Chad SturtzA Journey Through Software

Q: Why do I need Yammer?

A:  It’s simple… I want access to my fellow software engineers and technologists that live on the other side of boundaries that get created around other Departments, Products, Business Units, and Acquisitions.

True story. I had to quickly come up to speed on a technology I had not been introduced to previously.  I took the normal approach of aggressively searching online to find examples, white papers, blogs, anything to help.  Time was running out, and while I had learned a lot in a short amount of time, I wanted a little help connecting all of the dots and selecting what I needed to focus on to complete my task in a timely manner.  I needed 15 minutes with an expert in this technology to guide me down the right path, because I didn’t have time to go down the wrong one.

I jumped on Yammer and put out a call for help.  A development manager responded with the name of a person who he knew to be experienced with this technology.  He introduced us over email and a few minutes later, I was getting exactly what I needed.