I’ve been holding back this interesting tidbit for a good amount of time now, but I think it’s time to let the news roam free. Here goes:<\/p>\n
I GOT A JOB!<\/strong><\/p>\n Wahoo, I say. I’ll be working for ThoughtWorks<\/a> as a Business Analyst starting in August. Let’s see if I can’t dig up any formal explanations for what TW does……..ahh, perfect. There was a great explanation right in the title of their homepage:<\/p>\n ThoughtWorks is a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end global software development and delivery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Get it? Sure you do. That’s just official worky mumbo-jumbo that translates as “ThoughtWorks makes software in their worldwide offices.”<\/p>\n My role will basically be as a consultant, but my real goal is to try to sneak in some of my vast<\/a> training<\/a> and practice<\/a> in the world of Human-Computer Interaction to make the software projects I help create to work well for everyday human beings.<\/p>\n One thing that really makes ThoughtWorks different is their approach to the software development process. They believe in Agile Methodologies<\/a>, which are governed by a few basic principles<\/a>. This means quicker development cycles (more iteration), and closer attention paid to delivering high quality software that people (customers) actually want<\/em> and will use<\/em>.<\/p>\n The thing I am most excited about, though, is the people. Everyone I’ve met at TW so far has been phenomenally interesting, honest, and brilliant.<\/p>\n