Business Practices

Best industry practices, advice from Sigma Software specialists in selecting IT approaches and models, product & project management stories.

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Startups in the Nordics

Artem Petrenko, Director for Business Development at Sigma Software, is working on the Nordics market with special outlook towards startup partnering. His exper...

Hiring a Dedicated Team
What to Consider Before Hiring a Dedicated So...

When the number of tasks related to supporting current projects or developing new ones grows too big for you and your team to cope with, hiring a dedicated team...

Business with Sweden - Fika Time at Sigma Cafe
What You Need to Know Before Going to Sweden

Sigma Software is a part of Swedish Sigma Group since 2006, so we have a vast experience in communications with this country. We know what is important for Swed...

Challenges Faced by Startups
Challenges Faced by Startups (and how to fix ...

Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, defines startup as a company designed to grow fast. The only essential thing is growth. Everything that we associate with ...

Project and Account Management Expert - Anna Boiko
PM’s Don’ts or How to Save Money, Reputation,...

Even seasoned Project Managers with dozens of successful IT projects behind them can slip. The problem is that, in the worst-case scenario, Project Managers’ mi...

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Team Extension Outsourcing Options

This article is about major project roles and responsibilities as well as ways you can distribute those between your in-house team (if any) and an outsourced te...

Business Analyst at IT Project
Why Your Project Needs a Business Analyst

If you have never worked with a business analyst on your project, you may think that this team member will just slow things down, add more costs, create unneces...

Setting up Customer Support - Assessing Employees
5 Steps to Set Up Effective Support

Spoiler: You can contact us and we will do it for you. Support service consultants are always in touch with your end user’s issues. People love good support. By...

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Project Manager’s Checklist: Risk Management

Welcome to another article related to Project Management. It is devoted to a knowledge area, a project manager needs to be competent at, which is Risk Managemen...