Posts tagged with the "Software" tag
Government Its Own Worst Enemy in Cyber War
September 23, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Ever a man ahead of his time, Albert Einstein once said, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Were he alive today, the only thing he likely would change about his statement would be how …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
Software Quality Haunts Honda
September 7, 2011 | Be the first to comment! I’m strictly an “American Car” guy. Every car I’ve ever owned since my 1988 Ford Escort when I was in college has been American made. It’s not so much that I’m “gung-ho” pro-Union or some staunch advocate of only buying products made in the USA – although if two products were …Read More
Adding to the Cost of Failure
September 1, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Woe is Sony. Victimized by more than a dozen hack attacks earlier this year, most of them at the hands of the LulzSec group, which gained unauthorized access to more than 100 million customer data files, the gaming, media and electronics giant has faced massive lawsuits and reparation payments not to …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
More on Agile at 10…and a Half
August 30, 2011 | 1 Comment Agile development celebrates a half-birthday this month, so I figured it was time to reflect upon my comments a few months ago when I took it to task for not taking software quality more seriously. My reasoning then was that 10 is an age where we begin to expect more out …Read More
Dropbox Drops the Ball
August 24, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Our society has a particularly annoying habit, one that’s not exclusive to any one specific walk of life, business or industry, nor is it one that we are likely to see our society give up anytime soon. The habit is known by several names, but is most commonly referred to …Read More