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5 Steps to Get the (Right) Software Engineering Job on a Top Technical Team

Planio

So you want a software engineering job at Facebook/Apple/Amazon/Google/Netflix? It’s every software engineer’s dream to work with one of the top technical teams in the world. So how do you get a software engineering job at one of these companies? Technical interviews. Get in line.

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Assume a Spherical Cow

Leading Agile

A multidisciplinary team of professors was assembled, headed by a theoretical physicist, and two weeks of intensive on-site investigation took place. The scholars then returned to the university, notebooks crammed with data, where the task of writing the report was left to the team leader. You probably spotted my error immediately.

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Defensive Programming Grows Up

Leading Agile

I remember joining a team in the late 1970s that supported an application used worldwide by a large corporation. The team resolved to drive that number down. It’s amusing until one reflects on the potential consequences when a large proportion of software we depend on for everyday life is of this quality.

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Misinterpretations of the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The Cone of Uncertainty is a framing assumption used to model the needed reduction in some parameter of interest in domains ranging from software development to hurricane forecasting. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. This is a common problem in low maturity development organizations.

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Use Agile Project Management with MS Project – Transcription

MPUG

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Melanie here with team MPUG. He has 30 years as a new product development project management professional. Melanie: Hello.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Risk Management is Project Management for Adults - Tim Lister.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.