A classic “Dilbert” cartoon depicts the Pointy Haired Boss promoting a developer to a managerial position. The developer is overcome with anxiety as the boss hands him a tie and says, “Don’t be afraid ...

Software people say that software development is different than any other business. You’ll hear the same from marketing, sales and other businesspeople. Even as software has become such a core ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The stronger the team, the stronger the business. And it all begins with strong management. But many team managers throughout the tech industry continue to struggle with core management skills, ...

Managers are made, not born. Businesses that wish to develop strong managers need to take steps to ensure that they are able to identify employees, or applicants, with management potential, evaluate ...

Here’s something that never works out well: A small project comes along, one that doesn’t necessarily need a full-time project manager. So it’s decided that one of the developers on the project can ...

Management is often seen as the natural next step for developers, but it’s a harder change than many people realize. Here, developer managers tell InfoWorld what they wish they had known before they ...

Business development managers and sales managers need to be persuasive, versatile and willing to monitor economic fluctuations consistently. However, the scope of their duties differs. For example, ...

Learn what a project manager to a software development team does, the different methodologies available, and the best tools to take a development project to completion with TechRepublic’s ...

Software development requires powerful features and industry-specific integrations in order to manage projects effectively. Project management tools for developers often come with more customization, ...