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Monthly Archives: November 2003
Banging Against the Glass Ceiling
Last week, one of the mailing lists I’m on discussed the glass ceiling. Some participants doubted the glass ceiling exists — that it may be more of a reaction on the part of the person perceiving the glass ceiling. … Continue reading
More on Creating Faster Cheaper Projects
Hal posted his take on creating faster cheaper projects. I see that I did not make my assumptions clear in my original post. Hal had three problems (at least!) with my post: Fewer people increase the length of the … Continue reading
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Creating Faster Cheaper Projects
Performing projects faster and cheaper seems to be the holy grail for most organizations. Here’s the secret: If you really want to perform projects faster and/or cheaper, start them earlier. When you start projects early, you can assign fewer … Continue reading
A Possible Assessment Technique
In the last few weeks, I’ve received several questions about how to assess the productivity and effectiveness of testers. I’m concerned about this, because a tester’s effectiveness doesn’t just depend on the quality of the tester’s work, it depends … Continue reading
Zeroth Draft of “The Role of Footwear in Software Development”
Last week at the AYE conference, Naomi Karten and I facilitated a writing workshop. We ask people to write for five minutes and then for ten minutes. We find that people who are stuck on their writing make significant progress … Continue reading
Blogging at AYE
Ron, Laurent, Dale, Willem, Esther and I are all together at AYE – we’re having a blogging BOF. We discussed things that stood out for us at the AYE conference: facilitating a panel, the presentation workshop, working with Jean McLendon, … Continue reading
Blogging with Friends
I’m at the AYE conference this week, and a bunch of fellow bloggers are here: Laurent Bossavit, Esther Derby, Steve Smith, Ron Pihlgren, Willem van den Ende, Dale Emery. I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone. Laurent suggested a blogging BOF … Continue reading
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