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5 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

Hot: Casting a wide net Rizwan says innovative thinking around hiring new staff from outside technology fields is on the rise, especially if the prospective hires have experience turning a profit. Companies who are preparing for market insecurities are simultaneously working really hard to retain their top talent.

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Top 5 Attributes of Talented Agile Developers - Social, Agile, and.

Social, Agile and Transformation

They must understand and practice Quality Assurance. Because in order to deliver production quality software at the end of an iteration, developers must participate in the testing process. Net/PHP programmers! Labels: agile software development , project management , software development , software qa.

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CIO as Chief Improvement Officer: How do you Learn from IT Failures

Future of CIO

Lack of leadership sponsorship can surely hamper a project success, as well not committing qualified resources. Companies would have to make a tough decision to increase their bottom line or net operating income, but they must do so by first: investing in their employees so they are able to find better opportunities in the future.