The document summarizes the challenges facing organizations in finding enough Software Developers in Test (SDITs) to meet growing demand as agile adoption increases. It discusses:
1) How demand for SDITs is rapidly growing but supply is limited, creating a dysfunctional market. Existing SDITs are in high demand and change roles infrequently.
2) How various factors like the historical separation of development and testing, declining technical skills, and lack of attractive career paths have contributed to the shortage.
3) Potential strategic options to help scale up the SDIT talent pool over time, such as training current staff, targeting graduates, adjusting pay scales and contractual terms, and reducing demand through role changes. However
Cto summit 2014 what every cx o should knowfitzpatl
CTO assume way too much about what CxO actually know about software development. Yet, CxO who are not CTO have great influence over the success of the CTO. This presentation identifies a handful of core underpinnings of software development that are poorly understood by CxO. The job of the CTO, in part, is to educate CxO about these misunderstood factors that lead to successful software delivery.
GRA - Scenario Planning: Addressing a Capability Gap Affecting Industry Compe...Rebecca Manjra
Exponential population and technology growth is occurring at a rate never before seen in history. Together, these forces have created the data driven world we live in. The business landscape has become more competitive and complex given the increased level of capability required to scale, evolve and rapidly gain market share; shortening the business maturity lifecycle.
A critical success factor to survival and succeed in both nature and business is the ability to learn and implement quickly – to adapt and evolve. By reducing the time it takes for your business to know what’s happening, learn what is needed for success and implement, you can outpace your competitors and capture new opportunities.
Today, there is an imperative to turn the vast seas of data into information, something useable which drives insights and enables us to make decisions which optimally utilise assets and resources. In operational speak, this entire process is enabled by excellence in Scenario Planning.
This presentation covers the relevancy of Scenario Planning today including an analysis of the stages of S&OP maturity as well as a case study with Simplot, a leading Australian food manufacturer and a leader in S&OP maturity and Scenario Planning.
Present a comprehensive report in order to achieve your long term flexible plans by using our Scenario Planning PowerPoint Presentation Slides. With the help of scenario analysis PPT template, you can analyze your future events by focusing on your target, formulate the issues rendering your path, develop a strong working relationship, etc. The scenario thinking PowerPoint presentation deck comprises of a total of 64 slides determining the roles and responsibilities, time management, communication plan, identifying risks, track the improvement level, etc. which are helpful in attaining the present and future developments. Use professional designs, graphs, reports, charts, and sheets to prepare your report in minutes. This strategic planning presentation slide helps you to present your strategic goals which help in the execution of actions or objectives. Outline all the important aspects like strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities using the scenario planning framework PPT template. Therefore, download this ready to use scenario analysis in strategic management PowerPoint slideshow and meet your goals.
Do end-users fit the informatics requirements?John Trigg
The document discusses factors for successful informatics projects and user acceptance of new technologies. It notes that short-term success is based on being on time and on budget, while long-term success depends on user acceptance. To achieve user acceptance, the summary recommends keeping close control of user requirements, maintaining user involvement throughout the project, and recognizing different types of users and their technology adoption behaviors. The relationship between IT departments and users is also examined, emphasizing the importance of alignment between their interests.
Brighttalk outage insurance- what you need to know - finalAndrew White
This document provides an overview of Andrew White's experience in systems monitoring and event management. It discusses his 15 years of experience designing and managing deployment of monitoring software at IBM and other Fortune 100 companies. It also lists some of his previous roles and responsibilities at those organizations, including leading monitoring teams and developing custom solutions.
El documento presenta una discusión sobre los derechos humanos impartida por la catedrática Anita Hinojosa a un grupo de estudiantes. Se definen conceptos como derechos humanos, derecho penal, derecho a la educación, derecho a la libertad, derecho al acceso a la justicia y derecho a la vida. También se mencionan los principios de igualdad e internacionalización de los derechos humanos establecidos en la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos y otros instrumentos internacionales.
Cto summit 2014 what every cx o should knowfitzpatl
CTO assume way too much about what CxO actually know about software development. Yet, CxO who are not CTO have great influence over the success of the CTO. This presentation identifies a handful of core underpinnings of software development that are poorly understood by CxO. The job of the CTO, in part, is to educate CxO about these misunderstood factors that lead to successful software delivery.
GRA - Scenario Planning: Addressing a Capability Gap Affecting Industry Compe...Rebecca Manjra
Exponential population and technology growth is occurring at a rate never before seen in history. Together, these forces have created the data driven world we live in. The business landscape has become more competitive and complex given the increased level of capability required to scale, evolve and rapidly gain market share; shortening the business maturity lifecycle.
A critical success factor to survival and succeed in both nature and business is the ability to learn and implement quickly – to adapt and evolve. By reducing the time it takes for your business to know what’s happening, learn what is needed for success and implement, you can outpace your competitors and capture new opportunities.
Today, there is an imperative to turn the vast seas of data into information, something useable which drives insights and enables us to make decisions which optimally utilise assets and resources. In operational speak, this entire process is enabled by excellence in Scenario Planning.
This presentation covers the relevancy of Scenario Planning today including an analysis of the stages of S&OP maturity as well as a case study with Simplot, a leading Australian food manufacturer and a leader in S&OP maturity and Scenario Planning.
