So how do you build the right thing?
 

 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/case-disappearing-design-phase</guid></item><item><title>The many faces of the Wall: Part 3: Scrum Assignment Wall</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/many-faces-wall-part-3-scrum-assignment-wall</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Parts 1 and 2, we saw how the Card Wall can be used as a Scrum Taskboard and for Feature Tracking.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Parts 1 and 2, we saw how the Card Wall can be used as a Scrum Taskboard and for Feature Tracking.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/many-faces-wall-part-3-scrum-assignment-wall</guid></item><item><title>Big Data Ain't So Big</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 29 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-aint-so-big</link><author>Mike Gardiner</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I went to a conference and heard “We’re making a significant shift towards more fact-based decision making. And I was kind of like, what do people usually use? Horoscopes?” 
There’s now a big drive to be more data-analytical.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I went to a conference and heard “We’re making a significant shift towards more fact-based decision making. And I was kind of like, what do people usually use? Horoscopes?” 
There’s now a big drive to be more data-analytical.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/big-data-aint-so-big</guid></item><item><title>Implementing Blue-Green Deployments with AWS</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 27 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implementing-blue-green-deployments-aws</link><author>Danilo Sato</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An important technique for reducing the risk of deployments is known as Blue-Green Deployments. If we call the current live production environment “blue”, the technique consists of bringing up a parallel “green” environment with the new version of the software and once everything is tested and ready to go live, you simply switch all user traffic to the “green” environment, leaving the “blue” environment idle.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An important technique for reducing the risk of deployments is known as Blue-Green Deployments. If we call the current live production environment “blue”, the technique consists of bringing up a parallel “green” environment with the new version of the software and once everything is tested and ready to go live, you simply switch all user traffic to the “green” environment, leaving the “blue” environment idle.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/implementing-blue-green-deployments-aws</guid></item><item><title>Don’t Forget the Customer</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 15 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-forget-customer</link><author>Emily Luke</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Here at Thoughtworks, we are dedicated to teaching and learning. We recently conducted an internal workshop on design thinking and customer discovery for a group of our junior consultants. The workshop began with this assignment: "Go out into the world and find a problem. When you come back, we'll try to solve it." It was interesting to see the problems that were identified and explored and exciting to watch the groups use design thinking (a totally new topic for many) to try to solve those problems. Below are the key take-aways from our workshop--these are good general guidelines for anyone to follow when approaching problem solving. We hope these guidelines help you (or at least inspire you to conjure Vanilla Ice, "If there is a problem, yo...I'll solve it"). Feel free to comment on this post if you think we missed some!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Here at Thoughtworks, we are dedicated to teaching and learning. We recently conducted an internal workshop on design thinking and customer discovery for a group of our junior consultants. The workshop began with this assignment: "Go out into the world and find a problem. When you come back, we'll try to solve it." It was interesting to see the problems that were identified and explored and exciting to watch the groups use design thinking (a totally new topic for many) to try to solve those problems. Below are the key take-aways from our workshop--these are good general guidelines for anyone to follow when approaching problem solving. We hope these guidelines help you (or at least inspire you to conjure Vanilla Ice, "If there is a problem, yo...I'll solve it"). Feel free to comment on this post if you think we missed some!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dont-forget-customer</guid></item><item><title>To Hadoop or Not to Hadoop?</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 13 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hadoop-or-not-hadoop</link><author>Anand Krishnaswamy</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hadoop is often positioned as the one framework your business needs to solve nearly all your problems. Mention “Big Data” or “Analytics” and pat comes the reply: Hadoop! Hadoop, however, was purpose-built for a clear set of problems; for some it is, at best, a poor fit and others, even worse, a mistake. While data transformation (or, broadly, ETL operations) benefit significantly from a Hadoop setup, if your business needs fall into any of the following five categories, Hadoop might be a misfit.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Hadoop is often positioned as the one framework your business needs to solve nearly all your problems. Mention “Big Data” or “Analytics” and pat comes the reply: Hadoop! Hadoop, however, was purpose-built for a clear set of problems; for some it is, at best, a poor fit and others, even worse, a mistake. While data transformation (or, broadly, ETL operations) benefit significantly from a Hadoop setup, if your business needs fall into any of the following five categories, Hadoop might be a misfit.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hadoop-or-not-hadoop</guid></item><item><title>Deployment in Production - Part 2</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/deployment-production-part-2</link><author>Will High</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile analytics is all about failing fast. In a scientific context, this means stating hypotheses and seeking to disprove them using quantitative analysis of real data in rapid cycles. The end result is actionable insight and maximized value to stakeholders. This article is the second in a series where we paint a picture of a Thoughtworks analytics engagement. We'll focus here on the deployment of solutions in production, where insights reached in the Data Lab are implemented at scale.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile analytics is all about failing fast. In a scientific context, this means stating hypotheses and seeking to disprove them using quantitative analysis of real data in rapid cycles. The end result is actionable insight and maximized value to stakeholders. This article is the second in a series where we paint a picture of a Thoughtworks analytics engagement. We'll focus here on the deployment of solutions in production, where insights reached in the Data Lab are implemented at scale.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/deployment-production-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Successful Strategies for Analytics and Big Data</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/successful-strategies-analytics-and-big-data</link><author>John Spens</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Data Analytics must focus on insight and action. During my recent talk at TWLive13 Europe, I focused on the primary risks in applying traditional BI approaches to Big Data projects instead of focusing on the business value.  I also discussed recent client success stories, such as helping a language immersion program find out why customers weren't activating their accounts, using our lean learning approach.
By asking the right questions, you will be led to the right data that actually makes a difference in your business.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Big Data Analytics must focus on insight and action. During my recent talk at TWLive13 Europe, I focused on the primary risks in applying traditional BI approaches to Big Data projects instead of focusing on the business value.  I also discussed recent client success stories, such as helping a language immersion program find out why customers weren't activating their accounts, using our lean learning approach.
By asking the right questions, you will be led to the right data that actually makes a difference in your business.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/successful-strategies-analytics-and-big-data</guid></item><item><title>CI does include deploying  to production</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 08 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ci-does-include-deploying-production</link><author>Badrinath Janakiraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous Integration has been around in some shape or form for over 10 years now. Back in 2001, with CruiseControl as the only tooling and Selenium still a few years away, it didn't usually involve much more than compiling the application, running JUnit tests and finally building a jar if the tests finished successfully.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous Integration has been around in some shape or form for over 10 years now. Back in 2001, with CruiseControl as the only tooling and Selenium still a few years away, it didn't usually involve much more than compiling the application, running JUnit tests and finally building a jar if the tests finished successfully.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ci-does-include-deploying-production</guid></item><item><title>From Problem to Solution. Faster. - Part 2: Solution Interviews</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-solution-faster-part-2-solution-interviews</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this post, we looked at how problem interviews can be a useful technique to understand the problem you’re trying to solve and whether or not it’s worth solving. In this second part, we’ll look at where to go from there: exploring and validating valuable solutions for your customer. Again, I’ll be using the example of how this technique impacted development around our WYSIWYG editor.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of this post, we looked at how problem interviews can be a useful technique to understand the problem you’re trying to solve and whether or not it’s worth solving. In this second part, we’ll look at where to go from there: exploring and validating valuable solutions for your customer. Again, I’ll be using the example of how this technique impacted development around our WYSIWYG editor.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-solution-faster-part-2-solution-interviews</guid></item><item><title>From Problem to Solution. Faster. - Part 1: Problem Interviews</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-solution-faster-part-1-problem-interviews</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’ve heard them both before. They’re givens in the tech world:
Understand your customer’s problem
Get early and continuous feedback
Sounds easy enough, but even seasoned software teams know both are much easier said than done, even with our growing awareness of the “build-measure-learn” methods promoted by lean-minded practitioners.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We’ve heard them both before. They’re givens in the tech world:
Understand your customer’s problem
Get early and continuous feedback
Sounds easy enough, but even seasoned software teams know both are much easier said than done, even with our growing awareness of the “build-measure-learn” methods promoted by lean-minded practitioners.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-solution-faster-part-1-problem-interviews</guid></item><item><title>Thinking about Big Data</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thinking-about-big-data</link><author>Martin Fowler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Big Data" has leapt rapidly into one of the most hyped terms in our industry, yet the hype should not blind people to the fact that this is a genuinely important shift about the role of data in the world. The amount, speed, and value of data sources is rapidly increasing. 
Note: The following is an excerpt from Martin Fowler's Info Deck on Big Data. 
Data management has to change in five broad areas:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Big Data" has leapt rapidly into one of the most hyped terms in our industry, yet the hype should not blind people to the fact that this is a genuinely important shift about the role of data in the world. The amount, speed, and value of data sources is rapidly increasing. 
Note: The following is an excerpt from Martin Fowler's Info Deck on Big Data. 
Data management has to change in five broad areas:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/thinking-about-big-data</guid></item><item><title>Beginning of the End of Department Stores?</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beginning-end-department-stores</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The retail world was abuzz this week with the news that Hudson's Bay Company is acquiring Saks Fifth Avenue. No surprise really; it was common knowledge that Saks was shopping around for a buyer with rumors in previous months that Nieman Marcus would make a great suitor. I imagine the reaction from most was almost a sense of relief that they finally found a buyer. This is, however, much more than a buyout story.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The retail world was abuzz this week with the news that Hudson's Bay Company is acquiring Saks Fifth Avenue. No surprise really; it was common knowledge that Saks was shopping around for a buyer with rumors in previous months that Nieman Marcus would make a great suitor. I imagine the reaction from most was almost a sense of relief that they finally found a buyer. This is, however, much more than a buyout story.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beginning-end-department-stores</guid></item><item><title>Monitoring the Build System - Part 2</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/monitoring-build-system-part-2</link><author>Madhurranjan Mohaan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of our blog series on Monitoring the Build System, we walked through the challenges we faced and the ways we resolved them. In this blog, I'll discuss further details regarding our build system and the tools that we used.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Part 1 of our blog series on Monitoring the Build System, we walked through the challenges we faced and the ways we resolved them. In this blog, I'll discuss further details regarding our build system and the tools that we used.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/monitoring-build-system-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Discovery in the Data Lab - Part 1</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/discovery-data-lab-part-1</link><author>Will High</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile analytics is all about failing fast.  In a scientific context, this means stating hypotheses and seeking to disprove them using quantitative analysis of real data in rapid cycles.  The end result is actionable insight and maximized value to stakeholders. This article is the first in a series where we paint a picture of a Thoughtworks analytics engagement. We'll focus here on the concept of the data lab, where a data science team explores data, hypotheses, and quantitative methodologies to answer core business questions with advanced analytics.
A Picture of an Agile Analytics Engagement
Advanced analytics is an umbrella term that covers a wide swath of tools and techniques, all rooted in rigorous statistics. A data science team is not only able to solve IT problems, but can answer any quantitative question that is at the heart of a business. When visualizing metrics means you can better monitor the health of your business processes and capital, we can design and build out effective, tailored dashboard reporting tools. When you want deeper insight on what drives value for your shareholders, we can analyze a far wider variety of data sources than is typically used in traditional business intelligence. And when you want to increase revenue with targeted recommendations and personalization, we bring expertise in sophisticated machine learning techniques to the table. Wherever it is possible to answer valuable business questions with real data, there is an opportunity to engage a data science team.
So how might an agile analytics engagement unfold?  The following picture illustrates a model for applying agile methodologies to data science analytics.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile analytics is all about failing fast.  In a scientific context, this means stating hypotheses and seeking to disprove them using quantitative analysis of real data in rapid cycles.  The end result is actionable insight and maximized value to stakeholders. This article is the first in a series where we paint a picture of a Thoughtworks analytics engagement. We'll focus here on the concept of the data lab, where a data science team explores data, hypotheses, and quantitative methodologies to answer core business questions with advanced analytics.
A Picture of an Agile Analytics Engagement
Advanced analytics is an umbrella term that covers a wide swath of tools and techniques, all rooted in rigorous statistics. A data science team is not only able to solve IT problems, but can answer any quantitative question that is at the heart of a business. When visualizing metrics means you can better monitor the health of your business processes and capital, we can design and build out effective, tailored dashboard reporting tools. When you want deeper insight on what drives value for your shareholders, we can analyze a far wider variety of data sources than is typically used in traditional business intelligence. And when you want to increase revenue with targeted recommendations and personalization, we bring expertise in sophisticated machine learning techniques to the table. Wherever it is possible to answer valuable business questions with real data, there is an opportunity to engage a data science team.
So how might an agile analytics engagement unfold?  The following picture illustrates a model for applying agile methodologies to data science analytics.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/discovery-data-lab-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Get better in 2 minutes: Part 3 - Mingle + Cycle Time Analytics</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 26 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/get-better-2-minutes-mingle-cycle-time-analytics</link><author>Ethan Teng</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of our series on cycle time, we’ve covered what cycle time is, why it matters, and how you can use it to know if you're improving. In this video, you will see how Mingle + Cycle Time Analytics enables you to easily identify outliers and trends in your team's cycle time as well as spot bottlenecks in your team’s process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of our series on cycle time, we’ve covered what cycle time is, why it matters, and how you can use it to know if you're improving. In this video, you will see how Mingle + Cycle Time Analytics enables you to easily identify outliers and trends in your team's cycle time as well as spot bottlenecks in your team’s process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/get-better-2-minutes-mingle-cycle-time-analytics</guid></item><item><title>"Experience First" Product Management - Part 2</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 23 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-first-product-management-part-2</link><author>Chad Wathington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this follow-up to Part 1, Chad Wathington, Managing Director, Thoughtworks Studios, examines a few examples of experience-focused Product Management with suggestions to help product managers cultivate that focus.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this follow-up to Part 1, Chad Wathington, Managing Director, Thoughtworks Studios, examines a few examples of experience-focused Product Management with suggestions to help product managers cultivate that focus.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-first-product-management-part-2</guid></item><item><title>How to integrate design into your culture</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 22 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-integrate-design-your-culture</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Want to make great products and services for your customers? You need to integrate design into your culture. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Want to make great products and services for your customers? You need to integrate design into your culture. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-integrate-design-your-culture</guid></item><item><title>How do you know you've improved? Look at your cycle time</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-know-youve-improved-look-your-cycle-time</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous improvement and product flow are popular themes on the Mingle team. Both internally as we reflect on our own development practices, and externally as we build an agile project management tool that helps teams collaborate and improve together. To help us better understand our flow and gain more insight into ways we can improve, we’ve started to incorporate cycle time into our team conversations.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Continuous improvement and product flow are popular themes on the Mingle team. Both internally as we reflect on our own development practices, and externally as we build an agile project management tool that helps teams collaborate and improve together. To help us better understand our flow and gain more insight into ways we can improve, we’ve started to incorporate cycle time into our team conversations.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-know-youve-improved-look-your-cycle-time</guid></item><item><title>Monitoring the Build System - Part 1</title><pubDate>Mon Jul 08 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/monitoring-build-system-part-1</link><author>Madhurranjan Mohaan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am part of this project where we run a pretty big CI Build system. We had been facing a few issues with it and we wanted to do some work around Build Monitoring to improve the system as a whole. The next couple of blogs (written in collaboration with Rohith Rajagopal) will talk about the problems and approaches that we considered. In this post we will describe our build system, the tool we use, general build systems and approaches towards monitoring the Build System.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am part of this project where we run a pretty big CI Build system. We had been facing a few issues with it and we wanted to do some work around Build Monitoring to improve the system as a whole. The next couple of blogs (written in collaboration with Rohith Rajagopal) will talk about the problems and approaches that we considered. In this post we will describe our build system, the tool we use, general build systems and approaches towards monitoring the Build System.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/monitoring-build-system-part-1</guid></item><item><title>Get better in 90 seconds: Part 2 - Why is Cycle Time important?</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/get-better-90-seconds-part-2-why-cycle-time-important</link><author>Ethan Teng</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this video series we explore ways you can deliver faster and how cycle time can play a significant role in getting you there. In Part 1 we started with the basics - What is Cycle Time? In this part we examine why Cycle Time is important and how we can use it to fine-tune our delivery process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this video series we explore ways you can deliver faster and how cycle time can play a significant role in getting you there. In Part 1 we started with the basics - What is Cycle Time? In this part we examine why Cycle Time is important and how we can use it to fine-tune our delivery process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/get-better-90-seconds-part-2-why-cycle-time-important</guid></item><item><title>Can Pure Play On-Line Retailers Survive?</title><pubDate>Wed Jul 03 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/can-pure-play-line-retailers-survive</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It was just a few years ago that I read numerous articles predicting the inevitable death of retail stores. This doom and gloom scenario played out across most of the trade publications leaving retailers scratching their heads in wonderment and worried that if they didn't do something (they didn't know what) they would be overtaken by their cooler, lower cost, on-line cousins.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It was just a few years ago that I read numerous articles predicting the inevitable death of retail stores. This doom and gloom scenario played out across most of the trade publications leaving retailers scratching their heads in wonderment and worried that if they didn't do something (they didn't know what) they would be overtaken by their cooler, lower cost, on-line cousins.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/can-pure-play-line-retailers-survive</guid></item><item><title>"Experience First" Product Management - Part 1</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 28 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-first-product-management-part-1</link><author>Chad Wathington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this first of two parts, Chad Wathington, Managing Director, Thoughtworks</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this first of two parts, Chad Wathington, Managing Director, Thoughtworks</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/experience-first-product-management-part-1</guid></item><item><title>The Anatomy of a Good Report</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 26 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/anatomy-good-report</link><author>Srijayanth Sridhar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
People arguably spend as much time analyzing test failures as they do writing tests. This necessitates good functional test reports. A good functional test should not merely report where your test failed. It should give you all the information necessary to be able to make your analysis.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
