Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

“This was a couple of rogue software engineers who put this in for whatever reason.” Put aside for the moment what this testimony implies about the auto giant’s purported culture of engineering excellence. Occam’s razor cuts deep; those processes were technically compromised and corrupt.

Software Review 15

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Management 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

I''ve been working on an engagement focused on increasing the productive output of teams of software engineers. One part involves identifying who the most successful software engineers are, so their performance can be replicated. If you want to master something, teach it" — is particularly apt for technical experts.

Software Engineering 10

Software Engineering Software Software Development Software Developers 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For most software developers, there have historically been many barriers to entry in machine learning, most notably software libraries designed more for academic researchers than for software engineers as well as a lack of sufficient data. And these new technologies affect who works in machine learning as well.

Artificial Inteligence 15

Artificial Inteligence Learning Software Engineering Software Development 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

There are many reasons why Silicon Valley might have been a top contender: for years, it''s been the premier technology hub of the world. Universities like Stanford, Caltech, and UC Berkeley continue to churn out the next generation of founders and engineers. We aren''t the only tech company that''s noticed New York''s potential.

Culture 12

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Sensors, the cloud, mobile and broadband wireless, and other such technologies are increasing the flow of digitized information exponentially. For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. This is not guesswork. billion stake.

Software Review 14

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

As Marco Annunziata , Chief Economist at GE, told me, “We’re no longer selling customers just a jet engine, a locomotive, or a wind turbine; we’re bringing data and actionable solutions along with the hardware to reduce costs and improve performance.” The next question was where to establish the software center.

Software 14

Software Software Engineering Software Development Software Developers 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

It is our concierge (restaurant reviews and bookings, taxi caller, online shopper). In a Tesla, some technical problems can be fixed remotely by a technician at a computer hundreds of miles away. Combining deep expertise in both digital technology and industrial machines is not easy. GE now employs 14,000 software engineers.

Industry 13

Industry Company Software Review Technical Review 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

This intensive customer focus has increased as technology-enabled transparency and online social media accelerate an inexorable flow of market power downstream from suppliers to customers. Consider the battle waged by IBM’s software development teams between competing methods for getting closer to customers.

Software Review 15

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2016

A team typically consists of three to seven people who have strong software engineering, product management, testing, and marketing skills. They require uncommon teamwork between marketing-oriented product managers and software developers with a technical orientation. But when a product is delivered online (e.g.,

Company 14

Company Product Development Software Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2016

This globality phenomenon is itself surprisingly global: the Berlin and Beijing startup scenes, for example, appear almost as technologically transnational as Boston’s and the Bay Area’s. But speed and agility matter measurably more for many innovators than proprietary software development and patent filings.

Software Engineering 15

Software Engineering Survey Entrepreneurship Software Development 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2012

Soon the software engineers will get their turn at bat followed closely by their compatriots in quality assurance and then, finally, after the t-shirts have been printed and the launch parties have died down, the company's customers will get their first chance to use the new product.

Project 19

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Brian Fitzpatrick joined Google as a senior software engineer in 2005, shortly after the company’s IPO. Brian specialized in open-source software development and he quickly became a champion within the company for various initiatives focused on end users.

Strategy 14

Strategy Strategy Software Engineering Strategic Management 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). How it effects product design and customer experience.

Change 15

Change Management Software Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2016

The deterministic behavior means everything is predictable, and more importantly, the system can be designed to be stable, a fundamental goal of control systems engineering (think of the supply-chain bullwhip effect as an example of instability). The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Insight Center.

Data 14

Data System Design Software Engineering 14

hackerearth

JULY 14, 2021

Developers of all skill levels, with various backgrounds in countless programming languages and areas of expertise, all coming together for one purpose: to build something new. This is exactly what we talked about in Episode 3 of the Tech Stack Playbook , Are Hackathons Just for the Pros ?

Software Review 105

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Planview

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In the latest Mik + One podcast, Dr. Mik Kersten, Chief Technology Officer at Planview, sat down with Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman to discuss their groundbreaking work on Industrial DevOps and its potential to revolutionize the development of cyber-physical systems. Be sure to subscribe to learn when new episodes are released.

Industry 52

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

While all of those perspectives are relevant, the most revealing aspect of GM’s announcement may well be what the layoffs say about broader technology trends. But beyond that, the cuts went much deeper, to respond to massive, technology-driven changes in the nature of the work at hand.

Industry 8

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