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The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases

Tullio Siragusa

The Universality of Leadership: Challenging Industry-Specific Biases In the modern business landscape, we often hear the argument that leaders should be hired from within the same industry to be effective. Here, we make a case for the top five universal leadership skills, which are, arguably, more critical than industry-specific experience.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower Innovation

We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. Let’s assume that you’ve already expressed your frustrations with technical leadership.

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Flow Metrics for the Win — Planview Named a Leader in Forrester Wave™ on Value Stream Management

Planview

Carey and I had a fascinating discussion on the problems with silos in software development, and I appreciated her interest in discussing the state of the art in academia on the topic. We held a mutual view on how collaboration and tooling are needed to span the end-to-end software lifecycle. Fast forward to 2016.

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Exploring High-Growth Opportunities in Software Engineering

Tullio Siragusa

High Growth Opportunities There are a few high-growth areas in software development that service providers could focus on to continue to grow their business. The global cloud computing market is expected to reach $832 billion by 2023, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Tom Raftery, Technology Evangelist, Podcast Host, Thought Leader & Influencer

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

My journey began in software development and IT consulting, where I co-founded a software development company and later founded a social media for a business agency in Ireland. This experience has given me a strong foundation in understanding the power of technology and digital transformation to drive business success.

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When Building a Culture For Innovation, Form Follows Function

Cris Beswick

Decades later, the form-follows-function paradigm became deeply embedded across industrial design, software development, and systems engineering disciplines. While Sullivan’s original theory spoke to the world of physical construction, the universal truth it captured quickly transcended that initial domain.

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3 Types of Business Transformation for Surviving Rapid Change

Planview

Agile transformation reaches beyond Agile software development practices to include transitioning an entire organization to nimble practices and mindsets. It’s not just about adding agile software; it’s changing the mindset, creating cross-functional teams (and teams of teams), and continuously improving processes and workflows.

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