Applications Development Manager
Target the Right Tools and Avoid Dead Ends
Applications Development Manager Responsibilities
- Manage in-house software development, including custom applications built on the Microsoft platform.
- Manage applications development tools for technologies such as DevOps, Azure, SQL Server, and Power Platform.
- Keep up with shifts in Microsoft developer tools, languages, APIs, and support deadlines to anticipate threats to custom apps.
Business Challenges
- Microsoft offers an astonishing variety of app developer tools and is adding new tools faster than teams can keep up with.
- Some tools seem to do the same thing, but trying to sort out the differences is time-consuming.
- Web information is scattered and incomplete; Microsoft takes too long to answer basic questions.
- Teams may be betting on the wrong Microsoft developer tools.
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