Present a comprehensive report in order to achieve your long term flexible plans by using our Scenario Planning PowerPoint Presentation Slides. With the help of scenario analysis PPT template, you can analyze your future events by focusing on your target, formulate the issues rendering your path, develop a strong working relationship, etc. The scenario thinking PowerPoint presentation deck comprises of a total of 64 slides determining the roles and responsibilities, time management, communication plan, identifying risks, track the improvement level, etc. which are helpful in attaining the present and future developments. Use professional designs, graphs, reports, charts, and sheets to prepare your report in minutes. This strategic planning presentation slide helps you to present your strategic goals which help in the execution of actions or objectives. Outline all the important aspects like strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities using the scenario planning framework PPT template. Therefore, download this ready to use scenario analysis in strategic management PowerPoint slideshow and meet your goals.
Do end-users fit the informatics requirements?John Trigg
The document discusses factors for successful informatics projects and user acceptance of new technologies. It notes that short-term success is based on being on time and on budget, while long-term success depends on user acceptance. To achieve user acceptance, the summary recommends keeping close control of user requirements, maintaining user involvement throughout the project, and recognizing different types of users and their technology adoption behaviors. The relationship between IT departments and users is also examined, emphasizing the importance of alignment between their interests.
Brighttalk outage insurance- what you need to know - finalAndrew White
This document provides an overview of Andrew White's experience in systems monitoring and event management. It discusses his 15 years of experience designing and managing deployment of monitoring software at IBM and other Fortune 100 companies. It also lists some of his previous roles and responsibilities at those organizations, including leading monitoring teams and developing custom solutions.
El documento presenta una discusión sobre los derechos humanos impartida por la catedrática Anita Hinojosa a un grupo de estudiantes. Se definen conceptos como derechos humanos, derecho penal, derecho a la educación, derecho a la libertad, derecho al acceso a la justicia y derecho a la vida. También se mencionan los principios de igualdad e internacionalización de los derechos humanos establecidos en la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos y otros instrumentos internacionales.
Education is key to reducing poverty and influencing economic growth in developing countries. When girls receive an education, their income potential increases by 20% as adults, and countries see long-term economic growth increases of 3.7% for every year the average level of schooling rises. However, 65 million girls worldwide are still out of school due to social biases, poverty, child marriage practices, and lack of support for girls' education within families and communities. Ensuring access to quality education for girls has widespread social and economic benefits.
Image-Präsentation über die Dienstleistungen von DTS Bulgarien: Die größte Incoming Agentur für den deutschsprachigen Markt in Bulgarien. Die Vorteile von Kooperation mit der Agentur.
E-TPMS Security and Privacy VulnerabilitiesTiroGage
The document analyzes the security and privacy vulnerabilities of wireless tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). It finds that:
1) TPMS communications lack authentication and encryption, allowing messages to be easily eavesdropped and spoofed.
2) Sensor messages can be received from up to 40m away, enabling tracking of vehicles through unique sensor IDs.
3) Spoofing attacks are possible, allowing remote triggering of tire pressure warnings in moving vehicles. The document concludes with recommendations to improve TPMS security and privacy.
Utilizing search engines in the classroom. Includes different types of search engines and what they offer, as well as tips to help students when using search engines.
1. The document discusses the evolution of management theories from classical theories proposed by Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol to modern theories influenced by behavioral sciences.
2. Key classical theories included Scientific Management by Taylor focusing on efficiency and Administration Management by Fayol outlining 14 principles including division of work and unity of command.
3. Modern theories from 1945 onward incorporated human relations approaches influenced by Hawthorne Studies and a behavioral science perspective including McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y and Ouchi's Theory Z.
1. The document discusses the evolution of management theories from 1887 to the present. It outlines several influential thinkers and their contributions, including Frederick Taylor's scientific management, Henri Fayol's 14 principles of management, and Max Weber's bureaucracy theory.
2. Key classical organization theories are described, such as scientific management, bureaucracy theory, and Fayol's 14 principles. Influential mid-20th century developments included the human relations movement and Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments.
3. More recent administrative and behavioral science approaches incorporated the works of thinkers like Chester Barnard, Douglas McGregor, and William Ouchi. Overall the document provides a broad overview of the historical development of management theories.
The anonymised slides from an old (but hopefully still relevant) talk on the case for placing a strategic focus on design testability. The material covers the technical, process and organisational considerations arising from such a strategy and is predominantly a summary of the ideas presented in Brett Pettichord's 2001 "Design For Testability' paper available here. The presentation makes a case for why a high level of design testability can be seen as a critical success factor in achieving sustained agility.
Education is key to reducing poverty and influencing economic growth in developing countries. When girls receive an education, their income can increase by 20% as adults, and a nation's economic growth can increase by 3.7% for every year the average level of schooling rises. However, 65 million girls worldwide are out of school due to factors such as child marriage, gender bias that favors educating boys, and schooling costs. Ensuring access to quality education for girls has widespread social and economic benefits.
Final Report - Commercial Vehicle Tire Condition SensorsTiroGage
The load carrying capability of a tire is critically linked to the inflation pressure. Fleet operators will generally select a particular “target pressure” for their trucks based on the unique load, operating, and environmental conditions in which they operate. If not properly inflated the useful tire life, as well as safety, are compromised.
The act of tire pressure maintenance is labor and time intensive. An 18-wheeled vehicle can take from 20 to 30 minutes to check all of the tires and inflate perhaps 2 or 3 tires that may be low on air. To complete this task once each week on every tractor and trailer becomes a challenge for many fleet operators. As a result, tires are often improperly inflated.
Very little empirical data exists with regard to actual tire pressure maintenance practices on commercial vehicles, and the extent of the “problem” (i.e., improper inflation) is not well understood. Over the last several years, new approaches and technologies have been developed for the commercial vehicle market to help improve tire maintenance practices, including automatic tire inflation systems and various types of tire monitoring systems. However, fleet maintenance managers often lack the information to determine if such systems will offer a reasonable return on their investment.
