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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. Background Information Review Our first step is to review existing background materials. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

These are often the same things that cause a founder to reach out to me about helping their CTO, VP Engineering, tech team, off-shore development, etc. CTO Knowledge and Skill I personally believe that the best CTOs will have a technical/developer background. Establishing technical direction can be really hard these days.

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Pitfalls of Agile Transformations

LeanEssays

I wondered how much of what we have learned in the last decade will inform this budding agile transformation. If they hire the right consultants and use the best practices, they assume they will be fine. You need good engineers to take up the challenge supported by leadership that appreciates the importance of the issue.

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