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Why Everyone Wants To Be Agile

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by Rob Bellenfant, founder and CEO of TechnologyAdvice. If you keep up with the news on project management and business strategy, you’ve probably come across the buzzword “agile” more than a few times. Many project management frameworks are rooted in agile, such as scrum, kanban, lean, and extreme programming (XP).

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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

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I remember my friend Ryan Martens sitting down with me and Chris Wand around 2001 and walking us through his idea for changing the how he approached managing the software development process. Tim Miller (CEO) and Ryan Martens (CTO, founder) have been working together from the start of the journey.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice.

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Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Long Live the King.

Software By Rob

The memories I have of Joel on Software , especially from 2001-2004, run deep. These were my formative years as a developer, and Joel published some of his best work during this time. As if every article re-shaped my thinking about the software development process. Surely you’ve heard the news by now.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Who Uses a Consulting CTO I’m going to focus on the needs of the founders of startup companies: Founders of startups use a consulting CTO when they have business vision but limited knowledge of the technology needed to launch their company. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were!

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My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

The 7 hours of driving (round-trip) was tough to justify simply for tech content, but the bonus of the day was connecting with several developers including a guy I worked with in 2001, a developer of a former client, someone I had never met, and of course, Mr. Atwood. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Software By Rob

No manager in their right mind would fire the technical lead of a big software project. And if your manage isn’t in their right mind, it’s probably time to find another job. Show Up Early, Leave Late I’ve talked about how crunch time should be the exception in software projects.