People arguably spend as much time analyzing test failures as they do writing tests. This necessitates good functional test reports. A good functional test should not merely report where your test failed. It should give you all the information necessary to be able to make your analysis.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/anatomy-good-report</guid></item><item><title>Get better in 60 seconds: Part 1 - What is Cycle Time?</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/get-better-60-seconds-part-1-what-cycle-time</link><author>Ethan Teng</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this video series we explore ways you can deliver faster and how cycle time can play a significant role in getting you there. Let's start from the beginning and answer: what is cycle time?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this video series we explore ways you can deliver faster and how cycle time can play a significant role in getting you there. Let's start from the beginning and answer: what is cycle time?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/get-better-60-seconds-part-1-what-cycle-time</guid></item><item><title>The Architecture of Gap Inc.'s SCMS PO System</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/architecture-gap-incs-scms-po-system</link><author>Martin Fowler</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our Chief Scientist Martin Fowler recently discussed the architecture of GAP Inc.'s  purchase order system, SCMS PO.  Read a snippet below or view the full info deck on martinfowler.com.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our Chief Scientist Martin Fowler recently discussed the architecture of GAP Inc.'s  purchase order system, SCMS PO.  Read a snippet below or view the full info deck on martinfowler.com.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/architecture-gap-incs-scms-po-system</guid></item><item><title>The many faces of the Wall: Part 1: The Scrum Taskboard</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 14 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/many-faces-wall-part-1-scrum-taskboard</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our recent "Best Card Wall" competition highlighted the varied ways in which the card wall is used for planning, estimation, visibility, tracking, decision making and reporting activities.
In this series, we’ll see how Mingle's card wall can help you create many different views displaying customizable information for various purposes, levels and roles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our recent "Best Card Wall" competition highlighted the varied ways in which the card wall is used for planning, estimation, visibility, tracking, decision making and reporting activities.
In this series, we’ll see how Mingle's card wall can help you create many different views displaying customizable information for various purposes, levels and roles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/many-faces-wall-part-1-scrum-taskboard</guid></item><item><title>Surviving the Onslaught of Innovation in Big Retail</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 13 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/surviving-onslaught-innovation-big-retail</link><author>Robin Copland</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It seems that every week I'm reading about another retailer who has formed an innovation lab or has acquired a startup to help them figure out innovation in the retail space. The latest round was the recent announcement that Target started its own innovation lab in San Francisco. This is in line with the trends of other big retailers such as Walmart, Home Depot, Nordstrom, and Staples - all of which now have their own retail technology innovation capabilities.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It seems that every week I'm reading about another retailer who has formed an innovation lab or has acquired a startup to help them figure out innovation in the retail space. The latest round was the recent announcement that Target started its own innovation lab in San Francisco. This is in line with the trends of other big retailers such as Walmart, Home Depot, Nordstrom, and Staples - all of which now have their own retail technology innovation capabilities.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/surviving-onslaught-innovation-big-retail</guid></item><item><title>What we do needs to look less like magic</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-we-do-needs-look-less-magic</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
 Why are we mapping that value stream?
As far as I can tell, the original problem that Toyota was addressing with "value stream mapping" (VSM) was to understand material and information flow in order to improve production lead-time.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
 Why are we mapping that value stream?
As far as I can tell, the original problem that Toyota was addressing with "value stream mapping" (VSM) was to understand material and information flow in order to improve production lead-time.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-we-do-needs-look-less-magic</guid></item><item><title>Rethinking building on the cloud: Part 4: Immutable Servers</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-building-cloud-part-4-immutable-servers</link><author>Ben Butler-Cole</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
We treat all our virtual servers as immutable. When we upgrade our system we create brand new servers and destroy the old ones, rather than upgrading them in-place. This is a logical extension of the phoenix server approach in which servers are regularly recreated from scratch. Our adoption of immutable servers was inspired by an anecdote that when physical servers play up in Google’s data centers they are pulled out of the racks and discarded rather than fixed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
We treat all our virtual servers as immutable. When we upgrade our system we create brand new servers and destroy the old ones, rather than upgrading them in-place. This is a logical extension of the phoenix server approach in which servers are regularly recreated from scratch. Our adoption of immutable servers was inspired by an anecdote that when physical servers play up in Google’s data centers they are pulled out of the racks and discarded rather than fixed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-building-cloud-part-4-immutable-servers</guid></item><item><title>Providing 'Just Enough Design' Can Make Agile Software Delivery More Successful</title><pubDate>Sun Jun 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/providing-just-enough-design-can-make-agile-software-delivery-more-successful</link><author>Eewei Chen</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many new media design, advertising and games development agencies struggle to factor in graphic and experience design effectively into their agile software development methodologies.
Abstract
Nowadays, it is hard to justify a large part of a project’s design budget on three months creative direction, where screens of every potential stage of an application are mocked up before development even begins. Clients now see the risk in spending too much early on in the project as it leaves very little time and budget to incorporate important changes later on in the project.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Many new media design, advertising and games development agencies struggle to factor in graphic and experience design effectively into their agile software development methodologies.
Abstract
Nowadays, it is hard to justify a large part of a project’s design budget on three months creative direction, where screens of every potential stage of an application are mocked up before development even begins. Clients now see the risk in spending too much early on in the project as it leaves very little time and budget to incorporate important changes later on in the project.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/providing-just-enough-design-can-make-agile-software-delivery-more-successful</guid></item><item><title>Tracing our path to production</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 04 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tracing-our-path-production</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever since the Mingle team started working on its new cloud offering we made a conscious effort to improve our ability to continuously deliver valuable features and enhancements to our production environment. I expected that frequent deployments, tons of automation and lots of learning about Amazon’s AWS would come with the territory - and it did. What I didn’t expect was that I’d end up asking and answering so many questions dealing with when feature X or bug fix Y would be ready for testing and when it would be ready to be promoted to production.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever since the Mingle team started working on its new cloud offering we made a conscious effort to improve our ability to continuously deliver valuable features and enhancements to our production environment. I expected that frequent deployments, tons of automation and lots of learning about Amazon’s AWS would come with the territory - and it did. What I didn’t expect was that I’d end up asking and answering so many questions dealing with when feature X or bug fix Y would be ready for testing and when it would be ready to be promoted to production.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tracing-our-path-production</guid></item><item><title>How Do You Accelerate Your Enterprise Agility?</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 03 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-accelerate-your-enterprise-agility</link><author>Paul Ellarby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do less to go faster. In this slideshare we list 10 pointers to help you speed up your agile adoption across your enterprise.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do less to go faster. In this slideshare we list 10 pointers to help you speed up your agile adoption across your enterprise.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-accelerate-your-enterprise-agility</guid></item><item><title>The Twisty way of automating</title><pubDate>Thu May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twisty-way-automating</link><author>Ashwini Ingle</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I joined our employee web portal team as a quality analyst in mid-Jan, I was tasked to “automate ASAP and As Much As Possible”. Sounds familiar?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I joined our employee web portal team as a quality analyst in mid-Jan, I was tasked to “automate ASAP and As Much As Possible”. Sounds familiar?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twisty-way-automating</guid></item><item><title>Do we need a Business Analyst on an agile team?</title><pubDate>Wed May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/do-we-need-business-analyst-agile-team</link><author>Bonna Choi</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Out of many roles on an Agile team - developer, tester, project manager or product manager, the role of the business analyst is probably the one whose “existence” on the team is most frequently challenged. The role of a BA is often questioned, not the quality of work, but the “perceived” value delivered for the team - by clients. Frankly I’ve had a few identity crisis since I started working as an analyst on agile teams in 2006. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Out of many roles on an Agile team - developer, tester, project manager or product manager, the role of the business analyst is probably the one whose “existence” on the team is most frequently challenged. The role of a BA is often questioned, not the quality of work, but the “perceived” value delivered for the team - by clients. Frankly I’ve had a few identity crisis since I started working as an analyst on agile teams in 2006. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/do-we-need-business-analyst-agile-team</guid></item><item><title>Using points is not the point</title><pubDate>Mon May 20 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-points-not-point</link><author>Juliano Bersano</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I have done 3 projects in a row where we did not use story points and simply counted stories. I’m a big advocate of that approach. Let me explain why.
I'm an estimation geek who loves the nuances of estimation, and have used function points, use case points, COCOMO, and story points for over 10 years. Over time, I’ve become convinced that the more we estimate past the very initial point, the less accurate we get. Additionally, long-drawn, “scientific” estimation exercises generate wrong expectations of certainty.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I have done 3 projects in a row where we did not use story points and simply counted stories. I’m a big advocate of that approach. Let me explain why.
I'm an estimation geek who loves the nuances of estimation, and have used function points, use case points, COCOMO, and story points for over 10 years. Over time, I’ve become convinced that the more we estimate past the very initial point, the less accurate we get. Additionally, long-drawn, “scientific” estimation exercises generate wrong expectations of certainty.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-points-not-point</guid></item><item><title>Linking to story cards in project management tools from Twist reports</title><pubDate>Thu May 16 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/linking-story-cards-project-management-tools-twist-reports</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this blog post, I will explain another useful example of Twist's customized HTML reports. Usually test scenarios are associated with story cards. Twist simplifies this by allowing scenarios to be tagged to stories.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this blog post, I will explain another useful example of Twist's customized HTML reports. Usually test scenarios are associated with story cards. Twist simplifies this by allowing scenarios to be tagged to stories.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/linking-story-cards-project-management-tools-twist-reports</guid></item><item><title>How estimating with "story counts" worked for us</title><pubDate>Tue May 14 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-estimating-story-counts-worked-us</link><author>Huimin Li</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For about two years now, a norm has emerged on the Mingle team: “Every story is 4 points.” As a BA on our team, I quipped, “Well, that’s because our BAs are particularly good at writing stories.” :)... And then started digging into data to understand why.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>For about two years now, a norm has emerged on the Mingle team: “Every story is 4 points.” As a BA on our team, I quipped, “Well, that’s because our BAs are particularly good at writing stories.” :)... And then started digging into data to understand why.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-estimating-story-counts-worked-us</guid></item><item><title>Rethinking building on the cloud: Part 3: Principles to maximize environments</title><pubDate>Tue May 14 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-building-cloud-part-3-principles-maximize-environments</link><author>Ben Butler-Cole</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As mentioned in my last blog, the newly launched Mingle SaaS runs entirely on the AWS cloud, for which we designed the architecture from scratch. Rethinking our approach to environments in the development and deployment process, has allowed us to shed a lot of problems experienced in traditional data center environments. Following the principles described here has increased the reliability of our system, streamlined our deployment process and sped up our development. There are three principles we follow to ensure that we maximize these benefits.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As mentioned in my last blog, the newly launched Mingle SaaS runs entirely on the AWS cloud, for which we designed the architecture from scratch. Rethinking our approach to environments in the development and deployment process, has allowed us to shed a lot of problems experienced in traditional data center environments. Following the principles described here has increased the reliability of our system, streamlined our deployment process and sped up our development. There are three principles we follow to ensure that we maximize these benefits.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-building-cloud-part-3-principles-maximize-environments</guid></item><item><title>Design and analysis occur at all points in the software lifecycle</title><pubDate>Mon May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/design-and-analysis-occur-all-points-software-lifecycle</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Organizations employ a design-up-front approach because they believe they will avert risk and manage change. Reviewing a nice big stack of well-rendered mockups created in a high-end graphic design program can give stakeholders that feeling that whatever comes out the other end of the production pipeline in 6 months, it is going to be ready for customers to use and return on investment. The reality is that most of the time, 3 months past the release deadline, the design is outdated and the business has changed enough to make most of the design irrelevant.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Organizations employ a design-up-front approach because they believe they will avert risk and manage change. Reviewing a nice big stack of well-rendered mockups created in a high-end graphic design program can give stakeholders that feeling that whatever comes out the other end of the production pipeline in 6 months, it is going to be ready for customers to use and return on investment. The reality is that most of the time, 3 months past the release deadline, the design is outdated and the business has changed enough to make most of the design irrelevant.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/design-and-analysis-occur-all-points-software-lifecycle</guid></item><item><title>Constraint driven automation - A Case Study</title><pubDate>Fri May 10 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/constraint-driven-automation-case-study</link><author>Pavan Sudarshan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My last gig as a tech lead was on Bums on the Saddle, an ecommerce startup where we had to get a working piece of software with minimal functionality to production within a week. We then had to follow it up with frequent releases and be done with the minimum viable product (MVP) in 8 weeks. After the MVP we had to incorporate feedback and the store’s backend needs. We signed up for all of this and more in a Lean Startup style gig.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My last gig as a tech lead was on Bums on the Saddle, an ecommerce startup where we had to get a working piece of software with minimal functionality to production within a week. We then had to follow it up with frequent releases and be done with the minimum viable product (MVP) in 8 weeks. After the MVP we had to incorporate feedback and the store’s backend needs. We signed up for all of this and more in a Lean Startup style gig.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/constraint-driven-automation-case-study</guid></item><item><title>And the winner of the best Card Wall is...</title><pubDate>Thu May 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/and-winner-best-card-wall</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>First Place: Hourglass Scrum-Ban Board (Winner of an iPad Mini)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>First Place: Hourglass Scrum-Ban Board (Winner of an iPad Mini)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/and-winner-best-card-wall</guid></item><item><title>Rethinking building on the cloud: Part 2: Environments on the Cloud</title><pubDate>Wed May 08 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-building-cloud-part-2-environments-cloud</link><author>Ben Butler-Cole</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The newly launched Mingle SaaS offering runs entirely on the AWS cloud. As discussed in our earlier blog on Layering the Cloud, because there is no existing system that we have to modify or integrate with, we've got the freedom to design the architecture from scratch. This has led us to rethink the role of environments in our development and deployment process.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The newly launched Mingle SaaS offering runs entirely on the AWS cloud. As discussed in our earlier blog on Layering the Cloud, because there is no existing system that we have to modify or integrate with, we've got the freedom to design the architecture from scratch. This has led us to rethink the role of environments in our development and deployment process.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-building-cloud-part-2-environments-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Writing Twist tests with Page Object pattern</title><pubDate>Mon May 06 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/writing-twist-tests-page-object-pattern</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Page object pattern maps UI pages to classes and related actions to methods in that class. This allows for better grouping of page actions. All the actions specific to each page will be in a single class. Page object pattern has few advantages:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Page object pattern maps UI pages to classes and related actions to methods in that class. This allows for better grouping of page actions. All the actions specific to each page will be in a single class. Page object pattern has few advantages:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/writing-twist-tests-page-object-pattern</guid></item><item><title>Coming Attractions</title><pubDate>Fri May 03 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coming-attractions</link><author>David Rice</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>May is looking to be quite an exciting month at Thoughtworks Studios. I'm writing to give a quick preview of Go’s new value stream mapping, a SaaS version of Mingle, and Snap, our new CI/CD in the cloud offering for users of Github and Heroku.
Let's start by taking a look at a screenshot from a new Go feature on one of our dog food servers.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>May is looking to be quite an exciting month at Thoughtworks Studios. I'm writing to give a quick preview of Go’s new value stream mapping, a SaaS version of Mingle, and Snap, our new CI/CD in the cloud offering for users of Github and Heroku.
Let's start by taking a look at a screenshot from a new Go feature on one of our dog food servers.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/coming-attractions</guid></item><item><title>Twist execution hooks and customizable HTML reports - Part 2</title><pubDate>Thu May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-execution-hooks-and-customizable-html-reports-part-2</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part in a two part blog series which talks about Twist execution hooks and customizable HTML reports. In the first post, we described collecting the step execution time and posting it in Twist data store. Here we will discuss customizing the HTML report to visualize the step execution timings.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second part in a two part blog series which talks about Twist execution hooks and customizable HTML reports. In the first post, we described collecting the step execution time and posting it in Twist data store. Here we will discuss customizing the HTML report to visualize the step execution timings.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-execution-hooks-and-customizable-html-reports-part-2</guid></item><item><title>Rethinking building on the cloud: Part 1: Layering the Cloud</title><pubDate>Wed May 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/layering-cloud</link><author>Peter Gillard-Moss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We've just launched Mingle SaaS, and as part of designing & building the architecture from scratch, we were able to challenge and rethink the way we build systems on the cloud. This is the first part in a series of blogs discussing our learning.
One of the great things about the cloud is the way you can just run a bit of code or a bash script and before a Windows admin can open their GUI you’ve got a running box. This opens up a host of opportunities and new patterns. Martin Fowler recently posted about the Phoenix Server pattern where machines are simply thrown away rather than upgraded. But these things require looking at the way you architect infrastructure slightly differently.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We've just launched Mingle SaaS, and as part of designing & building the architecture from scratch, we were able to challenge and rethink the way we build systems on the cloud. This is the first part in a series of blogs discussing our learning.
One of the great things about the cloud is the way you can just run a bit of code or a bash script and before a Windows admin can open their GUI you’ve got a running box. This opens up a host of opportunities and new patterns. Martin Fowler recently posted about the Phoenix Server pattern where machines are simply thrown away rather than upgraded. But these things require looking at the way you architect infrastructure slightly differently.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/layering-cloud</guid></item><item><title>Twist execution hooks and customizable HTML reports - Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-execution-hooks-and-customizable-html-reports-part-1</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This blog post talks about measuring the execution time for each step and reporting it in Twist HTML reports. This is very helpful to analyze application performance and it also makes it easy to spot parts of the application that aren't performing well. This is the first part of a two-part blog series. The second part talks about consuming this data and drawing a little graph in the HTML report.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This blog post talks about measuring the execution time for each step and reporting it in Twist HTML reports. This is very helpful to analyze application performance and it also makes it easy to spot parts of the application that aren't performing well. This is the first part of a two-part blog series. The second part talks about consuming this data and drawing a little graph in the HTML report.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-execution-hooks-and-customizable-html-reports-part-1</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Agile Leadership</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-agile-leadership</link><author>Chad Wathington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Journey from Doing Agile to Being Agile
Being agile is much more than applying some techniques to run software projects - it requires a commitment to adaptive leadership, a focus on delivering value fast, and a different understanding of what your organizations' portfolio should look like.
This webinar will investigate some of the key changes to becoming agile, with points learned from Thoughtworks' own journey, and the work we have done with clients around the world. It will be challenging and thought-provoking, providing you with some key aspects of change you can use to lead your organization on its journey.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Journey from Doing Agile to Being Agile
Being agile is much more than applying some techniques to run software projects - it requires a commitment to adaptive leadership, a focus on delivering value fast, and a different understanding of what your organizations' portfolio should look like.
This webinar will investigate some of the key changes to becoming agile, with points learned from Thoughtworks' own journey, and the work we have done with clients around the world. It will be challenging and thought-provoking, providing you with some key aspects of change you can use to lead your organization on its journey.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-agile-leadership</guid></item><item><title>Distributed teams and avoiding face time bias</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-teams-and-avoiding-face-time-bias</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Companies rarely promote people into leadership roles who haven’t been consistently seen and measured. It’s a familiarity thing, and it’s a trust thing. We’re not saying that the people who get promoted are stars during every “crucible” moment at the office, but at least they’re present and accounted for. And their presence says: Work is my top priority. I’m committed to this company. I want to lead. And I can.
- Jack and Suzie Welch in a 2007 Business Week column 

