Road To Innovation: The Importance of Building and Maintaining a High Functioning Software Development Team

Peter Renschler - CEO - Metafora - Boulder, CO

How do you think about building high-functioning software development teams?

• Hybrid software development teams combine in-house and outsourced talent for greater flexibility and efficiency.
• Businesses can scale up or down quickly based on market demands.
• Leverage the latest technologies and tools to enhance transportation and logistics operations.
• Helps businesses adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
• Can reduce costs, increase profitability, and provide valuable insights for improving operations.

What are some common challenges that transportation and logistics businesses face when working to build software and improve their freight tech?

• Legacy tech
• Messy systems

What are the primary benefits of having a hybrid software development team compared to a fully in-house or contracted team?

• Hybrid teams deliver - QPR
• Quality price ratio

What motivated your organization to adopt a hybrid software development team model?

• Value of onshore vs offshore
• Pre pandemic - 100% us based - we were too expensive
• Now we have Hybrid delivery model

What metrics do you recommend tracking to measure the success of a hybrid software development team implementation in transportation and logistics businesses?

• Budget
• Timelines
• Number of bugs/fixes needed

What advice would you give to other organizations working to improve their development team’s quality and output?

• Get agile - really
• Do an honest assessment of your current state
• Identify clear goals for your team
• Identify where you excel and where you can bring it outside help

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