This document provides a final report on a commercial medium tire debris study conducted in summer 2007. The study involved collecting and analyzing truck tire debris and discarded casings from five highway sites across the United States. A random sample of 1,496 collected items was analyzed to determine the probable cause of failure and the tire's original equipment or retread status. The report presents the methodology used in the study and results of the failure analysis. It also provides background context on tire and retread manufacturing processes, previous tire debris studies, safety issues related to tire failures, and perspectives from trucking industry stakeholders.
Dokumen tersebut membahas pengenalan pemrograman Java meliputi:
1) Sejarah perkembangan Java dan karakteristik bahasa pemrograman Java;
2) Sintaks dasar bahasa Java seperti struktur program, tipe data, variabel, dan kelas;
3) Proses kompilasi dan eksekusi kode Java.
O documento discute gastrosquise, uma condição em que o intestino se desenvolve fora do abdômen fetal. Apresenta um método chamado Simile-EXIT para redução das alças intestinais ainda durante a cesariana, melhorando os resultados. Fornece detalhes sobre o cálculo do índice de redutibilidade usado para avaliar a viabilidade da redução primária e os protocolos para o procedimento Simile-EXIT.
Microcefalia protocolo de vigilância e resposta ms-versão1-08dez2015 8hlaragabas
Este documento apresenta o protocolo de vigilância e resposta à ocorrência de microcefalia relacionada à infecção pelo vírus Zika no Brasil em 2015. O protocolo descreve as definições de casos suspeitos, as diretrizes para notificação, investigação laboratorial e epidemiológica de casos, e as medidas de prevenção e controle, incluindo manejo integrado de vetores e educação em saúde. O objetivo é estabelecer diretrizes padronizadas para monitoramento, detecção precoce e resposta rápida a possíveis
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang abstraksi data dan sistem bilangan biner. Secara ringkas, dokumen tersebut menjelaskan tentang konsep dasar abstraksi data seperti data, informasi, dan kode representasi bilangan. Selanjutnya dibahas pula tentang jenis dan tingkat abstraksi data serta konsep tipe data matematika dan ADT. Terakhir dibahas format dasar penyimpanan bilangan di komputer beserta sistem bilangan biner seperti pengertian, representasi, not
This document provides information about an upcoming Grant Writing Masterclass on August 16th 2019 presented by Lorraine Acheson. The masterclass will provide guidance to attendees on writing successful applications for R&D grant funding, covering topics such as: types of available funding, assessing project suitability for different grants, eligibility criteria, searching for funding opportunities, and answering assessors' questions to impress reviewers. The goal is to help attendees develop competitive applications that clearly demonstrate how their projects align with funders' priorities and represent good value for money.
13 0806 webinar q & a financial analysis and planningCleantechOpen
This document contains a summary of questions and answers from webinars on financial analysis and planning for Cleantech Open participants. Key topics discussed include: defining average selling price and monetizing electronic data flows; addressing low-margin but reliable industries; outsourcing manufacturing versus capital expenditures; estimating costs and revenues for software and pre-revenue companies; and using financial advisors. Mentors provided guidance on getting feedback, meeting deadlines, and formatting responses.
Education is key to reducing poverty and influencing economic growth in developing countries. When girls receive an education, their income potential increases by 20% as adults, and countries see long-term economic growth increases of 3.7% for every year the average level of schooling rises. However, 65 million girls worldwide are still out of school due to social biases, poverty, child marriage practices, and lack of support for girls' education within families and communities. Ensuring access to quality education for girls has widespread social and economic benefits.
Image-Präsentation über die Dienstleistungen von DTS Bulgarien: Die größte Incoming Agentur für den deutschsprachigen Markt in Bulgarien. Die Vorteile von Kooperation mit der Agentur.
E-TPMS Security and Privacy VulnerabilitiesTiroGage
The document analyzes the security and privacy vulnerabilities of wireless tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). It finds that:
1) TPMS communications lack authentication and encryption, allowing messages to be easily eavesdropped and spoofed.
2) Sensor messages can be received from up to 40m away, enabling tracking of vehicles through unique sensor IDs.
3) Spoofing attacks are possible, allowing remote triggering of tire pressure warnings in moving vehicles. The document concludes with recommendations to improve TPMS security and privacy.
Utilizing search engines in the classroom. Includes different types of search engines and what they offer, as well as tips to help students when using search engines.
1. The document discusses the evolution of management theories from classical theories proposed by Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol to modern theories influenced by behavioral sciences.
2. Key classical theories included Scientific Management by Taylor focusing on efficiency and Administration Management by Fayol outlining 14 principles including division of work and unity of command.
3. Modern theories from 1945 onward incorporated human relations approaches influenced by Hawthorne Studies and a behavioral science perspective including McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y and Ouchi's Theory Z.
1. The document discusses the evolution of management theories from 1887 to the present. It outlines several influential thinkers and their contributions, including Frederick Taylor's scientific management, Henri Fayol's 14 principles of management, and Max Weber's bureaucracy theory.
2. Key classical organization theories are described, such as scientific management, bureaucracy theory, and Fayol's 14 principles. Influential mid-20th century developments included the human relations movement and Elton Mayo's Hawthorne experiments.
3. More recent administrative and behavioral science approaches incorporated the works of thinkers like Chester Barnard, Douglas McGregor, and William Ouchi. Overall the document provides a broad overview of the historical development of management theories.