After all the hullabaloo about Yahoo eliminating its work from home policy I thought a lot about how distributed work is part of everyday life on many Thoughtworks teams. It’s certainly true for our Mingle team where we have a pair of great developers who are based in the UK while the rest of the team is based in San Francisco.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Companies rarely promote people into leadership roles who haven’t been consistently seen and measured. It’s a familiarity thing, and it’s a trust thing. We’re not saying that the people who get promoted are stars during every “crucible” moment at the office, but at least they’re present and accounted for. And their presence says: Work is my top priority. I’m committed to this company. I want to lead. And I can.
- Jack and Suzie Welch in a 2007 Business Week column 

After all the hullabaloo about Yahoo eliminating its work from home policy I thought a lot about how distributed work is part of everyday life on many Thoughtworks teams. It’s certainly true for our Mingle team where we have a pair of great developers who are based in the UK while the rest of the team is based in San Francisco.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/distributed-teams-and-avoiding-face-time-bias</guid></item><item><title>Facilitating Collaborative Design Workshops</title><pubDate>Sun Apr 21 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/facilitating-collaborative-design-workshops</link><author>Jason Furnell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A step-by-step guide for rapidly creating a shared vision for execution
So how do you do great design in a rapid, multidisciplinary and inclusive way? How do you set up new projects for success in a fast moving, agile environment? How do you ensure shared understanding and ownership of new initiatives in just a few days?
I now focus a lot of time on facilitating collaborative design workshops, and other methods focused on quickly creating a shared understanding of objectives and buy-in for and execution approach.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A step-by-step guide for rapidly creating a shared vision for execution
So how do you do great design in a rapid, multidisciplinary and inclusive way? How do you set up new projects for success in a fast moving, agile environment? How do you ensure shared understanding and ownership of new initiatives in just a few days?
I now focus a lot of time on facilitating collaborative design workshops, and other methods focused on quickly creating a shared understanding of objectives and buy-in for and execution approach.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/facilitating-collaborative-design-workshops</guid></item><item><title>How to peg your pipeline to a dependency version</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 19 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-peg-your-pipeline-dependency-version</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Say we have a set up like the one below. We have two pipelines -- one for component-1 (C1) and another for component-2 (C2). C1 just builds off its source code in version control (VCS-1). C2 has its source in a different repository (VCS-2) and is also dependent (d3) on C1. In Go terminology, C1 has one upstream dependency d1 while C2 has two upstream dependencies d2 and d3.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Say we have a set up like the one below. We have two pipelines -- one for component-1 (C1) and another for component-2 (C2). C1 just builds off its source code in version control (VCS-1). C2 has its source in a different repository (VCS-2) and is also dependent (d3) on C1. In Go terminology, C1 has one upstream dependency d1 while C2 has two upstream dependencies d2 and d3.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-peg-your-pipeline-dependency-version</guid></item><item><title>Pruning our product backlog</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pruning-our-product-backlog</link><author>Huimin Li</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>He who travels light, goes far.
                 -- Chinese proverb
Does this kind of conversation sound familiar to you?
Customer: I want abc, because xyz.
Product team: Sorry, we don’t have it now, but I’ll add it to our backlog.
This comes up for me frequently on the Mingle team. We carefully capture all requests and spend time to follow up on each one.  However, with each request, the queue keeps getting bigger. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>He who travels light, goes far.
                 -- Chinese proverb
Does this kind of conversation sound familiar to you?
Customer: I want abc, because xyz.
Product team: Sorry, we don’t have it now, but I’ll add it to our backlog.
This comes up for me frequently on the Mingle team. We carefully capture all requests and spend time to follow up on each one.  However, with each request, the queue keeps getting bigger. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pruning-our-product-backlog</guid></item><item><title>Finding the "right" people: Part 2 of CD for Executives</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/finding-right-people-part-2-cd-executives</link><author>Vladimir Sneblic</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous blog, I introduced the case for why Executives need to get a handle on CD. In this blog I detail the first baby step in your organizations CD journey -- getting buy-in from the "right" people.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my previous blog, I introduced the case for why Executives need to get a handle on CD. In this blog I detail the first baby step in your organizations CD journey -- getting buy-in from the "right" people.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/finding-right-people-part-2-cd-executives</guid></item><item><title>How do you measure value?</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-measure-value</link><author>Paul Ellarby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We talk a lot in the agile world about "delivering value". It is the central theme of almost every agile workshop I have attended, a catchphrase in the agile world, and the focus of agile projects. But how do we know if we are delivering value?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We talk a lot in the agile world about "delivering value". It is the central theme of almost every agile workshop I have attended, a catchphrase in the agile world, and the focus of agile projects. But how do we know if we are delivering value?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-measure-value</guid></item><item><title>Model everything to fail fast</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 09 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/model-everything-fail-fast</link><author>Mark Chang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every time any change is introduced - application, database script, automated test, infrastructure, deployment script, configuration, etc. - the change should kick off a gauntlet of validation. The quicker you can find out if a change breaks something the better off you are and the more confidence you will have in your software. We tell the teams who want to go faster that they need to fail fast. We built Go to give teams the power to model and remodel a Build-Test- Release workflow so that they get super quick feedback on every change. And if something breaks, great, find it fast, fix it fast, and then run the new version through the gauntlet.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Every time any change is introduced - application, database script, automated test, infrastructure, deployment script, configuration, etc. - the change should kick off a gauntlet of validation. The quicker you can find out if a change breaks something the better off you are and the more confidence you will have in your software. We tell the teams who want to go faster that they need to fail fast. We built Go to give teams the power to model and remodel a Build-Test- Release workflow so that they get super quick feedback on every change. And if something breaks, great, find it fast, fix it fast, and then run the new version through the gauntlet.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/model-everything-fail-fast</guid></item><item><title>How do you get more out of your user stories?</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 05 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-get-more-out-your-user-stories</link><author>Brad Ward</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is a question I'm frequently asked/challenged with as an analyst. Here is a slideshare based on industry wisdom and personal experience I've presented to clients (and Agile Perth) that collates ways to optimize your user stories.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is a question I'm frequently asked/challenged with as an analyst. Here is a slideshare based on industry wisdom and personal experience I've presented to clients (and Agile Perth) that collates ways to optimize your user stories.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-get-more-out-your-user-stories</guid></item><item><title>Mastering and continuously improving stories with Shu Ha Ri</title><pubDate>Thu Apr 04 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-and-continuously-improving-stories-shu-ha-ri</link><author>Jeffrey Davidson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I once started a debate on how to write a User Story.
The most popular style by far is “As a , I want  in order to .” I am not a big fan of this style because I find most teams either write poor value statements or don’t write them at all. There is power in understanding the value and agile teams are missing this when the user stories are short changed.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I once started a debate on how to write a User Story.
The most popular style by far is “As a , I want  in order to .” I am not a big fan of this style because I find most teams either write poor value statements or don’t write them at all. There is power in understanding the value and agile teams are missing this when the user stories are short changed.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mastering-and-continuously-improving-stories-shu-ha-ri</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Automate Everything Second. Simplify Your Process First</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 03 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-automate-everything-second-simplify-your-process-first</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Through a combination of continuous integration tools, deployment tools, project management tools and custom scripts, software professionals have become very good at automating their processes. But what happens when we automate a broken process?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Through a combination of continuous integration tools, deployment tools, project management tools and custom scripts, software professionals have become very good at automating their processes. But what happens when we automate a broken process?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-automate-everything-second-simplify-your-process-first</guid></item><item><title>Story Articulation: Activity Map to Principles</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/story-articulation-activity-map-principles</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>13.2 marks a big release for the Mingle team with the introduction of our new WYSIWYG editor. After hearing that our previous editor was painful for many of our customers, much in the same way with our program backlog, we reached out to understand the root of their pain and the core activity it was affecting.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>13.2 marks a big release for the Mingle team with the introduction of our new WYSIWYG editor. After hearing that our previous editor was painful for many of our customers, much in the same way with our program backlog, we reached out to understand the root of their pain and the core activity it was affecting.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/story-articulation-activity-map-principles</guid></item><item><title>Why do Executives need CD? Now.</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 29 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-do-executives-need-cd-now</link><author>Vladimir Sneblic</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a Thoughtworks consultant, I spend a large portion of my time helping organizations solve their challenges and realize their business goals. In the last few years I have focused on helping our clients in their attempts to introduce Continuous Delivery (CD) practices. One of the core challenges that these companies faced, was convincing senior management of the value that CD will bring to the organization.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a Thoughtworks consultant, I spend a large portion of my time helping organizations solve their challenges and realize their business goals. In the last few years I have focused on helping our clients in their attempts to introduce Continuous Delivery (CD) practices. One of the core challenges that these companies faced, was convincing senior management of the value that CD will bring to the organization.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-do-executives-need-cd-now</guid></item><item><title>How to share user stories with your team?</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-share-user-stories-your-team</link><author>Huimin Li</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Tell me, I forget.
	Show me, I remember.
	Involve me, I understand.”—Chinese Proverb
Almost all Agile teams have group time for product owners or business analysts to share user stories. On the Mingle team, it happens everyday in a mix of scheduled meetings and ad-hoc conversations. I consciously practice the following three tactics to ensure quality interactions.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“Tell me, I forget.
	Show me, I remember.
	Involve me, I understand.”—Chinese Proverb
Almost all Agile teams have group time for product owners or business analysts to share user stories. On the Mingle team, it happens everyday in a mix of scheduled meetings and ad-hoc conversations. I consciously practice the following three tactics to ensure quality interactions.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-share-user-stories-your-team</guid></item><item><title>How should you write user stories?</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 22 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-should-you-write-user-stories</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We recently held an internal poll here at Thoughtworks about how you should write user stories. The results? Highly weighted toward common agile formats:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We recently held an internal poll here at Thoughtworks about how you should write user stories. The results? Highly weighted toward common agile formats:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-should-you-write-user-stories</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] End-to-End Automated Build and Deployment Pipeline with Maven</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-end-end-automated-build-and-deployment-pipeline-maven-chef-and-go</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Maven based build pipelines are fairly common. Chef based deployment pipelines are also gaining traction. In this talk, Sriram will demonstrate how to design and connect the two using Go. Along the way he'll explain why not to use maven-snaphosts, how to make Chef talk to Nexus and provide several tips on Go usage.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Maven based build pipelines are fairly common. Chef based deployment pipelines are also gaining traction. In this talk, Sriram will demonstrate how to design and connect the two using Go. Along the way he'll explain why not to use maven-snaphosts, how to make Chef talk to Nexus and provide several tips on Go usage.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-end-end-automated-build-and-deployment-pipeline-maven-chef-and-go</guid></item><item><title>Would you like a side of build with that branch?</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/would-you-side-build-branch</link><author>Badrinath Janakiraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is a rare application that doesn't ever need a hot-fix to a deployed version. If to err is human, I prove I am human many times a day and sometimes, these get into production. Chances are, yours might too.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is a rare application that doesn't ever need a hot-fix to a deployed version. If to err is human, I prove I am human many times a day and sometimes, these get into production. Chances are, yours might too.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/would-you-side-build-branch</guid></item><item><title>Use Go's new command repository to lookup your config scripts </title><pubDate>Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/use-gos-new-command-repository-lookup-your-config-scripts</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why version configuration?
Fully versioned configuration is a prerequisite for fully automated deployment. By fully automated deployment, we mean the ability to  deploy to a set of machines (physical, virtual or cloud) having nothing but a basic level of provisioning (OS, hotfixes, basic network and disk config). </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Why version configuration?
Fully versioned configuration is a prerequisite for fully automated deployment. By fully automated deployment, we mean the ability to  deploy to a set of machines (physical, virtual or cloud) having nothing but a basic level of provisioning (OS, hotfixes, basic network and disk config). </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/use-gos-new-command-repository-lookup-your-config-scripts</guid></item><item><title>Collaborative sketching builds a shared vision</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 15 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaborative-sketching-builds-shared-vision</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Something used to trouble me. As I presented design documents to my team they would focus on minor details rather than the big picture. The question of whether a loading spinner should appear in the center or top left of a dialogue became more critical than if the feature to be built was compelling for a user in the first place. People would say things like “I would expect to see….” or “I like it when…”. What about what the customers would expect? </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Something used to trouble me. As I presented design documents to my team they would focus on minor details rather than the big picture. The question of whether a loading spinner should appear in the center or top left of a dialogue became more critical than if the feature to be built was compelling for a user in the first place. People would say things like “I would expect to see….” or “I like it when…”. What about what the customers would expect? </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/collaborative-sketching-builds-shared-vision</guid></item><item><title>And you thought Go didnt support Maven, NuGet, Chef etc?</title><pubDate>Thu Mar 14 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/and-you-thought-go-didnt-support-maven-nuget-chef-etc</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of release 13.1, we have added a bit of functionality to Go’s custom command. Accordingly, the task menu item has changed from ‘Custom Command’ to ‘More’.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of release 13.1, we have added a bit of functionality to Go’s custom command. Accordingly, the task menu item has changed from ‘Custom Command’ to ‘More’.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/and-you-thought-go-didnt-support-maven-nuget-chef-etc</guid></item><item><title>How User-Centered Design Can Put User Stories in Proper Context</title><pubDate>Sat Mar 02 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-user-centered-design-can-put-user-stories-proper-context</link><author>Darius Kumana</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>User stories are a lightweight mechanism for gathering and verifying user requirements on Agile projects. Unfortunately, it is easy to lose the context of stories. Find out how techniques from user-centered design (UCD) can help avoid this problem.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>User stories are a lightweight mechanism for gathering and verifying user requirements on Agile projects. Unfortunately, it is easy to lose the context of stories. Find out how techniques from user-centered design (UCD) can help avoid this problem.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-user-centered-design-can-put-user-stories-proper-context</guid></item><item><title>Open and Ready to Mingle - Part 2 - OpenSocial Gadgets</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-and-ready-mingle-part-2-opensocial-gadgets</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our previous post we demonstrated how RESTful APIs can be used to further extend Mingle’s functionality. We now take a quick look at how Mingle supports OpenSocial Gadgets.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our previous post we demonstrated how RESTful APIs can be used to further extend Mingle’s functionality. We now take a quick look at how Mingle supports OpenSocial Gadgets.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-and-ready-mingle-part-2-opensocial-gadgets</guid></item><item><title>How do you get accurate visibility on a multi-team project?</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-get-accurate-visibility-multi-team-project</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Visibility is critical for the success of an Agile project. Particularly when dealing with multiple teams spread across multiple time zones. In this slideshare we analyze how effective rollups are in providing the such visibility while exploring other reporting metrics.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Visibility is critical for the success of an Agile project. Particularly when dealing with multiple teams spread across multiple time zones. In this slideshare we analyze how effective rollups are in providing the such visibility while exploring other reporting metrics.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-get-accurate-visibility-multi-team-project</guid></item><item><title>Open and Ready to Mingle - Part 1 - RESTful APIs</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-and-ready-mingle-part-1-restful-apis</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We offer a variety of ways for you to extend Mingle and integrate it with other products that you use, to create custom experiences,  reports and features. We start off this blog series with one key way of extending Mingle: using RESTful APIs.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We offer a variety of ways for you to extend Mingle and integrate it with other products that you use, to create custom experiences,  reports and features. We start off this blog series with one key way of extending Mingle: using RESTful APIs.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/open-and-ready-mingle-part-1-restful-apis</guid></item><item><title>Beyond staging</title><pubDate>Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-staging</link><author>Badrinath Janakiraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you start out with your project, it would have been sufficient for you to push your application out to a single environment. You may have called it development or staging and deployed every build that passed your tests onto it. However, soon enough, as your application grows, there is typically a need for multiple environments between the first one and what you may call production. At the very least, you will need to have a staging and a production environment, if not more (UAT, QA?).
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When you start out with your project, it would have been sufficient for you to push your application out to a single environment. You may have called it development or staging and deployed every build that passed your tests onto it. However, soon enough, as your application grows, there is typically a need for multiple environments between the first one and what you may call production. At the very least, you will need to have a staging and a production environment, if not more (UAT, QA?).
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/beyond-staging</guid></item><item><title>What is the best way to measure progress on an Agile project?</title><pubDate>Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-best-way-measure-progress-agile-project</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you measure progress on an Agile project? What is the best way to get much-needed visibility into the status of your projects and programs? Is the burndown the answer?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you measure progress on an Agile project? What is the best way to get much-needed visibility into the status of your projects and programs? Is the burndown the answer?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-best-way-measure-progress-agile-project</guid></item><item><title>Challenger Sales: Customer Value and not Dollar Value</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenger-sales-customer-value-and-not-dollar-value</link><author>Adrian Jones</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sales Commission? Outmoded. We’ve taken the decision. It’s gone.
Let’s be clear. I am proud of my career in software sales leadership. I am also proud that as a team we (Thoughtworks Studios Sales) focus on trying to do the right thing for our customers. But over recent years I have become increasingly aware of two things:
Market changes mean that for a sales team, doing the right thing for the customer is different today than in the past,

Doing the right thing for the customer is achieved in spite of the way* salespeople are paid, not because of it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sales Commission? Outmoded. We’ve taken the decision. It’s gone.
Let’s be clear. I am proud of my career in software sales leadership. I am also proud that as a team we (Thoughtworks Studios Sales) focus on trying to do the right thing for our customers. But over recent years I have become increasingly aware of two things:
Market changes mean that for a sales team, doing the right thing for the customer is different today than in the past,

