The second book for our #speakingsoftwarebookbridge project was Shape Up, by Ryan Singer. It’s a refreshing look at the Software Delivery Process that is sure to inspire, and hopefully accelerate your feature output!

It’s so mind-boggling simple and beautiful that you have to marvel at how it’s not more widely known and adopted…

A big part of my work is mentoring, guidance and career advice, and amongst the many different things that I get asked, the one I get asked most is:

What is the 1 single thing you recommend that I can do that will have the biggest effect on my career?

The answer? Start a learner log! Read on…

There are very real and very fixable reasons why many technology professionals don't see advancement or good/frequent salary bumps.

I've seen many talented developers who have become stuck in their careers. And it sucks! It's not a mystery though folks! In this episode we’ll walk through my top 5 reasons why, and how to get passed them.

With the landscape of tech changing under Engineer's feet, it can be hard to see a positive future. Worry not, as there are concrete steps that you can take to ride the rising tide and make it through!

This episode I talk to Steve Orrin, Federal CTO of Intel Corporation. Steve was kind enough to share his thoughts on the current economic climate, and what Junior and Mid-level Developers can do to progress during this disruption.

In this episode we talk about what makes a Senior Developer.

• It is Experience?

• Is it Merit?

• Is it Office politics?

The answer to each of these can easily be both ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Let's dive in!

The epic conclusion is here! This is part 3 of 3 in our mini-series about dealing with Knowledge Gaps on your Development team.

We previously talked about how Knowledge gaps can be the silent killer about your delivery team speed, the quality of their output and of course the trust your clients have in you to deliver promised solutions.

In today’s episode we’ll build upon the last, and talk about continuous actions you can take to mitigate Knowledge Gaps.

This is part 2 of a 3-part mini-series on handling knowledge-gaps on your development team.

So last time round we went through the 3 types of knowledge gaps a Development team can face, and how each one can be quite a pain in the butt!

Now that we’ve identified the problem, we can solve it…

In today’s episode we’ll talk about preliminary actions you can take to mitigate Knowledge Gaps

This is part 1 of a 3-part mini-series on handling knowledge-gaps on your development team.

When you really REALLY deep dive into the issues that plague your team, the root cause will nearly always raise it’s many heads as the horrible hydra of Knowledge Gaps.

In this episode we’re going to discuss their 3 types, before talking about how to tackle them in Parts 2 and 3!