Rogel @ September 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The last few days were pretty hectic, and it is going to be somewhat crazier in the days to come. An important project, with crazy deadline, requires most of my attention for the next few days. Not surprisingly, more than I’m missing updating this blog I’m missing reading others. The reading backlog is simply unbelievable…
And, […]
Rogel @ November 26, 2006 # No Comment Yet
If you ever wondered what happen when the process takes first priority and the organization become purpose for itself, instead of what it produce - go and read this:
So that nets us a conservative estimate of 24 people involved in this feature. Also each team of 8 was separated by 6 layers of management from […]
Rogel @ October 9, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Although I have strong reservations from a methodology suggested in this post, suggesting to give the developer the work and to get the results when they are done - when ever this lucky day arrives, I just love this quote:
if you start with an Agile Methodology, and you add enough hard work, you get a […]
Rogel @ September 29, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The rest of us have all known that Agile Methodologies are stupid, by application of any of the following well-known laws of marketing:- anything that calls itself a “Methodology” is stupid, on general principle.- anything that requires “evangelists” and offers seminars, exists soley for the purpose of making money.- anything that never mentions any competition […]
Rogel @ August 28, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I discovered recently another great programing blog. Each of the post is a good source of knowledge and experience and require active thinking of the reader. Here for example a post about Distributed Information Systems:
People tell the truth.
Content is independent of presentation.
Syntax doesn’t matter.
Identifiers are reliable.
Metadata and data […]
Rogel @ August 27, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I find this hilarious description of the technical documentation process in coding horror, along with labnotes, my favorite blog about programming.
The situation you are in is no different from any other tech writer. The technical writing process:
Ask engineer how the damn thing works.
Deafing silence.
Crickets.
Tumbleweed.
Just start writing something. […]
Rogel @ May 18, 2006 # No Comment Yet
One of the few things I learn in management in general and in software development in particular is that there is no one solution to rule them all. We, as managers, should have in our arsenal as many methods as possible and the common sense when to apply them. This practice isn’t applied only […]
Rogel @ May 9, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Short, sharp and completely to the point description :
For some people, the art of using Microsoft Project and Outlook while sitting around all day in an office.
For the ones who actually intend to accomplish something, it’s the art of doing more things with less resources in the most efficient way.
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Rogel @ January 1, 2006 # 2 Comments
Steve McConnell’s book “Rapid Development ” was, and still is, a must read book to anyone who manage software development.
Dealing with software development and with software project management this book is one of the best guides I ever had (together with PMBok ). Yesterday I discovered Steve’s web site with references to […]
Rogel @ November 29, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The following cartoon, published by Scary Ideas, is an accurate description of the reality.
Project Management , I.T. , Software Development