Software Development Blog

Welcome to our Software Development blog!

We invite CIOs, managers and startupers to get up to date on the fast-paced world of software development with expert articles based on our 35-year experience in software development outsourcing.

The blog is updated regularly with how-to guides, best practices, tips and trends on software development — all in a convenient form of 4 to 8 minutes reading time. Bookmark us to stay in the loop!

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Software Development Metrics Part 2: KPIs to Measure the Project’s Health

Find out how KPIs help measure the health of your software development project and plan your team’s workflow better.

Dec 18, 2019

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

How to Estimate Software Development Time in 5 Steps

Find out how to do time estimations for any software development project step by step and avoid common pitfalls related to planning.

Dec 17, 2019

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Software Development Metrics Part 1: Software Quality KPIs

In software development projects, key performance indicators measure the quality of software over time. Discover which metrics matter the most, and how you can build a comprehensive set of software KPIs.

Nov 29, 2019

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Metrics in Software Development: How To Implement the Practice and Have Efforts Justified

We explore the framework of gathering metrics in the course of a software development project and hint on how to implement the practice as easily and effectively as possible.

Nov 28, 2019

Anastasia Yaskevich

Web and Mobile Researcher, ScienceSoft

Software Development

5 Web Development Trends to Follow

An overview of the latest web development trends: JavaScript frameworks, mobile usability focus, one-page and progressive web apps, as well as automated online support via chatbots.

Nov 6, 2019

Anastasia Yaskevich

Web and Mobile Researcher, ScienceSoft

Software Development

A Full-Fledged Guide to Product Feature Prioritization

Our guide to product feature prioritization describes 3 prioritization models for MVP planning, 6 models for release planning and 3 techniques for overcoming choice paralysis.

Oct 30, 2019

Nick Kurayev

CEO, ScienceSoft

Software Development

How Not to Fall Victim to 4 Acute Risks of Software Development Outsourcing

Learn the ways to avoid potential project risks in software development outsourcing: poor vendor choice, ineffective vendor-customer communication, insufficient knowledge transfer and inadequate cybersecurity measures.

Oct 14, 2019

Nick Kurayev

CEO, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Why Agile is Great for Outsourced Software Projects

The Agile approach to software development outsourcing has vivid benefits for vendors in terms of easier project planning, improved team and project management and more opportunities for preventing software quality problems.

Oct 11, 2019

Nick Kurayev

CEO, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Don’t Let Software Outsourcing Trends Provoke Risks

Software development outsourcing trends may provoke alarming outsourcing risks instead of bringing expected business benefits. See how to prevent it in your outsourcing initiative.

Oct 9, 2019