Posts tagged with the "business productivity" tag
Transparency is the Track to Trust
October 27, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Recently, as I sat on the Northeast corridor train, the ticket-taker informed us that we would be delayed 15 minutes. As I thought about the impact on my day, a flutter of activity rippled through the cabin. Passengers called bosses, colleagues, wives and customers spreading the news. …Read More
Structural Quality Must Be Part of Agile Vocabulary
September 15, 2011 | 1 Comment I cannot believe how much our education system has changed. When I went to kindergarten, most of curriculum revolved around getting along with others (a lesson some will argue never took with me) and some basic verbal skills. I learned at my daughter's kindergarten orientation that blocks and finger painting …Read More
In Defense of Agile
July 14, 2011 | Be the first to comment! As you may know from my bio here, I’m a big fan of Boston sports. So you can understand how thrilled I was a few weeks ago when “my” Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup for the first time since I was my daughter’s age! It wasn’t easy for them, though. …Read More
Avoid Disaster in Disaster Recovery
June 1, 2011 | Be the first to comment! From the earthquake and tsunami in Japan back in March to the tornadoes that have ripped through the Midwestern United States over the last two months, we have been witness to the violence and destruction Mother Nature can inflict without warning. As we begin to move on from the shock of …Read More
It’s Tuesday; Do You Know Where Your Patches Are?
April 12, 2011 | Be the first to comment! It’s Patch Tuesday again. The monthly rite of passage for Microsoft as it attempts to patch some of the holes in its software that it didn’t bother to fix before they put it in the box as well as those exposed after the software had been installed in millions of …Read More
When Good Software Goes Bad
April 8, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Another week, another software failure. Last week on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London to Edinburgh, a software malfunction left five trains stranded mid-track and significantly delayed others after a power supply issue knocked out the signaling system. According to reports, software that should have instructed the backup signaling …Read More
Code Vaccination: A Health Checkup for Your Applications
March 16, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Another day, another major IT company announcing a security vulnerability in its software. Yesterday came news that Adobe has joined the perpetual parade of IT companies unveiling potential security breaches when it announced that a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player was being exploited or could be exploited to take control …Read More