What Business Executives and Managers Need To Know about Software

Most organizations would agree that software - the use of technologies that enable business strategy and processes - are a fundamental requirement in today's digital focus and transformations. What do business executives and business staff really have to understand about software? What should business expectations be from the technology organization they engage to develop and develop software solutions? As an analogy, do business people need to understand plumbing, electrical, heating and air-conditioning, and bricklaying? Or do they need to describe their needs, that are 'transformed' into their described requirements? Of course, the answer is no. In this episode, we will describe ten things -- and in some cases, discussing things that you may have been led to believe that need to be questioned -- that should demystify software development, the business' role in the software development lifecycle, and how to build a true business-technology relationship. Technologists - listen in