15 May 2017 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Anyone who has spent any length of time in the Software industry has heard of the “Daily Standup” and anyone who has participated in a standup is likely familiar the “3 Questions”. Repeat them with me now: What did you do yesterday? What are you doing today? Do you have any roadblocks? Over the course […]
24 April 2017 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
by Quinn Heiner Ask most software engineers whether they would prefer an option to work from home, most would say in a heartbeat, yes! Ask most employers whether they would prefer their engineers to work from home, most would say no. Below is a breakdown of some of the main pros and cons from both […]
15 February 2016 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Ryan Parrish As a consultant, often when diving into a large online retailer environment you can expect there to be many pieces of proprietary company knowledge to pick up. Between learning a new API, using Foreign CRM tools, and adapting to the conventions of their business operations and hierarchy expectations, it can be a […]
9 November 2015 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Quinn Heiner Without seeing the subtitle to this article, you might try to decipher what “Synergizing the Strategic Alignment of our Initiatives“ really means, only to find that in reality, it means almost nothing. It’s just a bunch of buzzwords thrown together. The old adage that words mean something is only sometimes true. When it […]
24 August 2015 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Dave Thresher When I started writing software in the ‘80s, most companies had just phased out keypunch operators, or were in the process of doing so. To replace the vital process of entering massive amounts of data through a keyboard, programmers were tasked with creating terminal software that would replace the keypunch machines. This […]
13 July 2015 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Chick Lignell Running a successful business, keeping up with and beating the competition, meeting the needs of your customers and growing your business. It’s overwhelming what it takes to run a successful business. There are so many departments that need your attention and one of the most vital parts of any company is its […]
6 April 2015 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Greg Gerber Having spent the better part of 20 years driving talent acquisition strategies within global organizations and small start-ups, I’ve had many opportunities to see and hear how organizations are evolving in the constant fight to attract and retain top talent. In today’s aggressive battle over top talent, there are so many more […]
26 March 2015 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Tim Collinson It is common to read articles and posts which say that the issues that organizations face when developing software are bigger than ever before. However, in many ways we face many of the same issues now as those that were common in 1975 when Fred Brooks wrote his famous essay on issues […]
26 March 2015 alan.monson@stgconsulting.com Business
Author: Ray Hunter In my 15 years of IT experience, including IT consulting, I’ve set up and monitored many blogs for various companies. I’ve also spent a lot of my time helping companies identify the wrong reasons for having a blog, from technology to social. Companies tend to focus on generating traffic and SEO rankings, […]