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Presented at Barcamp Saskatoon 2010. Tips for software developers and testers to take advantage of the things non-technical colleagues can do for them, to make better products and happier work environments.
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Caring for (and exploiting) your non-tech typesKari Halsted @kayayarai
Who am I?
Kari. That’s kay – ay – ar – ai. I tweet at @kayayarai
Information architect for IBM Rational Software, a not-very-techie in a techie world.
I work for IBM, but none of this necessarily reflects IBM’s position, strategies, or opinions. The ideas, mistakes, and lame jokes herein are my own.
Who are you?
A software developerA software testerA development manager
Or not.
What I’m here to sayThere are ways you can make
your life better by exploiting the non-tech folk in your workplace.
First
First
* not my mom
What are the worst things about non-techs?
What are the best things about non-techs?
A word about diversity
D&C
All this to say …
… and back to my point.
Things non-techs can do for you
Your ideas? Experiences?
Kari Halsted–@kayayarai–[email protected]
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