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You're working on a project with a long timeline. What can you do to stay on track?
Breaking down the project into smaller tasks should be its own step! Planning ahead is critical, but estimation will only be accurate if the project is split into small independent parts. For development, this especially important.
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You’re a new manager and your team is struggling. How can you help them turn things around?
The important thing here is separating the root cause and the symptoms. For example, on a development team, the team might be getting overworked at certain times and stressed out. The root cause could be poorly defined requirements, so the scope increases on the back half of every project. You need to roll your sleeves up and help the team through the current workload, but then correctly identify and begin to address the root issue so that it doesn’t happen again.
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Thank you to everyone who came to July’s edition of #TechTuesday! Our speaker, Todd Greer, was amazing as he discussed the great work and initiatives…
Thank you to everyone who came to July’s edition of #TechTuesday! Our speaker, Todd Greer, was amazing as he discussed the great work and initiatives…
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There are two developer productivity metrics I've heard engineering managers mention most frequently: 1. Cycle time. 2. Acceptance rate. Why these?…
There are two developer productivity metrics I've heard engineering managers mention most frequently: 1. Cycle time. 2. Acceptance rate. Why these?…
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Co-creator & Organizer
Birmingham AI
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Birmingham AI is a monthly meetup group whose mission is to support the Birmingham community in adopting AI.
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Advisory Board Member
Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama
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Supporting the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama by serving on the Advisory Board as a Computer Science expert.
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Rising Star of Technology & Innovation
Birmingham Business Journal
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