August 25, 2019
Requirement Specifications: An Oxymoron
GOOD REQUIREMENTS (R) describe how features of a product are going to solve particular existing or potential problems. Good features…
August 25, 2019
Go Ahead, Throw That Practice Out
WHAT DO SUCCESSFUL TEAMS DO THAT OTHERS DON’T? They constantly question their own practices and try to eliminate wasteful ones.…
August 25, 2019
Document Your Process, Then Make Sure It Is Followed
DURING AN EMAIL MIGRATION FROM ONE PLATFORM TO ANOTHER, a woman got married and brought our email system to its…
August 25, 2019
Size Matters
THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT, the size of the team, the size of the deliverables, and the size of the…
August 24, 2019
Developer Productivity: Skilled Versus Average
LET’S DEBUNK SOME OF THE MYTHS about developer skills for project managers who have been assigned for the first time…
July 18, 2019
How to Spot a Good IT Developer
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGERS know that project success rests on having excellent developers. How do you spot stellar performers in the…
July 17, 2019
Save Money on Your Issues
OUR COMPANY WAS USING TRAINING SOFTWARE that was five upgrades behind. We reached the point where it was so out…
July 17, 2019
Scrolling Through Time
TWELVE YEARS AGO, my team was hired to develop a web application as a subcontractor for a graphic design firm.…
July 16, 2019
You Aren’t Special
REMEMBER WHAT YOUR MOM TOLD YOU? “You’re special! You’re unique!” Right, just like every other boy or girl who had…
July 16, 2019
Keep It Simple, Simon
STAKEHOLDERS OF THE PROJECT often make things more complicated than they need to be. This a common cause of software…