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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

You can of course make a series of obviously bad decisions, but you'd get fired quickly. Make sure production environment differs from developer environments in as many ways as possible. Develop incredibly detailed “strategic” plans. Make sure managers are ill-equipped to supervise their reports.

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Embracing neurodiversity in IT for competitive advantage

CIO

The ability to pivot fast and hyperfocus are strengths, not weaknesses, and a leader that can do both effectively is an asset, not a liability. This enables one to clearly define when to be engaged with others, present in the moment and fully contributing, versus when doors need to be closed, music on, and total concentration.

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7 ways to foster IT innovation

CIO

Asking your team to be innovative is like asking an athlete to play better. Recognize the difference between project management and R&D. IT projects by nature are very project-management oriented. You must develop a formalized process that identifies, collects, evaluates and implements innovative ideas.

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Outsourcing Software Development Best Practices

Luis Goncalves

Product development is a long and laborious process. And because of this more and more companies are using Outsourcing Software Development services to help them to reduce the time to market. Product Management and Software Development: The Big Clash. Software development is not an easy feat.

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What Skills Make up the Resume of a Great Project Manager?

Codegiant

Project management is a fast growing and high potential career opportunity that a lot of people are trying to get started in, but what does a good project manager do? What goes into a project manager’s resume? What do Project Managers do?

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What Skills Make up the Resume of a Great Project Manager?

Codegiant

Project management is a fast growing and high potential career opportunity that a lot of people are trying to get started in, but what does a good project manager do? What goes into a project manager’s resume? What do Project Managers do?

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Here’s The Crucial Metrics To Measure Your Software Development Team Effectiveness

Xicom

But, writing the lines of code or the number of hours spent at the office is not how you evaluate the effectiveness of a software developer in doing their job. Because in today’s competitive industry, like software development, quality almost eclipses the quantity of the job done. The budget increased by 160% more than the original.