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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

The other one of us cofounded 10x Management , a well-respected talent agency representing top-tier freelance programmers, designers, and other technology professionals. Others are new to managing or stronger technically than as a supervisor. One approach that 10X has recommended is creating a roving CTO or project managers.

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How IBM, Intuit, and Rich Products Became More Customer-Centric

Harvard Business Review

Consider the battle waged by IBM’s software development teams between competing methods for getting closer to customers. Over time, teams adopted an even more aggressive approach to software development called “ continuous delivery , ” a highly automated method that enables them to make many small changes per day.