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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. 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.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. I LOVED it because, the presenting part was over quickly and we got into specific issues that the founders had in terms of getting things built. There are two kinds of advisors that are commonly needed.

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6 signs you might need an executive coach — and 2 signs you don’t

CIO

As technical people move up the ranks, going from coders and admins to managers to CIOs, they need to learn how to do a lot more than build great software, connect backend systems, or build firewalls. They’re also managing people who used to be peers, and they need to organize and motivate their team members to take on major new projects.

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What is ERP? Enterprise resource planning systems explained

CIO

The CIO also advises the executive sponsor on challenges and helps the executive sponsor select a firm specializing in ERP implementations. The executive sponsor should also be advised by an organizational change management executive, as ERP implementations result in new business processes, roles, user interfaces, and job responsibilities.

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How Cairn Oil & Gas taps its network of 2,000 startups to fuel innovation

CIO

Cairn did not develop the technology in-house, nor procure it from an established B2B provider. In contrast, Gupta says that CIOs and their teams must be highly agile and collaborative with startups. He gives the example of a founding team that may have technical expertise but lack domain knowledge about your sector.

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6 signs an IT manager is struggling — and how to help

CIO

Low team morale Alan Clark, senior vice president of strategy at staffing agency Randstad USA, says a low-energy team that’s missing deadlines is a sign that an IT manager isn’t clearly communicating to their team or to management. This will allow the middle manager to start to regain momentum and reengage with their team.

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Update on Software Engineering Career Ladder

James Shore

For managers that are new to their team, it’s been tough. Latest Update In April, the ladder only covered up to Technical Lead. PDF) Here’s a summary of the titles and skills, with changes marked: Associate Software Engineer Associate Software Engineers are just starting their software development careers.