Managing a Software Development Team

Software development is difficult
--> Complex
--> Changeable
--> Invisible
--> Conform
Software Development is Creative Work
Map is the Destination - Design is Construction
People
--> Hiring
--> Training
--> Skills (Soft and Hard)
Processes
--> Freedom and Control
--> Flexibility - Do What Works?
--> Agile, Predictive, Prescriptive?
Manager
--> Traits, Personality, Character
--> Technical Leadership
--> People Management
--> Extent of Supervision/Freedom
--> "Herding Cats?"
Tools
--> Silver Bullet?
--> Are Costly Tools Required?

Be Reborn or Live Longer?

Fighting against diseases.

Accidentally creating new diseases - AIDS, Mad Cow.

Longer lifespan --> longer old age --> bigger population of old depending on young productive population.

Nature's control mechanism - floods, earthquakes, famines, epidemics, global warming.

Spiritual evolution.

Vegetarianism

The Food Chain.
Man's position and role in the Universal Food Chain.
Closer to source, better the feed quality.
Accumulation of pesticides and toxins as ones goes up the food chain.
Economics of Vegetarian food and meat production.
Human body suitable for meat?
Benefits of Vegetarianism Vs. Meat-eating.
--> Health, Economic, Spiritual, etc.

Rain Water Harvesting

Yet to start!

Energy Crisis

Global Ecosystem severly damaged due to reckless indusrialization and deforestation.
Oil! Oil! Oil!
Too much dependence on fossil fuels.
What's the alternative?