The STAR method is a structured way of responding to behavioural interview questions. It helps you answer questions about past behaviours by providing a specific, clear, and concise story. Continue reading
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You invested tons of money to develop a new capability in your software. It passed all QA tests, from functionality to performance to security. But customer calls are streaming into your support team, each complaining about how the new release has negatively affected the user experience. The software generates defects if customers use your product in a way that was not specifically tested by R&D, such as in different environments or when run on alternative configurations. Continue reading
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7 Great Financial Resolutions for 2016, and How to Keep Them
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Financial New Year’s resolutions are really common, but they can be some of the toughest to stick with. If you choose the right resolutions, though, and use the right tools, you should be able to make a big positive difference in your finances this year.
Here are seven different resolutions you might make and a bunch of resources that will help you out. Continue reading
I’m Sorry, But Agile Won’t Fix Your Products
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If you don’t regularly read Steve Denning’s work, you should. He’s one of the better writers on the future of work. In an article he wrote for Forbes last week, he starts by stating that the Agile product development method has gone mainstream, but poses the question as to whether it has now become a fad like so many other management theories. His conclusion is that Agile is not merely a fad because, Continue reading