The anonymised slides from an old (but hopefully still relevant) talk on the case for placing a strategic focus on design testability. The material covers the technical, process and organisational considerations arising from such a strategy and is predominantly a summary of the ideas presented in Brett Pettichord's 2001 "Design For Testability' paper available here. The presentation makes a case for why a high level of design testability can be seen as a critical success factor in achieving sustained agility.
Education is key to reducing poverty and influencing economic growth in developing countries. When girls receive an education, their income can increase by 20% as adults, and a nation's economic growth can increase by 3.7% for every year the average level of schooling rises. However, 65 million girls worldwide are out of school due to factors such as child marriage, gender bias that favors educating boys, and schooling costs. Ensuring access to quality education for girls has widespread social and economic benefits.
Final Report - Commercial Vehicle Tire Condition SensorsTiroGage
The load carrying capability of a tire is critically linked to the inflation pressure. Fleet operators will generally select a particular “target pressure” for their trucks based on the unique load, operating, and environmental conditions in which they operate. If not properly inflated the useful tire life, as well as safety, are compromised.
The act of tire pressure maintenance is labor and time intensive. An 18-wheeled vehicle can take from 20 to 30 minutes to check all of the tires and inflate perhaps 2 or 3 tires that may be low on air. To complete this task once each week on every tractor and trailer becomes a challenge for many fleet operators. As a result, tires are often improperly inflated.
Very little empirical data exists with regard to actual tire pressure maintenance practices on commercial vehicles, and the extent of the “problem” (i.e., improper inflation) is not well understood. Over the last several years, new approaches and technologies have been developed for the commercial vehicle market to help improve tire maintenance practices, including automatic tire inflation systems and various types of tire monitoring systems. However, fleet maintenance managers often lack the information to determine if such systems will offer a reasonable return on their investment.
This document provides a final report on a commercial medium tire debris study conducted in summer 2007. The study involved collecting and analyzing truck tire debris and discarded casings from five highway sites across the United States. A random sample of 1,496 collected items was analyzed to determine the probable cause of failure and the tire's original equipment or retread status. The report presents the methodology used in the study and results of the failure analysis. It also provides background context on tire and retread manufacturing processes, previous tire debris studies, safety issues related to tire failures, and perspectives from trucking industry stakeholders.
Dokumen tersebut membahas pengenalan pemrograman Java meliputi:
1) Sejarah perkembangan Java dan karakteristik bahasa pemrograman Java;
2) Sintaks dasar bahasa Java seperti struktur program, tipe data, variabel, dan kelas;
3) Proses kompilasi dan eksekusi kode Java.
O documento discute gastrosquise, uma condição em que o intestino se desenvolve fora do abdômen fetal. Apresenta um método chamado Simile-EXIT para redução das alças intestinais ainda durante a cesariana, melhorando os resultados. Fornece detalhes sobre o cálculo do índice de redutibilidade usado para avaliar a viabilidade da redução primária e os protocolos para o procedimento Simile-EXIT.
Microcefalia protocolo de vigilância e resposta ms-versão1-08dez2015 8hlaragabas
Este documento apresenta o protocolo de vigilância e resposta à ocorrência de microcefalia relacionada à infecção pelo vírus Zika no Brasil em 2015. O protocolo descreve as definições de casos suspeitos, as diretrizes para notificação, investigação laboratorial e epidemiológica de casos, e as medidas de prevenção e controle, incluindo manejo integrado de vetores e educação em saúde. O objetivo é estabelecer diretrizes padronizadas para monitoramento, detecção precoce e resposta rápida a possíveis
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang abstraksi data dan sistem bilangan biner. Secara ringkas, dokumen tersebut menjelaskan tentang konsep dasar abstraksi data seperti data, informasi, dan kode representasi bilangan. Selanjutnya dibahas pula tentang jenis dan tingkat abstraksi data serta konsep tipe data matematika dan ADT. Terakhir dibahas format dasar penyimpanan bilangan di komputer beserta sistem bilangan biner seperti pengertian, representasi, not
This document provides information about an upcoming Grant Writing Masterclass on August 16th 2019 presented by Lorraine Acheson. The masterclass will provide guidance to attendees on writing successful applications for R&D grant funding, covering topics such as: types of available funding, assessing project suitability for different grants, eligibility criteria, searching for funding opportunities, and answering assessors' questions to impress reviewers. The goal is to help attendees develop competitive applications that clearly demonstrate how their projects align with funders' priorities and represent good value for money.
13 0806 webinar q & a financial analysis and planningCleantechOpen
This document contains a summary of questions and answers from webinars on financial analysis and planning for Cleantech Open participants. Key topics discussed include: defining average selling price and monetizing electronic data flows; addressing low-margin but reliable industries; outsourcing manufacturing versus capital expenditures; estimating costs and revenues for software and pre-revenue companies; and using financial advisors. Mentors provided guidance on getting feedback, meeting deadlines, and formatting responses.
Stephen McComb - Masterclass - Funding for Innovation in Life & Health SciencesInvest Northern Ireland
This document provides guidance on applying for R&D grant funding from Innovate UK. It outlines the types of funding available, including grants, innovation loans, and SBRI funding. It advises considering factors like the stage of R&D, level of government contribution, whether the project is single or collaborative, and duration. Eligibility criteria include the applicant being a small/medium/large business or research organization. Successful applications will be business-led, have collaboration between multiple organizations, and have projects that align with the funding competition topics and demonstrate world-leading innovation. The document provides tips on searching for funding opportunities on Innovate UK's website and supports businesses in developing competitive applications.
Managing the Risks of AI - A Planning Guide for ExecutivesDaniel Faggella
I gave this presentation to the Mendoza School of Business at Notre Dame University on September 20th, 2018.
