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	Podcast:		Developer On Fire
	Episode:		Episode 002 \| Kijana Woodard: Focus on the Business
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:40:07
	Publish Date:		2015-06-12 19:00:00
	Description:		Guest: Kijana Woodard @kijanawoodard Kijana Woodard talks with Dave Rael about delivering value and shares insightful experiences about technology and user focus. Kijana Woodard is a highly experienced software developer based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Over a period of 18 years, Kijana has developed a wealth of applications, using an array of technologies including C#, ASP.NET MVC, Javascript, HTML/CSS, NServiceBus, RavenDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Redis. Chapters: 00:28 - Dave introduces the show and Kijana Woodard 04:07 - Kijana's definition of value 05:44 - The things that "light Kijana up" 06:34 - The new Microsoft 08:26 - Stories of failure and taking away lessons, growing as a result of adversity 13:12 - Understanding the needs of the business and users and aligning approach with desired result 15:36 - Kijana's greatest success stories 24:12 - How Kijana decides what projects to tackle 28:16 - How Kijana stays current with what he needs to know 32:15 - Kijana's book recommendations 35:16 - Kijana's top 3 tips for delivering more value 38:43 - Keeping up with Kijana Kijana's (inactive) blog Kijana's book recommendation: Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses - Eric Ries Refactoring - Martin Fowler (Video Series) Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Kijana's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Never be afraid to question Finish what you start Forget about technology and concentrate on the business and the user scenarios
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