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Software Superstars of Agile Talent
Software Superstars of Agile Talent
If it is true that companies are hiring more contingent labor, and that trend disproportionately benefits superstar employees, then our…
David Brian Ward
Aug 19, 2019
How to Hire 99 High Skill Software Developers — Fast — Part 1
How to Hire 99 High Skill Software Developers — Fast — Part 1
Fast growth is a great problem to have. You may be experiencing viral success, attracting new investment, or successfully pivoting to a…
David Brian Ward
Aug 13, 2019
Agile Practices: Keep This, Spike That
Agile Practices: Keep This, Spike That
Agile practices are a triumph of marketing: Who would want to admit that they are not agile? (There’s even an Agile Manifesto —…
David Brian Ward
Aug 19, 2019
Hiring Top Talent with Zero Risk
In our last post, we wrote about getting your criteria right for strategic technical hiring, and provide guidelines for determining the…
David Brian Ward
Aug 19, 2019
Tactical vs Strategic Hiring at Startups
Tactical vs Strategic Hiring at Startups
Startup managers try to hire only the perfect candidate, and for good reason: Almost every company’s strategic value today comes down to…
David Brian Ward
Aug 19, 2019
Business Cases for AI
Business Cases for AI
I have a thirty-year history with AI solutions and implementing technology solutions for profit-making firms. Along the way, I developed…
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
Minimal Viable Information Security
Minimal Viable Information Security
Technology startups are different from going concerns, not least of which is their approach to information security risk. Here are my…
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
Human Capital Trends by Deloitte
Human Capital Trends by Deloitte
Equating your human workforce with “capital” is only slightly less demeaning than referring to them as “meat”. Still, this report by…
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
Cyber Security, John Donne and IOT
Cyber Security, John Donne and IOT
Here’s my summary of a cyber security essay by Bruce Schneier, a premier thought leader on security for public consumption. As a former…
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
Is Innovation Overrated?
Is Innovation Overrated?
In a thoughtful article in Aeon, professors from Steven’s Institute argue that innovation has been fetishized to the detriment of modern…
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
8 Do’s and Don’ts of Agile Contracts
8 Do’s and Don’ts of Agile Contracts
Who would want to admit that they are not agile? Not startup CEOs, nor corporate CEOs. In the rush to total digitization, everything from…
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
The Holacracy Fantasy
The Holacracy Fantasy
We Don’t Need No Stinking Management?
David Brian Ward
Aug 16, 2019
How to Hire 99 High Skill Software Developers — Fast — Part 2
How to Hire 99 High Skill Software Developers — Fast — Part 2
This article is the second part of a two-part article. For lessons 1–4, see Part 1. A quick recap of Part 1’s key points follows. Fast…
David Brian Ward
Aug 13, 2019
Temporary Talent in Technology: Exploitation or Capitalism?
Temporary Talent in Technology: Exploitation or Capitalism?
A recent article in the NY Times takes Google to task for employing a “shadow” workforce of temps. It’s not a nuanced piece of business…
David Brian Ward
Aug 13, 2019
Big Data, Distributed Accountability
Big Data, Distributed Accountability
How a Web-Based POS Glitch Resulted in a Customer Experience Nightmare
Blake Rogers
Jul 10, 2019
Big Data, No Ticket
Big Data, No Ticket
Consistency and Timeliness of Data in Distributed Computing
Blake Rogers
May 22, 2019
Ten Key Terms in Distributed Computing
Ten Key Terms in Distributed Computing
A vocabulary for communicating about Big Data
Blake Rogers
May 8, 2019
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