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Management Myth #1: The Myth of 100% Utilization

Article by Johanna Rothman | Comments (17)
 A manager took me aside at a recent engagement. “You know, Johanna, there’s something I just don’t understand about this agile thing. It sure doesn’t look like everyone is being used at 100 percent... Read More

Edit Those Epics

Article by Johanna Rothman | Comments (23)
 I've been working with folks making their transition to agile. One of the hardest transitions is for the managers and technical leaders.Managers are accustomed to working in timeboxes. To them, the... Read More

Three Components of Effective Defect-management Systems

Article by Krishen Kota | Comments (3)
 From a high-level view, defect management systems are made up of a combination of some defect management tools or tool and a defect management process. These two primary components work together to... Read More

Passing the Baton

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 I was watching a relay race recently. A relay is where members of a team take turns to perform and complete a certain action or activity. In a relay race, one team member passes a baton to another... Read More

Three Components of Effective Defect-management Systems

Article by Krishen Kota | Comments (3)
 From a high-level view, defect management systems are made up of a combination of some defect management tools or tool and a defect management process. These two primary components work together to... Read More

The Optimists Don't Make It Out

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 There’s only one advantage to delayed flights, missed connec­tions, and extra nights stuck in hotels far away from home—you can catch up on your reading. The book at the top of my “to read” list was... Read More

Considering the Modern Technology Career

Article by Matthew Heusser
 Software development is a young field, at least compared with established professions like law and medicine. The choice to work in software is likewise a different choice. It is often made in youth... Read More

Testing Tradeoffs and Project Risk: A Case Study

Article by Payson Hall
 The project had issues. It was a two-year project intended to swap an aging legacy application for a commercial product. The vendor’s off-the-shelf software required some customization and extension... Read More

The ROI of Learning for Testers

Article by Lisa Crispin
  During my software career, I’ve spent a lot of time and effort learning new thinking and technical skills. I’ve encouraged my peers to do the same. The series that Janet Gregory and I wrote on... Read More

The Top 5 Frustrations for Project Managers

See how you can avoid management swoop-in at the eleventh hour, or creating and sending around a dreaded 200-page plan that no one has time to read once, let alone every time a change occurs. We've... Read More - Get this content

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Cloud Wars Heat Up With Rackspace Fully Integrating OpenStack

For all of you out there using Rackspace for your IT hosting purposes, welcome to the world of OpenStack. San Antonio’s Rackspace made waves this week announcing it has fully integrated OpenStack,... Read More

Amazon Embarking on a Developer Hiring Spree

While Amazon continues to make headlines with the company’s Kindle Fire duking it out in the ongoing tablet wars, one thing is for certain: All that new technology means that Amazon is going to be on... Read More

Scientists Create Software Simulation of a Living Organism

Scientists at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute advanced upon the premise of The Sims last week with the first-ever software-based simulation of a living organism. Yes, the... Read More

Electric Cloud Releases ElectricDeploy

Sunnyvale’s Electric Cloud is tackling DevOps with the release of ElectricDeploy, it’s new product that automates complex application deployments. According to the company, ElectricDeploy is built... Read More
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