Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Fix Requirements Specification Errors Now

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Errors in the requirements specification will cost you: 5 times more to find and fix if they remain until design. 10 times more if the...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Top 10 Project Management Risks

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As a software architect, I've assisted in project management and filled the role of product owner. For all of these roles it is impor...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

Hard Drive Cloning

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TL;DR Stuff that didn't work: Bootable USB drive with cloning software on it Samsung disk cloning software HDClone MiniTool Partition Wi...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

Avoid Standing Waves

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One of the odd side-effects of keeping your plans up-to-date is the standing wave. In this situation, you always plan to update your p...
Saturday, June 27, 2020

Keep Your Plan Up-to-date

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You must plan a software project; however, having an out-of-date plan is even worse than having no plan at all. When you have no plan, you k...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

Quantify Requirements

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All to often terms such as "fast," "responsive," and "extensible" are listed as software product requiremen...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Plan A Project In Detail

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Every software project needs a plan. The level of detail should be appropriate for the size and complexity of the project. A...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

Allocate Appropriate Resources

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Artificially constrained schedules and inappropriate budgets will doom a project regardless of the quality of the people or the availab...
Sunday, May 03, 2020

Minor Underestimates Are Not Always Bad

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Assuming morale has not been diminished, members of a project that is perceived as slightly behind schedule will tend to work hard at cat...
Friday, May 01, 2020

Reassess Schedules Regularly

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Schedules are usually set at the beginning of a project. These include intermediate deadlines as well as the product delivery deadline. A...