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Mending the rift between business stakeholders and development teams

Xebia

In today’s business world, the synergy between stakeholders, product management and development teams are paramount. Customer’s problem At one of our major clients at Xebia customers complained, that the project velocity was inconsistent, while the development team seemed perpetually busy.

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The CIO’s primary job: Developing future IT leaders

CIO

But it is equally vital to identify those people who can develop into managers and create a path forward for them as well. In my most recent CIO.com article on nurturing high-performing teams , I made a comment that stirred some questions. And if people have bad managers, the results can be less than optimum.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Make sure production environment differs from developer environments in as many ways as possible. What are some things you can do? Blame the previous CTO.

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What Makes a Tech Interview Great? Hear an Engineer’s Perspective

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The best way to gauge what a role can offer is during the technical interview process. When we asked Piyush Tripathi, the Lead Engineer at Square about the elements he looks for in tech interviews, he shared: When interviewing with tech companies such as Amazon, Twilio and SendGrid, I focus on several key factors.

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Women IT leaders on their climb to the top

CIO

For women who aspire to leadership roles in IT, the climb to the top can be particularly arduous — and lonely. Lorissa Horton, SVP and CPO for Webex, Cisco Cisco Horton gained exposure to early technology through her mother’s career, and she recalls giant cell phones and modem-connected laptops as some of her earliest memories of tech.

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Developers Skill Assessment Software: Testing Beyond the Technical

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Skill assessment software has become the new buzzword in the software development industry. Recruiters are looking for highly skilled candidates to handle their software development duties. As a result, the demand for talented software developers is witnessing unprecedented growth. What are technical skills testing software?

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The skills and traits of elite CTOs

CIO

Chief technology officers are key players in the enterprise C-suite, oftentimes working in collaboration with CIOs at the forefront of new and innovative technologies. They are among the most important hires organizations are making today due to the business value that successful technology deployments can bring.