Achieving Better Vendor Performance Though Communication and Transparency

We’ve identified seven steps clients can take to achieve better performance from their software developers.

• Action 1: Develop a Collaborative Knowledge Base
• Action 2: Perform a Formal Code Inspection by Outside Developers
• Action 3: Manage Source Code
• Action 4: Choose Well-Established Technology
• Action 5: Reduce Development Setup Time
• Action 6: Improve Access Control and Security
• Action 7: Continuous Integration and Review

Our advice comes from 20 years of experience working with clients on web and mobile development projects and from analyzing that data.