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My most Relevant posts on Agile organized for your reading pleasure
Since blogs in general and this one in particular tend to highlight recent postings, and since reading my recent postings alone will not really provide the context to understand what my major points are, I’ve decided to put together my most … Continue reading
The High Cost of Emergent Design/Subsequent Refactorings
In my previous post, I demonstrated that even with a lowered cost of change curve, change is still expensive. But, you might say, OK, we agree with that, so we’ll try to do more up front analysis and try to … Continue reading
A Flattened Cost of Change Curve: An economic analysis
Much has been written about how a lowered cost of change curve is a benefit. And it certainly is a benefit. However, change is still costly, in terms of both time and money, even with this lowered cost of change. … Continue reading
Let’s stop calling Scrum, Agile, XP, etc, “Best” Practices
Let’s stop calling Scrum, Agile, XP, etc, “Best” Practices Let’s instead call them what they are: Practices
Posted in .net, agile, c#, cio, cto, scrum, software evelopment, Uncategorized
Tagged .net, agile, c#, cio, cto, design patterns, extreme programming, java, scrum, xp
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Silverlight 2 Controls Demo Updated to run on Release to World Version of Silverlight 2
I have updated the Silverlight 2 Controls Demo to run on the Release version of Silverlight 2. If you have been trying to run the old b2 demo on the Microsoft site and have been unable to since updating your … Continue reading
Moving Beyond Technical Elitism
Improving the quality of discourse amongst IT professionals is crucial to regaining the Respect that IT deserves. The current debate techniques often used by varying camps are harmful to IT’s Image and Credibility and harmful to broadening the knowledge and … Continue reading
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Tagged .net, agile, apple, bill gates, css, dynamic languages, entrepreneurship, hiring, java, jobs, linux, macintosh, mysql, php, rails, ruby, scrum, smalltalk, static typing, steve jobs, VC, windows
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Fairly Evaluting Consultant Versus Full Time Rates, Part I
Any Consultant will Frequently be engaged in rate discussions with potential clients. Many times these are hiring managers, not HR folks. Sometimes, these hiring managers expect consultants to work for the same hourly rate a full timer would perform the … Continue reading
Posted in jobs
Tagged .net, agile, coaching, consultants, consulting, contracting, crystal, css, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, finance, flash, hiring, hr, html, interviewing, java, jobs, php, resume, resumes, ruby, scrum, xp
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Agile & Waterfall are two sides of the exact same Coin
Agile & Waterfall are two sides of the exact same Coin, and are equally good or bad. Some Agile enthusiasts enjoy lambasting waterfall while espousing “Agile”, however the two techniques have many similarities — they both represent extreme ends of … Continue reading
Posted in agile, software architecture
Tagged .net, agile, c#, extreme programming, java, xp
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What to do when Scrum/XP isn’t working in your shop?
By this time, probably at least a few shops have given a try to Agile and Scrum. For some, things have probably been going fine. For others, perhaps not so fine. What to do when Agile/Scrum isn’t working for your … Continue reading
Posted in agile, software architecture
Tagged .net, agile, asp.net, c#, extreme programming, java, ruby, scrum, winforms, xp
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Are you charging too little?
I found a great little list over at Freelance Switch. http://freelanceswitch.com/humour/top-ten-signs-you-may-be-charging-too-little/ One of my favorites: Number 6: Clients pay your invoices in cash from their wallet. Also check out: http://freelanceswitch.com/humour/top-ten-signs-you-may-be-charging-too-much/ Number 9: You’re still living off a job you … Continue reading
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Tagged .net, c#, consultants, consulting, contracting, contractors, flash, freelance, freelancing, hiring, html, interviews, java, jobs, perl, ruby, work
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