I am actively in the market for a new computer. The notebook that I have been using for the last five and a half years is slowly capitulating to the inevitable. The HP Pavilion ZV5000Z was a screamer back in the day, and the 1600 x 1050 15.6 inch wide screen was truly a revelation…
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a new PIM
I am trying chandler – the open source PIM (personal information manager). I have my stuff for the week in, and will let you know my opinions as I go forward. I have my to do’s in, but don’t have my who’s figured out yet. that is an interesting arrangement – because I am responsible…
an interesting model
I was surfing my way through some pages about personal information management software, and I found my self on Mitch Kapor's blog. Mitch Kapor is the founder of Lotus Corp, and the original author of Lotus 1-2-3 – the spreadsheet that virtually everyone used before Microsoft completely dominated the desktop office software in the late…
Early Delivery Part 2 (from my old blog)
Early delivery has been considered the first commandment of agile. In the principles behind the Afile Manifesto, the first paragraphs says: Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. Early and Continuous delivery of valuable software… I take this to mean that we are going to structure…
Early Delivery (from my old blog)
Glen Alleman of the Herding Cats Blog in his post “Make Speed Not Haste” has once again taken an agile concept out of context. In this case, it is about “early delivery”. “Instead if seeking to be early how about seeking to On Time. The planned need time. The date that the plan shows…
Procrastination
In his excellent management skills blog, Tom Foster posts a brief series on Procrastination. Brad, a middle manager, procrastinates and brings the organization to a state where they are months behind on a major project. Tom spends a lot of time talking about time-span, as a predictor of management qualification. I appreciate this, as it…
Why “Velocity” Is Not As Bad As They Say
Glen Alleman of the Herding Cats blog is one of the most experienced project managers I have ever read. His background is amazing. He is bright, and has practical knowledge of projects that I will never have. However, he is missing the point on agile and velocity. I recently read his post “Simple Never Is”…
Metaphors in Requirements
This week I was asked to review job descriptions for analyst roles within our IT function. The roles were “Analyst, Business Systems”, and “Senior Analyst, Business Systems”. The person who asked me was looking for my opinion because I am strongly opinionated, blunt, and have experiencing hiring and leading business analysts and requirements engineers. She…
Requirements Success Factors
Last January my role was redefined, and since then I have been managing two teams covering diverse aspects of two software programs. The first team is responsible for requirements, functional design, quality assurance, and the second team is responsible for support. In this role, I have been focused on analysis and have been interviewing more…