The Agile Manager

MARCH 31, 2023

Product Owners were recruited from the ranks of the existing Business Analysts and Project Managers. Less senior BAs became Product Managers, while those Project Managers who did not become part of the Product organization were either staffed outside of IT or coached out of the accompany.

Weak Development Team 52

Weak Development Team Agile Delivery Management Recruiting 52

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 31, 2010

This eBook is for the employer who is interested in building a robust and successful employee referral program.

Resources 20

Resources eBook Programming Strategic Planning 20

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

APRIL 16, 2020

We’re operating in a global economy, so, it doesn’t matter if your coworker is six cubicles away or six countries away, you’re still emailing them, you’re still pinging them in the project management software. So, your recruiting costs are drastically lowered and your retention is, I mean, through the roof. Marcus: What?

Virtualization 69

Virtualization Social Culture Software Review 69

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Community Marketing is not only a sales strategy, it is also a recruiting strategy. Personally, I believe in spending a lot of time up front in the recruiting process and being sure to enable the potential employee to see what the company is all about. Concomitantly, hiring the right people is a critical success factor.

Leadership 20

Leadership Recruiting Strategy Resources 20

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Managers and their staffs were unhappy and could be easily tempted to check out other job possibilities if they surfaced. New recruits heard stories that made them question their decision to join the company ranks. Clearly, after as much as five years, employees still suffered from the “survivor-blaming phenomenon,” as Noer called it.

Leadership 24

Leadership Resources Strategic Planning Journal 24

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2011

In 1983, in London, I started up a body shop/recruitment company to support the ‘new’ language and ’4GL’ support technology called Focus. Seemingly overnight we had 43 tech folks going out to client sites as programmers, systems analysts/designers, project managers/leaders. The results were instant, and dramatic.

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Case Study Study Technology Change Management 20

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

They need a solution that also addresses the bad reputation that the recession has wrought on many companies and that identifies cultural changes that will attract new employees. Evidence has shown a high correlation between employee job satisfaction and engagement and employee retention and recruitment.

Weak Development Team 20

Weak Development Team Leadership Resources Culture 20

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

With better data, we could more readily compare the impact of various programs – such as dedicated management training for women and minorities, diverse employee resource groups, and recruitment and outreach initiatives – and recommend best practices.”

Study 20

Study Survey Software Review Policies 20

James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. If you have a trusted manager you can turn to, ask for help and advice. They may try to recruit you.

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Agile How To Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 103

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. Depending on the size of your organization, your HR department may have change management experts on staff who can help. Organizational leaders often underestimate the importance of change management.

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Agile Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Coaching 94