Doing the right thing for the customer is achieved in spite of the way* salespeople are paid, not because of it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/challenger-sales-customer-value-and-not-dollar-value</guid></item><item><title>What is in a self-organizing team ??</title><pubDate>Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-self-organizing-team</link><author>Malcolm Beaton</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
I get a lot of push back on this – especially when doing Mingle implementations. People inevitably start down the “Access control” route.
“So I should make it so only QA’s can move a card to done! Right?”
Wrong! I think so anyway – It is true that the QA should be the only person actually exercising this change, but don’t restrict it because you then create critical dependencies on someone in that group!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
I get a lot of push back on this – especially when doing Mingle implementations. People inevitably start down the “Access control” route.
“So I should make it so only QA’s can move a card to done! Right?”
Wrong! I think so anyway – It is true that the QA should be the only person actually exercising this change, but don’t restrict it because you then create critical dependencies on someone in that group!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-self-organizing-team</guid></item><item><title>Imperative Vs. Declarative style of writing Twist scenarios</title><pubDate>Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/imperative-vs-declarative-style-writing-twist-scenarios</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There has been a lot of debate in the past about which style is good and which is bad. If I were to ask a developer or a QA to write a scenario, I can rest assured that it will be an Imperative style whereas a BA or an end user would probably adopt a declarative style. There is no, one is better than the other, both styles have their advantages and disadvantages. This article talks about achieving a middle ground to reap the benefits of both styles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There has been a lot of debate in the past about which style is good and which is bad. If I were to ask a developer or a QA to write a scenario, I can rest assured that it will be an Imperative style whereas a BA or an end user would probably adopt a declarative style. There is no, one is better than the other, both styles have their advantages and disadvantages. This article talks about achieving a middle ground to reap the benefits of both styles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/imperative-vs-declarative-style-writing-twist-scenarios</guid></item><item><title>Stop Designing for Users</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-designing-users</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
“How often we neglect to address the purposes of those who are in the system and those of the environment.”   —Béla Bánáthy
“No man is an island, 
Entire of itself. 
Each is a piece of the continent,</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
“How often we neglect to address the purposes of those who are in the system and those of the environment.”   —Béla Bánáthy
“No man is an island, 
Entire of itself. 
Each is a piece of the continent,</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-designing-users</guid></item><item><title>Tradition Vs. Lean and Agile PMO and Organizations</title><pubDate>Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tradition-vs-lean-and-agile-pmo-and-organizations</link><author>Barry O'Reilly</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are in one of the most interesting and disruptive eras of business change the world has known. The landscape and competitive environment is evolving at rates we have not seen before, and it’s only going to accelerate. The average life expectancy  for an organisation is plummeting from 67 years in the 1920s to 15 years today, according to Professor Richard Foster from Yale University. At the current churn rate, 75% of the S&P 500 will be replaced by 2027.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are in one of the most interesting and disruptive eras of business change the world has known. The landscape and competitive environment is evolving at rates we have not seen before, and it’s only going to accelerate. The average life expectancy  for an organisation is plummeting from 67 years in the 1920s to 15 years today, according to Professor Richard Foster from Yale University. At the current churn rate, 75% of the S&P 500 will be replaced by 2027.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tradition-vs-lean-and-agile-pmo-and-organizations</guid></item><item><title>Twist 2.5: Collate verification failures</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-collate-verification-failures</link><author>Srijayanth Sridhar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this short video, Srijayanth Sridhar from the Twist team details how the just-released Twist 2.5 allows you to collate multiple verification failures without halting scenario execution</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this short video, Srijayanth Sridhar from the Twist team details how the just-released Twist 2.5 allows you to collate multiple verification failures without halting scenario execution</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-collate-verification-failures</guid></item><item><title>How do I do CD with Go?: Part 6: Modeling higher order workflows with Go</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2013</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-6-modeling-higher-order-workflows-go</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you use Go to address the following situation?
Say your QAs do some manual exploratory testing in addition to all the automation. They might want to have the last good build automatically deployed to their test environment for them every morning so that they don’t have to spend time manually figuring out the last good build and deploying it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do you use Go to address the following situation?
Say your QAs do some manual exploratory testing in addition to all the automation. They might want to have the last good build automatically deployed to their test environment for them every morning so that they don’t have to spend time manually figuring out the last good build and deploying it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-6-modeling-higher-order-workflows-go</guid></item><item><title>Problem Interviews - Principles - Prototypes: Towards a New Program Backlog</title><pubDate>Sat Dec 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-interviews-principles-prototypes-towards-new-program-backlog</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
With our 12.4 release, the Mingle team fleshed out its program management functionality by introducing a program backlog feature. This post is our story about how we designed this solution using problem interviews, principles and prototypes to arrive at a new program backlog.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
With our 12.4 release, the Mingle team fleshed out its program management functionality by introducing a program backlog feature. This post is our story about how we designed this solution using problem interviews, principles and prototypes to arrive at a new program backlog.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-interviews-principles-prototypes-towards-new-program-backlog</guid></item><item><title>Twist 2.5: Fixture Explorer</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 21 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-fixture-explorer</link><author>Srijayanth Sridhar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this video Srijayanth Sridhar from the Twist team describes a new feature in Twist 2.5 that lets you explore the way your fixtures are laid out, thus giving you a high-level view of test coverage.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this video Srijayanth Sridhar from the Twist team describes a new feature in Twist 2.5 that lets you explore the way your fixtures are laid out, thus giving you a high-level view of test coverage.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-fixture-explorer</guid></item><item><title>Whittling our Wall to reduce cycle time</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whittling-our-wall-reduce-cycle-time</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the Mingle team we believe continuous improvement is paramount to consistently delivering real value to our customers. We invest in it heavily to minimize waste and always look for opportunities--both large and small--to improve how we work. A recent example of how we’ve improved our process has been whittling and “WIP-ing” our wall. And it all began with a call to action by what had become our “weighted” wall.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the Mingle team we believe continuous improvement is paramount to consistently delivering real value to our customers. We invest in it heavily to minimize waste and always look for opportunities--both large and small--to improve how we work. A recent example of how we’ve improved our process has been whittling and “WIP-ing” our wall. And it all began with a call to action by what had become our “weighted” wall.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/whittling-our-wall-reduce-cycle-time</guid></item><item><title>How do I do CD with Go?: Part 5: The power of pipeline templates and parameters</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-5-power-pipeline-templates-and-parameters</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pipeline templates are useful when you need two pipelines to do the same things except that they build against different repositories or different branches of the same repository. This latter case is common. You might have a short lived branch and a long lived mainline. Using templates here is better than cloning the mainline pipeline because any future change to the template will automatically get reflected in both mainline and branch.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pipeline templates are useful when you need two pipelines to do the same things except that they build against different repositories or different branches of the same repository. This latter case is common. You might have a short lived branch and a long lived mainline. Using templates here is better than cloning the mainline pipeline because any future change to the template will automatically get reflected in both mainline and branch.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-5-power-pipeline-templates-and-parameters</guid></item><item><title>Keep your eyes on the DSL prize with Twist</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/keep-your-eyes-dsl-prize-twist</link><author>Simon Reekie</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learning a language can be a challenging task.  The absorption of a lexicon takes time and patience.  Twist can help keep this task achievable for consumers of acceptance tests by allowing the definition of confirmation language to be natural.  This is assuming that the consumers will be business customers or other non-technical people.  If that is not the case, I would suggest using a pure code test framework such as TestNG to achieve the technical benefits of the Twist runner design.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Learning a language can be a challenging task.  The absorption of a lexicon takes time and patience.  Twist can help keep this task achievable for consumers of acceptance tests by allowing the definition of confirmation language to be natural.  This is assuming that the consumers will be business customers or other non-technical people.  If that is not the case, I would suggest using a pure code test framework such as TestNG to achieve the technical benefits of the Twist runner design.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/keep-your-eyes-dsl-prize-twist</guid></item><item><title>How do I do CD with Go?: Part 4: Go environments</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-4-go-environments</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Go-Environment is a grouping of pipelines and agents. By assigning an agent to an environment, it will be used to run only those jobs that belong to the pipelines of that environment. An agent can belong to more than one environment but a pipeline can only belong to a single environment. Once an agent is associated with one or more environments, it is no longer capable of picking up jobs on pipelines that do not belong to environments. Pipelines outside of environments will only be assigned to agents in the default pool (not associated with any environment).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Go-Environment is a grouping of pipelines and agents. By assigning an agent to an environment, it will be used to run only those jobs that belong to the pipelines of that environment. An agent can belong to more than one environment but a pipeline can only belong to a single environment. Once an agent is associated with one or more environments, it is no longer capable of picking up jobs on pipelines that do not belong to environments. Pipelines outside of environments will only be assigned to agents in the default pool (not associated with any environment).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-4-go-environments</guid></item><item><title>Ranking &amp; prioritizing: Think small batches</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ranking-prioritizing-think-small-batches</link><author>Melissa Doerken</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of our efforts to embody lean and agile principles, we always try to limit how much we’re working on at any given time. Working in small batches and employing WIP limits not only focuses our attention on what’s already underway, but also helps us break down, prioritize and rank upcoming work.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As part of our efforts to embody lean and agile principles, we always try to limit how much we’re working on at any given time. Working in small batches and employing WIP limits not only focuses our attention on what’s already underway, but also helps us break down, prioritize and rank upcoming work.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ranking-prioritizing-think-small-batches</guid></item><item><title>Why is test automation the backbone of Continuous Delivery?</title><pubDate>Sun Dec 16 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-test-automation-backbone-continuous-delivery</link><author>Ranjan Sakalley</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software testing and verification needs a careful and diligent process of impersonating an end user, trying various usages and input scenarios, comparing and asserting expected behaviours. Directly, the words "careful and diligent" invoke the idea of letting a computer program do the job. Automating certain programmable aspects of your test suite thus can help software delivery massively. In most of the projects that I have worked on, there were aspects of testing which could be automated, and then there were some that couldn't. Nonetheless, my teams could rely heavily on our automation suite when we had one, and spend our energies testing aspects of the application we could not cover with automated functional tests. Also, automating tests helped us immensely to meet customer demands for quick changes, and subsequently reaching a stage where every build, even ones with very small changes went out tested and verified from our stable. As Jez rightly says in his excellent text about Continuous Delivery, automated tests "take delivery teams beyond basic continuous integration" and on to the path of continuous delivery.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software testing and verification needs a careful and diligent process of impersonating an end user, trying various usages and input scenarios, comparing and asserting expected behaviours. Directly, the words "careful and diligent" invoke the idea of letting a computer program do the job. Automating certain programmable aspects of your test suite thus can help software delivery massively. In most of the projects that I have worked on, there were aspects of testing which could be automated, and then there were some that couldn't. Nonetheless, my teams could rely heavily on our automation suite when we had one, and spend our energies testing aspects of the application we could not cover with automated functional tests. Also, automating tests helped us immensely to meet customer demands for quick changes, and subsequently reaching a stage where every build, even ones with very small changes went out tested and verified from our stable. As Jez rightly says in his excellent text about Continuous Delivery, automated tests "take delivery teams beyond basic continuous integration" and on to the path of continuous delivery.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-test-automation-backbone-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>How we use Mingle for Product Management</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-use-mingle-product-management</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Here on the Mingle team we use Mingle not only as a way to manage our day-to-day software delivery and development, but also as a tool for product management. We’d like to share with you some of the ways that we use Mingle to do that.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Here on the Mingle team we use Mingle not only as a way to manage our day-to-day software delivery and development, but also as a tool for product management. We’d like to share with you some of the ways that we use Mingle to do that.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-we-use-mingle-product-management</guid></item><item><title>Twist 2.5: Support for testing Secure sites</title><pubDate>Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-support-testing-secure-sites</link><author>Sadique Ali</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twist 2.5 has greatly improved support for testing secure web applications using the Sahi driver. Testing secure sites with Sahi has not always been a pleasure. It involved accepting the Sahi generated certificates for each of the secure sites that your application loads resources from.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Twist 2.5 has greatly improved support for testing secure web applications using the Sahi driver. Testing secure sites with Sahi has not always been a pleasure. It involved accepting the Sahi generated certificates for each of the secure sites that your application loads resources from.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-support-testing-secure-sites</guid></item><item><title>Scaling Agile starts with thinking lean</title><pubDate>Sat Dec 08 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-agile-starts-thinking-lean</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When thinking about scaling agile to aggregate levels such as programs and portfolios, it is very important to be even more vigilant against convolution and waste. At Thoughtworks Studios we have made it our goal to help teams stay true to agility and support working at scale. In this blog article we’d like to take the opportunity to share some tips on how to remain agile when working on agile programs and portfolios.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When thinking about scaling agile to aggregate levels such as programs and portfolios, it is very important to be even more vigilant against convolution and waste. At Thoughtworks Studios we have made it our goal to help teams stay true to agility and support working at scale. In this blog article we’d like to take the opportunity to share some tips on how to remain agile when working on agile programs and portfolios.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/scaling-agile-starts-thinking-lean</guid></item><item><title>Twist 2.5: Sharing data between workflows</title><pubDate>Fri Dec 07 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-sharing-data-between-workflows</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With Twist 2.5, we are introducing a new feature called Data Store which can be used to simplify sharing data between Workflows. This blog post explains how to use Twist data store.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>With Twist 2.5, we are introducing a new feature called Data Store which can be used to simplify sharing data between Workflows. This blog post explains how to use Twist data store.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/twist-25-sharing-data-between-workflows</guid></item><item><title>Leadership in an Agile environment</title><pubDate>Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-agile-environment</link><author>Patti Mandarino</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the four value statements from the Agile Manifesto states:

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

Two principles supporting the Agile Manifesto are:

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the four value statements from the Agile Manifesto states:

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

Two principles supporting the Agile Manifesto are:

