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Agile Process, Politics Stymie Vision

Software Development Engineer Lead
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 1 year
January 31, 2016
Snohomish, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Still way ahead of most companies on process and project agility, tools, and skill levels of coworkers.

Cons

Politics still drives projects. Not enough forward vision, and currently all problems for MS are solved by the cloud. So, essentially, it's a "When all you have is a hammer..." problem working with teams. Thinking outside the box isn't happening.

Advice to Management

Get an actual long-term and mid-term vision.

"The cloud," "Mobility," and so on are not visions; they're sales pitches and almost a decade old.

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