Posts tagged with the "Project Management" tag
Is There a Technical Debt Tipping Point?
November 3, 2011 | Be the first to comment! This year, 2011, seems to have been the year of discussing, debating and, hopefully, dealing with debt crises. The U.S. Congress’ Super Committee has its deficit reduction recommendations due in three weeks. Meanwhile the Greek government is reconsidering the debt restructuring deal it signed just just last week. It’s pretty …Read More
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
Scrum & Technical Debt: Love the One You’re With
September 12, 2011 | 1 Comment Bravo to Joe Little, who writes the Agile & Business blog. Little recently penned a piece about the intersection of Scrum and technical debt titled “Scrum Hates Technical Debt.” I’m sure it does, but I think what he really means is that true Scrum hates technical debt. Little very accurately points out …Read More
Patrolling for Issues in Legacy Apps
August 17, 2011 | Be the first to comment! It’s not uncommon for organizations to hold onto their application software and IT systems longer than they should. This is particularly true for government agencies – Federal, state and local. When you combine an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality with budget cuts and comfort levels of staffers, …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
New Partnership CASTs Eye on Outsourcing
July 27, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Whenever a company chooses to outsource, there is a certain relinquishment of control. It is simply neither possible nor desirable to hold tightly to the reins of all aspects of an outsourced project. It stands to reason, therefore, that studies in the industry have revealed that many in IT management …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