Posts tagged with the "Application Quality" tag

Getting Quality to the Core of Outsourcing

Getting Quality to the Core of Outsourcing

April 4, 2012 | 4 Comments Last week, Capgemini released its second Financial Services World Quality Report. The report cited that while corporations across the globe continue to be constrained by budget issues, the complexity and volume of application software they handle continues to increase exponentially. As a result, Quality Assurance organizations are turning more and …Read More
Will the REAL Agile Please Stand Up?

Will the REAL Agile Please Stand Up?

March 30, 2012 | 2 Comments I hate Geometry. Actually, I do not hate the concept of Geometry – I’m rather partial to shapes and appreciate the need to calculate the areas, perimeters, volumes, et al that they represent. What I hate about the subject – or should I say “hated” (past tense) since I haven’t had …Read More
Fixing Broken Windows

Fixing Broken Windows

March 22, 2012 | Be the first to comment! I will never be confused or lumped in with the modern assemblage of DIY’ers (Do It Yourselfers for those even less handy than I). My father was a firm believer in the idea that if you learned how to fix something yourself, you were putting someone else out of a …Read More
A Gold Watch Salute for Technical Debt

A Gold Watch Salute for Technical Debt

March 13, 2012 | Be the first to comment! Talented IT teams regularly beat themselves up over technical debt and have built comprehensive plans to effectively manage and minimize its effects. Prodded by Larry Dignan in a recent post, just for today, take a break and instead look at the technical debt practices of enterprise software vendors. You would think …Read More
CRASHing Into Technical Debt

CRASHing Into Technical Debt

March 8, 2012 | Be the first to comment! Without going into specific finances, I make twice as much money as I did just 10 years ago. You would think this would be an indication that times, for me anyway, are good; yet I still seem to have the same question every month the week before I get paid, …Read More
Fed Should Budget for Technical Debt

Fed Should Budget for Technical Debt

March 5, 2012 | 2 Comments It’s a presidential election year in the U.S. That means lots of attention being paid to people saying what they think they want us to hear in order to secure election to office. It also means the standard operations of government tend to fade into the background. Take the Federal budget …Read More
Wrapping Up Our ADM Discussion

Wrapping Up Our ADM Discussion

February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments There were so many great questions from attendees after the “Aligning Vendor SLAs with Long-Term Value” webinar that I moderated last week that we've compiled them here for you. Whether you participated in the webinar or not, I'm sure you'll find the questions -- and answers -- fascinating. Plus, …Read More
New Year, Same Fear

New Year, Same Fear

February 15, 2012 | Be the first to comment! I’ve never been much of a horror movie fan. I think my deep-seated love and background of history and my fascination for things that are real diminishes my ability to kick back and allow my wits to be uprooted by monsters and other ghoulish figures like Jason from Friday the …Read More