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Green IoT for Energy Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability

The growth of IoT has resulted in improving connectivity amongst devices worldwide. Green IoT represents the energy efficient procedures adopted by IoT devices to achieve a sustainable and safer world. In order to green the IoT, it will be necessary to use less energy, look for new resources, reduce the negative effects of the IoT on human health, and cause less environmental disruption.

Anubha Jain
on Oct 25, 2022
Culture & Methods

How We Built Testability with Psychological Safety

Testability can enable teams to make changes to their code bases without requiring extensive regression testing. To build testability, team members must collaborate and leverage each other's unique skills. Unfortunately, effective collaboration does not come naturally to people and therefore needs leadership to nurture people's ability to speak up and share their knowledge.

Jitesh Gosai
on Oct 19, 2022
Culture & Methods

Code Red: the Business Impact of Code Quality

Everyone in the software industry “knows” that code quality is important, yet we never had any data or numbers to prove it. In this article, we explore the impact by diving into recent research on code quality. With twice the development speed, 15 times fewer bugs, and a significant reduction of uncertainty in completion times, the business advantage of code quality is unmistakably clear.

Adam Tornhill
on Oct 17, 2022
Culture & Methods

Why is Everything So Slow? Measuring and Optimising How Engineering Teams Deliver

As teams grow, they will slow down, but it should not mean that teams stop delivering value that can power future business growth. Avoiding excessive technical debt and ensuring systems are secure and performant becomes increasingly important. As an engineering leader, you can do things to be confident that your team is moving at the fastest and most sustainable pace.

Steve Janaway
on Oct 10, 2022
Culture & Methods

Technology and Tooling Critical Factors for Successful Hybrid and Remote Workplaces

In order to provide employees with the flexibility to work where they want while also maintaining a strong culture of belonging and connection, tech leaders need to talk to the C-Suite and their HR departments about leveraging technology tools that have been proven to boost engagement and employee retention.

Dr Natalie Baumgartner
on Oct 05, 2022
Culture & Methods

Accessing Agile Games as a Tool in Transformation and Change

This article puts the usage of Agile Games into a broader business context and introduces the steps needed to make any game a verifiable contribution to a given business objective. As “business” is a wide area of topics to be addressed, the article focuses on accessing Agile Games as a tool used within transformation and change. It provides an example that was taken from this area.

Anne Hoffmann
on Oct 03, 2022
Culture & Methods

Bridging the Understanding Gap between Business and IT

The understanding gap between business and IT is one of the largest challenges to effective digital transformation. Drawing on research and their own experience, the author presents 10 practical tips to break stereotypes, build relationships, and bridge the gaps.

Marcin Gosiewski
on Sep 29, 2022
Culture & Methods

Moldable Development: Guiding Technical Decisions without Reading Code

Developers spend most of their time reading code. Moldable Development challenges reading as a means to gather information from the system, by creating custom tools that show the problem in a way that makes it comfortable to understand. The solution typically follows quickly afterward. Glamorous Toolkit is a moldable development environment designed to decrease the cost of custom tools.

Tudor Girba
on Sep 27, 2022
Culture & Methods

DevOps at Schneider: a Meaningful Journey of Engaging People into Change

Adopting DevOps at Schneider started with building a case for change. Tech people were engaged into change by organizing learning and collaboration sessions and getting feedback from the front lines. Change is hard and without leadership support, dedicated time for developers to really digest it and continual reinforcement and conversation, it will be challenging to be successful.

Amanda Heintz
on Sep 23, 2022
Culture & Methods

Agile Hiring: a Joint Venture between the Talent Acquisition and Product Development Teams

The demand for IT professionals is far higher than the offer. Nowadays the challenge is not just to attract and acquire, but to retain the best professionals in the sector. Let's enable dev team members to acquire and secure the best candidates for their teams and the company, collaborate with talent acquisition, and respect candidates as professionals and maintain open communication with them.

Norma Lidia Acevedo Lopez
on Sep 21, 2022
Culture & Methods

Hidden Habits Killing Your Remote Team’s Ability to Collaborate Effectively

Some habits carried over from in-person work continue to damage collaboration and engagement for hybrid and remote teams. By not addressing these habits, teams are experiencing deteriorating morale, lack of trust and connection required for meaningful collaboration. Here are four examples of habits leaders can address today to build more connected, engaged and innovative teams.

Bryan Stallings
on Sep 14, 2022
Culture & Methods

Running a Hackathon That Sparks Developer Innovation

Hackathons are much more than a fun day of problem-solving and team bonding. They give developers a closer connection to customer problems and, as a result, can drive real, tangible business and even social impact. Here are best practices for hosting your own hackathon.

Tilde Thurium
on Sep 09, 2022

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