I know that this a departure from the usual Musings about Software Development posts on Cost Estimation or Functional Size Measurement or even leadership, but…
Carol DekkersMay 11, 2021
Collaboration. It’s one of the tenets of the new Heart of Agile and central to all agile practices today. Effective collaboration increases communication, encourages creativity,…
Carol DekkersJanuary 31, 2020
Functional Size Measurement (Function Points) are often misconstrued as technical, difficult or a silver bullet - none of which is true. This short 30 minute…
Carol DekkersNovember 19, 2019
Consider recent statistics citing a whopping 70% of Americans who are unhappy at work, and (in a separate study) 80% of workers saying emotional-based issues…
Carol DekkersNovember 15, 2019
I read a lot of articles about workplace dynamics and how the current rate of unhappiness at work hovers around 70%! 70% - wow! This…
Carol DekkersJuly 11, 2019
Collaborate: the concept is so ingrained with agile development that it's one of the four components of Alistair Cockburn's simplified Heart of Agile approach (along…
Carol DekkersJuly 9, 2019
How would YOU answer this question? Stereotypically people answer based on their experience and expertise: technical pros choose hard skills first (programming, math, logistics,…
Carol DekkersJune 19, 2019
I first published the article listed below in 2014 - A WHOLE 5 years ago, and as I prepare to present at next week's ICEAA…
Carol DekkersMay 9, 2019
"Potential is all of the resources you have in front of you. Efficiency is putting those resources to use effectively." — Garrett Gunderson I hear all…
Carol DekkersApril 15, 2019