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/leadership-agile-environment</guid></item><item><title>How do I do CD with Go?: Part 3: Traceability with upstream pipeline labeling</title><pubDate>Mon Dec 03 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-3-traceability-upstream-pipeline-labeling</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You can get good traceability for your builds by using Go's custom pipeline labels effectively. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You can get good traceability for your builds by using Go's custom pipeline labels effectively. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-3-traceability-upstream-pipeline-labeling</guid></item><item><title>...Enter Snap!</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enter-snap</link><author>Badrinath Janakiraman</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last time around, I claimed that taking time to set up infrastructure for builds and baby-sitting a CI server was a less than ideal use of your time. However, I will also say this: I deeply believe that the ability to reliably release your application, early & often, with a degree of quality you feel comfortable with, is an essential aspect of development discipline.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Last time around, I claimed that taking time to set up infrastructure for builds and baby-sitting a CI server was a less than ideal use of your time. However, I will also say this: I deeply believe that the ability to reliably release your application, early & often, with a degree of quality you feel comfortable with, is an essential aspect of development discipline.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/enter-snap</guid></item><item><title>Bug Triage - How exposed are you?</title><pubDate>Mon Nov 26 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bug-triage-how-exposed-are-you</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our software has bugs. We fix most of our bugs.
So far our team probably sounds a lot like yours. Where we may begin to differ is in how we go about deciding which bugs to fix and how we signal to ourselves that we need to focus on bugs above other forms of valuable work.
Exposure: Another view on bugs to fix</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Our software has bugs. We fix most of our bugs.
So far our team probably sounds a lot like yours. Where we may begin to differ is in how we go about deciding which bugs to fix and how we signal to ourselves that we need to focus on bugs above other forms of valuable work.
Exposure: Another view on bugs to fix</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/bug-triage-how-exposed-are-you</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Maintaining Automated 'Acceptance' Tests</title><pubDate>Wed Nov 14 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-maintaining-automated-acceptance-tests</link><author>Chad Wathington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#4 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
Automated testing is a cornerstone of Continuous Delivery. Automated functional testing ensures that your software is working across your value stream and that your organization has fast feedback when it's not. Maintaining automated acceptance tests, once a team has more than a few tests, isn't trivial however. This webinar covers best practices for keeping your functional test suites long-lived and healthy -- from test strategy and tools all the way to coding practices.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#4 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
Automated testing is a cornerstone of Continuous Delivery. Automated functional testing ensures that your software is working across your value stream and that your organization has fast feedback when it's not. Maintaining automated acceptance tests, once a team has more than a few tests, isn't trivial however. This webinar covers best practices for keeping your functional test suites long-lived and healthy -- from test strategy and tools all the way to coding practices.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-maintaining-automated-acceptance-tests</guid></item><item><title>How do I do CD with Go?: Part 1: Domain model, concepts &amp; abstractions</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-1-domain-model-concepts-abstractions</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this first of a six-part series we'll do a deep dive into doing Continuous Delivery with Go
The official Go documentation explains some key concepts with the help of  a nice diagram:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this first of a six-part series we'll do a deep dive into doing Continuous Delivery with Go
The official Go documentation explains some key concepts with the help of  a nice diagram:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-1-domain-model-concepts-abstractions</guid></item><item><title>How do I do CD with Go?: Part 2: Pipelines and Value Streams</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-2-pipelines-and-value-streams</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Go Pipeline does not necessarily map one-to-one with what is referred to as the automated deployment pipeline in continuous delivery literature. The automated deployment pipeline is essentially the end-to-end CD value stream. This end to end value stream is often better modeled using multiple Go Pipelines.
For very simple cases, it may be enough to model the entire value stream inside a single Go Pipeline as the diagram in the documentation suggests.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>A Go Pipeline does not necessarily map one-to-one with what is referred to as the automated deployment pipeline in continuous delivery literature. The automated deployment pipeline is essentially the end-to-end CD value stream. This end to end value stream is often better modeled using multiple Go Pipelines.
For very simple cases, it may be enough to model the entire value stream inside a single Go Pipeline as the diagram in the documentation suggests.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-i-do-cd-go-part-2-pipelines-and-value-streams</guid></item><item><title>Automate Almost Everything</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/automate-almost-everything</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Where’d my tail go? - Using Continuous Delivery principles to shorten our release tail
This is the story of how the Thoughtworks Studios Mingle team used continuous delivery principles to reduce the testing period at the end of our release cycle from 2-3 weeks to 1 day.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Where’d my tail go? - Using Continuous Delivery principles to shorten our release tail
This is the story of how the Thoughtworks Studios Mingle team used continuous delivery principles to reduce the testing period at the end of our release cycle from 2-3 weeks to 1 day.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/automate-almost-everything</guid></item><item><title>I automate, but I don't typically test!</title><pubDate>Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-automate-i-dont-typically-test</link><author>Pavan Sudarshan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am a fan of teams where roles and people are disconnected. A model where all roles are hats and people can wear any hat that they are capable of wearing. Basically, try getting an m:n relation between roles and people. However, one of the key to this model is, like I said, capability.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I am a fan of teams where roles and people are disconnected. A model where all roles are hats and people can wear any hat that they are capable of wearing. Basically, try getting an m:n relation between roles and people. However, one of the key to this model is, like I said, capability.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/i-automate-i-dont-typically-test</guid></item><item><title>GeeCON 2012 - Sam Newman - Designing For Rapid Release</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 31 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/geecon-2012-sam-newman-designing-rapid-release</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Is Continuous Delivery all about the nuts and bolts of CI? Infrastructure automation and the design of build pipelines? The biggest constraint to being able to incrementally roll out new features are oftentimes the problems in the design of the system itself. And this is often drowned in the CD conversation. To enable rapid, frequent release, it is essential to understand the kinds of constraints we should consider when evolving the architecture of our systems.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Is Continuous Delivery all about the nuts and bolts of CI? Infrastructure automation and the design of build pipelines? The biggest constraint to being able to incrementally roll out new features are oftentimes the problems in the design of the system itself. And this is often drowned in the CD conversation. To enable rapid, frequent release, it is essential to understand the kinds of constraints we should consider when evolving the architecture of our systems.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/geecon-2012-sam-newman-designing-rapid-release</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] How Do You Move From Releasing Every Few Months</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 29 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-how-do-you-move-releasing-every-few-months-weeks-and-then-perhaps-daily</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do move from releasing every few months, to weeks and then perhaps daily?
Is “Fail fast, Learn fast” the way to get there? Enough of talk… I’d like to see how it really can be done?
Please do join us for our Go User Group webinar (GUG) on Tue, Oct 30, 2012. This interactive (plenty of Q&A time) webinar will feature two 20-25 min presentations:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How do move from releasing every few months, to weeks and then perhaps daily?
Is “Fail fast, Learn fast” the way to get there? Enough of talk… I’d like to see how it really can be done?
Please do join us for our Go User Group webinar (GUG) on Tue, Oct 30, 2012. This interactive (plenty of Q&A time) webinar will feature two 20-25 min presentations:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-how-do-you-move-releasing-every-few-months-weeks-and-then-perhaps-daily</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Why Continuous Delivery Needs Devops and Why Devops Needs Infrastructure-as-Code</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 25 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-why-continuous-delivery-needs-devops-and-why-devops-needs-infrastructure-code</link><author>Sriram Narayan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Both continuous delivery and devops have become mainstream, at least in terms of mindshare. As a result, a lot of vendors have jumped onto the bandwagon. Most products that have anything to do with deployment now try to associate themselves with devops and continuous delivery. In this webinar, Sriram will try to clear the air in a product independent manner. He will also cover common devops anti-patterns and explain the idea of infrastructure as code.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Both continuous delivery and devops have become mainstream, at least in terms of mindshare. As a result, a lot of vendors have jumped onto the bandwagon. Most products that have anything to do with deployment now try to associate themselves with devops and continuous delivery. In this webinar, Sriram will try to clear the air in a product independent manner. He will also cover common devops anti-patterns and explain the idea of infrastructure as code.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-why-continuous-delivery-needs-devops-and-why-devops-needs-infrastructure-code</guid></item><item><title>Grip Icon vs. Navicon</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 23 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grip-icon-vs-navicon</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever since Facebook and GMail began misusing the grip icon as a navicon, countless UI frameworks and websites have started to mix the icon metaphors as well. Here are the differences, and why it’s important to be consistent…
The difference between gripping then pulling  and tapping then navigating</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Ever since Facebook and GMail began misusing the grip icon as a navicon, countless UI frameworks and websites have started to mix the icon metaphors as well. Here are the differences, and why it’s important to be consistent…
The difference between gripping then pulling  and tapping then navigating</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/grip-icon-vs-navicon</guid></item><item><title>Elisabeth Hendrickson Discusses Agile Testing </title><pubDate>Mon Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/elisabeth-hendrickson-discusses-agile-testing</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third in a series of interviews on continuous delivery, this time with Elisabeth Hendrickson. You can see the first one, with Jesse Robbins, on the Thoughtworks Studios Blog, and the second, with John Allspaw, here.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the third in a series of interviews on continuous delivery, this time with Elisabeth Hendrickson. You can see the first one, with Jesse Robbins, on the Thoughtworks Studios Blog, and the second, with John Allspaw, here.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/elisabeth-hendrickson-discusses-agile-testing</guid></item><item><title>There is No Such Thing as a "Devops Team"</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/there-no-such-thing-devops-team</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“it’s possible for good people, in perversely designed systems, to casually perpetrate acts of great harm on strangers, sometimes without ever realising it.” — Ben Goldacre, Bad Pharma, p. xi</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“it’s possible for good people, in perversely designed systems, to casually perpetrate acts of great harm on strangers, sometimes without ever realising it.” — Ben Goldacre, Bad Pharma, p. xi</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/there-no-such-thing-devops-team</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Delivery: The Case of Apple</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 17 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-case-apple</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The case of Apple sometimes comes up in discussions around continuous delivery and the lean startup. For example, Richard Durnall described Apple’s strategy to me on Twitter as follows:
Brilliant and unwavering product vision from a few amazing folks going to market infrequently with huge ceremony.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The case of Apple sometimes comes up in discussions around continuous delivery and the lean startup. For example, Richard Durnall described Apple’s strategy to me on Twitter as follows:
Brilliant and unwavering product vision from a few amazing folks going to market infrequently with huge ceremony.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-case-apple</guid></item><item><title>5 Reasons to Embrace "Cafeteria Agile"</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-reasons-embrace-cafeteria-agile</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile enthusiasts are quick to make fun of people who pick and choose among various agile concepts, philosophies, techniques, and tools, rather than working hard to be "pure."  We have a word for people who do that:  dilettantes. 
But when we use two words we call them "cafeteria agilists."</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile enthusiasts are quick to make fun of people who pick and choose among various agile concepts, philosophies, techniques, and tools, rather than working hard to be "pure."  We have a word for people who do that:  dilettantes. 
But when we use two words we call them "cafeteria agilists."</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/5-reasons-embrace-cafeteria-agile</guid></item><item><title>Value Chains and Value Streams: Strategic Maps Are Better For Project Inception</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-chains-and-value-streams-strategic-maps-are-better-project-inception</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was working on some training materials this week, and I needed to whip up as-is and to-be business process maps.  These would be used to help trainees visualize how the software they were going to build in an agile way during the training would transform the fictional business for which it was being written.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was working on some training materials this week, and I needed to whip up as-is and to-be business process maps.  These would be used to help trainees visualize how the software they were going to build in an agile way during the training would transform the fictional business for which it was being written.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-chains-and-value-streams-strategic-maps-are-better-project-inception</guid></item><item><title>Lean card wall: "Today" view</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-card-wall-today-view</link><author>Matt Philip</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve worked with teams who have some fairly sophisticated card walls, in terms of columns (some even warranted!). For my personal card wall, I really just want an at-a-glance view for my day: just the work that I’m dealing with today, nothing more, nothing less.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve worked with teams who have some fairly sophisticated card walls, in terms of columns (some even warranted!). For my personal card wall, I really just want an at-a-glance view for my day: just the work that I’m dealing with today, nothing more, nothing less.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lean-card-wall-today-view</guid></item><item><title>Cultural change to facilitate agile adoption</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cultural-change-facilitate-agile-adoption</link><author>Paul Ellarby</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“We need to change our culture” – how many times have I heard that when I am working with organizations trying to adopt an agile approach? Well, I hear it almost every time I give one of our workshops, and it has driven me to change the way I start each workshop by trying to discover the culture of this particular organization, and what it might mean to the workshop participants. In this way I am able to tailor each workshop a little to be as effective as possible for the participants, and have the best effect upon their organization</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“We need to change our culture” – how many times have I heard that when I am working with organizations trying to adopt an agile approach? Well, I hear it almost every time I give one of our workshops, and it has driven me to change the way I start each workshop by trying to discover the culture of this particular organization, and what it might mean to the workshop participants. In this way I am able to tailor each workshop a little to be as effective as possible for the participants, and have the best effect upon their organization</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/cultural-change-facilitate-agile-adoption</guid></item><item><title>Constraints Drive Innovation</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 04 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/constraints-drive-innovation</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On a recent vacation I visited the Mingei International Museum in San Diego. During a tour by the museum director we were looking at a mid-1930′s Santo Domingo Pueblo (New Mexico) necklace. “Interesting about this necklace,” the director said, “are the ‘nots’– not coral, not obsidian (but old melted phonograph records for the black element). During the depression the Native American artists were constrained by the lack of materials. Everyone thinks that creativity and innovation are driven by freedom. In the art world they are often driven instead by the constraints.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On a recent vacation I visited the Mingei International Museum in San Diego. During a tour by the museum director we were looking at a mid-1930′s Santo Domingo Pueblo (New Mexico) necklace. “Interesting about this necklace,” the director said, “are the ‘nots’– not coral, not obsidian (but old melted phonograph records for the black element). During the depression the Native American artists were constrained by the lack of materials. Everyone thinks that creativity and innovation are driven by freedom. In the art world they are often driven instead by the constraints.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/constraints-drive-innovation</guid></item><item><title>John Allspaw Discusses Devops and Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/john-allspaw-discusses-devops-and-continuous-delivery</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second in a series of interviews on continuous delivery, this time with John Allspaw, one of my co-authors on the Devops Cookbook. These interviews will eventually be put together – along with some additional exclusive material – into a set of LiveLessons, with the royalties going to Black Girls Code.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>This is the second in a series of interviews on continuous delivery, this time with John Allspaw, one of my co-authors on the Devops Cookbook. These interviews will eventually be put together – along with some additional exclusive material – into a set of LiveLessons, with the royalties going to Black Girls Code.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/john-allspaw-discusses-devops-and-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>No more flaky tests on the Go team</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-more-flaky-tests-go-team</link><author>Pavan Sudarshan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I jokingly say - “If you do not have a flaky functional tests build, you are not doing anything real”. I’ve spent a good amount of my professional career writing a lot of functional tests. I have interacted with a lot of teams in Thoughtworks trying to understand their functional testing issues. The most common issue in all these teams is the infamous flaky functional test build.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I jokingly say - “If you do not have a flaky functional tests build, you are not doing anything real”. I’ve spent a good amount of my professional career writing a lot of functional tests. I have interacted with a lot of teams in Thoughtworks trying to understand their functional testing issues. The most common issue in all these teams is the infamous flaky functional test build.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-more-flaky-tests-go-team</guid></item><item><title>Product Design is Rapid and Continuous Learning</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 23 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/product-design-rapid-and-continuous-learning</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my experience as a designer on complex software projects, I have come to realize that all people involved on a product team (developers, designers, and stakeholders) need to share certain universal values which influence the design of a software product.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In my experience as a designer on complex software projects, I have come to realize that all people involved on a product team (developers, designers, and stakeholders) need to share certain universal values which influence the design of a software product.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/product-design-rapid-and-continuous-learning</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Scaling DevOps</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-scaling-devops</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#2 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
In this talk, Jez discusses how devops can be implemented in large organizations. He will provide a selection of the common issues with devops adoption, such as managing risk, compliance with regulation and frameworks such as ITIL, and meeting auditing requirements.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#2 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
In this talk, Jez discusses how devops can be implemented in large organizations. He will provide a selection of the common issues with devops adoption, such as managing risk, compliance with regulation and frameworks such as ITIL, and meeting auditing requirements.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-scaling-devops</guid></item><item><title>Build server - a glorified cron?</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/build-server-glorified-cron</link><author>Pavan Sudarshan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How many times have you heard people say - “[Your favorite build server] is just a glorified cron job!”? I am sure if you think about this statement for a few minutes, you’ll find that there is something wrong with it. If it is true you could just start using a cron job. But you don’t! There must be more to it then.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>How many times have you heard people say - “[Your favorite build server] is just a glorified cron job!”? I am sure if you think about this statement for a few minutes, you’ll find that there is something wrong with it. If it is true you could just start using a cron job. But you don’t! There must be more to it then.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/build-server-glorified-cron</guid></item><item><title>Embracing Paradox</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/embracing-paradox</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“All of us like to think that human affairs are essentially rational. … The wealth of experience that fails to support this notion never seems to faze us. … That human affairs usually work not rationally but paradoxically.”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>“All of us like to think that human affairs are essentially rational. … The wealth of experience that fails to support this notion never seems to faze us. … That human affairs usually work not rationally but paradoxically.”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/embracing-paradox</guid></item><item><title>Ancestry.com use Go to fail fast and learn fast.</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ancestrycom-use-go-fail-fast-and-learn-fast</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this short video Dan Gilmer from Ancestry.com talks about how Go enabled them to optimize their Continuous Delivery processes. They did so by failing fast and learning fast.
"During one day we were able to get the code out to production 5 times. But it took about 40 "fast fails" to be able to get those 5 good production pushes."</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In this short video Dan Gilmer from Ancestry.com talks about how Go enabled them to optimize their Continuous Delivery processes. They did so by failing fast and learning fast.
"During one day we were able to get the code out to production 5 times. But it took about 40 "fast fails" to be able to get those 5 good production pushes."</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ancestrycom-use-go-fail-fast-and-learn-fast</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Collaborative Delivery with Go</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-collaborative-delivery-go</link><author>Mark Chang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve spent most of my software career, 12 of 13 years, on the delivery side - the bulk of it in roles where it was my butt if we didn’t deliver or expectations weren’t met (or reset). One of the toughest delivery impediments I had to constantly deal with was the ubiquitous silo. Assuming you have a functional* team, based on trial and error and about 500 “whys”, my recommendation on how to crush silos is to concentrate on the points where work needs to move from one role to another. Delivery management to me is about maintaining a steady flow of the most important work between all roles.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve spent most of my software career, 12 of 13 years, on the delivery side - the bulk of it in roles where it was my butt if we didn’t deliver or expectations weren’t met (or reset). One of the toughest delivery impediments I had to constantly deal with was the ubiquitous silo. Assuming you have a functional* team, based on trial and error and about 500 “whys”, my recommendation on how to crush silos is to concentrate on the points where work needs to move from one role to another. Delivery management to me is about maintaining a steady flow of the most important work between all roles.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-collaborative-delivery-go</guid></item><item><title>How Go helps Testers</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-go-helps-testers</link><author>Sairam Desai</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our Mingle Product development we use Go extensively for our testing activities. We find it very helpful and here’s why:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In our Mingle Product development we use Go extensively for our testing activities. We find it very helpful and here’s why:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-go-helps-testers</guid></item><item><title>Why I Love Go</title><pubDate>Tue Sep 18 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-i-love-go</link><author>Scott Baldwin</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was just reflecting a bit on why I like Go (from Thoughtworks Studios). I had previously been using Jenkins (which I love), and while I still love Jenkins and would happily use it again, here are some of the reasons why Go wins in my book for trying to do continuous delivery.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was just reflecting a bit on why I like Go (from Thoughtworks Studios). I had previously been using Jenkins (which I love), and while I still love Jenkins and would happily use it again, here are some of the reasons why Go wins in my book for trying to do continuous delivery.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-i-love-go</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Delivery from months to weeks</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-months-weeks</link><author>Mark Chang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In moving to CD, teams often experience some early success. Cutting lead time from 6 months to 3 months turns out to be easy. That’s just smart scope management and getting people to actually talk to each other. But going from months to weeks, or even to days? Most teams hit a wall. This proves to be a chasm many cannot cross.
The good news is that the teams who are doing this all have one thing in common. They all like to fail fast.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In moving to CD, teams often experience some early success. Cutting lead time from 6 months to 3 months turns out to be easy. That’s just smart scope management and getting people to actually talk to each other. But going from months to weeks, or even to days? Most teams hit a wall. This proves to be a chasm many cannot cross.
The good news is that the teams who are doing this all have one thing in common. They all like to fail fast.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-months-weeks</guid></item><item><title>Fail Fast, Learn Fast</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fail-fast-learn-fast</link><author>Mark Chang</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My succinct summary of the Continuous Delivery book is "fail fast, learn fast". Pavan (former Go and Twist developer) and I have been testing this four-word phrase with people all over the CD continuum.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>My succinct summary of the Continuous Delivery book is "fail fast, learn fast". Pavan (former Go and Twist developer) and I have been testing this four-word phrase with people all over the CD continuum.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/fail-fast-learn-fast</guid></item><item><title>Now, Next and Later</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/now-next-and-later</link><author>Peter Gillard-Moss</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When starting a project, or a new phase of an existing project, it is common for teams to try and capture a decent breadth of stories and prioritize and estimate them to form a backlog. From that backlog the team can then start to organize the stories to form some sort of plan and an idea of the overall size.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When starting a project, or a new phase of an existing project, it is common for teams to try and capture a decent breadth of stories and prioritize and estimate them to form a backlog. From that backlog the team can then start to organize the stories to form some sort of plan and an idea of the overall size.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/now-next-and-later</guid></item><item><title>Using Go to do Sonar analysis</title><pubDate>Fri Sep 07 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-go-do-sonar-analysis</link><author>Raghuram Bharathan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sonar is a popular platform to manage code quality.  This write-up details how to set up Go to do sonar analysis and then view the report from Go.
The write-up assumes that sonar maven plugin will be used to do analysis. 
Let us start by having a pipeline with two stages, “build” and “test”. 
Set up a new stage "quality".
Add a new job “sonar”
Add a new “Custom Command”</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sonar is a popular platform to manage code quality.  This write-up details how to set up Go to do sonar analysis and then view the report from Go.
The write-up assumes that sonar maven plugin will be used to do analysis. 
Let us start by having a pipeline with two stages, “build” and “test”. 
Set up a new stage "quality".
Add a new job “sonar”
Add a new “Custom Command”</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/using-go-do-sonar-analysis</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Introduction to Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-introduction-continuous-delivery</link><author>Rolf Russell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#1 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
This talk will introduce the principles and practices of Continuous Delivery, an approach pioneered by companies like Facebook, Flickr and Thoughtworks, that aims to make it possible for an organization to deliver frequently (weekly, daily or even hourly) and confidently. It uses idea -> live (the time from idea being conceived until the feature is live) as a key metric, minimizing that metric across the whole path to production.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#1 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
This talk will introduce the principles and practices of Continuous Delivery, an approach pioneered by companies like Facebook, Flickr and Thoughtworks, that aims to make it possible for an organization to deliver frequently (weekly, daily or even hourly) and confidently. It uses idea -> live (the time from idea being conceived until the feature is live) as a key metric, minimizing that metric across the whole path to production.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-introduction-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Implementing Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-implementing-continuous-delivery</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#12 - Implementing Continuous Delivery
While keeping software production ready throughout its lifecycle and optimizing your delivery process for shorter cycle times might seem like a good idea to you, your colleagues might not share your excitement. In this webinar, Jez Humble discusses ways of implementing continuous delivery, and shares stories from companies who have successfully worked to improve their capability in continuous delivery.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#12 - Implementing Continuous Delivery
While keeping software production ready throughout its lifecycle and optimizing your delivery process for shorter cycle times might seem like a good idea to you, your colleagues might not share your excitement. In this webinar, Jez Humble discusses ways of implementing continuous delivery, and shares stories from companies who have successfully worked to improve their capability in continuous delivery.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-implementing-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Continuous Delivery with Maven and Go into Maven Central</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-maven-and-go-maven-central</link><author>Esko Luontola</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In continuous delivery the idea is to have the capability to release the software to production at the press of a button, as often as it makes sense from a business point of view, even on every commit (which would then be called continuous deployment). This means that every binary built could potentially be released to production in a matter of minutes or seconds, if the powers that be so wish.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In continuous delivery the idea is to have the capability to release the software to production at the press of a button, as often as it makes sense from a business point of view, even on every commit (which would then be called continuous deployment). This means that every binary built could potentially be released to production in a matter of minutes or seconds, if the powers that be so wish.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/continuous-delivery-maven-and-go-maven-central</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Dispelling Myths About Scaling Agile Projects</title><pubDate>Mon Aug 20 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-dispelling-myths-about-scaling-agile-projects</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Webinar with Jim Highsmith and Suzie Prince
