To estimate or not to estimate? Not the right question… Certified Scope Manager / CSMDesigning SoftwareSoftware DevelopmentSoftware MeasurementUncategorized To estimate or not to estimate? Not the right question… Over the past few years I've seen an increase in articles and posts about whether or not to do estimation (of cost, schedule and effort)…Carol DekkersNovember 14, 2017
The Death of Brainstorming? Say it isn’t so… Communication The Death of Brainstorming? Say it isn’t so… I love the articles in the New Yorker, and the following one caught my eye because of the Brainstorming topic. In leadership courses, I've espoused…Carol DekkersJune 10, 2012
Trust and Verify are the (IT) Elephants in the room Certified Scope Manager / CSMChangeCommunicationEstimating ModelsEstimating Software Development Cost and Effort Trust and Verify are the (IT) Elephants in the room As a party involved in some aspect of software development, why do you think projects are so hard? Millions of dollars in research work to…Carol DekkersMay 15, 2012
TLAs, Emoticons, and other Communicata… ArticlesCommunication TLAs, Emoticons, and other Communicata… Texting has gone viral and with it has come a veritable flood of TLAs and FLAs (three-letter acronyms and four letter acronyms), shortcuts, and emoticons. …Carol DekkersOctober 14, 2010