Posts tagged with the "software productivity" tag
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
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
Stranded by Software
July 11, 2011 | Be the first to comment! As a nursing home consultant and her company’s top mentor for clients that have fallen afoul of their states’ regulatory commissions, my wife travels nearly every week of the year. As a result, I have a ton of second-hand experience with airline delays and passengers being stuck in an airport …Read More
Supplementing Project Metrics with Quality Metrics
January 25, 2010 | Be the first to comment! Why would IBM Rational, a leader in tools for improving software delivery, work hard to integrate the CAST Application Intelligence Adapter into IBM Rational Insight? Because CAST's quality metrics are a unique and vital addition to IBM Insight. Quality metrics are vital to delivering a product that will live up to the …Read More
Function Points — A Primer
January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment This post covers function points in general and then takes a deeper dive into the CAST approach to automated function point counting. 1. What is a Function Point? 2. How are function points used? 3. What is a CAST-Computed Function Point? 4. How does CAST’s automated approach to counting function points compare with IFPUG’s …Read More
Software for Increasing IT Productivity
January 1, 2010 | Be the first to comment! Speaking of software productivity, Peter Cohan of AOL's Daily Finance recently wrote about how automated software quality measurement improves IT productivity and in turn, business productivity. Read it …Read More