The Agile scaling myth goes something like this: “Agile development works well for smaller projects, but doesn’t scale to larger ones.” Which raises questions like: “At what size does delivering value to customers fail to be important?” and “Can large organizations afford to be inflexible, rigid, and unresponsive?” </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Webinar with Jim Highsmith and Suzie Prince
The Agile scaling myth goes something like this: “Agile development works well for smaller projects, but doesn’t scale to larger ones.” Which raises questions like: “At what size does delivering value to customers fail to be important?” and “Can large organizations afford to be inflexible, rigid, and unresponsive?” </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-dispelling-myths-about-scaling-agile-projects</guid></item><item><title>Jesse Robbins discusses DevOps and Cloud Computing</title><pubDate>Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/jesse-robbins-discusses-devops-and-cloud-computing</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just over a year ago, Pearson, who published Continuous Delivery, approached Martin Fowler and I with a proposal to do a series of videos on the topic of continuous delivery. We filmed a bunch of material for these videos, but then both Martin and then I dropped out of the project due to other commitments.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just over a year ago, Pearson, who published Continuous Delivery, approached Martin Fowler and I with a proposal to do a series of videos on the topic of continuous delivery. We filmed a bunch of material for these videos, but then both Martin and then I dropped out of the project due to other commitments.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/jesse-robbins-discusses-devops-and-cloud-computing</guid></item><item><title>Hands Across the Conference Table: Coordinating Simultaneous Agile Work Streams</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hands-across-conference-table-coordinating-simultaneous-agile-work-streams</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most of the people I interact with are unequivocally excited about the opportunity to try agile for the first time. Not.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most of the people I interact with are unequivocally excited about the opportunity to try agile for the first time. Not.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/hands-across-conference-table-coordinating-simultaneous-agile-work-streams</guid></item><item><title>What is Agility?</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-agility</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is no Agility for Dummies. Agility isn’t a silver bullet. You don’t achieve it in five easy steps. So what is it? For myself, I’ve characterized agility in two statements:
Agility is the ability to both create and respond to change in order to profit in a turbulent business environment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is no Agility for Dummies. Agility isn’t a silver bullet. You don’t achieve it in five easy steps. So what is it? For myself, I’ve characterized agility in two statements:
Agility is the ability to both create and respond to change in order to profit in a turbulent business environment.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/what-agility</guid></item><item><title>How to Control Scope Creep in Agile</title><pubDate>Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-control-scope-creep-agile</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scope creep, for those of you reading this blog purely for the joy of it, is when a team has agreed to build a piece of software for a given price in a given time frame, and then the person who wants the software changes their mind about what they want, and they ask the team to do something outside the initial agreement, often without concomitant adjustments to the budget or the time frame.  Scope creep is nasty, and left unchecked may cause blindness or death.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Scope creep, for those of you reading this blog purely for the joy of it, is when a team has agreed to build a piece of software for a given price in a given time frame, and then the person who wants the software changes their mind about what they want, and they ask the team to do something outside the initial agreement, often without concomitant adjustments to the budget or the time frame.  Scope creep is nasty, and left unchecked may cause blindness or death.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-control-scope-creep-agile</guid></item><item><title>Mingle 12.2 is now available - in two flavours!</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 02 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mingle-122-now-available-two-flavours</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are pleased to announce that Mingle 12.2 is now available in two flavors: Mingle and Mingle Plus. Mingle Plus contains all of the features of Mingle and opens up a new realm of capabilities to our customers. The first of these new capabilities is called Planner and it is intended to encourage collaboration and transparency for multiple teams working toward a shared goal within a program of work. Some of the highlights include: Planning work towards objectives. Objectives represent high level business value that will be delivered as part of a program.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We are pleased to announce that Mingle 12.2 is now available in two flavors: Mingle and Mingle Plus. Mingle Plus contains all of the features of Mingle and opens up a new realm of capabilities to our customers. The first of these new capabilities is called Planner and it is intended to encourage collaboration and transparency for multiple teams working toward a shared goal within a program of work. Some of the highlights include: Planning work towards objectives. Objectives represent high level business value that will be delivered as part of a program.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mingle-122-now-available-two-flavours</guid></item><item><title>Why Software Development Methodologies Suck</title><pubDate>Thu Aug 02 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-software-development-methodologies-suck</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s a lot of dogma in the religious wars around software development practices and methodologies. Are phase-gate methodologies effective at managing the risk of software development, or just risk management kabuki? Does TDD really make for higher quality software? Is pair programming a superior replacement for code review or just a way to inflate consulting rates?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s a lot of dogma in the religious wars around software development practices and methodologies. Are phase-gate methodologies effective at managing the risk of software development, or just risk management kabuki? Does TDD really make for higher quality software? Is pair programming a superior replacement for code review or just a way to inflate consulting rates?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-software-development-methodologies-suck</guid></item><item><title>Keeping Track of Customer Value Deliverables </title><pubDate>Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/keeping-track-customer-value-deliverables</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The purpose of the single user story gets lost in the flow of work
As most Agile and Kanban teams know, user stories can help teams collaborate around bite-sized chunks of work. The single, trackable user story allows teams to measure and sustain a constant flow of work. And yet, I have noticed that as teams become more proficient at establishing a flow, the usefulness of the user story as a way to communicate customer value diminishes severely.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The purpose of the single user story gets lost in the flow of work
As most Agile and Kanban teams know, user stories can help teams collaborate around bite-sized chunks of work. The single, trackable user story allows teams to measure and sustain a constant flow of work. And yet, I have noticed that as teams become more proficient at establishing a flow, the usefulness of the user story as a way to communicate customer value diminishes severely.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/keeping-track-customer-value-deliverables</guid></item><item><title>Reducing Cycle Time</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reducing-cycle-time</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An increasing number of organizations are moving towards radical reductions in cycle time as they move towards rapid business responsiveness and Continuous Delivery. (I’m trying to reduce my personal cycle time, but that’s another issue.)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An increasing number of organizations are moving towards radical reductions in cycle time as they move towards rapid business responsiveness and Continuous Delivery. (I’m trying to reduce my personal cycle time, but that’s another issue.)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/reducing-cycle-time</guid></item><item><title>Can your teams use their own processes? (Yes, in Mingle)</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/can-your-teams-use-their-own-processes-yes-mingle</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The spread of Agile practices into large enterprises in recent years has forced a conversation regarding the degree of standardization that should be applied to their adoption. While our collective experience in industry has shown that all projects are not alike, we tend to govern them the same way. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The spread of Agile practices into large enterprises in recent years has forced a conversation regarding the degree of standardization that should be applied to their adoption. While our collective experience in industry has shown that all projects are not alike, we tend to govern them the same way. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/can-your-teams-use-their-own-processes-yes-mingle</guid></item><item><title>The Problem with Roll-ups</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-roll-ups</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In a multi-team environment, rolling up data hides valuable information about progress toward objectives.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In a multi-team environment, rolling up data hides valuable information about progress toward objectives.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/problem-roll-ups</guid></item><item><title>Managing a program with diverse, distributed projects</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/managing-program-diverse-distributed-projects</link><author>Alagammai Narayanan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>JourneyJim was about to hit a roadblock. As one of the world’s leading travel websites, it managed millions of visitors and transactions every month. The IT teams supporting JourneyJim had recently “gone Agile”. Each team was energized with the new levels of collaboration that Agile brought them, and they loved the happy faces of their customers as new features were delivered.  </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>JourneyJim was about to hit a roadblock. As one of the world’s leading travel websites, it managed millions of visitors and transactions every month. The IT teams supporting JourneyJim had recently “gone Agile”. Each team was energized with the new levels of collaboration that Agile brought them, and they loved the happy faces of their customers as new features were delivered.  </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/managing-program-diverse-distributed-projects</guid></item><item><title>Forecast charts: When will we be done? What can we get done?</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/forecast-charts-when-will-we-be-done-what-can-we-get-done</link><author>Scott Turnquest</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the Mingle team, we’re constantly thinking about how to advance our thinking on software delivery. That’s one of the reasons why we’re excited about aligning ourselves more closely with Thoughtworks’ views on software excellence.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>On the Mingle team, we’re constantly thinking about how to advance our thinking on software delivery. That’s one of the reasons why we’re excited about aligning ourselves more closely with Thoughtworks’ views on software excellence.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/forecast-charts-when-will-we-be-done-what-can-we-get-done</guid></item><item><title>Voke report: Agile delivers higher customer satisfaction and quality</title><pubDate>Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/voke-report-agile-delivers-higher-customer-satisfaction-and-quality</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s been a lot of controversy generated by Voke’s Agile Realities report. SDTimes asked me to comment for their article covering the report, and so I got to read it in full.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There’s been a lot of controversy generated by Voke’s Agile Realities report. SDTimes asked me to comment for their article covering the report, and so I got to read it in full.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/voke-report-agile-delivers-higher-customer-satisfaction-and-quality</guid></item><item><title>PCI-DSS and continuous deployment at Etsy </title><pubDate>Wed Jul 11 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pci-dss-and-continuous-deployment-etsy</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At DevOpsDays Mountain View I was lucky enough to get some time with Michael Rembetsy, Director of Engineering and Operations at Etsy, which manages to be PCI-DSS compliant while practicing continuous deployment. In this short interview, he describes how they do it.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>At DevOpsDays Mountain View I was lucky enough to get some time with Michael Rembetsy, Director of Engineering and Operations at Etsy, which manages to be PCI-DSS compliant while practicing continuous deployment. In this short interview, he describes how they do it.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pci-dss-and-continuous-deployment-etsy</guid></item><item><title>Agile Bureaucracy: When Practices become Principles</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-bureaucracy-when-practices-become-principles</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Good to Great Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, Jim Collins writes that great organizations work to both preserve their core values and principles and then stimulate progress by adapting as needed over time (this book, written in 2001, still ranks in the top 200 books on Amazon). As with many things—easy to say, hard to do.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Good to Great Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, Jim Collins writes that great organizations work to both preserve their core values and principles and then stimulate progress by adapting as needed over time (this book, written in 2001, still ranks in the top 200 books on Amazon). As with many things—easy to say, hard to do.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-bureaucracy-when-practices-become-principles</guid></item><item><title>Integrating Economics, Product, and Social Responsibility</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/integrating-economics-product-and-social-responsibility</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We often compartmentalize our lives—work goes here, politics goes there, social responsibility goes somewhere else. This compartmentalization is often schizophrenic, but seemingly necessary in organizational life. But is it, necessary that is?
There are a growing number of companies that help people integrate these multiple facets of their lives—companies like Ben & Jerry’s, and yes, like Thoughtworks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We often compartmentalize our lives—work goes here, politics goes there, social responsibility goes somewhere else. This compartmentalization is often schizophrenic, but seemingly necessary in organizational life. But is it, necessary that is?
There are a growing number of companies that help people integrate these multiple facets of their lives—companies like Ben & Jerry’s, and yes, like Thoughtworks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/sustainability/integrating-economics-product-and-social-responsibility</guid></item><item><title>Who do you want your customers to become?</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-do-you-want-your-customers-become</link><author>Mike Long</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just about every conversation we have on Thoughtwork Studios teams revolve around two questions: “How might we encourage and enable team collaboration?” and “How might we enable teams to focus on customer value?” We also filter all of our decisions through a clear and precise language about the activity a product supports.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Just about every conversation we have on Thoughtwork Studios teams revolve around two questions: “How might we encourage and enable team collaboration?” and “How might we enable teams to focus on customer value?” We also filter all of our decisions through a clear and precise language about the activity a product supports.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/who-do-you-want-your-customers-become</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] DevCloud - Enabling Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-devcloud-enabling-continuous-delivery</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#5 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
Companies can leverage the strengths of Cloud Architecture and apply techniques of Infrastructure-as-a-Service within their own data centers. Thoughtworks’ recent project spanning several large data centers in India shows how enterprises can use virtualization and automation to gain strategic business advantages. The capabilities that can be achieved could help those enterprises that for competitive reasons must automate and speed up software deployment processes, or even move to a Continuous Delivery model.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#5 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
Companies can leverage the strengths of Cloud Architecture and apply techniques of Infrastructure-as-a-Service within their own data centers. Thoughtworks’ recent project spanning several large data centers in India shows how enterprises can use virtualization and automation to gain strategic business advantages. The capabilities that can be achieved could help those enterprises that for competitive reasons must automate and speed up software deployment processes, or even move to a Continuous Delivery model.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-devcloud-enabling-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Change is not Change</title><pubDate>Mon Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/change-not-change</link><author>Jim Highsmith</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We, especially us consultants, preface presentations, blogs, and books with dire predictions about change in the world. What we fail to recognize at times is that change isn’t change, that there are different types of change and we need to have different tools—different levels of innovation—to address each. Three types that come to mind (there are surely other useful classifications) are incremental, differentiating, and disruptive.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>We, especially us consultants, preface presentations, blogs, and books with dire predictions about change in the world. What we fail to recognize at times is that change isn’t change, that there are different types of change and we need to have different tools—different levels of innovation—to address each. Three types that come to mind (there are surely other useful classifications) are incremental, differentiating, and disruptive.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/change-not-change</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Organizing for Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-organizing-continuous-delivery</link><author>Kief Morris</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#11 - Organizing for Continuous Delivery</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#11 - Organizing for Continuous Delivery</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-organizing-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>Stop Searching. Start Finding.</title><pubDate>Wed May 23 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-searching-start-finding-0</link><author>Suzie Prince</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Finding stories in your backlog, locating a bug that was logged last week and rediscovering the acceptance criteria on an older story all require a good search capability. The need to find specific cards more easily and consistently in a Mingle project, especially with a large number of cards, has been widely requested. And we’ve heard you.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Finding stories in your backlog, locating a bug that was logged last week and rediscovering the acceptance criteria on an older story all require a good search capability. The need to find specific cards more easily and consistently in a Mingle project, especially with a large number of cards, has been widely requested. And we’ve heard you.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/stop-searching-start-finding-0</guid></item><item><title>Jump Starting Your Enterprise Culture Change</title><pubDate>Tue May 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/jump-starting-your-enterprise-culture-change</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you're reading this, you may be attempting a large scale organizational change of some kind.  And perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed at the huge amount of literature available in "the Google" about how to change a large organization. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>If you're reading this, you may be attempting a large scale organizational change of some kind.  And perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed at the huge amount of literature available in "the Google" about how to change a large organization. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/jump-starting-your-enterprise-culture-change</guid></item><item><title>Attention BAs: All about Feature Injection</title><pubDate>Wed May 16 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/attention-bas-all-about-feature-injection</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Feature Injection has been my favorite will-o'-the-wisp over the past month or so, starting from the point where I discovered that the "founding document" for the concept is a set of photos of Chris Matt's moleskine notebook which he wrote on a plane and uploaded to picasa in 2009.  I'm still digesting the ideas, which I was completely unable to read in photo form, but was further able to track down as a set of comics on Agile Journal as follows:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Feature Injection has been my favorite will-o'-the-wisp over the past month or so, starting from the point where I discovered that the "founding document" for the concept is a set of photos of Chris Matt's moleskine notebook which he wrote on a plane and uploaded to picasa in 2009.  I'm still digesting the ideas, which I was completely unable to read in photo form, but was further able to track down as a set of comics on Agile Journal as follows:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/attention-bas-all-about-feature-injection</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Reduce Your IT Risks by Using Continuous Delivery</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-reduce-your-it-risks-using-continuous-delivery</link><author>Joanne Molesky</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#9 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
Continuous Delivery practices are natural fit for organizations who want to manage risks in the delivery of IT services. If this contradicts what you may have been told during painful conversations with compliance teams, this session is for you. Joanne Molesky explains how Continuous Delivery can reduce IT uncertainty and shares an approach that will help convince auditors of the benefits of frequent release.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>#9 in the Continuous Delivery webinar series
Continuous Delivery practices are natural fit for organizations who want to manage risks in the delivery of IT services. If this contradicts what you may have been told during painful conversations with compliance teams, this session is for you. Joanne Molesky explains how Continuous Delivery can reduce IT uncertainty and shares an approach that will help convince auditors of the benefits of frequent release.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-reduce-your-it-risks-using-continuous-delivery</guid></item><item><title>How Do You Vote Someone Off of Your Agile Team?</title><pubDate>Mon Apr 09 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-vote-someone-your-agile-team</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the conundrums of agile conversion is that although you are ordered by management to "self-organize," you don't get to pick your own team.  You may not have pictured it this way, but your agile team members are going to be the same people you worked with before, when you were all doing waterfall!  I know I wasn't picturing it that way for my first agile team, so I thought I should warn you.  (I thought I was going to get between six and eight original Agile Manifesto signers.  That didn't happen.).</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of the conundrums of agile conversion is that although you are ordered by management to "self-organize," you don't get to pick your own team.  You may not have pictured it this way, but your agile team members are going to be the same people you worked with before, when you were all doing waterfall!  I know I wasn't picturing it that way for my first agile team, so I thought I should warn you.  (I thought I was going to get between six and eight original Agile Manifesto signers.  That didn't happen.).</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-do-you-vote-someone-your-agile-team</guid></item><item><title>WAIT: Crucial Consulting Advice</title><pubDate>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/wait-crucial-consulting-advice</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So you want to be a consultant.  You probably think this will involve yourself talking and your client respectfully listening.  Your client will put you in front of her team to present a PowerPoint deck outlining how Everything Will Be Different Now.  You will then distribute copies of your Initiative Plan to each of her subordinates.  Once you have given everyone their marching orders, they will do exactly what you outlined in orderly fashion.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>So you want to be a consultant.  You probably think this will involve yourself talking and your client respectfully listening.  Your client will put you in front of her team to present a PowerPoint deck outlining how Everything Will Be Different Now.  You will then distribute copies of your Initiative Plan to each of her subordinates.  Once you have given everyone their marching orders, they will do exactly what you outlined in orderly fashion.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/wait-crucial-consulting-advice</guid></item><item><title>Rethinking "Rich Communication" in terms of...</title><pubDate>Sat Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-rich-communication-terms</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The agile community is full of people who say things like "communication must be as rich as possible,by which they mean, "in person, simultaneously in time, and proceeding from high level to detail."  Not content with this message, our community members often go the extra mile to say things like "there's no point in expecting good communication to occur otherwise. [heavy sigh]"</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The agile community is full of people who say things like "communication must be as rich as possible,by which they mean, "in person, simultaneously in time, and proceeding from high level to detail."  Not content with this message, our community members often go the extra mile to say things like "there's no point in expecting good communication to occur otherwise. [heavy sigh]"</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/rethinking-rich-communication-terms</guid></item><item><title>Just In Time Software Requirements: Introducing "Value Spikes"</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/just-time-software-requirements-introducing-value-spikes</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I've been pondering further difficulties of being a product owner, both silently and aloud, so yesterday I was happily bowled over by a new idea on the topic from my new Thoughtworks colleague Jasper "Dutch" Steutel (@dutchdutchdutch for twitterphiles).  He calls his discovery the "design spike," and we ended up talking together about a related concept, the "value spike."  So what's this all about?  Aside from being "Vampire Month" on the Pragmatic Agilist?</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I've been pondering further difficulties of being a product owner, both silently and aloud, so yesterday I was happily bowled over by a new idea on the topic from my new Thoughtworks colleague Jasper "Dutch" Steutel (@dutchdutchdutch for twitterphiles).  He calls his discovery the "design spike," and we ended up talking together about a related concept, the "value spike."  So what's this all about?  Aside from being "Vampire Month" on the Pragmatic Agilist?</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/just-time-software-requirements-introducing-value-spikes</guid></item><item><title>Choose Your Online Personal Brand Persona</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choose-your-online-personal-brand-persona</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> I don't mean to go all "woo woo" on you, but you already have a personal online brand.  Don't believe me?  Bring up your favorite browser and type your name in quotation marks ("Firstname Lastname"), and do a quick search.  Try it again with your middle initial added.  Did something come up?  THAT's it!  It's your personal brand!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> I don't mean to go all "woo woo" on you, but you already have a personal online brand.  Don't believe me?  Bring up your favorite browser and type your name in quotation marks ("Firstname Lastname"), and do a quick search.  Try it again with your middle initial added.  Did something come up?  THAT's it!  It's your personal brand!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/choose-your-online-personal-brand-persona</guid></item><item><title>Road Rage: You and Your New Agile Teammates</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-rage-you-and-your-new-agile-teammates</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As you join your teammates in your sparkling new agile team room, and you all do your best to quickly "become agile," I guarantee that despite being surrounded by brightly colored index cards and sticky notes, you may sometimes feel...angry.  Here you are, supposedly liberated to be "self managing," out from under the collective thumbs of your corporate hierarchy, and you realize that you are reminded briefly of the Lord of the Flies.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As you join your teammates in your sparkling new agile team room, and you all do your best to quickly "become agile," I guarantee that despite being surrounded by brightly colored index cards and sticky notes, you may sometimes feel...angry.  Here you are, supposedly liberated to be "self managing," out from under the collective thumbs of your corporate hierarchy, and you realize that you are reminded briefly of the Lord of the Flies.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/road-rage-you-and-your-new-agile-teammates</guid></item><item><title>No-Blender Zone: Cross Functional Doesn't Mean Homogenous</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-blender-zone-cross-functional-doesnt-mean-homogenous</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the glory days when giants still walked the earth and the Agile Founding Fathers created "the team," they decreed that there would be three "team roles:"</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the glory days when giants still walked the earth and the Agile Founding Fathers created "the team," they decreed that there would be three "team roles:"</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-blender-zone-cross-functional-doesnt-mean-homogenous</guid></item><item><title>Delegation, meet Agile</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/delegation-meet-agile</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You might not expect to encounter the "delegation" concept in a blog post about agile software development.  After all, agile is all about the "self governing team."  But in the real world, if you are in a company which is transitioning to agile, and you are the project manager of a newly created agile team, you may well need to consider how to create a situation around your team that allows self-governance to emerge without making you completely crazy.  In real life, your first few weeks with your agile team can seem like your worst nightmare.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>You might not expect to encounter the "delegation" concept in a blog post about agile software development.  After all, agile is all about the "self governing team."  But in the real world, if you are in a company which is transitioning to agile, and you are the project manager of a newly created agile team, you may well need to consider how to create a situation around your team that allows self-governance to emerge without making you completely crazy.  In real life, your first few weeks with your agile team can seem like your worst nightmare.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/delegation-meet-agile</guid></item><item><title>The Pirate Code: You and Your Official SDLC Process</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pirate-code-you-and-your-official-sdlc-process</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile purists may be frightened to learn that in many enterprise environments, one of the first steps executive management may take towards agile adoption may be to establish an official agile SDLC process, and to post a diagram representing the process, along with its artifact templates, in some prominent place on the company web site.  There will be 3-D box diagrams and arrows on it for sure, along with many links and appendices.  The diagrams and artifact templates themselves will go through weeks or months of review before central posting, not to mention what will theoretically happen if your project adheres to the highly edited result.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile purists may be frightened to learn that in many enterprise environments, one of the first steps executive management may take towards agile adoption may be to establish an official agile SDLC process, and to post a diagram representing the process, along with its artifact templates, in some prominent place on the company web site.  There will be 3-D box diagrams and arrows on it for sure, along with many links and appendices.  The diagrams and artifact templates themselves will go through weeks or months of review before central posting, not to mention what will theoretically happen if your project adheres to the highly edited result.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/pirate-code-you-and-your-official-sdlc-process</guid></item><item><title>Less Scorn, More Listening</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/less-scorn-more-listening</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I got a tweet this morning about the new VersionOne "State of Agile Development Survey" in which the re-tweeter used hashtags like #shocking and #fail.  Looking for a good laugh, I clicked on over to the survey, and realized I #liked the survey and I thought it was #interesting and #helpful to me.  I didn't find anything that jumped out to me as a #failure in a particularly #horrifying way.  Then for a moment I thought maybe I am not one of the #Agile Cool Kids.  Of course the moment was brief and I bounced back quickly--please don't worry. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I got a tweet this morning about the new VersionOne "State of Agile Development Survey" in which the re-tweeter used hashtags like #shocking and #fail.  Looking for a good laugh, I clicked on over to the survey, and realized I #liked the survey and I thought it was #interesting and #helpful to me.  I didn't find anything that jumped out to me as a #failure in a particularly #horrifying way.  Then for a moment I thought maybe I am not one of the #Agile Cool Kids.  Of course the moment was brief and I bounced back quickly--please don't worry. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/less-scorn-more-listening</guid></item><item><title>Non-zealot reflections on real life agile leadership, management and analysis practices.</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/non-zealot-reflections-real-life-agile-leadership-management-and-analysis-practices</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
"Oh for goodness sake, you put it in upside down!"
"I'm sorry, Secret. I thought the pointy end went in first."


