July 16, 2019
Add Talents, Not Skills, to Your Team
I USED TO HIRE THE WAY EVERYONE IN OUR INDUSTRY HIRED: skills, skills, skills. One day an interview candidate threw…
July 16, 2019
A Word Can Make You Miss Your Deadline
WHICH WORD CAN MAKE YOU MISS YOUR DEADLINE? The answer is “any word.” When you are developing a product that…
July 16, 2019
Avoid Whack-a-Mole Development
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGERS face a lot of pressure to deliver fast. Time is of the essence. How can you get…
July 16, 2019
Make Project Sponsors Write Their Own Requirements
PROJECT FAILURE IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM with American corporations. According to a survey conducted several years ago by one…
July 16, 2019
Favor the Simple Over the Complex
AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED, my microwave oven only has one button: “add a minute.” To boil a cup of…
July 16, 2019
Pay Your Debts
DEBT, WHEN WELL MANAGED, is a useful financial instrument for both ordinary citizens and successful organizations. It balances present insufficiencies…
July 15, 2019
Get Users Involved As Early As Possible
PAST PATTERNS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT involved getting user requirements and then going off to do the coding and testing under…