Category Archives: Professionalism and competence

Six ways to avoid an IT project failure

An article published in Tivi at the end of the summer about Compile’s approach to sustainable software development attracted a lot of interest, which is why I thought I would share my thoughts on the factors that enable successful IT projects, in our experience. Once you’ve been on the job for long enough, you start […]

Professionalism – everyone offers it and everyone buys it, but what is it exactly?

Does professionalism refer to super intelligence, talent, know-how, a way to act or what? What do we talk about in terms of professionalism? What does it mean in software development? Petteri Räisänen has worked in software development for almost 20 years. Since early 2017, he has been a consultant in an e-commerce project for a […]

Six ways to avoid IT project failure

An article published in Tivi at the end of the summer about Compile’s approach to sustainable software development attracted a lot of interest, which is why I thought I would share my thoughts on the factors enable successful IT projects in our experience. Once you’ve been on the job for long enough, you start to […]

Keeping promises – priceless but, unfortunately, often overlooked

A memory from the past: the plumber promised to come at 10 am. I waited. I was in a hurry. He never showed up. I’m sure many of us are familiar with the scenario. As well as the feelings that emerge in a situation where a customer’s expectations are totally underestimated. Why and when did […]