Priya Patel

Priya Patel, a programmer with Exoftware, a programming consultancy based in the EU, has a similarly pragmaticâ€"and even quasi-skepticalâ€"perspective. For starters, he notes, not all systems (legacy and non-legacy alike) are going to be of value in the long-termâ€"so it doesn’t always pay to service-enable them in the first place.

“Companies need to assess what assets they have, what condition they are in, and then make the call on what to do with them. Once they do, the messy job of dealing with it falls to developersâ€"which is why most developers think it is more trouble then it is worth,†he concludes.

At the same time, Patel concludes, the companiesâ€"and IT pros, for that matterâ€"ignore the SOA vision at their own peril. “I think it is an idea that could take offâ€"with time.

Priya Patel, a programmer with Exoftware, a programming consultancy based in the EU, has a similarly pragmaticâ€"and even quasi-skepticalâ€"perspective.For starters, he notes, not all systems (legacy and non-legacy alike) are going to be of value in the long-termâ€"so it doesn't always pay to service-enable them in the first place.

“Companies need to assess what assets they have, what condition they are in, and then make the call on what to do with them.Once they do, the messy job of dealing with it falls to developersâ€"which is why most developers think it is more trouble then it is worth,†he concludes.

At the same time, Patel concludes, the companiesâ€"and IT pros, for that matterâ€"ignore the SOA vision at their own peril. “I think it is an idea that could take offâ€"with time.

Contact: Priya Patel Email: ppatel@exoftware.com Telephone: +353 (0) 1 4100 647

Priya Patel, director at Exoftware, says: "This type of development can really cut down on development times.
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"Most tenders for the public sector in our experience have several hurdles that companies have to pass before they can even be considered for tendering for a government contract," says Patel.

But what these big players lose through rigid recruitment practices could have very real benefits for small business, says Priya Patel, marketing manager at Exoftware, a software development firm headquartered in Dublin.

American by birth, Patel says UK firms are too prescriptive when hiring university-leavers.
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"What people do academically and professionally are often two very different things," says Patel.
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Patel says the cost benefits to Exoftware of graduate recruitment are manifold."In the short-term, wages are kept down," she explains.

Priya Patel, director of marketing with Exoftware, an agile programming consultancy based in the EU, says his organization typically does several things to ensure that the content of a course comports with the expectations of students.Common practices include a "hopes and fears" exercise in which students are asked to write down their expectations with respect to the course; daily feedback, in which students are asked to comment about what is working and what isn't; interaction, in which instructors encourage students to voice their concerns with the course; and final feedback.

"We spend a lot of time talking to customers who hire us and even the folks who will be taking the course, before the course even starts, to ensure we understand their specific issues and goals," he concludes."This is done gratis because it is an essential to getting the course right on the mark for people, plus it ensures our customers come back to us again and again."

Even so, Patel acknowledges, problems sometimes do occur, especially when not all programmers have the same skill levels.

"Of course there are always those who are more advanced or less than others in a course.The best way to deal with that is to ensure each course has some informal or downtime where people who want to get a bit more in-depth or discuss issues outside of the class scope have the opportunity to do so," he says.

But what these big players lose through rigid recruitment practices could have very real benefits for small business, says Priya Patel, marketing manager at Exoftware, a software development firm headquartered in Dublin.

American by birth, Patel says UK firms are too prescriptive when hiring university-leavers.
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"What people do academically and professionally are often two very different things," says Patel.
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Patel says the cost benefits to Exoftware of graduate recruitment are manifold."In the short-term, wages are kept down," she explains.