Digital Work in an Analog World: Improving Software Engineering Through Applied Psychology - Softcover

Fox, John R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466381523 ISBN 13: 9781466381520

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

Software development tools have improved tremendously over the past few decades, yet software engineering languishes with many seemingly insurmountable problems. In an effort to address the grave challenges facing many companies today, software veteran John R. Fox explores a variety of the non-technical aspects of software engineering. Personality, teamwork, leadership, decision-making, culture, motivation and human tendencies are discussed as they apply to the overall software creation process. Software professionals will discover scores of innovative techniques to improve their efforts and careers. Even those peripherally involved in software engineering will gain new insights on the nuances of software engineering practices and how they may be improved in their organization. An exceptional read for business and software professionals alike.

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About the Author

John R. Fox is Chief Operating Officer at SWAT Solutions. He joined the firm in 2002. He has acquired over 25 years of experience in the software industry while working for several prominent Twin Cities companies such as Unisys, Young America Corp, and Wilson Learning. John was also a co-founder of Boomerang Marketing, an Internet-based incentive company. Fox launched his career as a systems programmer in the 1980s with Sperry Univac Defense Systems (now Lockheed Martin) where he focused on operating system and compiler development. All told, he has developed a well-rounded technical knowledge base by holding nearly every job within the software development field at one time or another. As COO at SWAT Solutions, Fox envisions the company’s mission as enhancing the quality, stability and performance of software usage, thereby preventing costly failures and unnecessary downtime. Fox is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and holds a B.A. degree in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science. He lives in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area with his wife and two sons. John may be reached, via email, at jfox@analogdevelopment.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1466381523
• ISBN 13: 9781466381520
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 266