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    • Integration
    • Engineering

    Integration-first architecture: design the seams before the screens

    Most business software is glue between systems. Design integrations first, with explicit contracts, ownership and failure handling, and the rest gets simpler.

    5 min read

    • Strategy
    • Delivery

    Run a discovery sprint before you build anything

    Most failed software projects were scoped badly, not built badly. Here is how a two-to-four-week discovery sprint de-risks a build before you commit a budget.

    6 min read