Becoming Globally Competitive in Software
The Fundamentals for Regular People
Nonfiction, Computers, General Computing, Science & Nature, Technology
| Author: | Matthew D. Edwards | ISBN: | 9781468571479 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | April 28, 2006 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Matthew D. Edwards |
| ISBN: | 9781468571479 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | April 28, 2006 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
This book will teach you, the software student, practitioner and/or manager, how to become competitive in the global resource pool in which we reside.In sometimes humorous, mostly direct conversation, this book discusses understanding the customer, serving the customer, and learning to discern what really matters along the way by exploring some difficult and often unpopular subjects:
The professional software talent pool is truly global and we are only grains of sand on a world beach
There is more value in seeing the forest than worshiping the tree
Know when to solve a problem, when to simplify, and when to be quiet
Delivering a technical solution is a social problem
Overpay the right people for the right reasons
Serve the customer and provide immediate value or someone else will
This book will teach you, the software student, practitioner and/or manager, how to become competitive in the global resource pool in which we reside.In sometimes humorous, mostly direct conversation, this book discusses understanding the customer, serving the customer, and learning to discern what really matters along the way by exploring some difficult and often unpopular subjects:
The professional software talent pool is truly global and we are only grains of sand on a world beach
There is more value in seeing the forest than worshiping the tree
Know when to solve a problem, when to simplify, and when to be quiet
Delivering a technical solution is a social problem
Overpay the right people for the right reasons
Serve the customer and provide immediate value or someone else will
