What is Your Company’s Recruiting Strategy for IT Talent?

Have you ever thought about creating a unique recruiting strategy for hiring your IT talent? Although, the field of IT is growing by leaps and bounds, most companies still follow the age old methods of recruitment. The traditional approach will be ineffective though, since hiring people in this day and age calls for a different approach as compared to before, and you need to alter the old modus operandi for that. Companies need to reevaluate their recruiting strategy for IT and technical talent. Things to Consider For a Recruiting Strategy Most IT companies do not have a distinct hiring [...]

Getting IT to buy in to your EHS software project

For many organizations today, technology is playing an increasingly large role in driving environmental, health, safety (EHS) and quality compliance and processes.  Across every industry, a higher percentage of the budget is being allocated towards EHS software.  Done right, enterprise EHS solutions have a larger user base than ERP rollouts. EHS departments often have adversarial partnerships with Information Technology. There is often a gap in understanding between the two. This article focus in getting IT to buy into your EHS software project. Getting IT properly aligned is a vital step to ensuring the success of a new EHS system [...]

Is Your Company Truly Agile? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Is Your Company Truly Agile? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions Are you breaking up ALL development into smaller increments? If there are legacy groups that are waterfalling a project that is due in 6 months - you are not truly Agile. How Are Your Teams Configured? You need development, a product owner and QA on every team. Is There True Transparency? Do the story points reflect the velocity? Are sprints beginning to accurately show the real velocity? They will not at first, but should over time. Are You Adopting DevOps In The Distribution and Release of Software? Agile and [...]

10 Questions Smart Software Developers Ask in Job Interviews

Smart software developers can have their pick of choice jobs. It's important to assess the fit when interviewing for new positions, so you can find the best job. These 10 questions help you learn more about the role of developers within the organization, the company's commitment to implementing new technologies, and the level of support for developers. Smart software developers know what questions to ask in an IT job interview. Learn what to ask—and what to listen for in the answer—to gauge whether a position really lines up with your goals. 1. Are you Agile or Agile-ish? With agile, does [...]

6 Ways to Identify a Tech Leader

Change is one of the most telling signs of the technological world. Companies that do not keep up with the “change” are either sold to giants or end up filing for bankruptcy. This is why identifying the tech leader is necessary for an IT based firm. Employees who take the initiative and show commitment to their work are easily distinguishable. This culture can only prosper if the company promotes intrapreneurship and invests in employee ideas. Especially for a department that has to keep up with an industry that experiences change on the constant. Leaders take initiative and posses a [...]