-Secret Squirrel and Morrocco Mole, Secret Squirrel </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
"Oh for goodness sake, you put it in upside down!"
"I'm sorry, Secret. I thought the pointy end went in first."


-Secret Squirrel and Morrocco Mole, Secret Squirrel </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/non-zealot-reflections-real-life-agile-leadership-management-and-analysis-practices</guid></item><item><title>Tech-Only Agile Goes Commando - And Not in a Good Way</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-only-agile-goes-commando-and-not-good-way</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pop culture aficionados will be familiar with the South Park "Underpants Gnomes," who roam through people's homes stealing underwear in the night. Their business plan is classic and simple:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Pop culture aficionados will be familiar with the South Park "Underpants Gnomes," who roam through people's homes stealing underwear in the night. Their business plan is classic and simple:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tech-only-agile-goes-commando-and-not-good-way</guid></item><item><title>Announcing Go 12.2</title><pubDate>Tue Mar 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/announcing-go-122</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Go team is excited to announce the release of Go 12.2, Thoughtworks Studios' Agile Release Management platform.
Go has changed it's release naming convention from the previous practice of major.minor.bugfix nomenclature. The major version will now be the year of release (YY). The minor version n will indicate the nth release for the year. For ex: 12.3 will be the third release in 2012.
The key features of this release include:
New Features</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Go team is excited to announce the release of Go 12.2, Thoughtworks Studios' Agile Release Management platform.
Go has changed it's release naming convention from the previous practice of major.minor.bugfix nomenclature. The major version will now be the year of release (YY). The minor version n will indicate the nth release for the year. For ex: 12.3 will be the third release in 2012.
The key features of this release include:
New Features</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/announcing-go-122</guid></item><item><title>Almost Painless: Surviving Feedback</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/almost-painless-surviving-feedback</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The concepts of "continuous feedback" and "continuous improvement" are central to agile and lean philosophy.  Esther Derby and Diana Larsen have a wonderful book entirely about team </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The concepts of "continuous feedback" and "continuous improvement" are central to agile and lean philosophy.  Esther Derby and Diana Larsen have a wonderful book entirely about team </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/almost-painless-surviving-feedback</guid></item><item><title>Guide Test Automation </title><pubDate>Mon Mar 19 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/guide-test-automation</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business needs, Business solutions
Software Testing has found its place in the software industry, with more and more organizations understanding the crucial role that it plays in quality software production. As business requirements grow, so does the pressure on IT organizations to deliver more products with fewer resources, in reduced time and with high quality.
This scenario emphasizes the need of:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Business needs, Business solutions
Software Testing has found its place in the software industry, with more and more organizations understanding the crucial role that it plays in quality software production. As business requirements grow, so does the pressure on IT organizations to deliver more products with fewer resources, in reduced time and with high quality.
This scenario emphasizes the need of:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/guide-test-automation</guid></item><item><title>Announcing Twist 2.4</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 16 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/announcing-twist-24</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Twist team is pleased to announce the General Access release of Twist 2.4.
  
This release of Twist comes with a whole set of cool new features. Some of these are listed below:
 
1. SynonymAssist</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The Twist team is pleased to announce the General Access release of Twist 2.4.
  
This release of Twist comes with a whole set of cool new features. Some of these are listed below:
 
1. SynonymAssist</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/announcing-twist-24</guid></item><item><title>Lead and Lag Measures for Agile Transformation</title><pubDate>Fri Mar 16 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lead-and-lag-measures-agile-transformation</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Oh for goodness sake, you put it in upside down!"
"I'm sorry, Secret. I thought the pointy end went in first."
-Secret Squirrel and Morrocco Mole, Secret Squirrel</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>"Oh for goodness sake, you put it in upside down!"
"I'm sorry, Secret. I thought the pointy end went in first."
-Secret Squirrel and Morrocco Mole, Secret Squirrel</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/lead-and-lag-measures-agile-transformation</guid></item><item><title>Ignite Your Own Interpersonal Feedback Revolution</title><pubDate>Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ignite-your-own-interpersonal-feedback-revolution</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The concepts of "continuous feedback" and "continuous improvement" are central to agile and lean philosophy.  Esther Derby and Diana Larsen have a wonderful book entirely about team retrospectives.  "Inspect and adapt" itself,  the 12th principle underlying the Agile Manifesto, has been subject to inspection and</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The concepts of "continuous feedback" and "continuous improvement" are central to agile and lean philosophy.  Esther Derby and Diana Larsen have a wonderful book entirely about team retrospectives.  "Inspect and adapt" itself,  the 12th principle underlying the Agile Manifesto, has been subject to inspection and</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/ignite-your-own-interpersonal-feedback-revolution</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Understanding the MVP - Connecting Continuous Delivery to the Lean Startup Movement</title><pubDate>Mon Feb 27 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-understanding-mvp-connecting-continuous-delivery-lean-startup-movement</link><author>Aaron Erickson</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p># 7 in the Continuous Delivery Webinar Series
Connecting Continuous Delivery to the Lean Startup Movement</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p># 7 in the Continuous Delivery Webinar Series
Connecting Continuous Delivery to the Lean Startup Movement</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-understanding-mvp-connecting-continuous-delivery-lean-startup-movement</guid></item><item><title>Agile and the Remote Worker</title><pubDate>Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-remote-worker</link><author>Patti Mandarino</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
I was delivering Agile Project Management training a couple of weeks ago and was hit with a question that represents the current times.  The time of the Remote Worker.
The client Project Managers were concerned with the constant talk of co-location and face-to-face communication.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
I was delivering Agile Project Management training a couple of weeks ago and was hit with a question that represents the current times.  The time of the Remote Worker.
The client Project Managers were concerned with the constant talk of co-location and face-to-face communication.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-remote-worker</guid></item><item><title>No-Blender Zone: Cross-Functional Doesn't Mean...</title><pubDate>Sun Jan 22 00:00:00 UTC 2012</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-blender-zone-cross-functional-doesnt-mean</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the glory days when giants still walked the earth and the Agile Founding Fathers created "the team," they decreed that there would be three "team roles:"</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In the glory days when giants still walked the earth and the Agile Founding Fathers created "the team," they decreed that there would be three "team roles:"</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/no-blender-zone-cross-functional-doesnt-mean</guid></item><item><title>Organize software delivery around outcomes</title><pubDate>Sun Dec 18 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/organize-software-delivery-around-outcomes</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Organize software delivery around outcomes, not roles: continuous delivery and cross-functional teams. When implementing continuous delivery, it’s easy to focus on automation and tooling because these are usually the easiest things to start with. However continuous delivery also relies for its success on optimizing your organizational structure for throughput. One of the biggest barriers we at Thoughtworks have seen to continuous delivery is teams organized by role or by tier, rather than by business outcome.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Organize software delivery around outcomes, not roles: continuous delivery and cross-functional teams. When implementing continuous delivery, it’s easy to focus on automation and tooling because these are usually the easiest things to start with. However continuous delivery also relies for its success on optimizing your organizational structure for throughput. One of the biggest barriers we at Thoughtworks have seen to continuous delivery is teams organized by role or by tier, rather than by business outcome.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/organize-software-delivery-around-outcomes</guid></item><item><title>How BDD and Feature Injection can help you be a better...</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-bdd-and-feature-injection-can-help-you-be-better</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Product Ownership is very difficult.  Take a big step away from the Agile Manifesto and think for a moment about project stakeholders, user stories, and how they don't fit together as neatly in real life as they do in Mike Cohn's User Stories Applied, as awesome as that book is.  How in the world is it possible for there to be a single person standing in for all project stakeholders in negotiating with the team?
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Product Ownership is very difficult.  Take a big step away from the Agile Manifesto and think for a moment about project stakeholders, user stories, and how they don't fit together as neatly in real life as they do in Mike Cohn's User Stories Applied, as awesome as that book is.  How in the world is it possible for there to be a single person standing in for all project stakeholders in negotiating with the team?
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-bdd-and-feature-injection-can-help-you-be-better</guid></item><item><title>Roles with Teeth</title><pubDate>Thu Nov 10 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/roles-teeth</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a trainer, I have noticed that when I start the "Roles, Personas and Goals" discussions, attendees in the room are 40% more likely to start surreptitiously checking e-mail their smartphones than they when we talk about comparatively exciting topics such as "stand up meetings," "story boards," the "burn up versus burn down chart" debate, or "evolutionary design."   I had to lure you to this blog post, in fact, by riding on the coat-tails of the Breaking Dawn, Part 1, premier tonight at midnight.  You aren't interested!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>As a trainer, I have noticed that when I start the "Roles, Personas and Goals" discussions, attendees in the room are 40% more likely to start surreptitiously checking e-mail their smartphones than they when we talk about comparatively exciting topics such as "stand up meetings," "story boards," the "burn up versus burn down chart" debate, or "evolutionary design."   I had to lure you to this blog post, in fact, by riding on the coat-tails of the Breaking Dawn, Part 1, premier tonight at midnight.  You aren't interested!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/roles-teeth</guid></item><item><title>Next Gen Agile - Only Coders Allowed?</title><pubDate>Thu Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/next-gen-agile-only-coders-allowed</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mike Gualtieri threw down an enjoyable gauntlet this week with his Forrester blog post, "Agile Software is a Cop-Out, Here's What's Next"  Gualtieri put some provoking words around two sentiments I've agreed with for some time, namely:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Mike Gualtieri threw down an enjoyable gauntlet this week with his Forrester blog post, "Agile Software is a Cop-Out, Here's What's Next"  Gualtieri put some provoking words around two sentiments I've agreed with for some time, namely:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/next-gen-agile-only-coders-allowed</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Making Feedback Work in Agile Teams</title><pubDate>Wed Aug 31 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-making-feedback-work-agile-teams</link><author>Sumeet Moghe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sumeet Moghe, Training Manager, Thoughtworks, shares the key to success in Agile teams. Feedback in peer groups facilitates a shift from ‘forming, storming and norming’ to the most effective stage in the Tuckman's model - performing. This aspect, an important concern of luminaries in the Agile world such as Esther Derby, Johanna Rothman, Norman Kerth, Alistair Cockburn and Martin Fowler is discussed in deep detail.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_005.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sumeet Moghe, Training Manager, Thoughtworks, shares the key to success in Agile teams. Feedback in peer groups facilitates a shift from ‘forming, storming and norming’ to the most effective stage in the Tuckman's model - performing. This aspect, an important concern of luminaries in the Agile world such as Esther Derby, Johanna Rothman, Norman Kerth, Alistair Cockburn and Martin Fowler is discussed in deep detail.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-making-feedback-work-agile-teams</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Selecting the Right Agile Tools</title><pubDate>Sun Jul 31 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-selecting-right-agile-tools</link><author>Cyndi Mitchell</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is no Agile in a Box</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_040.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>There is no Agile in a Box</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-selecting-right-agile-tools</guid></item><item><title>On DVCS, continuous integration, and feature branches</title><pubDate>Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dvcs-continuous-integration-and-feature-branches</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I like to say that feature branches are evil in order to get people’s attention. However in reality I lack the determination and confidence to be a zealot. So here is the non-soundbite version.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_035.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I like to say that feature branches are evil in order to get people’s attention. However in reality I lack the determination and confidence to be a zealot. So here is the non-soundbite version.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dvcs-continuous-integration-and-feature-branches</guid></item><item><title>Start up automated testing with your existing staff!</title><pubDate>Fri May 13 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/start-automated-testing-your-existing-staff</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I just met the Thoughtworks global "Head of Quality"* this week, Kristan Vingrys.   He was able to make me see automated testing more clearly than I ever did before with a quick sketch and 10 minute discussion, and I wanted to share what I heard with others of you who might be more on the management/business end of things, and less on the development/testing end.  Keep in mind, there is plenty of room for slippage between "what he said" and "what I heard," so errors here should all be blamed on me.  Friends,</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_009.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I just met the Thoughtworks global "Head of Quality"* this week, Kristan Vingrys.   He was able to make me see automated testing more clearly than I ever did before with a quick sketch and 10 minute discussion, and I wanted to share what I heard with others of you who might be more on the management/business end of things, and less on the development/testing end.  Keep in mind, there is plenty of room for slippage between "what he said" and "what I heard," so errors here should all be blamed on me.  Friends,</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/start-automated-testing-your-existing-staff</guid></item><item><title>Glass ceilings, Sticky floors</title><pubDate>Mon May 09 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/glass-ceilings-sticky-floors</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I just discovered a LinkedIn affinity group called "Glass ceilings, Sticky Floors," which has a charter to promote women leaders:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_033.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I just discovered a LinkedIn affinity group called "Glass ceilings, Sticky Floors," which has a charter to promote women leaders:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/glass-ceilings-sticky-floors</guid></item><item><title>Parallelize your JUnit tests with the Test Load Balancer</title><pubDate>Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/parallelize-your-junit-tests-test-load-balancer</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of Go's most valuable features is that it runs jobs in parallel. To make long running test suites go faster, you can simply split your long running test suite into multiple suites and create jobs for each one. Given enough build agents, Go can run all jobs within a specified stage simultaneously, which means your long running testing can be done in a snap.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_030.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>One of Go's most valuable features is that it runs jobs in parallel. To make long running test suites go faster, you can simply split your long running test suite into multiple suites and create jobs for each one. Given enough build agents, Go can run all jobs within a specified stage simultaneously, which means your long running testing can be done in a snap.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/parallelize-your-junit-tests-test-load-balancer</guid></item><item><title>Mentoring</title><pubDate>Sun Mar 13 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mentoring</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you remember the Saturday morning TV "Shazam/Isis Power Hour"?  Among the many wonders this show offered was young Billy Batson driving all over the US in a big recreational vehicle with his mentor, Mentor.  Despite Mentor's presence, the two of them somehow continually got into difficult situations which prompted Billy to shout "Shazam!" and transform into Captain Marvel in order to save the day.  I always think of "Shazam!" when mentoring comes up in conversation, and I can't help but get a momentary image of Mentor behind the wheel of the RV, eyes twinkling, but looking somewhat deran</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_032.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Do you remember the Saturday morning TV "Shazam/Isis Power Hour"?  Among the many wonders this show offered was young Billy Batson driving all over the US in a big recreational vehicle with his mentor, Mentor.  Despite Mentor's presence, the two of them somehow continually got into difficult situations which prompted Billy to shout "Shazam!" and transform into Captain Marvel in order to save the day.  I always think of "Shazam!" when mentoring comes up in conversation, and I can't help but get a momentary image of Mentor behind the wheel of the RV, eyes twinkling, but looking somewhat deran</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/mentoring</guid></item><item><title>Recap of the Financial Implications of Technical Debt...</title><pubDate>Fri Feb 25 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/recap-financial-implications-technical-debt</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
Last week at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Jim Highsmith, Executive Consultant for Thoughtworks and Jitendra Subramanyam, Director of Strategy and Research for CAST, presented a two pronged approach to the issue of technical debt in the agile corporate environment.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_026.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p> 
Last week at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Jim Highsmith, Executive Consultant for Thoughtworks and Jitendra Subramanyam, Director of Strategy and Research for CAST, presented a two pronged approach to the issue of technical debt in the agile corporate environment.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/recap-financial-implications-technical-debt</guid></item><item><title>An introduction to Sahi: Part 2</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 11 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-sahi-part-2</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 2 of our overview of Sahi. For ways to get started on Sahi, check out Part 1 here.

_near()

Our project is an ExtJS based website. Most element ids are generated dynamically which means the id is not reliable as locator. Sahi provides us with the ability to use position dependency to locate elements.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_034.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Part 2 of our overview of Sahi. For ways to get started on Sahi, check out Part 1 here.

_near()

