This is the last in a series of four posts (and more to come) on BASIC software estimating concepts that address the "WHAT IS IT?"…
Carol DekkersAugust 21, 2013
This is the second in a sequence of four posts (and more to come) on BASIC software estimating concepts that address "WHAT IS IT?" we…
Carol DekkersAugust 12, 2013
This is the first in a sequence of four posts (and more to come) on BASIC software estimating concepts that address "WHAT IS IT?" we…
Carol DekkersAugust 9, 2013
On June 7, 2012, I conducted an hour-long webinar on "Estimating Before Requirements with Function Points and Other Metrics" before a worldwide audience spanning a…
Carol DekkersJune 13, 2012
Depending on who or what you read, most software and systems projects (over 50%) end up as unsuccessful/failures: over budget, late, and/or fail to meet…
Carol DekkersMay 1, 2012
Does this sound familiar? Your project completed under the "radar" (no major mishaps) and management wants more, more, more! As part of the quest for…
Carol DekkersJanuary 31, 2012
As a new parent years ago, I remember childproofing household dangers like electrical outlets, and raising adult objects above my children's reach. Over the years,…
Carol DekkersJanuary 25, 2012
A colleague once observed at a professional conference that "Common sense is not very common" - and when it comes to the typical approach to…
Carol DekkersMay 12, 2011
I have to admit that I have not programmed a computer for many years and I have no idea how to write Visual Basic or…
Carol DekkersApril 20, 2011