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Maxim Porges
01/09/2007
Secrets of Top Notch Development Teams
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Max has been leading software development teams for most of his career. In this session, Max will share his many secrets for success in all areas of successful team management. If you~'re a Team Lead or Development Manager, you'll learn how to maximize the potential of your existing team, as well as how to build a successful new team from scratch. Topics covered in detail include the following: - How to hire and retain the best talent (regardless of budget), including step-by-step coverage of an incredibly effective interview process - Using an open collaboration environment to achieve constant improvement with very little effort - Growing the skills of your team through tactical use of mentoring and delegation - Proven techniques for the creation and enforcement of development standards - Getting the most out of your team with peer review cycles - Striking the documentation balance: how much is "just enough"? - Effective distribution of new code and maintenance work for maximum throughput and skills development
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Maxim is Lead Software Architect at CFI/Westgate Resorts. He has enjoyed a diverse career leading teams in the design and implementation of a variety of software applications, including online travel, interactive kiosks, client/server chat software, payment processing solutions, and sales and support applications. As an expert developer, Maxim pioneered best practices for integrating the J2EE Spring framework with ColdFusion. He is presently directing the migration of CFI's enterprise applications to a service-oriented architecture utilizing Java, Flex, and ColdFusion technology, and spearheading the cultural switch from procedural to object oriented development for over 70 software development professionals. Maxim is widely recognized as an authority in the Fusebox Lifecycle Process (FLiP), and techniques for effective management of development teams. He has presented at numerous ColdFusion conferences and User Groups across the country, and is Chairman of the IT Advisory Committee for Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL.
Maxim Porges can be reached at spindlenine (at) yahoo.com.
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