The presentation covers 5 major ethical themes of AI's application in business, and simple frameworks for helping executives assess those risks, and the potential costs that they might imply.
Sovereign Insurance - Strategic Planning for RESULTS - SovNetRESULTS.com
Strategic Planning for RESULTS - Lessons learned from working with thousands of SMB clients
Stephen Lynch is the Head of Strategy and Consulting at RESULTS.com. He is a “Kiwi” (New Zealander) living in San Francisco.
RESULTS.com’s software gives them unique and privileged insights into the day to day operations of thousands of small-medium sized growth firms. We see what really works and what doesn’t in terms of strategy execution, goal setting, tracking performance, running effective meetings, engaging employees and holding them accountable.
To save you from spending several lifetimes trying to figure it all out for yourself, you can access these powerful (and often counter intuitive) insights in this presentation.
UE Startups -- 9 Factors in Raising Funding in Silicon ValleyPeter Szymanski
9 Factors Silicon Valley investors consider for European startups, how to choose an angel or venture capital investor, and market trends that support growing a startup outside the USA.
This document contains a question and answer session about sustainability and telling your business story. Some key points discussed include:
- When providing a software or app, consider the sustainability of your data centers and supply chain, such as using renewable energy.
- Both customers and large partners increasingly care about sustainability, so addressing issues like your supply chain is important.
- There are now many investors interested in sustainable and impact investments, so having a mission beyond profit will not necessarily turn investors away.
This document contains a question and answer session about sustainability and telling your business story. Some key points discussed include:
- When providing a software or app, consider the sustainability of your data centers and supply chain, such as using renewable energy.
- Both customers and large partners increasingly care about sustainability, so addressing issues like your supply chain is important.
- There are now many investors interested in sustainable and impact investments, so having a mission beyond profit will not necessarily turn investors away.
Startuplandia Unplugged - How to do a StartupNeal Dikeman
Thoughts in graphics from a 7x tech startup founder on how what makes a startup tick, what's needed to raise money, and how startups ecosystems evolve and thrive.
Mårten G Mickos provides advice on starting and building a business based on his experience as an entrepreneur. He discusses topics such as validating ideas, finding the right target market, securing funding from angels and VCs, building commitment in a team, and maintaining belief during challenges. Mickos warns against common mistakes like ideas that are too complicated, not understanding customers, and believing one's own public relations. He emphasizes thoroughly understanding the problem and market before starting, and advises continually experimenting and being prepared to abandon ideas if necessary.
FiBAN's business angel training "Business Angel Returns" by Robert Wiltbank -...FiBAN
Presention shared by Dr. Robert Wiltbank at FiBAN's business angel training in Helsinki, 3rd of November.
All the presentations and videos are gathered here: https://www.fiban.org/robertwiltbank
Presentations given:
1. Comparison of Finnish and US angel activity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKdmr...
- Slides:
2. Angel Returns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juuAK...
- Slides:
3. Effective business angel strategies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsZQd...
- Slides:
4. Effectuation in Venture investing - Do experts make decisions differently?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miWap...
- Slides
For additional details and questions: https://www.fiban.org/robertwiltbank
The Market for Logistics Consultants in 2010KevinZwolinski
My presentation examines the 2010 marketplace for logistics consultants in the light of the recession. It reviews the opportunities and threats, and invites consultants to consider where they are in a matrix of what customers need and the skills that consultants are offering. It concludes that while the market is tough, now is the time to work on your value proposition and gives direction on how this can be carried out.
This document discusses mergers and acquisitions in the consumer internet space, specifically focusing on deals involving smaller startups with 1-30 employees. It outlines different types of deals, how companies find acquisition targets, factors for founders to consider when deciding whether to sell, deal mechanics and milestones in the acquisition process, how talent is evaluated, negotiating term sheets, diligence processes, and overall pointers for founders.
Raising Funds in Silicon Valley -- Startup Chile Feb 2015 PresentationPeter Szymanski
This document discusses factors that Silicon Valley venture capitalists look for when investing in startups, global trends making it a good time to launch startups outside of Silicon Valley, and how to pick a venture capitalist or angel investor. It outlines nine key factors VC's consider, including having a large addressable market, the ability for rapid growth, achieving scale and $1B+ potential, predictable and recurring revenue streams, product and customer diversity, a proven management team, a weak competitive landscape, a strong economic model, and an elevator pitch that describes the company vision. It also notes global trends like declining mobile and internet costs that create opportunities for startups worldwide. The document concludes with discussing differences for Chilean startups and how to contact
What to expect from investing in startupsBenoit Wirz
This document provides guidance on evaluating startup investment opportunities by assessing three key questions: 1) What is the problem? 2) What is the proposed solution? 3) Why will the solution work? It emphasizes the importance of validating problems with customers, developing minimum viable products to test hypotheses, and expecting many solutions to fail through an iterative learning process. The key takeaways are that risk can be mitigated by focusing on problem and team fit early on, and that most teams should be able to develop minimum viable products without outside funding in order to demonstrate potential for success or opportunities for pivot.
Stealing advice from the developers: how to make your small marketing team more prolific, less stressed, and able to knock out deadlines like Holly Holm did to Ronda Rousey.
Presentation I gave to a high-growth startup with my perspectives on high-growth companies and how to manage the challenges that come with high growth.
This document contains questions and responses about entrepreneurship topics. It discusses the key attributes of successful African entrepreneurs, including being goal-oriented and willing to take risks. It also argues that while genetics play a role, entrepreneurs are largely made, not born, through environmental factors and experiences. The document also covers business plans for investors versus banks, sources of innovation, reasons for post-merger failures, and an overview of design thinking methodology.
