What Keeps Me Awake at Night
When the Cutter IT folks approached me with the idea of writing another IT advisor and suggested topics such as "what keeps you up at…
egilmoreJanuary 16, 2002
Current Obstacles to Process Maturity
Every week, I read stories of another offshore software company assessed at the highest levels of process maturity based on the Capability Maturity Model (Software…
Measurement Is No Silver Bullet
When it comes to measurement, the IT industry acts strangely. While other industries depend on measurement, tracking, and control as keys to profitability, the IT…
egilmoreDecember 19, 1999
Where Does Measurement Fit In The Development Process?
At a recent conference on software measurement, several industry experts, including Tim Lister, Tom DeMarco, Bob Grady, and David Card, were asked to discuss the…
egilmoreJune 16, 1999
Gauging the Size of Software Projects
The software development industry is one of continuous change -- if the development methodology is constant for several months, the technology changes; if the technology…
egilmoreApril 22, 1999