A Simple Strategy to Increase Profits

One of the best ways to increase profits is to hire more staff. But getting new employees is not always easy, and this holds true for both employers and employees. In a recent survey of over 200 small businesses in the United States, only 53% of business owners said they had increased their workload, and only 38% said their workload had increased within the past year.

This means that small businesses may be struggling to hire new staff because they're looking for something other than just a few extra bodies in an office. They want a strategy that will help them grow while maintaining productivity levels across teams so they can keep up with increasing demand without increasing headcounts or growing too quickly.

"Creative business leaders are finding new ways to make their organizations more productive by making the workforce an integral part of the business, not a cost to be minimized," says Mark Smith, senior product manager for Adobe. "Imagine working in a company where your product is valued and embraced, where you know your work is important and what it will lead to – this is the model of Adobe."

The way a business generates revenue (as opposed to costs) also has an impact on its ability hire more workers and find more efficient ways of working. The information technology (IT) sector has traditionally worked on projects that lasted months at a time; software developers often specialize in specific programming skills such as web development.

If a company's projects are not time sensitive, they can hire at an ongoing level without any worries about stock-outs or other labor issues.

"It is becoming increasingly important for companies to have an effective system in place that focuses on increasing productivity across the whole organization," says Smith. "This requires that IT managers and project managers focus on ways to improve problem solving, communication and collaboration."

To help support this need, Adobe is introducing DevCentral, a new repository of links to tools and resources for developers, as well as recommendations from industry leaders. DevCentral is a page designed to be one-stop shopping for developers.

"DevCentral will be a place where developers can go to get the latest tools and use cases that are available, as well as get a look at the new technology coming down the road," says Smith. "An easy-to-use and simple interface provides programmers with what they need in an instant."

Because open source software is generally easier for developers to emulate, DevCentral also includes links to many open source libraries and frameworks for developing applications. "One of our goals with DevCentral is to provide this type of information," says Smith. "Developers and technical managers will be able to go to one place, get valuable information and gain instant access and insight into how they can start using the software."

By having DevCentral as a support structure for programmers, input from development teams can also help marketing teams. Because developers are so important in today's economy, businesses should take the time to monitor what they need through surveys. This way, if the developer community needs specialized programs to make web applications perform faster or to meet other criteria, these needs will be met by the marketing team.

Concentrating on increasing productivity in a business can do more than just create an environment where employees are valued for their work; it can support higher profits for companies. "Leaders need to be able to assess which areas of their business will contribute the most value and focus on them," says Smith. "This requires that they understand the various elements that are needed to maximize productivity."

Source : Adobe Corporation

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Jarrod Williams - Administrator Writer - Java Developer - Author of  "C# 6.0 Cookbook", "C# 4.5 Formatting Recipes" and other books.Jarrod is a frequent blogger at Coding The Right Way Using ASP, C#, and VBands . He has worked as an independent contractor for Microsoft Corporation, helping develop network security solutions such as SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005. Jarrod has also worked as a software developer, helping to develop GUI software applications, integrating and testing computer systems, and teaching computer information skills at numerous universities. Currently Jarrod is a part-time teacher at a community college. In his free time he enjoys playing with his family, including his kids and grandkids, listening to music, reading, computing and biking.If you would like to get in touch with Jarrod , you can email him at jarrod@codingtherightway.com.

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Conclusion:The purpose of this article was to provide examples of the kinds of software and support services that can be obtained from Adobe's DevCentral web site. In addition, it provided insight into how businesses can benefit by having development teams that are highly productive.

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