Copy of presentation delivered at the CHASS 2015 National Forum in Melbourne (October 2015), The Council for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Australia is the peak body supporting more than 75 member organisations in their relationships with Federal and State Government policy makers, Academia and the broader community within Australia.
Now is the best time to start a company… Now what?Brian Kelly
It used to take years to launch a new software product. Now you can create, launch, and have paying customers getting value from your product in just a few months. This presentation explains why it's never been a better time to start a software company and what you need to consider to make it a reality.
Should you start with a side gig? Should you raise venture capital? How should you think about your cap table and employee options? What's your exit strategy? This presentation tackles these questions.
David Corcoran, cofounder at Third Rail Group, gave this talk at Do it Best Corp.'s annual Techapalooza on March 14, 2017.
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TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
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Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
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Software Developers In Test: The Supply-Side Crisis Facing Agile Adoptors
1. UK Test Management Forum
Balls Brothers, London
30th October 2013
Software Developers In Test:
The Supply-Side Crisis Facing Agile Adopters
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A reality check on where we are
Reflections on how we got here
A discussion on scaling supply
Facilitated By
Richard Neeve
www.richardneeve.net
2. Some Warnings
• The evidence herein is unashamedly anecdotal.
– Looking to work with Paul Gerrard and Graham Thomas on a
survey for review at the next Test Management Summit.
• If you’re opposed to agile or using SDITs, that’s fine but you may
not get much/anything from this session as I’m running this on
the premise that we need to adequately fulfil the market
demand regardless of its merits.
• There may not be any realistic answers.
– But any answers are probably in this room. I doubt anyone
beyond testing will solve this for us. So if ever there was a
topic that relied on the group’s participation and wider
community influence that is mentioned in the standard TMF
introduction, this is it!
– We won’t crack this today; I would like us periodically re-visit
this topic to gauge progress (hopefully in a more evidencebased fashion).
3. Definitions (1 of 2)
If you disagree, please indulge me as I don’t want to get bogged down here.
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SDIT:
– “Software Developer In Test”.
– A (more?) common alternative label is SDET (Software Development
Engineer in Test). Others? Code-infected tester?
– Surprising paucity of succinct definitions offered online but we’re basically
talking about people who can:
• Write automation frameworks.
• Develop automated test cases.
• Use their coding skills to pair with a developer in TDD (for example).
• Independently develop non-trivial bespoke test tools as required.
• Conceivably produce production code if that’s deemed appropriate.
– Potential ‘Litmus Test’ for future debate: “Someone that could, in very
short order, become viable in a full commercial dev role if they were so
inclined”?
4. Definitions (2 of 2)
• Crisis:
– “A stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of
all future events, especially for better or for worse, is
determined; turning point”.
(Source: www.dictionary.com)
– Seems justified to me. May or may not represent an
existential threat to testing. I think it’s a top 3
challenge for testing (perhaps no.1). Large
opportunity cost already incurred? Could get a lot
better/worse depending on whether/how it’s
addressed.
6. The Broad Macro Picture
• Agile is now mainstream and calls for the blurring of test
and dev roles. So demand for SDITs is broad-based and
rapidly accelerating as agile continues to spread and
mature.
• Lots of warning (min 5yrs, arguably 10+yrs?) but we
haven’t/aren’t geared up to supply SDITs in volume so the
market has been caught flat-footed and appears to be in
serious under-supply.
• Existing limited supply is ‘tightly held’ hampering market
liquidity. SDITs are typically looked after well (financially
and otherwise). Clients increasingly realise backfilling will
be painful, uncertain and could easily take longer than the
incumbent’s notice clause (jeopardising knowledge
transfer).
7. Demand Under-pinned By Conviction
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Where SDIT demand exists, it seems very ‘committed’. I’m sure that’s true of other
roles but it seems that:
– Once an environment philosophically commits to the SDIT concept, it really
wants them and they’re rarely seen as a ‘nice to have’ thereafter.
• A contrast with so many environments where the test manager has to take
what they can get through voluntary automation efforts post 6pm.
– SDITs are seen as key to achieving ‘sustainable agility’ through automation
enabling Continuous Integration and the avoidance of lapsing into ‘Wagile’ style
test cycles.
– SDITs are seen to speak directly to the “Shift Left” narrative of reducing
time/cost (and can enjoy strong senior sponsorship as a consequence).
• Observation: I’ve seen/heard ‘Shift Left’ used more in the last month than I
have in the last decade.
– SDIT demand is compounded by/with what appears to be similarly committed
(and growing) demand for Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven
Development (TDD). This ‘slip-streaming’ demand effect seems perfectly logical.
8. The Political/HR Dimension
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In reality, implementing the agile evangelist’s vision in which everyone swaps between test and dev
activity as required, is very hard since:
– Many developers won’t do testing (beyond the unit testing mandated by the dev job market).
– Many testers don’t have comprehensive development skills.
I’ve seen devs threaten constructive dismissal claims over this as they see it as a diminution of their
role (and maybe it is).
I’ve seen testers resign (un-prompted) in fear of having to skill up in order to ‘go under the hood’.
These are very delicate matters, especially when you’re dealing with permanent staff.
Are agile evangelists/coaches living in a bubble to some degree? Are they disproportionately:
– Surrounded by self-selecting enthusiasts at the top end of the ability range as they move from
pilot to pilot?
– Exposed to highly innovative start-ups and small companies that are highly progressive in their
thinking and perhaps inherently have an “all hands to the pump” mentality?
– Shielded from the broader range of attitudes/concerns faced by those who have to scale the
agile adoption across the wider organisation once their agile coach’s involvement is winding
down or concluded?
