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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. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. Think of these as the big upfront questions a developer should ask to get an overall picture. How will it be structured?

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How to write an executive summary stakeholders will love

Planio

Used to ‘sell’ a project idea, convincing stakeholders to approve a particular initiative or idea. The budget and scope remain on track, but there are risks to the project’s software development resources following a resignation. Provides context and information to stakeholders on the current position of a project.

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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. I used to run a company that developed unit testing software. How many of you here are consultants?

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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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How to identify stakeholders? (+Identification Cheatsheet)

PM Basics

You can now think about ways to negate the potential threat they bring, perhaps by contracting the lunch preparation work to them instead. During the initial approach, avoid being too direct, but use a more collaborative tone. You also worry that they may protest against the school principal to cancel your project.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

I am the director of technology solutions and CTO for Edwards Performance Solutions. We are a consulting company in the DC Baltimore area that specializes in project and portfolio management for about 80% of our customers in the government space, the other 20 in the commercial space. This is part one of the series.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 2: What to Measure and How to Report

MPUG

We are a project management consulting company in the Baltimore Washington area. I’m the director of technology solutions and the CTO for the company. By education and training, I’m actually a software developer. I’m 31% into the initiation phase. Again, my name is Fletcher Hearns.