Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://kijanawoodard.com">Kijana Woodard</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/kijanawoodard">@kijanawoodard</a></div> </div> </div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="">Kijana Woodard talks with Dave Rael about delivering value and shares insightful experiences about technology and user focus.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="">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. </span></div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Kijana Woodard</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kijana's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Kijana up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The new Microsoft</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Stories of failure and taking away lessons, growing as a result of adversity</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Understanding the needs of the business and users and aligning approach with desired result</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kijana's greatest success stories</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Kijana decides what projects to tackle</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Kijana stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kijana's book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kijana's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Kijana</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <a href="http://kijanawoodard.com/">Kijana's (inactive) blog</a><br> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Kijana's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887898/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses - Eric Ries</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201485672/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code - Martin Fowler</a></li> <li><a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/video-lectures/" target="_blank">(Video Series) Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <h6>Kijana's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Never be afraid to question</li> <li>Finish what you start</li> <li>Forget about technology and concentrate on the business and the user scenarios</li> </ol> <p></p>