Our project is an ExtJS based website. Most element ids are generated dynamically which means the id is not reliable as locator. Sahi provides us with the ability to use position dependency to locate elements.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-sahi-part-2</guid></item><item><title>An introduction to Sahi: Part 1</title><pubDate>Tue Jan 11 00:00:00 UTC 2011</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-sahi-part-1</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sahi is an automation and testing tool for web applications. Different from many other commercial testing tools, Sahi is an open source tool. As an automation tool, Sahi provides the facility of recording and play backing of scripts. Sahi supports Java and JavaScript. Even though the Sahi script looks like JavaScript, it is not executed as the regular JavaScript on the browser.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_029.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Sahi is an automation and testing tool for web applications. Different from many other commercial testing tools, Sahi is an open source tool. As an automation tool, Sahi provides the facility of recording and play backing of scripts. Sahi supports Java and JavaScript. Even though the Sahi script looks like JavaScript, it is not executed as the regular JavaScript on the browser.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/introduction-sahi-part-1</guid></item><item><title>In Defense of the Dedicated Business Analyst</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/defense-dedicated-business-analyst</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I just read a very angry blog entitled:  Business Analysts And The Million Dollar Question - What Would You Say You Do Here?  The author quotes Scott Ambler's famous line, "Remember, 'BA' is also the abbreviation for band-aid" and he goes on to say that if you hire a typical BA, chances are high that "you're not just wasting your money; you are, as a matter of fact, risking your project by introducing </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_038.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I just read a very angry blog entitled:  Business Analysts And The Million Dollar Question - What Would You Say You Do Here?  The author quotes Scott Ambler's famous line, "Remember, 'BA' is also the abbreviation for band-aid" and he goes on to say that if you hire a typical BA, chances are high that "you're not just wasting your money; you are, as a matter of fact, risking your project by introducing </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/defense-dedicated-business-analyst</guid></item><item><title>Agile Technical Writing</title><pubDate>Tue Nov 09 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-technical-writing</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>IT community members catechized on the Agile Manifesto will recall that the original signers placed a higher value on "working software" than on "comprehensive documentation." But is working software in isolation our ultimate goal?  I think that as the Agile community has moved in the direction of delivering value, rather than just delivering working software, we are now newly realizing we need more than just rich face-to-face conversations at white boards.  We need accessible archives populated by well-structured do</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_028.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>IT community members catechized on the Agile Manifesto will recall that the original signers placed a higher value on "working software" than on "comprehensive documentation." But is working software in isolation our ultimate goal?  I think that as the Agile community has moved in the direction of delivering value, rather than just delivering working software, we are now newly realizing we need more than just rich face-to-face conversations at white boards.  We need accessible archives populated by well-structured do</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-technical-writing</guid></item><item><title>Service Testing for Enterprise Applications</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 19 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/service-testing-enterprise-applications</link><author>Sathyan Sethumadhavan</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Service Testing for Enterprises
a) How do we validate services for functional requirements? b) How do we manage testing the complexity of testing - 100's of services? c) How do shared services react across multiple applications as services change and evolve? d) How do we enforce governance based testing? e) How do we minimize testing effort during regression agile based testing?
Business Needs</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_023.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Service Testing for Enterprises
a) How do we validate services for functional requirements? b) How do we manage testing the complexity of testing - 100's of services? c) How do shared services react across multiple applications as services change and evolve? d) How do we enforce governance based testing? e) How do we minimize testing effort during regression agile based testing?
Business Needs</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/service-testing-enterprise-applications</guid></item><item><title>Test Assertions - How do they work?</title><pubDate>Tue Oct 19 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-assertions-how-do-they-work</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An introduction to effective test assertions
In the software industry, before we deliver a product, we need to run many test assertions to make sure the product has met the customer's expectation. So what is a test assertion?
What is a test assertion?
In software industry, before we deliver a product, we need to run many test assertions to make sure the productmet customer's expectation.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_014.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>An introduction to effective test assertions
In the software industry, before we deliver a product, we need to run many test assertions to make sure the product has met the customer's expectation. So what is a test assertion?
What is a test assertion?
In software industry, before we deliver a product, we need to run many test assertions to make sure the productmet customer's expectation.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/test-assertions-how-do-they-work</guid></item><item><title>Value Chains and Value Streams: Better than BPMN at Project...</title><pubDate>Sat Oct 16 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-chains-and-value-streams-better-bpmn-project</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Some thoughts on "business process modeling" and how the choice of tool will impact your strategic results: 
I was working on some training materials this week, and I needed to whip up as-is and to-be business process maps.  These would be used to help trainees visualize how the software they were going to build in an agile way during the training would transform the fictional business for which it was being written.
 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_025.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Some thoughts on "business process modeling" and how the choice of tool will impact your strategic results: 
I was working on some training materials this week, and I needed to whip up as-is and to-be business process maps.  These would be used to help trainees visualize how the software they were going to build in an agile way during the training would transform the fictional business for which it was being written.
 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/value-chains-and-value-streams-better-bpmn-project</guid></item><item><title>Why Value Points? Using Agile to Optimize Value of Projects</title><pubDate>Wed Oct 13 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-value-points-using-agile-optimize-value-projects</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was asked recently for guidelines on "how to use value points in agile projects".  I was glad to get the question, since some people, like the blogger who writes "Agile 101," say stuff like: value points are "not appropriate or particularly necessary in all cases."  Gah!  The Agile 101 author actually goes on to do quite a nice job describing how to use value points, and I recommend you visit the blog, but I would like to explain why I don't think all of this is an optional nicety.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_018.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I was asked recently for guidelines on "how to use value points in agile projects".  I was glad to get the question, since some people, like the blogger who writes "Agile 101," say stuff like: value points are "not appropriate or particularly necessary in all cases."  Gah!  The Agile 101 author actually goes on to do quite a nice job describing how to use value points, and I recommend you visit the blog, but I would like to explain why I don't think all of this is an optional nicety.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/why-value-points-using-agile-optimize-value-projects</guid></item><item><title>Making a Business Case for Automated Testing</title><pubDate>Mon Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-business-case-automated-testing</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Forced by circumstances (and an especially pragmatic client), I've recently been asking peers and "the blogosphere" the apparently naive question, "is it important to do automated testing and clear up what Mike Cohn calls 'manual test technical debt?'" </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_020.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Forced by circumstances (and an especially pragmatic client), I've recently been asking peers and "the blogosphere" the apparently naive question, "is it important to do automated testing and clear up what Mike Cohn calls 'manual test technical debt?'" </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/making-business-case-automated-testing</guid></item><item><title>Best practices for adaptive software teams</title><pubDate>Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-practices-adaptive-software-teams</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software teams, in the broader sense, are complex adaptive systems.  They live within organizations populated by many actors, influenced by the methods, practices and behaviors that coexist with them.  Most of all, they have the capability to learn and adapt to each new entrant into their world.  It is for this reason that, we tend to avoid recommending ‘best practices’ that all software teams can follow for success, let alone ‘agility’.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_024.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Software teams, in the broader sense, are complex adaptive systems.  They live within organizations populated by many actors, influenced by the methods, practices and behaviors that coexist with them.  Most of all, they have the capability to learn and adapt to each new entrant into their world.  It is for this reason that, we tend to avoid recommending ‘best practices’ that all software teams can follow for success, let alone ‘agility’.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/best-practices-adaptive-software-teams</guid></item><item><title>NoSQL, No Problem: An Intro to NoSQL Databases</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 27 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nosql-no-problem-intro-nosql-databases</link><author>Robert Rees</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Unraveling NoSQL and trying to explain what it is and whether you'd be interested in it or not is difficult. This article aims to give a high level introduction to NoSQL and provides a comparison of the latest technologies in this space.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_011.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Unraveling NoSQL and trying to explain what it is and whether you'd be interested in it or not is difficult. This article aims to give a high level introduction to NoSQL and provides a comparison of the latest technologies in this space.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/nosql-no-problem-intro-nosql-databases</guid></item><item><title>Future of Test Automation Tools &amp; Infrastructure</title><pubDate>Sun Sep 19 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-test-automation-tools-infrastructure</link><author>Anand Bagmar</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Evolution</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_015.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Evolution</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/future-test-automation-tools-infrastructure</guid></item><item><title>Creating automated test scripts with Ruby and WATIR</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 16 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-automated-test-scripts-ruby-and-watir</link><author>Jeremy Suarez</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To document the general process of creating automated test scripts for web applications with Ruby and the WATIR testing module. The intended audience of this document is QA engineers/testers that are going to be either creating automated test cases for their applications or testers that are going to be running and maintaining already created tests. This document assumes that the reader is already familiar with the basic methods and syntax of the Ruby language and the components of an HTML based application (links, forms, JavaScript, etc..)

 </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_012.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>To document the general process of creating automated test scripts for web applications with Ruby and the WATIR testing module. The intended audience of this document is QA engineers/testers that are going to be either creating automated test cases for their applications or testers that are going to be running and maintaining already created tests. This document assumes that the reader is already familiar with the basic methods and syntax of the Ruby language and the components of an HTML based application (links, forms, JavaScript, etc..)

 </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/creating-automated-test-scripts-ruby-and-watir</guid></item><item><title>Doing, Learning</title><pubDate>Thu Sep 09 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/doing-learning</link><author>Sumeet Moghe</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Through a collaboration with our Social Impact Program, Thoughtworks University (TWU) is now an important resource in our work for social justice. New Thoughtworkers are learning our methods and culture by working as teams on meaningful projects, pro bono, for humanitarian organizations.
How it came about</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_007.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Through a collaboration with our Social Impact Program, Thoughtworks University (TWU) is now an important resource in our work for social justice. New Thoughtworkers are learning our methods and culture by working as teams on meaningful projects, pro bono, for humanitarian organizations.
How it came about</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/doing-learning</guid></item><item><title>My Agile Kitchen Remodel</title><pubDate>Tue Jul 13 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-agile-kitchen-remodel</link><author>Rebecca Porterfield</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I can’t help it. I’m a Project Manager. It is what “I Was Meant To Do”. When a project appears anywhere in my life, I get a compulsion to actively manage it. I try to back off and just go with the flow. “This isn’t work. It’s just a hobby (or vacation, or kid birthday party, or whatever), " I tell myself. "Stop taking it so seriously." But then I get twitchy. I wake up in the middle of the night thinking of work break down structures. I start sketching out high-level project plans in my head.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_004.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I can’t help it. I’m a Project Manager. It is what “I Was Meant To Do”. When a project appears anywhere in my life, I get a compulsion to actively manage it. I try to back off and just go with the flow. “This isn’t work. It’s just a hobby (or vacation, or kid birthday party, or whatever), " I tell myself. "Stop taking it so seriously." But then I get twitchy. I wake up in the middle of the night thinking of work break down structures. I start sketching out high-level project plans in my head.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/my-agile-kitchen-remodel</guid></item><item><title>Testing in the 21st Century</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 25 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-21st-century</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introducing a new breed of testing professional

Software Testing is going through some revolutionary changes on philosophy, practices and tools; largely driven by current business and the IT environment. This article is an attempt to look at factors influencing changes in testing space, emerging trends in testing and the impact they have on testing professionals in the 21st century.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_019.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Introducing a new breed of testing professional

Software Testing is going through some revolutionary changes on philosophy, practices and tools; largely driven by current business and the IT environment. This article is an attempt to look at factors influencing changes in testing space, emerging trends in testing and the impact they have on testing professionals in the 21st century.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testing-21st-century</guid></item><item><title>DSLs for functional testing</title><pubDate>Fri Jun 25 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dsls-functional-testing</link><author>Chad Wathington</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most software professionals believe that testing software is essential to quality. Where people inside the industry differ is how to accomplish that testing, as strategies vary by level of the application tested, tools, methodology, amount of automation, and who completes the testing itself. The aspirational desire is to ship high-quality bug-free software no matter how one gets there. However, the devil is in the details.

The promise of quality software

Central to creating a testing strategy that works are four essential questions:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_039.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Most software professionals believe that testing software is essential to quality. Where people inside the industry differ is how to accomplish that testing, as strategies vary by level of the application tested, tools, methodology, amount of automation, and who completes the testing itself. The aspirational desire is to ship high-quality bug-free software no matter how one gets there. However, the devil is in the details.

The promise of quality software

Central to creating a testing strategy that works are four essential questions:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/dsls-functional-testing</guid></item><item><title>Is your enterprise looking to Go Mobile?</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 22 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/your-enterprise-looking-go-mobile-agile-practices-iphone-development</link><author>Thoughtworks</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is no surprise that developing a mobile application strategy has become a part of many an organization's technology portfolio.  The ubiquity of the Blackberry, the iPhone and iPad, and even Android phones have changed discussions from if a mobile project should be launched to when.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_008.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>It is no surprise that developing a mobile application strategy has become a part of many an organization's technology portfolio.  The ubiquity of the Blackberry, the iPhone and iPad, and even Android phones have changed discussions from if a mobile project should be launched to when.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/your-enterprise-looking-go-mobile-agile-practices-iphone-development</guid></item><item><title>Usability and Mingle</title><pubDate>Thu Jun 10 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/usability-and-mingle</link><author>Luke Barrett</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The usability of Mingle has been the team's focus from the very beginning and with 2.0 released I thought it might be interesting to take a little time to look at some of the challenges and opportunities we've had along the way.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_006.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The usability of Mingle has been the team's focus from the very beginning and with 2.0 released I thought it might be interesting to take a little time to look at some of the challenges and opportunities we've had along the way.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/usability-and-mingle</guid></item><item><title>Good and Bad Wagile</title><pubDate>Tue May 04 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-and-bad-wagile</link><author>Rebecca Porterfield</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately about “Wagile”.  For those that don’t know what “Wagile” is, Wikipedia describes it as:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_031.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately about “Wagile”.  For those that don’t know what “Wagile” is, Wikipedia describes it as:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/good-and-bad-wagile</guid></item><item><title>Can Agile Work in a Culture of Single Point Accountability?</title><pubDate>Sun May 02 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/can-agile-work-culture-single-point-accountability</link><author>Rebecca Porterfield</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I was new to Agile and we were working on our first pilot project, I attended a panel discussion on Agile roll-out.  There, I asked the question, “Can Agile succeed in an organization that values single point accountability?” Much to my surprise, the panel was stumped!  “I don’t know.”  “I’m not sure, maybe.”  “Good question.” Once I got over the initial geeky pride-glow of having stumped the experts, I was deeply troubled.  The question plagued me day and night. I desperately needed to know. </p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_027.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>When I was new to Agile and we were working on our first pilot project, I attended a panel discussion on Agile roll-out.  There, I asked the question, “Can Agile succeed in an organization that values single point accountability?” Much to my surprise, the panel was stumped!  “I don’t know.”  “I’m not sure, maybe.”  “Good question.” Once I got over the initial geeky pride-glow of having stumped the experts, I was deeply troubled.  The question plagued me day and night. I desperately needed to know. </p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/can-agile-work-culture-single-point-accountability</guid></item><item><title>Acceptance testing the productive way by Gojko Adzic</title><pubDate>Wed Apr 07 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/acceptance-testing-productive-way-gojko-adzic</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The twist team gave a demo of Twist 2.0 to Gojko Adzic ( http://gojko.net/about/ ) and this is what he had to say about Twist ...
http://gojko.net/2010/04/06/twist-2-0-acceptance-testing-the-productive-way/</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_037.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The twist team gave a demo of Twist 2.0 to Gojko Adzic ( http://gojko.net/about/ ) and this is what he had to say about Twist ...
http://gojko.net/2010/04/06/twist-2-0-acceptance-testing-the-productive-way/</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/acceptance-testing-productive-way-gojko-adzic</guid></item><item><title>Announcing Twist 2.0</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/announcing-twist-20</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I'm very pleased to announce the release of Twist 2.0. It has a host of new functionality that continues to deliver on the promise of making testing easy, effective, maintainable and sustainable.
In short Twist 2.0:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_003.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>I'm very pleased to announce the release of Twist 2.0. It has a host of new functionality that continues to deliver on the promise of making testing easy, effective, maintainable and sustainable.
In short Twist 2.0:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/announcing-twist-20</guid></item><item><title>In Honor of Jim Highsmith: What Do You Think Makes an Agile...</title><pubDate>Wed Mar 31 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/honor-jim-highsmith-what-do-you-think-makes-agile</link><author>Elena Yatzeck</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What constitutes leadership in your organization, and in your current agile transition?  Here are some of my thoughts, but we'd love to hear yours as well!</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_022.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>What constitutes leadership in your organization, and in your current agile transition?  Here are some of my thoughts, but we'd love to hear yours as well!</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/honor-jim-highsmith-what-do-you-think-makes-agile</guid></item><item><title>Agile 101</title><pubDate>Sun Feb 28 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-101</link><author>Patrick Kua</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Getting started with Agile
A short overview of agile methodologies, where they came from, their underlying philosophy and some of the benefits you can expect to see.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_001.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Getting started with Agile
A short overview of agile methodologies, where they came from, their underlying philosophy and some of the benefits you can expect to see.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-101</guid></item><item><title>[Webinar] Applying Agile to Multi-Team Projects</title><pubDate>Sat Feb 20 00:00:00 UTC 2010</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-applying-agile-multi-team-projects</link><author>Adam Monago</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Join Adam Monago, Vice President of Client Services for Thoughtworks Studios as he discusses managing multi-team projects. This presentation uses our experience with clients from around the world to shed light on best practices and avoidable pitfalls when applying Agile across the enterprise. Attend this webinar to maximize your effectiveness managing projects requiring collaboration between several different project teams.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_036.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Join Adam Monago, Vice President of Client Services for Thoughtworks Studios as he discusses managing multi-team projects. This presentation uses our experience with clients from around the world to shed light on best practices and avoidable pitfalls when applying Agile across the enterprise. Attend this webinar to maximize your effectiveness managing projects requiring collaboration between several different project teams.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/webinar-applying-agile-multi-team-projects</guid></item><item><title>How Twist helps to find dependencies of stories?</title><pubDate>Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 UTC 2009</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-twist-helps-find-dependencies-stories</link><author>Twist Team</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Twist, we have a nice cool feature where fixture names are automatically imported as and when you start using workflow steps across fixtures. The interesting outcome is that this feature can be used to get the dependencies between stories. Let me explain how. When you use Twist during the early phases to write the acceptance tests (intents) for each story or feature - such as
 Login: (note this is the name of the Workflow as well as the Story)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_016.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In Twist, we have a nice cool feature where fixture names are automatically imported as and when you start using workflow steps across fixtures. The interesting outcome is that this feature can be used to get the dependencies between stories. Let me explain how. When you use Twist during the early phases to write the acceptance tests (intents) for each story or feature - such as
 Login: (note this is the name of the Workflow as well as the Story)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/how-twist-helps-find-dependencies-stories</guid></item><item><title>A simple tool to manage artifacts repository with Go...</title><pubDate>Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 UTC 2009</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/simple-tool-manage-artifacts-repository-go</link><author/><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Li Jian (TWer in China office) took few days to write ruby code to clean the artifacts repository of Go automatically.
  It is ruby code on google code (svn checkout http://cruisetools.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ). Anyone can check out to use.
You can run it to clean the artifacts under the artifacts folder. If some files/folders need to be kept, just put the relative path of files/folders in the file 'foldersToBeKept.txt' (One path in each line)</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_021.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Li Jian (TWer in China office) took few days to write ruby code to clean the artifacts repository of Go automatically.
  It is ruby code on google code (svn checkout http://cruisetools.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ). Anyone can check out to use.
You can run it to clean the artifacts under the artifacts folder. If some files/folders need to be kept, just put the relative path of files/folders in the file 'foldersToBeKept.txt' (One path in each line)</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/simple-tool-manage-artifacts-repository-go</guid></item><item><title>Agile and UCD</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 UTC 2009</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-ucd</link><author>Darius Kumana</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile software development has hit the mainstream!
Since the Agile Manifesto was published, various software development methodologies that follow the manifesto's values have steadily gained popularity. Many organizations are adopting these lightweight processes to get their software built.
Many of the Agile methodologies recognize and value the input of users as domain experts:</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_017.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Agile software development has hit the mainstream!
Since the Agile Manifesto was published, various software development methodologies that follow the manifesto's values have steadily gained popularity. Many organizations are adopting these lightweight processes to get their software built.
Many of the Agile methodologies recognize and value the input of users as domain experts:</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/agile-and-ucd</guid></item><item><title>Go in the news</title><pubDate>Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 UTC 2009</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/go-news</link><author>Jez Humble</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In an exciting milestone for us, we had our first blog review from somebody who has never worked at Thoughtworks.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_002.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>In an exciting milestone for us, we had our first blog review from somebody who has never worked at Thoughtworks.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/go-news</guid></item><item><title>Getting Agile with User-Centered Design</title><pubDate>Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 UTC 2008</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-agile-user-centered-design</link><author>Darius Kumana</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Create Software Users Can't Live Without
The agile software development movement has made huge improvements in reliability when delivering software, increasing return on investment, and reducing the risk of building software. However, in a world of iPhones and Google apps, this may no longer be enough.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_010.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>Create Software Users Can't Live Without
The agile software development movement has made huge improvements in reliability when delivering software, increasing return on investment, and reducing the risk of building software. However, in a world of iPhones and Google apps, this may no longer be enough.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/getting-agile-user-centered-design</guid></item><item><title>Metric-Driven Management Versus Management-Driven Metrics</title><pubDate>Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 UTC 2008</pubDate><link>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/metric-driven-management-versus-management-driven-metrics</link><author>Ross Pettit</author><description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The demand for IT metrics is outstripping IT's ability to produce them. Part of this is due to the increase in quantitative management practices in business, the trend being to measure everything in sight in an effort to show change in performance over time as well as competitiveness (to the extent possible) relative to commercial peers. But part of this is also self-inflicted: long delivery horizons punctuated by abstract milestones make IT opaque. This puts IT under increased pressure to produce performance and quality metrics.</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://www.thoughtworks.com/content/dam/thoughtworks/images/photography/abstract/insights/articles/abs_articles_013.jpg" class="type:primaryImage webfeedsFeaturedVisual"></div><p>The demand for IT metrics is outstripping IT's ability to produce them. Part of this is due to the increase in quantitative management practices in business, the trend being to measure everything in sight in an effort to show change in performance over time as well as competitiveness (to the extent possible) relative to commercial peers. But part of this is also self-inflicted: long delivery horizons punctuated by abstract milestones make IT opaque. This puts IT under increased pressure to produce performance and quality metrics.</p>]]></content:encoded><guid>https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/metric-driven-management-versus-management-driven-metrics</guid></item></channel></rss>