Lead, Innovate and Optimize Your Software Engineering Teams to Drive Digital Business

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Take a coordinated approach to reduce friction

Application security that reduces the risk of malicious intrusion and breaches requires strong communication between software engineering and security leadership.

To enhance collaboration and improve security, leaders should:  

  • Avoid treating the shift-left mindset as a reason to offload the bulk of security responsibility onto software engineers

  • Improve developer experience while considering impacts to software risks

  • Break down silos to improve communication, partnership and collaboration

Use this eBook to uncover wasted developer time and reduce long wait and cycle times with secure-by-design platforms.

Leadership Synergy: Reduce Friction Between Developer Productivity and Application Security

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    Increase influence across the executive board by breaking out of silos

    89% of boards of directors now see digital as part of their overall business strategy. This makes cross functional collaboration with software engineering critical to business success. Leverage Gartner's research, insights, tools, diagnostics, and case studies to help further digital inititaives.

    70% of digital investments by 2025 will fail to deliver the expected business outcomes due ​to improper planning and execution.

    As CEOs look to develop digital initiatives that have the greatest impact for the business, they are relying on software engineering leaders for technical support. Executive and software leaders must work together to ensure they are aligned on prioritizing people and resources to deliver on mission-critical initiatives.

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    70% of companies​ don’t regain their prerecession growth rate following a downturn.

    CMOs are often tasked with owning the large-scale, customer-facing digital initiatives to support business growth and the technical budgets associated with them. Whether the software engineering leader is reporting into the CMO or is a partner and peer, their role in bringing these new digital touchpoints to market and that vision to life is critical.

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    By 2025, one in two organizations worldwide will have experienced an attack on their software development.

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    Product management ensures engineering teams are building the right product, providing input and feedback on market needs and prioritization, while software engineering leaders ensure those teams are building products right, by driving innovation and delivering greater value. Whether they’e on the same team or cross-department collaborators, it’s a critical partnership for product-centric development and delivery.

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    User experience/design professionals (UX/design pros) work either as cross-functional partners or as members of the product team to drive better user experiences — often a top priority for software engineering leaders. When these two roles partner effectively, they can set realistic expectations for production, keep up with demand and manage limited resourcing, while driving toward digital growth.

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    The CDAO and software engineering leader relationship often delivers most of the value of IT to the organization. Software engineering work provides the foundation to enable data and analytics across various business functions. D&A then provides key insights for AI/machine learning modeling and informs decisions on risk, credit, marketing promotions and sales acceleration. Whether on the same team or outsourcing, these groups must work in tandem to connect technical execution with data and strengthen business strategies.

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