Developers and Business Stakeholders

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Developers and Business Stakeholders Oliver Mensah

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Oliver Mensah Software Developer, Technical Writer, Developer Community Enthusiast ● Currently a National Service Personnel at AgroInnova ● Guest Author at Auth0 ● Co-Organizer at Facebook Developer Circle: Accra LinkedIn: @OliverMensahDev Twitter: @OliverMensahDev GitHub: @OliverMensahDev

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Overview ❖ Business of Software ❖ Business strategies for developers’ growth ❖ How to position yourself as a developer in the world of business? ❖ Thinking about the future. ➢ Climbing the corporate ladder

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Business of Software ❖ Not all companies are equal ➢ Software development company vs companies with software developers ➢ Focus ■ Product ■ less/more value for developers

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Small companies and startups ❖ Structure ➢ Software Development ➢ Project Management ➢ People Management ❖ Salary and benefits ❖ Size ❖ Culture and environment

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Medium-size companies ❖ Structure ➢ Software Development ➢ Project Management ➢ People Management ❖ Salary and benefits ❖ Size ❖ Culture and environment

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Large Companies ❖ Structure ➢ Software Development ➢ Project Management ➢ People Management ❖ Salary and benefits ❖ Size ❖ Culture and environment

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Case Study of Google’s Software Engineering source: Software Engineering at Google by Fergus Henderson

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Companies’ Investment in Developers ❖ Building a culture of continuous learning ➢ Setting up training programs for developers ■ conferences ■ informal training sessions at the workplace ➢ Developer Community programmes ■ collaborative learning ■ soft skills development

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Business Strategies for Developers’ Growth ❖ Building a culture of continuous learning ➢ Setting up training programs for developers ■ conferences ■ informal training sessions at the workplace ➢ Developer Community programmes ■ collaborative learning ■ soft skills development

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How to position yourself as a Developer in the World of Business? ❖ Having a business mindset ➢ Your service is to create software ➢ Selling ideas ■ Effective software developers get promoted ➢ way of thinking towards deliverables

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Thinking about the future ❖ Climbing the corporate ladder ➢ Take initiative ➢ Make your goals known ➢ Track and document your progress ➢ Get yourself chance to learn ➢ Most importantly be visible

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Thank You

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Questions?

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RESOURCES: ● Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual ● The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide

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“Exploring the software world by sharing your learnings and experiences” - Oliver Mensah