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Starting this fall, ProductCampToronto is an “unconference” where attendees set the topic and direction for discussions around the art and science of product management. Stay tuned.
“We don’t look so far as to a call to arms, but we do look for simple solutions that can be done here, like buying fair trade coffee or writing a letter to an MP”
Gerry McGovern writes about the internet's increased demand for traditional experts as opposed to trendier amateurs. Gerry muses over the possibility that it is experts we've been listening to all along.
Alyssa Dver looks at the idea of outsourcing Product Management - In a position that requires intimate company and product knowledge, can a contractor cut it? Alyssa tells Red Canary what can work, and what to avoid.
"It's clear to us that power is shifting to the users" and away from IT departments, says Mike de la Cruz, a vice president at business-software maker SAP AG. "So we've changed our strategy to focus on the users."
Marissa Mayer (Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google) outlines Google's approach to maintaining a creative, innovative organization.
The founders of three successful technology companies shoot from the hip about how Agile affects software development, and discuss both its potential and immediate influence on other business practices.
Strong US presence drives $2.1 billion in investments in 2007, with Biopharmaceutical and other life science investments up by 23%. Both Ontario and BC see increase in local funding.
More losers than winners? A TechFinance.ca study looks at the stock price performance of 41 Canadian tech companies that went public in the last 24 months. This article was reprinted with the permission of www.TechFinance.ca
Can 'good' design be measured empirically? Craig Fitzpatrick thinks so, and distills some rules for interface design from a real-world show-and-tell
Jeff Fedor identifies three varieties of CTO and gives advice on how to let a CTO drive innovation without driving everyone else crazy
"Successful leaders—and, therefore, successful founders—invest the time to clearly identify, prioritize, and communicate key goals. They then measure their success by real progress against those desired outcomes." This piece comes by way of FoundRead, a blog-style publication that runs under the umbrella of respected technology guru Om Malik.
Why hire a full-time HR generalist when your growing company would benefit more from a part-time HR veteran, asks Sachi.
2007 has been a great year for Red Canary. The site received a new look and vastly improved user experience in July, and over 9000 software professionals now hear from us monthly. Here are my favourite articles from the past year. Please add yours in the comments area below.
Exit West blends corporate team building, employee retention and corporate social responsibility by sending teams on work projects in developing countries.
A frequent Red Canary contributor, Craig Fitzpatrick is the CEO of Devshop. This entry was borrowed from his blog, Uncommon Sense (for Software).
A veteran software tester takes a comprehensive look at the intricacies and ambiguities of evaluating testers, and shares his thoughts on testing approaches, certifications, hiring challenges and much more. (available as PDF).
Three tech veterans discuss the strengths, weaknesses and approaches of the Agile framework in a Q&A round table.
Courtesy of Featureplan This is a Webinar to be held September 26, at 12pm EST, hosted by Mark Dance. "Product managers in technology companies play a significant role in the success of a company and are perhaps second only to the CEO in terms of individual leverage."
How many 'average' developers is one 'great' developer worth? Steve Jobs says 50-to-1, others say 1000-to-1, some say none-to-1. Just how valuable are the best devs and engineers when it comes to building a product?