All Blog Posts From The Category: Software Demystified
Posts within the "Software Demystified" category
More on Agile at 10…and a Half
August 30, 2011 | 1 Comment Agile development celebrates a half-birthday this month, so I figured it was time to reflect upon my comments a few months ago when I took it to task for not taking software quality more seriously. My reasoning then was that 10 is an age where we begin to expect more out …Read More
Unscrambling Scrum
August 1, 2011 | Be the first to comment! I’m a big fan of things that make sense. Simple explanations, using metaphors to explain the otherwise inexplicable, incorporating landmarks into driving directions and splitting up large projects to get them done faster are all concepts with which I find favor. This is why, when I first learned about Scrum, it …Read More
Output-Based Application Management
June 27, 2011 | Be the first to comment! You need an application delivered fast. And you’re willing to pay more to get it done quickly. But how much more should you pay? That depends of course on your supplier’s productivity. The more productive they are, the more they can charge on a per-hour basis. That’s because their productivity enables …Read More
Automated Analysis Amends Agile’s Ailments
June 15, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Time to market is a major consideration when developing software these days. Feeling the pressure of competition, companies realize they need to move swiftly and cannot rest upon their laurels if they wish to remain ahead of the competition and be the company that sets the trend rather than follows …Read More
How Not To Do APM
June 13, 2011 | Be the first to comment! A few weeks ago I moderated a webinar on Application Portfolio Management (APM) featuring Phil Murphy, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. It contains some excellent information on how to think about APM and I encourage you to download the presentation and the audio track. What follows are some thoughts about what …Read More
Developers: They’re Only Human
June 7, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Human beings are an odd animal. We’re the only animal that experiences embarrassment over mistakes; some say we’re the only animal that realizes we make them. We also run a full gamut of emotions when we make mistakes – from frustration and self-deprecation to humor and acceptance. Mistakes are so prevalent …Read More
Managing Risk, Avoiding Disruption
June 6, 2011 | Be the first to comment! I’ve written quite a bit about the spate of businesses that have suffered some form of disruption over the last few months – security breaches at Sony, Android malware attacks, system outages at the London Stock Exchange, operational system failures on London’s East Coast Line and numerous others. All these …Read More