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  • How ALM teams benefit from social media features

    In this expert response, Kevin Parker explores the current and potential uses of collaborative social media tools for ALM team members, including Twitter and instant messaging.  Answer

  • Changing communication and collaboration styles in ALM

    ALM expert Kevin Parker discusses how people have shifted communication to social networks and how managers can take advantage of this trend.  Answer

  • Team leadership: Motivate your team by being genuine

    According to expert Pete Walen, team motivation stems not from sometimes phony motivational exercises, but rather from taking a real interest in the people on your team. Read this response for insight into how to win over team members through genuine...  Answer

  • Best practices for managing remote employees

    As working remotely becomes increasingly common, more managers find themselves in the situation where they are managing one or more people who are working at home in a remote location. With little interpersonal contact, how can a manager be effective...  Answer

  • How to gain acceptance of organizational change

    Any organizational change can meet with internal resistance. In this response, SSQ Site Editor Yvette Francino offers advice on how to win buy-in from those affected through honest communication and continuous improvement.  Answer

  • Software architect involvement in business analysis for waterfall development

    There are many advantages to inviting software architects, as well as development and testing experts, to participate in business analysis in waterfall organizations. This expert response explains the business benefits of having key team leads partic...  Answer

  • Gaining knowledge from retiring employees

    Knowledge transfer is important, particularly when an employee is getting close to retiring. But how do you get that knowledge from someone unwilling to share? In this expert response, site editor Yvette Francino talks about exploring motivations and...  Answer

  • Agile development teams should decide which metrics are most useful

    Deciding which metrics are important is often a management decision. In this expert response, agile expert Lisa Crispin recommends letting the team decide which metrics will best keep them on track for delivering a high-quality application, giving ex...  Answer

  • How to bond with your team when you're the only remote member

    One of the most difficult team configurations is the type when there is only one remote team member. Site editor Yvette Francino gives advice on ways for a sole remote team member to bond with the others using technology and communication to form tru...  Ask the Expert

  • Virtual team building

    Just because your team is spread across different sites, that doesn't mean you have to give up on team building. In this expert response, SSQ site editor Yvette Francino gives advice on how you can creatively engage your geographically dispersed team...  Ask the Expert

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  • planning poker

    Planning Poker is a teambuilding activity for achieving group consensus.  It is used by agile software development teams to estimate how long a component of a software project (story) will take to complete.  Definition

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

    Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a qualification program overseen by the Project Management Institute (PMI)... (Continued)  Word

About Building Software Project Teams

Part of software project management requires staffing the project with personnel that have the right skills for successful completion of an application. Organizational decisions regarding hiring, appropriately staffing and training project teams for high-performance must be made to ensure a team's success. Dynamics in communication styles, work locations, cultures and time zones all need to be considered as a team is getting staffed. Employee skills and training needs are factors in determining project resource allocation and staff professional development.