Building Better Software Build Teams Topic: Team effectiveness
Microsoft Corp, quite often considered the granddaddy of the computer software industry, was founded in 1975 by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen. (Fun fact: The company was originally based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, not Seattle!) Since its founding, the company has been on the forefront of software development. From MS-DOS to Windows to Internet Explorer, Microsoft has pursued its mission to “empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.”72 Although Microsoft’s cloud-computing business continues to sizzle—growing by 93 percent in the most recent quarter—software development still plays an important role in the company’s strategic revenue ...
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