A cut down
on development time is exactly what Amazon is hoping to achieve with its new SDK service as it removes one barrier for getting more device makers to integrate with Alexa.
My rant is about how I'm worried about the fixation
on development time these days, both in the indie community, and in corporate games.
If this skill set is not available, consider hiring experts who can cut down
on development time drastically, leaving you to focus on critical components such as needs analysis and evaluation of training solutions.
An authoring tool that is user - friendly will reduce necessary software training, cut down
on development time, and bolster both the number of courses you output and your return on investment.
Engaging the audience, reducing costs, and cutting back
on development time are the major challenges eLearning professionals face.
On development time, we have already completed the step of learning new development techniques.
Not exact matches
He recommended using
development tool kits based
on simplified code, rather than wasting
time trying to develop proprietary solutions.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the
timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military
development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect
on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes
on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
By avoiding the task of employing extra staff members or handling operations such as payroll and web
development, employees at a company will also be able to free up more
time to focus
on delivering their goods to their customers and carrying out the tasks that they were employed for in the first place.
«Now I'm not asking for that right now, quite frankly I don't know if it is worth your
time or our
time to take this step
on our end we're not in the business of doing just Custom
Development Blueprints, one after the other.
Most teachers spend
time over the summer attending various professional
development seminars
on their own dime in order to develop the most effective strategies possible for the upcoming year.
Most successful entrepreneurs spend considerable amount of
time working
on their personal
development.
Michigan is to work with Britain
on the
development of rules for self - driving cars, the Financial
Times reported Monday.
Brent Taylor, Beyond Meat's VP of Corporate
Development believes the firm's ability to focus
on its core competencies has enabled it to grow rapidly without getting bogged down in such necessary
time sucks as payroll, benefits and vacation
time.
When employees don't get the tools, training,
time,
development, expectations, vision, or resources they need to do their jobs well, they experience low morale; they stop caring and they stop trying, unfortunately, as early as the first few weeks
on the job.
While we watch the medical
developments in West Africa, it's
time for you to keep an eye
on your own business and home front.
Cycling and running app Strava finds Glass well - suited for its users, who want real -
time data
on their workouts, said David Lorsch, vice president of business
development.
Companies are placing more value
on training and retaining staff by establishing a professional
development budget, offering
time off for education, or setting up in - house training
on new tools and concepts.
These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical
development activities may not be completed
on time or at all; the results of our clinical
development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report
on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available
on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Perhaps
on Thursday a block of
time goes into product
development or content creation, and Friday could be allocated to networking and marketing.
So I have spent considerable
time in the industry
on both the business
development and account management sides.
MobileLive's scalable, modular design and
development approach keeps prices relatively low, and staff spend considerable
time on - site in order to clearly understand what customers want and need.
And if indeed some such culture arose
on Earth in the murky depths of geologic
time, how might scientists today discern signs of that incredible
development?
It's
time for the whole company to sync up
on news, product
developments, and hear firsthand from our CEO.
If you really don't want to learn how to code and would rather focus
on getting the business off the ground, look for a team or a
development partner that has experience in working with first -
time non-technical entrepreneurs.
But according to Bhattacharya, this payment structure forced Zipmark to focus
on development one step at a
time.
Jim Jen of accelerator AlphaLab defines a true accelerator as a
time - specific, mentorship - driven program designed to provide startups with critical resources to help them make rapid progress
on product and customer
development.
For instance, if we bring
on a full - stack developer who we later learn will spend 80 % of their
time working
on backend
development, we'll tell that person as soon as we can in order to prevent any surprises.
For example, if your partner asks you to cover a conference, but you have
development deadlines at risk, explain these commitments (first yes), how they lock you in town (no), and finish by confirming your focus to an
on -
time product (second yes).
Gauge user reactions early
on and save
time in
development by heading off concerns and building out features people like so that when the product actually comes to fruition it's better situated to garner rave reviews.
As the Wall Street Journal noted
on Thursday, Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has signed
development deals in the past year with Walt Disney's ESPN, Discovery, the NFL, A+E Networks,
Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting, and Vice Media, while the company is also reportedly in discussions with CBS and 21st Century Fox.
In another yet another
development on Wednesday, the New York
Times reported that members of the Ukrainian government had frozen a Ukrainian investigation into former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to avoid angering Trump before finalizing a deal to buy U.S. anti-tank missiles.
Leaders from nearly three dozen tech companies, including Salesforce, Yelp, AT&T, Comcast, and Square, signed off
on a letter to local officials last week, urging them to consider a
development proposal that would add seven million square feet of commercial space and 4,400 housing units to the small city, according to the San Francisco Business
Times.
Nothing is perfect, and if you spend too much
time on product
development, you won't get the baseline data you need to make educated decisions.
Actual results and the
timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain
timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected
times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing
on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain
timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's
development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
on February 26, 2018, and is available
on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the
development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or
timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future
timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and
development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the
timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any
time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Some parents raising children in the smartphone and tablet era limit their kids» «screen
time,» because they believe emerging research that shows that speech and language
development hinges
on everyday human interactions.
Michigan is to work with Britain
on the
development of rules for self - driving cars and technology for smart motorways, the Financial
Times reported Monday.
Supply employees with a calendar or list of upcoming professional
development events, meetings of professional groups or associations, and work - related events that they can attend
on their own
time.
We see this as a positive
development for issuers that will hopefully result in reduced financial cost and management
time spent
on the listing, so the resources can be focused
on running the business.»
This is an important
time in the
development of our global community, and it's a
time when many of us around the world are reflecting
on how we can have the most positive impact.
That is, Pyongyang will «launch a lengthy, complicated negotiation to get agreement
on actions each party must take, and use this process to buy
time for the
development of the North's nuclear weapons program.»
Billionaire medical magnate George Yancopoulos, the co-founder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (regn), told Bloomberg that it's
time for the country to «make some decisions about what to invest in,» arguing for more emphasis
on health and less
on tech
development.
But instead of focusing
on the actual
development, we are spending our
time cold calling and pitching clients.
Getting an expert opinion can be a money - saving move for small - business owners who would prefer to spend a lot more
time keeping up
on the latest
developments in their industries than
on the latest in software.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing
on additional capacity
on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead
times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States
on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure
development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default
on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses
on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete
development and commercialization of products under
development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid
development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report
on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
«Equity markets have really been buoyant for a long
time now and valuations are extremely high, higher than you can actually justify based
on fundamentals,» Allianz Chief Executive Oliver Bate told CNBC Saturday at the China
Development Forum in Beijing.
At a
time when the entire smartwatch market remains in an early stage of
development, with most consumers unsure even why they might want a computer
on their wrist, Fossil still looks to have
time to hone its strategy.
With Google's all - important search algorithm in a state of permanent improvement — Quipp says it is updated 550
times a year — the SEP team needs to stay
on top of all the technical
developments and rapidly adjust the company's advice to clients to reflect those changes in the search world.
She also led the
development of the firm's crowdsourced real -
time cyberthreat intelligence and analytics used to protect critical infrastructure, played a key role in developing McAfee's cybersecurity policy position, and
on several occasions testified before Congress
on cybersecurity technology and policy.