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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. the chaos by using a technique I learned from Diana Larsen: Support, Information, and Structure (SIS). Information. If not, you can hire consultants. Second Edition cover. Your feedback is appreciated!

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. This works even better if a manager they trust speaks informally on your behalf. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant.

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Why a data scientist is not a data engineer

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

That was interesting because the data engineers didn’t push back saying they’re data scientists. This post will offer more information about why a data scientist is not a data engineer. Some people complained that this data scientist versus data engineer is a mere focus on titles. Why does this even matter? Bug tracking.

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From Engineer to Executive: An Interview with Eric Muntz of MailChimp

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

For a short period of time, worked for the government doing web development and then actually started a consulting business in Atlanta where my main client was the Federal Government in Washington D.C. It was a very small little consulting practice. Consulting is great.” Eric: I joined as an engineer. Marcus: I do.