Software Projects: Recruiting the Project Team

Intermediate
  • 14 videos | 46m 15s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification PMI PDU
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Learners will explore how to find the right talent for a software project team to ensure the success of the project in this 14-video course. Discover the requisite skills for successful teams and challenges in recruiting; look at interviewing and onboarding, communication and technical skills; and examine best practices in retaining the software team. Begin by identifying roles and responsibilities of key members within a team, and recognize key challenges faced when recruiting key talent. Discover critical skills required for a software developer and project manager, two key project team members. Explore recruitment sources, and learn how to apply guidelines and best practices to create an effective job description to attract the best talent. Learn key steps involved in candidate evaluation, and how to evaluate communication and technical skills of a candidate to determine the right fit for a developer role. Also, discover how to interview a candidate, and guidelines to follow to recruit the best-fit software project manager. Learn onboarding and induction skills, and best practices for retaining talent.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Identify the roles and responsibilities of key team members within a software project team
    Recognize the key challenges faced when recruiting key talent for a software project
    Discover the critical skills required for a software developer and a software project manager, two key software project team members
    Identify the various sources from where talent can be recruited for a software project team
    Apply guidelines and best practices to create an effective job description to attract the best talent
    Identify the key steps involved in evaluating a candidate for a software developer role in the software project team
  • Recognize how to evaluate the communication skills of a candidate to determine the right fit for a software developer role
    Recognize how to evaluate the technical skills of a candidate to determine the right fit for a software developer role
    Describe how to interview a candidate for a software developer role in a software project team
    Recognize the guidelines to follow to recruit the best-fit software project manager for a software project team
    Describe the methods used to induct newly recruited team members into a software project for an effective team
    Describe the best practices to adopt to retain talent in the software project team
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 23s
  • 3m 22s
    In this video, you will learn how to identify the roles and responsibilities of key team members within a software project team. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Challenges in Recruiting for Software Projects
    2m 25s
    After completing this video, you will be able to recognize the key challenges faced when recruiting key talent for a software project. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Requisite Skills for Successful Teams
    3m 23s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to discover the critical skills required for a software developer and a software project manager. These are two key software project team members. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Exploring Recruitment Sources
    3m 18s
    Learn how to identify the various sources from which talent can be recruited for a software project team. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Making Job Postings Count
    4m 43s
    In this video, you will learn how to create an effective job description to attract the best talent. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Planning the Evaluation Process
    4m 26s
    In this video, you will identify the key steps involved in evaluating a candidate for a software developer role on the software project team. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Evaluating Communication Skills
    3m 18s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to recognize how to evaluate the communication skills of a candidate to determine if they are the right fit for a software developer role. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Evaluating Technical Skills
    3m 34s
    After completing this video, you will be able to recognize how to evaluate the technical skills of a candidate to determine the right fit for a software developer role. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Choosing the Right Interviewing Skills
    3m 45s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe how to interview a candidate for a software developer role on a software project team. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Finding the Right Software Project Manager
    3m 38s
    After completing this video, you will be able to recognize the guidelines to follow to recruit the best-fit software Project Manager for a software project team. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Onboarding Skills
    3m 12s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe the methods used to induct newly recruited team members into a software project to create an effective team. FREE ACCESS
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    13.  Retaining the Software Team
    4m 39s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe the best practices for retaining talent in the software project team. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Course Summary
    1m 9s

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