What Is the Role of Management in Agile?Agile methods rarely describe roles that match those of a traditional manager. While some organizations consider managers to be “overhead,” others argue that their supervisors have value and help make people work more effectively. Steve Berczuk takes a look at the role of a manager in agile.
Seven Mistakes Managers MakeNaomi Karten did a web search of “mistakes managers make” and received 262,200 hits. Although many of the unique articles highlight the same or similar mistakes, Naomi found that certain mistakes kept surfacing. Here are the seven most common managerial mistakes.
Why SOAP Services Are Being Put to RESTSOAP is now an aging protocol and its days are numbered. With so many developers familiar with the protocol and so many standards surrounding it, why are we seeing it disappear? The nail in the coffin is the mobile revolution and its driving need for web-based APIs.
Patent Assertion Entities: Trolls or Angels?A patent assertion entity (PAE) is a firm that acquires and licenses patents with no intention of manufacturing or marketing the invention itself. Is the bashing of PAEs justified because they’re "patent trolls" or misguided since they’re "angels" for inventors and investors alike?
Why Experimentation Should Be Required for Initiating ProjectsSameh Zeid writes that experimentation should be required for initiating projects—no matter the organization’s size—for the simple reason that product features will more than likely be discovered incrementally and iteratively during the project's lifespan.
The Importance of Diverse, Inclusive Software ConferencesBy making a software conference inclusive, you avoid perpetuating the stereotypes that only certain people are good at technology. You're also helping to grow the pool of people who see a career in the computer industry as a possibility. Rick Scott looks at why diversity is beneficial for everyone.
Is Technology Increasing or Suppressing Curiosity?The following question seems to be surfacing more and more often: Is technology increasing curiosity or is it, as some people fear, suppressing it? There’s an understandable concern that instant gratification is making us less likely to be curious about increasingly difficult problems.
Want to Get Ahead in Your Career in 2013? It’s Easy—Change!Is your New Year's resolution to finally land that perfect job? You're not the only one, which means that you need to be doing more to separate yourself from your competition to truly stand out. To give you the edge, we take a look at who's hiring and what they're looking for.
