P050 Impact of Style and Culture on Development

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Overview

P050 Impact of Style and Culture on Development

Programming "style" and "culture" have a lot to do with the success of any software project, but they are often neglected or ignored. This workshop explores how style and culture relate to software projects.

Benefits
After completing this workshop, you will know how to identify and adapt to different programming styles and cultures.

Topics Covered

Style: how do individuals develop software?

Culture: how do groups of people develop software?

Can developers with different styles work together?

How to hire people who fit

How to avoid culture and style problems

Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in software development including Testers, Test Leads, Developers, Developer Leads, Managers, Directors and Executives.

Learning Approach
Lecture, Group, Examples

About the Instructor
Robert Sabourin, P. Eng. has 20+ years management experience leading teams of software development professionals to consistently deliver projects on-time, on-quality and on-budget. He is a well-respected member of the software engineering community who has managed, trained, mentored and coached hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently writes and speaks to conferences around the world on software engineering, SQA, testing, management and internationalization.