Involve sales people in tech projects, says Reed.co.uk CIO

Stuart Sumner
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Involving sales people in development projects means you're more likely to have a commercially viable product at the end, says Mark Ridley

Sales people should be involved in technology projects, especially where new products are being developed, according Mark Ridley, technology director of jobs website reed.co.uk. Ridley told Comp...

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