Becoming Globally Competitive In Software: The Fundamentals for Regular People [Paperback]

Matthew Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2006

This book will teach you, the software student, practitioner and/or manager, how to become competitive in the global resource pool in which we reside. In sometimes humorous, mostly direct conversation, this book discusses understanding the customer, serving the customer, and learning to discern what really matters along the way by exploring some difficult and often unpopular subjects: · The professional software talent pool is truly global and we are only grains of sand on a world beach · There is more value in seeing the forest than worshiping the tree · Know when to solve a problem, when to simplify, and when to be quiet · Delivering a technical solution is a social problem · Overpay the right people for the right reasons · Serve the customer and provide immediate value or someone else will

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About the Author

As co-founder of Ajilus, an Iowa based software company, Matthew D. Edwards consults on software process, quality and delivery management issues with a focus on helping customers simplify. From trench grunt to manager, consultant and troubleshooter, he has worked in various capacities throughout the end to end software development and delivery lifecycles. Through his career he has worked for start-ups to Fortune 100 companies including Computer Sciences Corporation, Motorola and Nationwide. He currently holds certifications from the Quality Assurance Institute Worldwide in Software Testing (CSTE) and Quality Analysis (CSQA), (CMIIC) from the Institute of Configuration Management, and is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142592669X
• ISBN-13: 978-1425926694
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 11 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,233,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mr. Edwards currently works as an independent international technical and business consultant, writer, researcher and speaker. Matthew is a geek. So, prior to his jaunt into freelance hell, he held other geek jobs. It's really that simple. COO at Appcore Technology, COO at Big Africa, CIO at GeoLearning, Managing Partner at Ajilus, Gun for hire consultant at Motorola, Nationwide, Computer Sciences Corporation and so on. Geek jobs all along the supply chain of "think it, do it, deliver it, support it, evolve it". Matthew has certs, education, speaking, writing and publishing history. Who doesn't. If you'd like to see his full profile goto linkedin dot com slash in/matthewdedwards or just Google "matthewdedwards" for fodder and hilarity.