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Technical Women Are Software Managers

Johanna Rothman

Up until the mid-80s, many of the software engineering jobs were for special-purpose machines or applications. Fewer women graduated with Computer Science degrees and fewer women applied for software jobs. Even when those teams worked in resource efficiency, they created terrific products. I started asking around.

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An Overview of Software Consulting

Tom Spencer

Software consultants set up customized software solutions tailored to the needs of individual businesses. Software is key to the efficiency of organizations in almost every industry. There are many situations where an organization can experience roadblocks and inefficiencies due to a lack of software expertise.

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Technology Ain’t Going to Solve Your Problems

Markovitz Consulting

I was at a conference for internet retailers two weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the software and hardware solutions promising to solve all their operational problems and turn their ecommerce businesses into a highly profitable, eight figure monsters. Yes, the system is pricey, but think of the productivity improvement! They’re lying.

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Minimum Efficient Scale

CaseInterview.com

Today, I want to introduce you to (or perhaps remind you of) the concept of the minimum efficient scale. In the software startup world, “to scale up” means to “get big fast.”. For example, Amazon is able to process and deliver its customers’ orders very efficiently because of its “scale.”. hours of productive writing done.

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How Project Management Tools Can Improve Business Performance in 2025

Epicflow

It involves financial and non-financial indicators, e.g., a company’s productivity, profitability, customer satisfaction, and others. High-performing companies are characterized by high revenues, productive and engaged employees, high-quality products or services, satisfied clients, and growing or at least maintaining market share.

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Product Portfolio Management: What It Is and Why It Matters for Business Leaders

Epicflow

For the growing companies, it’s crucially important to keep track of all their products and make sure they are in demand and meet customers’ needs. A good way to increase profitability is to work on the products that will definitely bring revenue and make the right improvements that people are expecting.

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Why the Popular & Easy Career Ladder Prevents an Agile Culture, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

That disconnect occurs when managers, HR, everyone focuses on resource efficiency, not flow efficiency. If we ask people to work in flow efficiency, how can we possibly reward them on resource efficiency? First two jobs: software developer plus project management responsibilities. What we encourage in the work.

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