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Who Said My Business Was Immature?
Sometimes businesses are surprised, shocked or outraged if they score low in terms of business maturity. This might be a misunderstanding of what business maturity means, and what it might mean for them. Every great company starts with a simple idea — a spark of insight that ignites the entrepreneurial spirit. However, an idea alone…
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A good plan for the future can make or break your Technical Due Diligence
When private equity firms evaluate a company for investment, understanding the company’s future plans is a vital part of the Technical Due Diligence (TDD) process. Investors are not just interested in the present state of the company but regard both the future plans, and the structure that surrounds them, as critical parts of the investment…
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What does a TDD look for in your Team?
The technical team is the backbone of any tech-driven company, responsible for developing, maintaining, and innovating the company’s products and services. Even where a company does not sell a technical product of their own, but uses technology to manage its day-to-day business, the team plays a critical role to ensure business operations run smoothly. When…
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Just what is Technical Debt?
Technical debt refers to the additional work and future costs that arise when a company opts for a quick, easy solution now instead of a more efficient and long-term approach. It’s like taking a shortcut that saves time initially but requires more effort to fix later. Technical debt can accumulate in various forms, such as…
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Security, a gateway to securing funding
When private equity firms consider investing in a company, they need to ensure that every aspect of the business is sound, particularly its security and compliance measures. Whereas other components of a Technical Due Diligence (TDD) can, and do, change valuations, speed up or slow down the transaction, or mean that warranties are defined, security…
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Why is “Product” important in Technical Due Diligence?
An important dimension that a Technical Due Diligence (TDD) considers are the company’s products or services from a technical standpoint. This article explores what product evaluation entails, why it’s important, and the kinds of questions and evidence that investors seek during this assessment. What is Product Evaluation? Product evaluation involves a detailed analysis of a…
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Technology Infrastructure in Technical Due Diligence
When a private equity firm considers investing in a company, one of the crucial steps they take is conducting Technical Due Diligence (TDD). A significant part of TDD is evaluating the company’s technology infrastructure. This article will delve into what technology infrastructure entails, why it’s important, and the kinds of questions and evidence that investors…
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What is Technical Due Diligence?
We conduct engagements on behalf of Private Equity Investment companies who are looking to invest in a given target company, often known as Series-B funding. Technical Due Diligence (TDD) is a critical part of the investment process, aimed at assessing the technical aspects of a company before a transaction. This enables investors to make informed…
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It’s all about the velocity isn’t it?
In a word, no. Velocity has been a core metric for Scrum based projects since its inception in 1995. Organisations like it because it’s a quantifiable figure, and one that can be measured over time. But it has problems, it has a lot of problems. “Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare…
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Don’t skip to the end
DevOps needs proper investment DevOps is a transformational change. What do you mean? Doing DevOps well is a big transformational change that deserves its own space, time and focus. If we come back to the 3 gates of software development, then DevOps covers both the second and third gates. From that one statement it’s easy to…