Posts tagged with the "Software Development" tag
Crash Course on CRASH Report, part 3: Technical Debt
February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment Money isn’t everything…yeah, right! There are few, if any, who are so idealistic in this world that they will actually believe money isn’t everything. It doesn’t matter if it’s the scheduled time for a television show or a high-level decision to produce a controversial product, the motivation is money. Need more convincing? …Read More
Mobilizing Security Failure
January 31, 2012 | Be the first to comment! Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said that "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing." But decades after Lombardi's Green Bay Packers dominated the NFL, a new slogan joined the sports lexicon - "moral victory." A moral victory, as best I can tell, is the "power of positive thinking" approach to …Read More
Taking Fire over Technical Debt
January 19, 2012 | 4 Comments My father was proud of his military service. He believed that young men and women could learn a lot not only from having served in the armed forces, but from having actually experienced the stress that comes with "taking fire." He was not one of those war mongering types who believed …Read More
Capgemini Extends CAST Globally
January 17, 2012 | Be the first to comment! After many years of close collaboration and significant industrialization investments led initially in France, Capgemini Group has completed a worldwide investment in automation from CAST. The agreement will enable Capgemini to extend extended CAST technology, which has been in use at Capgemini’s Application Intelligence Center since 2006, on a global basis. This will …Read More
Hey Agile: Good Enough Ain’t Good Enough
January 17, 2012 | Be the first to comment! As a writer, I frequently go back and review pieces I’ve written over time. When I do, I’d like to think that I’ll be happy and satisfied with each and every article, announcement, blog or brochure. The truth is, however, that I seldom find that I’m patting myself on the back …Read More
Speed Kills
January 12, 2012 | Be the first to comment! Some among us may remember Earl Scheib who owned a chain of auto painting facilities; at least, that's what he called them. In actual fact, his shops were a national joke. In his TV commercials he would tell viewers, “I’ll paint any car for $99.95” and would promise one-day service. …Read More
Crash Course on CRASH Report, part 2: New Insights
January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment I confess – I’m an “Urban Myths” junkie. That doesn’t mean I believe in every Urban Myth that comes across my email inbox; much to the contrary, in fact, I’m a born skeptic. I snicker at the widespread beliefs and openly wonder how someone could believe that Bill Gates would …Read More