Tag Archives: risk

Preparing for Risks

Posted on December 7, 2003 by Johanna Rothman

  I’m supposed to be on the other coast right now. But since I start from Boston, and this Nor’easter has taken over, I’m going nowhere fast. When I planned the trip and the client work, I’d allowed about a … Continue reading →

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Buffers, Padding, and Schedules

Posted on July 26, 2003 by Johanna Rothman

From the “I wish I’d said that” list: Via Frank Patrick’s blog, Mike Cohn, in his User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development. Chapter 10, Why Plans Go Wrong in pdf, explains buffers and padding and scheduling: “A Buffer Isn’t … Continue reading →

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Effective Problem Solving and Solution Communication

Posted on July 8, 2003 by Johanna Rothman

  In a question to yesterday’s post, Bill asked about the effect of multiple ideas for problem solving: “Do readers feel they have to follow one of your multiple True Ways now? Or does the multiplicity meta-message encourage them to … Continue reading →

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