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Shake Up Your Software Processes: The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis Organizations that refuse to change will get left behind. But at the other end of the spectrum, too much change is also harmful. Revamping everything you do at once creates stress and can lead to your efforts failing. The right balance is shaking things up just often enough to experiment with new ideas. |
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The Essential Role of QA in Digital Transformation Many organizations are undertaking a total digital transformation in order to accelerate processes, innovations, and opportunities. But if you think you can update your development efforts without making a change to your QA program as well, your change will not be successful. QA is essential to reliability. |
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