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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Project Management

The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What are some examples of similar brands? Free trials?

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How to write an executive summary stakeholders will love

Planio

The recommendation Executive summary example #1: Project status update Executive summary example #2: Resource decision How to write a great executive summary for your next project 1. The budget and scope remain on track, but there are risks to the project’s software development resources following a resignation.

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9 Best Practices for Recruiting Developers With Skills Tests

Teamweek

Recruiting developers in today’s job market can be as easy as knitting a sweater with spaghetti. ? With software development being the world’s most in-demand profession in 2023, tech companies and every technical recruiter on planet Earth are vying for their attention. What does a developer do?

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Agile Infrastructure Transformation and TBM

Leading Agile

My experience is that in a TBM implementation that is driven by a CTO or even a CIO in a defense mode (“Why are your costs so high?”) One example I experienced around the value of Total Cost of Ownership. A prior CTO gave an excellent explanation of what it looks like to truly understand TCO. The TBM Taxonomy.

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How to Control Project Scope and Avoid Scope Creep

PM Basics

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. For example: Project owners want to add new features to the product. Example of Using Project Charter to Control Project Scope. Then, a CTO of the company comes and requests that we have to add a technical feature to this release.

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Is JIRA a Counterproductive Project Management Software In Today’s Market?

nTask

Take the example of a to-do list feature in any reputable project management software. At the same time, external stakeholders can be invited to that specific project board to monitor everything. From time to time, I also partake in software development and QA campaigns. JIRA is just one example.

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Creating the Conditions for High-Performance Development Teams

Leading Agile

Solid technical practices and your full-stack developer’s software craftsmanship are also limited by the conditions inside your organization. Everything was big up front design, OA, OD, had to know everything up front, was risk proofing my software 10 years out. Video Transcript Mike Cottmeyer: Hey everybody.