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Thoughts on Hiring

I wanted to write a little bit on effective IT hiring techniques. But today’s a busy day, so instead of a massive essay called “Strategies for Effective Hiring” you just […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- May 31, 2007
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The Role of an IT Manager

Well it’s been a while since I wrote something, and even longer since I wrote something management-related. So I need to play a bit of catchup. Programmer To Manager Before […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- April 9, 2007
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Manage Distributed Teams with Unfuddle

I came across Unfuddle today. It’s an ASP model that offers hosting for project management tools, source code, and bug/issue tickets. Plans range from free to $100/month. I’ve been looking […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 31, 2007
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Smart Employee Goals

It’s been a while since I posted anything in the management category, so it’s time to get caught up. In a past life I was a Software Development Director, so […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- September 1, 2006
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Programmer Productivity: Gunslingers vs A Structured Development Culture

SADeveloper has an interesting article on programmer productivity, basically along the lines that a good programmer can be 5-20 times as productive as a poor one. My first boss drilled […]

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Written by Ben Strackany -- August 8, 2005