IT and Engineering

Explore insights to empower your engineering team through intelligent diagramming.

Database design best practices
Designing a database requires some analysis of your data and planning around how you want to structure it. Here’s how to plan your database and start designing it.
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How to create and manage technical documentation faster
Creating technical documentation doesn’t have to feel like a chore. These best practices can dramatically speed up the process and keep essential information within your team.
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- IT and Engineering
How to choose the right database for an app
Read through our tips on how to choose a database for your application—plus why this choice matters so much.
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- IT and Engineering
The importance of sociotechnical systems
We're seeing more and more companies take the sociotechnical systems approach—but what does that mean? Learn more about this intersection of technology and human interaction.
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- IT and Engineering
The secret to handling development teams who dislike Scrum
Do you work with developers who hate Scrum? Learn how to approach potential issues with Scrum in the right way to bring your projects back on track.
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
How to measure technical debt (and reduce it)
Technical debt can cause performance problems, a decline in quality, or a reduced customer experience. Think carefully about how you take on technical debt and manage it.
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- IT and Engineering
Everything you need to know about cloud change management
Effective change management smooths the transition to the cloud and gives organizations better insight throughout the process. See our tips for better cloud change management.
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- IT and Engineering
How to release software faster without compromising quality
Releasing software forces companies to make a difficult choice between quality vs. speed. See our software release strategies to get the best of both worlds.
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
How to release software quickly in Lucidchart
See our tips and tricks for using Lucidchart to release software faster, from planning your release schedule to documenting code.
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How to verify cloud implementation was done correctly
Verifying your cloud implementation provides you with evidence of your cloud’s accuracy, security, consistency, and performance. Learn how to verify that your cloud implementation was completed correctly.
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- IT and Engineering
How to create software design documents
A software design document can help keep you and your team on track from the start of a project to the last lines of code. Learn everything from the basics to best practices of creating software design documents.
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- IT and Engineering
Engineering diagrams: the difference between pictorial and schematic diagrams
Learn the differences between schematic diagrams and pictorial diagrams to help you determine which type of diagram will be best for your project.
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- Diagramming
- IT and Engineering