Fundamentals Of Software Company Operations
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Fundamentals of Software Company Operations
Author: Matthew D Edwards
language: en
Publisher: Matthew D Edwards
Release Date: 2011-08-31
Many leaders of software and technology companies today look at their organizations as a collection of departments bound together by a set of corporate, department and individual goals believing that, along with the organizational structure and cost accounting methodology, they are leading a focused, high-throughput organization. While we expect software, hardware, network and performance engineers to look at system level architecture and solutions, software and technology company leaders often behave as component thinkers and fail to recognize the need to balance system load, that which is on the company as whole, in order to maximize throughput, and as a by-product, revenue. While many technologists may seek to practice iterative, predictable, repeatable and disciplined system level behaviors, these same leaders do not realize or understand how their component level viewpoints and decisions actually degrade organizational performance. This book discusses the immediately tangible operational value of using General Systems Thinking, Agile Principles and the Theory of Constraints as a synthesized platform from which to run a well-honed, profitable software and technology company. What we all need to know to run a company is not contained in one graduate degree, one book or built upon the successes of yesterday. Rather, what we really need to know in order to run a profitable, healthy and flourishing software and technology company is contained in our ability to synthesize multiple bodies of knowledge into foundational set of operational principles and behaviors that not only keep leaders employed, but keep companies profitable.
Business Essentials For Software Professionals
Now-a-days IT career is becoming more and more global in nature. There are more than a million software engineers working in the Indian IT industry who are among the high fliers these days, travelling across continents. In recent times, it has been felt that to have a successful global IT career, the skills acquired in engineering colleges are not sufficient. There are certain other skills which are essential for the software engineers to achieve success globally. This book is all about those skills.The book talks about IT management skills such as project management, program management, IT strategy, and quality management. It also covers the soft skills required for software engineers such as communication skills, presentation skills, leadership skills and listening skills. It distinguishes between a leader and a manager.The book explains the business and management concepts, which the software professionals need to be aware of, such as, basic management functions, strategic management, marketing management, new product development, knowledge management and human resource management. Also some other topics, such as, how to get into reputed business schools and what are the career alternatives for software engineers, are also dealt with in an elaborate manner.
Fundamentals of Software Architecture
Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and Neal Ford—hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years—focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks. You’ll explore software architecture in a modern light, taking into account all the innovations of the past decade. This book examines: Architecture patterns: The technical basis for many architectural decisions Components: Identification, coupling, cohesion, partitioning, and granularity Soft skills: Effective team management, meetings, negotiation, presentations, and more Modernity: Engineering practices and operational approaches that have changed radically in the past few years Architecture as an engineering discipline: Repeatable results, metrics, and concrete valuations that add rigor to software architecture