Looking for the perfect developer for your development teams? Learn why using The Predictive Index can help ensure you hire the right team member. There are a variety of reasons US companies struggle to find great development talent. There are the traditional hardships of finding qualified candidates and budgetary concerns, and now much of the […]

Summary: There are many locations to consider when outsourcing software development. Learn more about why Latin America should be at the top of your list! ​ The world of software development moves at an increasingly rapid pace. Agile development means being responsive to the marketplace with increasing speed and complexity while not sacrificing quality. As […]

Summary: Work-life balance has become a struggle as more developers work from home. Read more to learn how to avoid development team burnout. If you own a software development company or manage a software development team, it’s likely your developers are experiencing burnout due to the pandemic. Developer burnout has been on the rise since […]

Summary: Many IT outsourcing companies simply don’t hold up to scrutiny. Learn about the risks associated with outsourcing and how number8 stands apart from the crowd Outsourcing software development has tremendous potential to save costs and company resources on a given project. Done right, outsourcing may be exactly what your company needs to finish a […]

Summary: Staff augmentation has become a popular way to outsource in recent years. However, there are still many things that people don’t understand about it. This article will address 4 common misconceptions about staff augmentation and help you understand if this model is a smart solution for your organization. Simply put, staff augmentation is a […]

Summary: Working with an offshore development team is becoming a popular alternative staffing solution in the software industry. Not only does it reduce operating costs, but it allows a company to build a team at their own pace. However, offshoring work comes with its fair share of misconceptions.​ Here are a few common myths about […]

  We have an announcement! number8 is now a SOC 2 compliant organization! Oliver Ray Managing Director, number8 Roughly a year ago, our management team discussed impactful investments our organization could make to establish a more secure future for number8. These conversations quickly crystalized into a clearly defined need to implement a standardized framework for […]

Outsourcing is a great way to get things done at an affordable cost and avoid the hassle of adding more people to your staff. For example, you can delegate all of your IT maintenance requirements to an external IT firm instead of creating a new department for it in-house. There are two opinions on outsourcing; […]

Summary: Velocity is a core component of every agile team. Learn our favorite 10 secrets to increasing the velocity of your dev team. ​ A core aspect of agile methodology is the concept of velocity. Velocity is determined through the sum of the estimates of delivered features per iteration. It refers to the amount of […]

Outsourcing is a buzzword right now. Companies, large and small, are seeing the benefits of outsourcing and taking advantage. However, more often than not, the larger companies are the ones who truly take advantage of outsourcing. This is mainly because they have the funds and the work to do so efficiently. That doesn’t mean small […]