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Economics of Software Quality: An Interview with Capers Jones, Part 2 of 2 (Podcast Transcript): Rex Black and Capers Jones continue discussing Capers Jones' book The Economics of Software Quality. Watch this podcast to learn some surprising and motivating facts about software quality and how to improve it.; Continue reading...; By Rex Black, Capers JonesJan 17, 2012

Economics of Software Quality: An Interview with Capers Jones, Part 1 of 2 (Podcast Transcript): In this two-part interview, Rex Black talks with Capers Jones about his book The Economics of Software Quality, in which leading software quality experts Jones and Olivier Bonsignour show how to measure the economic impact of quality and how to use this data to deliver exceptional business value.; Continue reading...; By Rex Black, Capers JonesJan 16, 2012

The End of Projects: Moving Toward Evidence-Based Software Investment: Is it possible that the software industry could succeed with a model that's not based around designing, funding, and fulfilling individual projects - and then starting all over again? Aaron Erickson, author of The Nomadic Developer, is confident enough of the possibility that he's even given it a name: evidence-based software investment. Tune in for the nickel tour.; Continue reading...; By Aaron EricksonNov 24, 2011

Killing Quality, Squelching Success: Software engineering pioneer Larry Constantine warns designers and developers about the risks of being too good at what they do and cautions managers to mind the organizational factors that can help kill the best products.; Continue reading...; By Larry L. ConstantineAug 22, 2011

The Laid Off IT Guy! Be a Lifelong Learner: I suppose that there are those that believe that they learned everything that they needed to know in life in high school or college. I tend to think that you make yourself a more well-rounded individual by continually updating your professional education by attending seminars, reading books and taking classes. One of my goals is to be a lifelong learner.; Continue reading...; By The Laid Off IT Guy!CommentsMay 10, 2013; Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Certification,Process Improvement,Business & Management

Bring IT; I'm ready: Introduction; Continue reading...; By John TraenkenschuhCommentsApril 6, 2013; Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Network Security,Security,Process Improvement

The Laid Off IT Guy! Conducting the Phone Screen Interview: While, in general, I’d prefer to interview face-to-face, the phone screen interview does have its place during the initial selection process. Here is how to use the phone screen interview process to your advantage as the candidate.; Continue reading...; By The Laid Off IT Guy!CommentsFebruary 22, 2013; Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Software Development & Management,Programming,Web Services,Graphics & Web Design,Networking,Engineering,Web Development,Certification,Security,Operating Systems, Server,Process Improvement,Business & Management

The Laid Off IT Guy! Communicating with Recruiters: You don’t normally have to go looking for recruiters. They usually find you. Just place your resume at some of the most popular job boards and it’s “open season” on recruiters seeking you out to fill their contract jobs. When you are unemployed, that can certainly be a good thing. I’ve found, however, that not all recruiters are created equally. Some are not worth your time and are just not a good match to help you.; Continue reading...; By The Laid Off IT Guy!CommentsFebruary 15, 2013; Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Software Development & Management,Programming,Graphics & Web Design,Networking,Engineering,Web Development,Security,Hardware,Operating Systems, Server,Process Improvement,Business & Management

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