Posts tagged with the "quality" tag
Is Your ‘Wastebook’ Overflowing?
January 4, 2012 | Be the first to comment! Every year, Senator Tom Coburn compiles the Wastebook – A Guide to Some of the Most Wasteful and Low Priority Government Spending of 2011. According to Senator Coburn in the report: “This report details 100 of the countless unnecessary, duplicative or just plain stupid projects spread throughout the federal government and paid …Read More
What the New York Giants Can Teach Us about Software Quality
December 7, 2011 | Be the first to comment! As we all know, Sundays are for football, and this past Sunday brought some choice matchups. Although I am a devout fan of the New England Patriots, one of my favorite games paired the undefeated Green Bay Packers, led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Eli Manning's New York Giants. Tied …Read More
Sealed with a K.I.S.S.: Keeping IT Software Simple
November 21, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Kudos to Roger Sessions, the CTO of ObjectWatch. Recently, Sessions took a stand supporting “the intentional architectural design of simplicity into a software application,” which he dubbed “simplility.” But while I applaud Sessions for championing the case for simplicity in software architectural design, I’m not sure we need a new word …Read More
Marketing over Matter
November 4, 2011 | 2 Comments I keep asking the question over and over again in this blog – why won’t tech companies take the time and get it right before getting it out? The latest case of a major software bug causing a technical and PR nightmare for its maker comes from an unlikely source. Apple, …Read More
You Are What You Eat: Secrets to Healthy IT
September 28, 2011 | Be the first to comment! For those of us who remember the 90's, two lessons stand out that would be wise to heed in today's highly interconnected technology kitchen: Lesson #1 With performance pressure ratcheted sky high, and second place no longer an option, the quality of choices a company makes determine economic survival. Take for example …Read More
Does Moneyball Play in the Corporate World?
September 14, 2011 | Be the first to comment! In the spirit of "Bull Durham", "The Natural" and "Field of Dreams", the upcoming movie, "Moneyball", looks to be the next great American baseball film. I am excited yet conflicted. I am a big fan of those movies but I happen to be a bigger fan of Michael Lewis’ …Read More
Is Being Like Steve Jobs Easier Than We Think?
August 31, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Since his surprise resignation as CEO of Apple last week, there have been a plethora of tributes to Steve Jobs and I have enjoyed learning about this iconic figure from his colleagues, employees, journalists and consumers. However, while reading them, something struck me as odd. These tributes supported my …Read More