Comments on: The Art of ‘Ware (V 2.0, maxim 2:5): scarce talent in key technologies http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/ Making IT work since 1974. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:45:06 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: el blog de jant » El efecto Mar Muerto y los departamentos de tecnología http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/comment-page-1/#comment-27 el blog de jant » El efecto Mar Muerto y los departamentos de tecnología Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:38:40 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/#comment-27 [...] luchan con el desarrollo de Tecnologías de la Información (TI). Una, que ya he discutido aquí y aquí, se refiere a la búsqueda y contratación de los mejores ingenieros posibles. Pero incluso si se [...] [...] luchan con el desarrollo de Tecnologías de la Información (TI). Una, que ya he discutido aquí y aquí, se refiere a la búsqueda y contratación de los mejores ingenieros posibles. Pero incluso si se [...]

]]> By: The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect : Bruce F. Webster http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/comment-page-1/#comment-26 The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect : Bruce F. Webster Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:42:49 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/#comment-26 [...] with information technology (IT) development. One, which I’ve already discussed here and here, deals with finding and hiring the best engineers you can. But even if you do find and hire [...] [...] with information technology (IT) development. One, which I’ve already discussed here and here, deals with finding and hiring the best engineers you can. But even if you do find and hire [...]

]]> By: bfwebster http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/comment-page-1/#comment-25 bfwebster Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:05:14 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/#comment-25 Gerben: Hey, someone who actually owned a copy of Pages! And thanks for the kind words. I agree with you that salaries <i>per se</i> are not the key problem in hiring and retaining excellent developers, though I will argue that you have to be competitive. But job satisfaction is critical, which usually includes: -- doing something interesting -- working with/for people you like (and respect) -- having the opportunity to learn new technologies -- being treated like a grown-up I need to write a post here or on one of my other sites (bfwa.com, and-still-i-persist.com) on the "Dead Sea Effect". And any chance you could translate your article into English? I'd be happy to post it here or at and-still-i-persist.com (more traffic over there). Besides that, I'd just like to read it (my Dutch is a little rusty :-). ..bruce.. Gerben:

Hey, someone who actually owned a copy of Pages! And thanks for the kind words.

I agree with you that salaries per se are not the key problem in hiring and retaining excellent developers, though I will argue that you have to be competitive. But job satisfaction is critical, which usually includes:
– doing something interesting
– working with/for people you like (and respect)
– having the opportunity to learn new technologies
– being treated like a grown-up

I need to write a post here or on one of my other sites (bfwa.com, and-still-i-persist.com) on the “Dead Sea Effect”.

And any chance you could translate your article into English? I’d be happy to post it here or at and-still-i-persist.com (more traffic over there). Besides that, I’d just like to read it (my Dutch is a little rusty :-) . ..bruce..

]]> By: gctwnl http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/comment-page-1/#comment-24 gctwnl Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:42:25 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/03/the-art-of-ware-v-20-maxim-25/#comment-24 Hello Bruce, Nice to find you are still up and running. As a former Pages owner and big fan of "Pitfalls of Object Oriented Development" you can imagine enjoying this site and your comments. I have been trying to convince the upper management of all places where I have worked to accept a sort of Webster's Constant and what it means for strategy (it's about getting the people skills on board!). I have been succesful in some large IT projects, the constant factor of all was the availability of good IT skills. I published an article (in Dutch) in an Online magazine about the massive failures of large government IT projects building on this same argument (http://digitaalbestuur.nl/opinie/it-is-moeilijk-it-bij-de-overheid-is-extra-moeilijk). Btw, salaries are not the problem. The really good people are interested in job satisfaction as wel as money. Besides, 2 good people are far more productive than 5 mediocre ones. Continuity is a bigger problem in that case. Hello Bruce,

Nice to find you are still up and running. As a former Pages owner and big fan of “Pitfalls of Object Oriented Development” you can imagine enjoying this site and your comments.

I have been trying to convince the upper management of all places where I have worked to accept a sort of Webster’s Constant and what it means for strategy (it’s about getting the people skills on board!). I have been succesful in some large IT projects, the constant factor of all was the availability of good IT skills.

I published an article (in Dutch) in an Online magazine about the massive failures of large government IT projects building on this same argument (http://digitaalbestuur.nl/opinie/it-is-moeilijk-it-bij-de-overheid-is-extra-moeilijk).

Btw, salaries are not the problem. The really good people are interested in job satisfaction as wel as money. Besides, 2 good people are far more productive than 5 mediocre ones. Continuity is a bigger problem in that case.

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