One of the challenges that I have faced in both my professional and entrepreneurial career is that I am young and therefore others perceive that I lack the experience that others who are older than myself have. I recently read “The Power of Starting Something Stupid” by Richie Norton (full review to come soon) and …
Defect Density is defined as the number of defects for a specific time divided by the overall size of the component or project. *Size is defined in either lines of code changed (LOCC) or function points (FP), depending on who you talk to. I have been on teams that use this calculation, but …
Anyone who has ever worked on a project probably realizes there are three (really four, but people often forget about the fourth) criteria that project success is focused on: 1. Features (Requirements) 2. Estimates (Cost) 3. Schedule (Timeframe) 4. Quality (Often forgotten about since it is hard to see/define/measure) Regardless of whether we use waterfall …
One thing that you will notice with GTD (Getting Things Done) is that it is a strategy to follow, but it can be implemented in numerous different ways. One struggle I see many people have is finding an implementation that works for them, whether it be physical, electronic or a hybrid. Here is one way …
I read a lot of books. Most of my reading is not “fun” reading (as my wife would describe). I generally read books on the topic of self improvement, motivation, finance, business, software development, etc. I really enjoy learning and improving myself. Below are my Top 10 favorite books that span many of those topics. …
My sister graduated from college this past weekend. On the night before her graduation, we had a discussion around her time at college and the future. During the conversation, she said “but I don’t want to fail.” I have heard many people say these things in the past, and I was one of them. Once …
I’m excited to announce that a co-worker and myself will be presenting at IBM Innovate 2013 in Orlando. The conference runs from June 2nd – 6th and contains a ton of different sessions. Our session is titled “Paychex Case Study: Successfully Deploying a Jazz ALM Solution to In-flight Projects with Minimal Disruption and Immediate Benefits.” …
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