Episode 004: “Working in a Product Development Team” with Jenny Farver

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08/27/20 • 21 min

More often than not, software development projects are actually product development projects. The goal is to develop a product that will actually be used, and where our users will have specific needs. The team that develops that product will involve more than just software developers and, to help us explore what product development entails, and the various roles that are involved in a product development team, we spoke with Jenny Farver, a Chicago-based technology leader with many years of experience in product development.

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Extras 004.1: "What does a CTO do?"

In Episode 004: “Working in a Product Development Team” with Jenny Farver, we spoke with Jenny Farver about product development, including the various roles that you find in a product development team. Jenny herself has been the CTO of several companies and, in this bonus content from Episode 004, Jenny tells us more about the role of the CTO.

Conversations in Software Development - Episode 004: “Working in a Product Development Team” with Jenny Farver

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Welcome to conversations in software development podcast intended primarily for students who want to learn more about software development. I am your host for her Sotomayor . I am a senior lecturer in computer science at the university of Chicago, where among many other things, I teach a class on software development. This is our fourth episode overall, but it is the first episode since we launched a website for the podcast. So I just want to rem