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More Than Just A Commodity
Presenter: Joe Kuemerle / @jkuemerle
Session Number: 212
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Background of Joe Kuemerle
• Lead Developer at PreEmptive Solutions
• Over 15 years of development experience
with a broad range of technologies
• Focused on application and data security,
coding best practices and regulatory
compliance
• Presenter at community, regional and
national events.
Commodity
Function: noun 1 : an economic good: as a : a product of agriculture or
mining b : an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment c : a mass-produced unspecialized product
2 : something useful or valued3 : obsolete : quantity, lot4 : a good or service whose wide availability typically
leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (as brand name) other than price
5 : one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market
UnderstandingIf one does not understand a person,
one tends to regard him as a fool. -Carl Jung
What’s on our mind?
What’s on the boss’s mind?
$Revenue – $Cost = ?
Driving Factors
What drives us• Clean Architecture• Automation• Normalization• 100% Coverage• SOLID• Elegant Patterns• Dynamic Languages• Compile without
errors• Craftsmanship• …and so on…
What drives the boss
•Dollars•Deadlines•Deliverables
Dollars
Deadlines
Deliverables
“People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!”
- Theodore Levitt
Communication
http://www.thousandtyone.com/blog/UnderstandingSoftwareDevelopmentDisastersPart1.aspx
http://www.thousandtyone.com/blog/UnderstandingSoftwareDevelopmentDisastersPart2.aspx
Self Catalog
Documentation
How does your boss perceive you?
Changing Perceptions
Visibility
Visibility
Know the Enemy Teammates
Know the Enemy Teammates
Politics
Professional Networking
“You have not done a good enough job with professional networking if within 5 phone calls you would not land on your feet.”
-Shawn Upchurch, Upsearch
Networking Events
Choices and DirectionsJuniorMid LevelSeniorArchitectTeam Lead
ManagerExecutive
DeveloperSupportOperationsDatabaseQuality
Assurance
Telecom
Resources
• Career Tools: http://www.manager-tools.com/podcasts/career-tools
• Manager Tools: http://www.manager-tools.com/• Ask The Headhunter: http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/• Upsearch: http://www.upsearch.com/• Business of Software: http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/• From 9 till 2: http://www.from9till2.com• Esther Derby: http://www.estherderby.com• Management Straight Talk:
http://mgtstr8talk.wordpress.com/• NOOP.NL: http://www.noop.nl/• Five Whys: http://5whys.com/
@jkuemerle / joe at kuemerle.comhttp://www.speakerrate.com/jkuemerle
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