It’s Not All Engineering IT managers often begin their careers as engineers, problem solvers, and innovators. If you are a technical person who aspires to a management role you must learn to embrace and work with budget and priority constraints. |
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10 Tips for Better Writing Many people resist writing and are out of practice, but small improvements can make a big difference. If you would rather go to the dentist than write a one-page report, these tips are for you. |
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Human Resource Management, Multi-Tasking, and Waves Some tolerate multi-tasking better than others. Beyond tolerance and even the ability of some people to switch contexts more efficiently than others is an effect of multi-tasking that most of us have experienced but rarely discuss. |
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Why You Should Automate Compliance Compliance policy is one of those things most employees find boring and useless. However, for employers, staying compliant is one of the most crucial tasks and can have serious legal and financial repercussions if not done properly. But how can you make following compliance policy easier for your employees? |
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Are You Testing The Quality Into Your Software? The test team shouldn’t have the onus to improve the software quality, rather the quality should already be built into the software. A few subtle indicators can reveal if the quality isn’t being built into the software. |
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Requirements Discipline: Avoiding “Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts" Absent an effective requirements baseline it is difficult to distinguish clarifications and error correction from enhancements and changes to the original ask. |
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The New Need for the Act of Balancing Prioritization is a skill that helps determine when and where to balance, both professionally and personally. Balancing is important when we prioritize our choices. In fact, these two attributes are so closely tied that it is important to balance our priorities and prioritize our balance. |
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Test Teams Evaluation to Improve Effectiveness Evaluating a test team member’s abilities is crucial in recognizing deficiencies within the team, and it provides an opportunity to outline a strategy to remedy the weaknesses. Selecting the proper method for evaluating the test team’s abilities is vital. |