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Finding A Good Scrum Master
It is hard to believe many readers have not heard of the Agile approach to development. This methodology is a hot approach, and all of the players are in demand. Of these roles, the most in-demand appears to be the scrum master. The challenge in filling this role is often figuring out what sort of skills are…
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Use Research Time To Improve Your Team
The schedule of every IT team I have worked with is full. There is always a steady stream of tasks to be done and technical debt to address. This makes it easy for a manager or team lead to keep the whole team working at 100% (or more) day in and day out. The problem…
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Hours, Effort, Completed Tasks and Measuring Developer Value
It may be the line of business I am in (consulting), but it seems like finding how to evaluate developers is a common challenge. There are discussions and even arguments about developer value that impact employees, projects, and even companies. Although I do not have some divine insight to provide, I do have some food…