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Monthly Archives: June 2004
Considerations About Being an Effective Manager
In general, technical people don’t seem to make great managers (unless they’ve been trying to become great). A result of that is what Reifer says in his IEEE Software (May/June 2004) column Catching the Brass Ring: “software professionals aren’t … Continue reading
I’m Baaaaaccccckkkk….
I now have a new hard drive. And I’m back from vacation. Thanks to the folks at MacResQ, I didn’t lose any data at all. (Truly amazing with a broken hard drive. If you need a chuckle, read commute mathematics. … Continue reading
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No posts until I fix my hard drive
I’ve been trying to boot my computer for the last 3 hours. It’s not clear when I’ll fix the hard drive. No posts and no emails until I do…
Is this Project Worthwhile?
Not all projects should be done. Some projects don’t even rate discussion. But sometimes it’s a lot harder to tell when a project is worthy and should be considered. Here are some questions I ask when trying to evaluate … Continue reading
I love the Tweets
If you haven’t read the comments starting from here from the previous posts, please do. Effern blew the whistle — so very nicely — when he perceived I hadn’t considered enough options. It’s possible I didn’t consider enough options:-) … Continue reading
Respect Your Project — or Leave It
I’m in conversation with a client about a possible project. The Big Guy wanted to meet with me immediately, but had constrained time, so I shifted my schedule and met with him. It was clear from our conversation that … Continue reading
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Rank Requirements
One of the questions I ask project teams is how they know what to do when. Most of the time, the developers look at me as if I’ve grown two heads and say, “Well, we look at the requirements. … Continue reading
People Need Immediate Feedback
We’re getting ready for my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, and my sister decided a scrapbook of family pictures would be a great present. She’s right, it will be wonderful. Mark and I were looking for pictures of us and … Continue reading
Convincing Managers to Buy Books
Some of my suggestions for people in my classes are simply to buy some good books for some specific information. When I suggest this, I sometimes hear “my manager won’t let me buy books.” As a bibliophile, I can’t … Continue reading
How Much Rework Does Your Project Perform?
In the last few weeks, several people have asked me how much rework is normal. Well, if you’re working in a test-driven development environment, you probably have very little rework. My estimates for the few real test-driven projects I’ve … Continue reading
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