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Economics of Software Development

Herding Cats

For example, about which software to buy, which Features in the development backlog should be implemented next, what prices to charge for products and services. Software development is an exercise in microeconomics, since it deals with limited resources - time, cost, and what value is produced in exchange for the time and money.

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Get to Know InLoox: Juline - Executive Assistant at InLoox Headquaters in Munich

Inloox

Regular exercise is key for me, whether it's cycling, yoga, walking or hiking. Pierre: Software Developer at InLoox. Ortwin: Software Developer at InLoox. Konrad: Software Engineer at InLoox. I have already been able to observe health benefits as well. I love to cook, naturally fresh and plant based.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

Scrum.org

The software had to be just good enough for the client to sign off on it, and since they were largely captive clients unable to look outside their keiretsu group for support, that was a very low bar indeed ". In other words, for most people in Japan, software development was and remained an exercise in box checking.

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Job Simulations are Gaining Momentum in Modern Hiring Processes – Here’s Why!

Teamweek

Job simulations are exercises designed to replicate a real-life working environment and may include tasks such as answering calls, completing a skills test, or presenting a report.”. In-Basket/In-Tray Exercises. Live Exercises. Definition – What Does Job Simulation Mean? What is a Job Simulation Test? What are they?

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What Makes Scrum Teams Effective? A scientific investigation of 1.200 Scrum teams

Scrum.org

Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics. How can Scrum Masters and Agile coaches support this through exercises and workshops? The Road From Here.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Each comes with creative exercises that we developed in our work with Scrum and Agile teams. SCRUM and productivity in software projects: a systematic literature review. In 14th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE) (pp. Conclusion. C., & da Silva, F. 2010, April).

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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? How to build a portfolio site for software engineering jobs.