Interview with James Witika, Friday Media

What's your day job? My business card currently says Chief Operating Officer, but my day generally consists of: General Manager / Web Developer / Project Manager / Team Manager / Business Analyst - I wear all sorts of hats throughout my day. What type of projects does your company work on – how long do they run? With Friday Media's recent absorption of Lambda Software (the Hannan Group's custom software arm), it's incredibly broad.  Currently, we've got projects ranging from simple social media apps to custom business critical software. As a result, project lengths can be anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple ...

Agile Software Development for Managers – Point of View

by Tim Parsons, Director of Product Innovation at Mi9  In the Academy Award-winning 2010 caper Inception, a crew of technicians enter each other’s dreams in a dramatic quest to plant an entirely original idea in the mind of an industry scion, that they hope will change the world. Inception is an example of a group of people adapting in real-time to circumstances, each person bringing all their abilities, imagination and drive to the problem: no passengers. Inspiring, thrilling stuff. Now think of your development team: developers, data folks and designers. Do you see them operating like the crew in inception ? Or more ...