Monthly Archives: March 2008

Software Project Management and Agility, Agility. Of course.

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 03 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments

PMI has a term for it: Progressive Elaboration MSF, Martin Fowler (this guy is amazing), and XP have a term for it: Continuous Integration George has a term for it: Iterative Refinement It reduces Risk! It prevents Scope Creep! It … Continue reading

Hardhats for IT Project Managers (White Collar, Blue Collar, Polka-Collar)

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 03 17th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Being a PM can be like being a General Contractor. Obviously, there is a very direct relationship. I know this is not going to win a Pulitzer. General Contractors have PMs. Still, there is another shade of metaphor here and … Continue reading

MSFT v GOOG

Posted by Josh in Other on 03 13th, 2008 | No Comments

I love this stuff. Codeplex. Microsoft encouraging Open Source… and it isn’t just lip service. I can’t believe I like these guys now… but I do. Josh

PMP and IT

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 03 9th, 2008 | 4 Comments

PMP/PMI has has turned into one of those things that HR people put on the job description just because they assume it is a de facto standard. It is not. In fact, of all the PMs I have worked with, … Continue reading

The Absurdity of MoSCoW Requirements

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 03 9th, 2008 | 9 Comments

Preface: 012210 -  This specifically ignores prioritization and instead explores the MoSCoW method. Figured that was worth mentioning, when I went back and read it. Thanks! — This article has been born from a trend that I have seen gain … Continue reading

Issue and Task Tracking On a Budget

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 03 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment

There are a million flavors of Issue and Task Logs. There are also a lot of nice software products out there to help you track bugs, manage work packages, and keep a tight grip on your project. However, some organizations … Continue reading

BlackBerry 8703 Annoyance

Posted by Josh in Other on 03 5th, 2008 | No Comments

This post is a departure from the norm for me, but I have to say something about it because 6 months into having this phone, it still irks me. Look at my keys: Please notice the ”ALT” and ”NUM” keys to the left of the picture. It is not … Continue reading

7 Good Practices for Modeling Software Requirements – Thoughts.

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 03 3rd, 2008 | 2 Comments

Thoughts on 7 Good Practices for Modeling Software Requirements: From http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2008/03/ – these are 7 “Good Practices for Modeling Software Requirements”: I like the spirit of this. But for those who are in an Agile or XP environment, or for … Continue reading