Estimating digital & software projects has long been considered a dark art. Many luminaries have written books, articles, blog posts, and rants on the subject. Steve McConnell, the guru of project estimation, has suggest…

Intermediate

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Brett Porter, Deborah Hanamura, Joshua Philips, Trevor Kale

As social connection apps and mobile technology evolve, instant gratification is now expected when it comes to new people and information. We’ll tackle the new norms of meeting people via app, diving into the lifecycle o…

Beginner

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Colin Hodge, Joel Simkhai

Next Generation Recommendations: We live in a world where search is dead. Consumers are most responsive to personalized, content-driven and curated experiences and are no longer as willing to take the time to search and …

Intermediate

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Hayley Barna, Katrina Lake, Ruzwana Bashir, Todd Yellin

The social aspect of music has been digitalized, and people can easily share songs with their friends via social media or create group playlists with apps. Explore the changes in how people share, discover and consume mu…

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Casey Newton, Erik Hartwig, Ime Archibong

Is music discovery dying? The streaming charts are full of pop hits, festival lineups could be copy-pasted from week to week, hundreds of bloggers post the same track from the same PR email blast every day and satellite …

Presenters

Andrew Jervis, David Greenwald, Greg Katz, Marion Hodges