I've read quite frequently about the challenges we will experience when adding new people onto teams, including Fred Brooks' 'The Mythical Man Month',
but...
4 replies - 2220 views - 10/21/09 by markhneedham in Articles
Software development is hard work. We have been taught that the best way to solve the tough challenges inherent to software development efforts is to treat...
4 replies - 7654 views - 02/24/09 by Kirk Knoernschild in Articles
A number of weeks ago I asked readers to tell me what motivates them. The most original/inspiring contribution was awarded with $100 worth of software...
0 replies - 1644 views - 12/19/08 by jurgenappelo in Articles
Anyway,
now that we're approaching the end of the calendar year, invariably
many folks are filling out self-evaluations and managers are presiding
over...
0 replies - 1095 views - 12/19/08 by Frank Kelly in Articles
I have been making New Year's resolutions for a long, long time. I don’t even remember when I actually started making them either. Yes, it has been so...
3 replies - 6407 views - 12/16/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles
Just today I came across a post referring to the agile manifesto. We have it framed on the wall just beside the door to our office. It usually doesn't get...
5 replies - 2927 views - 12/12/08 by Tom Meier in Articles
This question is one I've run into a few times recently. It's not
a question I can answer quickly as the question is based on a false
premise about the...
0 replies - 1747 views - 08/19/08 by martinfowler in News
In my time here on the oil mine I have had a lot of time to think and observe and one thing is for certain, perspective on something makes a big difference in...
0 replies - 2184 views - 08/14/08 by AnneBotha in Articles
I sighed once more as I read my email and with furrowed brow considered the end result of his email. It would not have proven to be so frustrating had this...
1 replies - 2410 views - 08/04/08 by AnneBotha in Articles