The early days of a new software project can be challenging.

There are a gazillion things to think of, and deciding where to start is a nerve-wracking moment.

No wonder you want to get past this phase as quickly as humanly possible.

Turns out it doesn’t get that much better towards the end either — applying application code changes requires a fair amount of time too.

Here are four simple steps to get around these bottlenecks and improve your software delivery performance.