Building A Profitable Software Development Business - Series

Hit the ground running; apply what you learn in this course and improve your estimation accuracy to Win New Business!

What you'll learn

This series of courses is designed to help you establish a strong foundation in various aspects of Software Development Services Organizations.

It will guide you in mastering these aspects through specialized courses, like this course focused on "Estimation."

The series aims to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the "Reference Model," a visual representation that illustrates a typical Software Development.

You will gain insights into how different functional areas collaborate and synergize to improve business performance metrics, notably "Profitability."

Understand the concept of "Profitability" within the context of the software development services industry.

Discover effective strategies for enhancing "Profitability" by maximizing revenue and optimizing expenditures.

Identify and prioritize your focus on three widely recognized key business performance metrics: Revenue, Gross Margin, and Customer Satisfaction.

Specifically, this course will assist you in refining the accuracy and precision of your cost estimations during the pre-sales phase.

Why begin the series with "Estimation"? Because many issues in project delivery, such as cost and schedule overruns can often be traced back to bad estimation.

Requirements

The course has no requirements or prerequisites.

You will learn everything you need to know.

Description

Hello Folks, I understand that your time is valuable, and making decisions about where to invest it can be a thoughtful process.This series of courses are being created in recognition of a significant gap in learning resources tailored specifically to the learning needs ofLeaders within the software industry, particularly those with limited or no exposure to the software delivery function,Career-minded professionals aspiring to secure delivery leadership positionsIndividuals considering a career pivotOrganizations that are eager to groom their workforce for leadership rolesEntrepreneurs who want to hit the ground running without reinventing the wheel.Essentially, anyone who is accountable, either directly, like a delivery head or an entrepreneur, or indirectly, like a business owner or a CEO, for the delivery of software development services.Here's what makes this series special: It's not just about learning; it's about transformation.This series is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage a high-performance organization at the senior leadership level, specifically in the realm of software development services.The emphasis is on enhancing "Software Delivery Management Capability" at the organizational level, especially within senior leadership.Perhaps you find yourself in one of the following scenarios:You're constantly firefighting and have no time to focus on growing your business.Your company's performance lags behind industry norms in key metrics such as gross margin, operating profit, revenue per employee, and customer satisfaction.Challenges in scaling up due to unpredictable delivery schedules, cost, and quality are hindering your growth. Your customers frequently complain about poor delivery quality, numerous defects, missed deadlines, subpar customer experience, and low referenceability, resulting in a lack of repeat business.You're the owner of a small software company overseeing all organizational functions, including delivery, despite having no grounding in software delivery.You're transitioning to a leadership position with P&L responsibility but lack a background in software delivery and feel the need to learn effective management of the delivery function.You're concerned about optimizing your delivery operations for better cost savings.You fear that not having a proficient software delivery team will hinder your ability to start a successful business or worry about the risk of damaging your reputation before it's even created, potentially losing potential business.You're an entrepreneur seeking to learn industry best practices and gain insights from others' experiences before launching your own business.If any of these situations resonate with you, our courses are the opportunity you've been waiting for to effect positive change.I've poured years of diverse organizational experiences into creating a course that offers a shortcut to success.You won't need to reinvent the wheel or face unnecessary challenges. Instead, you'll gain insights, best practices, and wisdom that can help you steer your career or organization in the right direction.Join me on this journey, and together, let's enhance your 'Software Delivery Management Capability' and empower you to lead confidently and efficiently. Your dreams and aspirations deserve the support and knowledge I’am here to provide.Don't let this opportunity pass you by.Enroll today and take the first step towards a brighter, more successful future.Best regards,Ashok

Overview

Section 1: Laying the Foundation

Lecture 1 Intro to Building a Profitable Software Development Business Series of Courses

Lecture 2 My Professional Journey and Achievements

Lecture 3 Overview of the Series

Lecture 4 Understanding Business Performance

Lecture 5 How to become a High-Performance Organization

Lecture 6 Why is Cost Optimization so Challenging?

Lecture 7 Industry Business Analysis and Insights

Lecture 8 Section One Summary

Section 2: Mind Map of a typical Software Development Services Organization

Lecture 9 Part 1 Walkthrough Introduction-CoPs et al

Lecture 10 Part 2 Walkthrough Mind Map - Project Shutdown-Pre Sales et al

Lecture 11 Part-3 Walkthrough Mind Map - Quality-Finance et al

Lecture 12 Part-4 Walkthrough Mind Map - Facilities-Legal et al

Lecture 13 Waltz of Functions - An Illustrative Business Workflow

Lecture 14 Section Two Summary

Section 3: The Structure of this Series

Lecture 15 Organization and Coverage of the Series

Section 4: Estimation

Lecture 16 Introduction and Relevance of Estimation in the Business Context

Section 5: Demystifying Estimation

Lecture 17 When are Fixed Price Contracts Required

Lecture 18 Understanding some Basic Terms

Lecture 19 Our Focus Organization-vs-Project

Lecture 20 Walkthrough of the WBS Checklist

Lecture 21 The Make-up of Costs

Lecture 22 Who Will Provide these Costs?

Lecture 23 Calculating Fully Burdened Labor Cost using FPA

Lecture 24 Enhancing Estimation Accuracy Part-1 Foundation

Lecture 25 Enhancing Estimation Accuracy Part 2 The Science Behind It

Lecture 26 Enhancing Estimation Accuracy Part-3 Finalizing Estimates

Lecture 27 Overview of LoC FPA and WBS

Lecture 28 Comparative Analysis LoC-FPA-WBS

Lecture 29 Understanding Fully Burdened Labor Cost

Lecture 30 Finer Aspects of Estimation

Lecture 31 Calculating True Fully Burdened Labor Cost

Lecture 32 Section Five Summary

Section 6: Course Conclusion and The Road Ahead

Lecture 33 Course Conclusion and The Road Ahead

Leaders in the software industry, particularly those with limited or no exposure to the software delivery function.,Career-minded professionals aspiring for leadership positions; or those considering pivoting their career.,Organizations that wish to prepare their workforce for leadership positions.,For delivery professionals constantly firefighting leaving them with no time to focus on growing business.,If your company's performance is falling below industry norms in key metrics such as gross margin, operating profit, revenue per employee, and customer satisfaction.,If you are facing challenges in scaling up due to unpredictable delivery schedules, cost, and quality, and are your customers frequently complaining about poor delivery quality, numerous defects, missed deadlines, subpar customer experience, and low referenceability; resulting in a lack of repeat business?,If you are the owner of a small software company who has to oversee all organizational functions, including the delivery despite having no grounding in software delivery.,If you are transitioning to a leadership position with P&L responsibility but lack a background in software delivery, and feel the need to learn effective management of the delivery function.,If you are wondering if your delivery operations are optimized or if there's room for further optimization to achieve better profitability.,If you fear that not having a proficient software delivery team will hinder your ability to start a successful business OR worry about the risk of damaging your reputation even before it is created and losing potential business.,If you are an entrepreneur seeking to learn industry best practices and gain insights from others' experiences before launching your own business.