People and Teams
People and Teams
People and Teams Stories
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I Don’t Sprint, I Stroll: A Non-Techie’s Journey to Product OwnershipWhat happens when the director of marketing becomes a product owner for some of her company's web properties? She gets a crash course on the real meaning of agile development and her role in it all—and a newfound respect for the people who work in software engineering every day. | 
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Signs of an Ineffective Project ManagerIneffective project managers take many forms. Sometimes the PM simply lacks the knowledge or training to do what the job calls for. Sometimes he is eager to please, so he gives ambitious timelines or says yes to every client request. But then, some PMs are just bad. Learn to recognize some signs. | 
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How Emerging Technologies Can Revolutionize Utility Service DeliveryPeople seem to have forgotten that we are still heavily dependent on an older, more fragile underlying infrastructure of water, gas, and electric utilities. Can emerging information technologies such as big data, the Internet of Things, and Machine to Machine be applied to modernize utilities? | 
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Can Entrepreneur Barbie Help Change Tech Culture?The glass ceiling may have cracks in some sectors, but it’s still holding strong in the technology industry. Several tech giants recently released workforce demographics that show striking similarities. Pamela Rentz highlights some initiatives designed to inspire girls to code and build technology. | 
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Agile Teams Can Learn a Lot from the World CupIt might not seem apparent at first, but there are more than a handful of similarities between agile teams and those football/soccer teams representing their respective countries in the World Cup. How teams are built, their objectives, and on-the-fly changes are all facets that tie both together. | 
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The July/August 2014 Issue of Better Software MagazineIn the latest issue of Better Software magazine, there are insightful articles covering a wide range of topics impacting the software delivery process. Feature articles explore the next wave of computing: mobile and wearable intelligent devices and the experiences and challenges they bring. | 
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College Degree or Experience: Which Is Better?Sparked by a LinkedIn conversation, Joe Townsend contemplates the question: Does a degree or experience hold more weight in the software development and IT hiring process? With a look toward tech giant Google, Townsend tries to uncover if a degree means more than industry experience. | 
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Is It Time to Buy a New Mobile Device?As technology continues to evolve each day, frequent announcements about new mobile devices have become the norm. All of these announcements mean the options are numerous, but it also can indicate a very open and confusing landscape—a landscape filled with questions. | 
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