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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Project Management

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

I’m Matt VanVleet, the Chief Technology Officer for Leading Agile. I used to have my own consulting company and have been involved in Agile practices since XP and before the Agile Manifesto. As a consultant, I’ve encountered many impediments or barriers to Agile transformation.

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Getting the Outcomes You Want From Technical Spikes

Leading Agile

She had just taken over this part of the organization, and I was the technical consultant tasked making her dreams come true: working-tested product in the demo. It should result in a source control commit. Yet another team had been remarkably busy in the last sprint discussing ways to potentially solve problems. It is not PowerPoint.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Project Management

Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. To head these off, we start by reviewing your team’s overall methodologies, and then drill down to details like source control workflow, ticket management, and code review processes. We can’t emphasize that last part enough!

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Brian Derfer, CTO. Understanding the Impact of Project Risk Management on Project Performance: An Empirical Study,” Roque Rabechini Junior and Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Journal of Technology Management and Innovation , Volume 8, Issus ALTEC, 2013. Innovation and Risk Management,” Eduardo Manuel, MPRA Paper No.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Brian Derfer, CTO. Understanding the Impact of Project Risk Management on Project Performance: An Empirical Study,” Roque Rabechini Junior and Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Journal of Technology Management and Innovation , Volume 8, Issus ALTEC, 2013. Innovation and Risk Management,” Eduardo Manuel, MPRA Paper No.

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Agile Unplugged: EP01 | Mike Cottmeyer and Brian Sondergaard

Leading Agile

Now that he’s on the consultant side of things, he brings his unique perspective to each of his engagements and is able to empathize with his clients in a way that only he can. We didn’t have control over their people. So get ready to settle in and listen to this all-new podcast. . – [Mike] Yeah.

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