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The hidden benefits of adding a CTO to your board

TechCrunch

Abby Kearns , chief technology officer at Puppet , has more than 20 years of experience scaling growth for numerous Fortune 500 and startup companies. In a time of chaos and change, there is no senior leader that can navigate this sort of change better than a CTO. Abby Kearns. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise

CIO

As companies shift their focus from the digital transformation of individual processes to the business outcomes enabled by a digitally transformed organisation, software engineering will become a core enterprise capability. Learn more about SUSE here.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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With an undergraduate degree in political science and time spent as a Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer, Lain McGrath hardly envisioned a career in software engineering. I didn’t just want to be a software engineer — I wanted to be a software engineer at Gusto,” McGrath explains. “I

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

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Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business analysts, data and analytics specialists, product owners, Scrum masters, software engineers, and user interface designers — all with one mission: to elevate the airlines’ digital customer experience before, during, and after the flight. We believe the differentiator is your own data.”

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

CIO

One possible solution is to embrace the agile methodology of software development. Agile calls for collaboration among cross-functional teams as well as end users, and promotes adaptive planning, evolutionary development, continual improvement, flexibility in responding to changes in requirements and early delivery of products.

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Top Green Software Speakers

Apiumhub

Consequently, we’ve curated a list of speakers we are eager to feature in our upcoming events and meetups, aiming to enhance awareness and catalyze a positive influence within the software development industry. Her fascination with the potential of engineers to address climate issues through green software practices began in 2021.

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Top 20 Female Speakers in Software Development Events

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Female software experts in software development events These female speakers are proficient software development experts who actively engage in tech events worldwide, consistently delivering top-notch content: Janet Maldonado , Head of Engineering at Boehringer Ingelheim Anca Iordanescu , VP of Engineering, Stores of the Future at IKEA Komal Bagave (..)