If agile evangelists/coaches are setting undeliverable expectations, are they inadvertently causing
part of the problem and if so how might they be part of the solution?
Either way, these factors increase the appeal of those willing and able to bridge dev and test.
9. Tales Of Escape
You may have been active in SDIT recruitment but not impacted (yet) if:
• You’re acting on behalf of a tier 1 investment bank (or similarly priceinsensitive organisation) that can aggressively bid for resources.
• You’re acting on behalf of a firm like Google or Microsoft that can attract
people through money, high profile innovation that even my mum may
have heard of and an environment with all the trimmings (e.g. pool
tables, free food, consoles, etc).
• You’ve outperformed what you’re offering having lucked into one or more
appointments because the candidate(s) had particular reasons to join your
team (e.g. they live around the corner and have just had a new baby).
• You haven’t had to go to the external market having successfully tapped
an internal supply of willing or conscriptable resources.
• You’ve successfully gambled on a ‘wildcard’ appointment (e.g. a cheap
graduate or taking someone from a tangentially related function e.g. tech
support).
10. The Limits Of Those Tales
• That’s all fine but:
– On current trends even clients with a strong market position may soon
start to struggle.
– Everyone needs a bit of luck but it’s not a strategy in itself and is finite.
– Individual anecdotes about successfully using internal/wildcard
candidates are great on a micro level, but they’re not going to sate the
breadth of demand at the macro level.
• What if you’re hiring an SDIT for a relatively unknown and somewhat
unlucky SME that’s:
– On a trading estate in, say, Staines
– Close enough to the city to have to compete with Goldman Sachs et al
– Close enough to the M4 corridor to have to complete with MS et al
– Working to pay scales set by someone living in dreamland?
11. The Market Pricing Impact
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(experienced committed demand) + (new potentially ill-informed demand) + (limited
illiquid supply) + (wide variations in price sensitivity) = impaired price discovery
…leading to extreme pricing and a dysfunctional market that’s struggling to clear
Or to put it in less abstract terms…
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I keep seeing SDIT job adverts, sometimes side-by-side in my Linkedin feed, that are
comparable in specification, sector and location, paying basics of £35k and £75k.
– Former probably reflects ignorance about the SDIT market and prejudices
(perhaps baked into formal pay grades) about the value of functional testers.
– Latter probably reflects an experienced, committed and price-insensitive client.
But who knows? Contract rates for SDITs seem to exhibit similar disparities.
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Audience: Any insights on the basic salaries/day rates at which most deals are being
done in London, both outside and inside of finance? How long are vacancies
typically open for? Any prospective SDIT hirers shocked at what they’re hearing?
12. Deeper ‘Trouble’ Ahead?
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I have the Bloomberg mobile app with alert subscriptions (10 to 15 a day).
– I’ve had hundreds of positive alerts in recent months with literally just 3 or 4 negative
exceptions:
• Earnings Per Share for company X beats analysts’ estimates by Y.
• Confidence index X at expected level + Y.
• Unemployment in country X fell by Y more than expected.
• Etc.
– It has been notably relentless, for months.
ONS data for Q4 2012 showed cash held by corporates other than banks was £318bn.
FTSE100 cash reserves in 2013 are at £74bn, up from £12bn in 2008. Excessive cash reserves
often aren’t favoured by investors (e.g. the demise of GEC Marconi) especially in this low
interest rate environment.
Are board room execs also watching these positive metrics? Are they collectively about to
push a lot of green-coloured buttons?
– Good to recognise when problems are ‘nice to have’. But are we about to get punished
(at least in opportunity cost terms) for not skilling up while more projects were on ice?
– Homework: Read up on ‘elasticity of supply’ and consider its implications for this topic.
13. A Quick Re-Cap
• Broadening/accelerating/committed demand set against
limited/illiquid supply.
• So basically we’re all fishing in the same puddle for resources
considered to be pivotal. Can we at least turn the puddle into
a small stream?
• Indications of a dysfunctional market.
• Some unaware (through not having to go to market, or
luck, or having a strong market position).
• Some very aware through painful experience.
• Questionable preparedness for a large wave of capex by
corporates (if it happens).
• There are technical, financial and political factors in play.
• I think this is a huge challenge for the next economic cycle.
15. Causal Factors: My Perspective (1 of 3)
My analysis is flawed as it only dates back to 1998 but for what it’s worth:
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Historical Structural Separation Between Dev And Test
– The ‘test independence’ agenda was firmly in focus when I started; seemingly
less so now. Y2k an catalyst? Not saying independence is bad but the market
now seems to accept a risk of reduced independence as a fair price for closer
collaboration.
– Many strongly embraced the idea of test being an arms-length ‘formal
customer’ of dev; probably a by-product of the test independence agenda.
This suited lots of people including tool vendors.
– The ‘professionalisation’ of testing (manifested via ever-burgeoning
standards, certifications, tooling, community, vocabulary, etc) has perhaps
encouraged differentiation – and therefore an increased degree of separation
– from dev, even though there’s probably no intrinsic reason why that should
be so.
– The ‘equal pay for testers’ lobby, which appears to have failed, seemed to ‘dig
in’ quite deep and this may ultimately have accentuated any separation.
16. Causal Factors: My Perspective (2 of 3)
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Apparent long-term downward trend in the technical skills of candidates
– Reported by many with a long-standing involvement in technical recruitment (me included).
– I don’t want to get political here, but is this the downstream impact of ‘A’ Level Mathematics
and Computer Science being diluted, causing universities to react in sympathy to secure
income following cuts in central government funding?
