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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

CIO

Influential CIOs and other technology leaders responded with time-tested, hard-won knowledge and guidance. And, on the flip side, it’s just as important to be mindful of team chemistry and take action when there’s a problem, says Srini Kadiyala, CTO of OvalEdge. Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.

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6 signs an IT manager is struggling — and how to help

CIO

Work with their manager or mentor to establish short-term goals that are clear and achievable,” Clark says. The worst-kept secret is that being a manager, along with all of the associated trials and tribulations, is an open book test,” he says. That suggests why they’re struggling.” What can be done to help?

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Outsourcing Version 1: Advice from a CTO

GreenBar

Quality Assurance (testing) is another skillset at which many developers are not expert. Ask your contractor how they test their software; a good answer should include a description of a multi-tier process. This may be only thing you thought you needed from your software contractor.

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Software Architect Role, Skills, and Impact on Product Success

Altexsoft

The enterprise architect usually reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Construction stage: leading the team through the development process. At the construction stage, software architects continue to work on designing less significant features and components. Leadership.

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Prerequisites for evolutionary architectures

CircleCI

Do you understand the problem well enough to pick a framework early on or should you maintain the flexibility by constructing your solution using small libraries? Automated testing. Though it may sound frightening, it can be useful to incorporate production-testing alongside other testing methodologies. Dark deployments.

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

We had a good chat earlier this week, which you can read here: Image Credits: Rethink Robotics TC: What does your day-to-day look like as a CTO? ” Zipline says it’s planning to conduct 10,000+ test flights with 100 drones this year. Image Credits: Built Robotics A pair of new construction robots debuted this week.

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Lessons Learned on the Path to Managing with Amy Phillips and Aaron Randall

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

In this episode, we’re talking to Amy Phillips and Aaron Randall (CTO of Songkick) about the path from programmer to manager. Amy: Well, I started out many years ago as a tester, I spent many years testing a number of different companies. So my route into my role now, which is the CTO of Songkick, was starting as a software developer.