Luke Hohmann's keynote for Better Software conference on characteristics that execs want in their ideal developer.

1. The Complete Developer Luke Hohmann Founder & CEO Enthiosys, Inc. Copyright © 2006 by Luke Hohmann

3. The Results?

4. They Want A Lot, Don’t They?

5. Developer Dan (Danella) Technical Competence Customer Driven Business Acumen

6. Technical Competence The Responsibility is Yours

7. Skills and Responsibilities

8. Technical Depth Ignorant Never heard about it Aware I’ve heard about it but not used it Apprentice I’ve used it and can do basic things Practitioner I’m competent in the technology Master My peers seek my advice Expert I’m recognized by my prof. community

9. Technical Breadth

11. Creating Your Competency Framework

12. Business Acumen How do you help your company make more money than they pay you?

29. What Is (or Are) Your Business Model(s)

30. Customer (Market) Driven Are you creating what they want? How do you know?

31. What’s a Requirement?

32. Are You Sure? How Do You Know That’s What Your Customers Really Want?

36. Developer One

37. Developer Two

38. Manager One

39. If We’re So Agile, Where Are the Customers? Do you have the tools to talk with customers?

40. Techniques To Foster Understanding

42. Developer Dan (Danella) Technical Competence: The Responsibility Is Yours Customer Driven Learn to Work With Customers Business Acumen Understand How Your Company Makes $$$$

43. And A Postscript…

44. In Greater Detail…