Testing’s initial reaction to The Agile Manifesto seemed somewhat delayed/passive
– The Agile Manifesto isn’t the origin of agile but it seemed to be the trigger that made it
mainstream thinking among a whole generation of people like me.
– I’m not sure we came out of the blocks quickly enough on the whole agile testing piece. I
often felt there was a victim mentality among testers. We seemed unsure about
how/whether we fitted in which makes me doubt whether we fully exploited the opportunity
to provide thought leadership in this area.
– By the time the manifesto was published, many testing specialists were carrying some very
negative baggage regarding automation. I think many of us were unduly reticent about selling
automation again and using our automation skills/experience as a vehicle to engage in the
wider process.
– These factors perhaps created a sense that we weren’t leading the agile testing skills agenda
and by extension we weren’t collectively skilling up in line with the emerging market
requirements (even though some clever individuals were).
17. Causal Factors: My Perspective (3 of 3)
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Unfavourable career path dynamics
– Devs don’t want to move into test as they see it as a diminution in their role and status.
– If you’re seriously technical, your career prospects are probably better in dev (since it seems more common
for senior managers seem to be drawn from dev rather than test).
– Quoting current SDIT rates often elicits a response along the lines of “we can get a dev for that” so you don’t
get far before hitting political constraints on SDIT pay, which impacts the demand signals being emitted in
the market.
– Scarcity of seriously technical test specialists has made succession planning difficult so ambitious people are
wary of getting stuck in their career.
– Many people tire of the constant treadmill of learning the latest tech and want to step off it.
– In most cases financial progression seems to necessitate going the hands-off management route - especially
for permanent staff. Again I don’t want to get political here, but over the last 10 years or so, property price
inflation has been a big issue for people in their 20s and 30s (i.e. those on the cusp of management).
– Recasting organisations around multi—disciplinary and product-centric teams has sometimes seen the
reduction/removal of the test management layer. That may or may not be the best thing, but where it has
happened it has often:
• Reduced the advocacy for the training and development of test specialists.
• Reduced career opportunities for testers who are aspiring test managers.
• Resulted in people like me being asked to return to hands-on work which generally isn’t attractive.
• Placed increased demands on the soft skills of testers and created circumstances where the tester at
the coal face is the most senior testing specialist in the organisation. Many testers have no appetite
for the politics from which they have previously been shielded and have acted accordingly.
19. Or Is Doing Nothing An Option?
• Opportunity cost implications?
– Look enormous to me (w.r.t both influence & revenue)
• Do we have bigger fish to fry?
– With the possible exception of the offshoring
nightmare it’s hard to think of many (any?) compelling
candidates.
• Existential threat from eventual irrelevance? Is it
too late or is the problem simply intractable? Are
we so behind the curve that it’s a rear guard
action from here on in?
– Maybe but the situation still feels redeemable.
20. Tactical View: Where Are They Now?
• In the short term and on the margins, clients may benefit from
being more informed/proactive in knowing where the existing
supply can be accessed:
– Events that are disproportionately likely to attract the interest of
SDITs such as: LTG, Skills Matter seminars, eXtreme Tuesday
Club, Meetups for SDITs, etc.
– Focused Linkedin groups like this one.
– Specialist recruitment agents.
– Others?
– Bonus Poaching Tip: I’ve noticed media organisations seem to
do well in recruiting SDITs.
• On a selfish tactical level this may help some individual clients, but
it doesn’t create fresh supply in the market as a whole.
21. Strategic View: Some Systemic Options
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Rolling back market norms?
– Paying to train contractors?
– Tackling specificity of job specs?
– Restructuring pay grades so people don’t have to go the management route to progress financially?
Taking more risks on graduates?
– More use of propositions like FDM and Novus?
– Deeper links with universities?
Changing contractual arrangements for recruitment?
– Tighter PSLs (carrot)?
– Looser PSLs (stick)?
– Can we do anything different commercially to encourage risk taking? Changing the risk/reward balance?
Exploring insights from recruiters?
– Any discernible themes in the reject pile? Are there risks in there that we could ultimately manage as we
do in other areas? How would we need to flex to turn the top, say, 10% of rejections into placements?
Any scope to skill-up non-techies or de-skill the SDIT role without impacting its effectiveness?
– Anything around tooling?
– Converting script readers to script writers? A matter of building confidence through coaching?
Can we cut demand too?
– Any scope to cannibalise the SDIT remit across other, more readily filled, roles?
– What might it take to make more (pure) developers want to do this kind of work?
22. Summary
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The SDIT demand profile is broadening/accelerating/committed and set against
limited/illiquid supply, provoking symptoms of market dysfunction.
Recruitment consultants and direct hirers seem to be increasingly desperate.
Questionable preparedness for a large wave of capex by corporates (if it happens).
Status quo looks unsustainable to me.
A key challenge - both present and future – and not just for testing.
The dynamics involved are numerous, complex and inter-connected. They are
financial, technical and political; some having origins dating back many years.
Some clients are unaware (through not having to go to market, or luck, or having a
strong market position).
On the current trajectory, even those with a strong market position may soon start to
struggle.
On the margins, clients and their recruitment agents may be able to identify new
sources of existing candidates by being better informed and more proactive. But taking
a market-wide view, this is just ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’.
Genuinely and sustainably freeing up supply in a way that will benefit the broader
market will require time, innovation and risk-taking (if it happens at all).
23. But In The Meantime…
• Thank you for listening and participating.
• I’ll create a blog entry on www.richardneeve.net
about this session so we can continue the
discussion in the comments section.
• The slides will also be on uktmf.com
• I‘m on Linkedin.
• Email: richard@richardneeve.net