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Article by Rinku Sahay |
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Sep 7 2011 - 1:57pm We all like being in demand, feeling wanted, and being dependable. But, we forget that there is a thin line between being dependable and irreplaceable. The result is not only a loss of credibility but also a loss of opportunities Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
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Sep 5 2011 - 3:00am Johanna Rothman received a variety of responses to her recent writing on agile architecture. In this article, she attempts to clarify her case for having an architect on some–but not all–agile programs, depending on a number of factors. Read More
Article by Laura Brandenburg |
Aug 29 2011 - 4:00am Becoming a CEO isn’t the ultimate goal for the most successful CEOs. It is a status that they use to achieve great things, and they face ongoing temptations that threaten their potential. Here, Laura Brandenburg takes a look at the temptations in Patrick Lencioni’s Five Temptations of a CEO that can limit the potential of not only CEOs but also anyone in a leadership position. Read More
Article by Linda Rising |
Aug 16 2011 - 10:23am In today's environment, we seem to have little time for either problem identification or solution implementation. What seems to work well instead (and is more fun) is to try small experiments. The idea is not to solve problems, but to try to learn in little steps. Read More
Article by Filip Szymanski |
Aug 16 2011 - 10:06am A common mistake made when building applications to meet business needs is not properly defining business requirements from the get-go. Poorly defined requirements compromise the quality of applications and lead to projects that deliver marginal value or fail outright. Read More
Article by Lee Copeland |
Aug 16 2011 - 9:59am How many times have you heard the phrase "works as designed" used to describe software that is flawed and in some cases not fit for use? While "works as designed" has become an acceptable response for some, for real professionals, it's not. Read More
Article by Laura Brandenburg |
Aug 16 2011 - 9:54am Five or ten years ago, the common career advice to business analysts was that to be promoted, you should become a project manager. Today, business analysis professionals have myriad career options. Read More
Article by Mary Gorman, Ellen Gottesdiener |
Aug 15 2011 - 3:19pm Are your planning and analysis activities synergistic? Is their total effect on your project greater than the sum of the two activities? When done hand in glove you’ll see how planning and analysis can help groom your backlog and enable you to continuously deliver valuable software. Read More
Article by Lisa Crispin, Nanda Lankalapalli |
Aug 15 2011 - 3:05pm Can software development teams that include one or more telecommuters work as effectively as collocated teams? Learn how to overcome common obstacles faced by "tele-teams," illustrated with real-life examples. Read More
Article by Fiona Charles |
Aug 8 2011 - 3:00am When we don’t understand what the words we use could mean to our customers and business stakeholders, we can trigger misunderstanding or strong emotional reactions that impair working relationships. To be successful, we either need to speak our customers’ language or, when we don’t speak their language, act with conscious intent. Read More
