Category Archives: Project Management

Software is Emergent 3 Part Introduction to Scrum

Posted on August 10, 2009 by

Introduction to Agile / Scrum Development By Rob Dempsey. Part 1 Your organization must change in order to gain the full effect of Agile.   If your organization will not change, you will not improve, and Agile is not for you. … Continue reading →

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Emotional Intelligence in Software Development

Posted on August 4, 2009 by

In software development today, the folks developing most software programs are not the same people interacting with the users of the end product.   This often times leads to software that misses the mark when it comes to expected functionality or … Continue reading →

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Working Smarter, Videos on Agile

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

I recently was perusing YouTube and found a bunch of really good videos on the Agile development process… here are some of the better highlights This is a bit over the top, but it does show some very important aspects … Continue reading →

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More On Agile – The Car Again?

Posted on July 18, 2009 by

The analogy I tried hard to make in my last few posts was to dispel the notion that software development is NOT like building a Car, or a bridge, or even a home. So let us as engineers and developers, … Continue reading →

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Software Development Is Not Like Building a Car – Part III

Posted on July 16, 2009 by

When implementing a project whose team is made up of customer employees, and vendor consultants, there are to be honest many competing agendas in forming that team.  The customer wishes to keep costs down, and utilize the consultants for as … Continue reading →

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Software Development Is Not Like Building a Car – Part II

Posted on July 11, 2009 by

The most common questions asked by my peers and managers regarding Agile software development is this.  What is it, how can it benefit me, and how can it cut my costs down? So what is Agile Software Development? Agile software … Continue reading →

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Software Development Is Not Like Building A Car – Part I

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

I was at a meeting Wednesday with a bunch of really bright software architects discussing the concept of what engineering discipline most resembles software development.   We used home building as our most common point of discussion, and the debate … Continue reading →

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Hello World!

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

Hey everyone, this is my first Blog.  I have been a twitter fanatic for about a year now, and a facebook poster for well 2 years.   This is my first attempt to branch beyond that more personal social interaction and … Continue reading →

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