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Combining Soft Skills and Hard Tools for Better Software

One of the more interesting topics in software development (at least from my perspective) is the culture of the industry. Seldom does one find an…

Carol DekkersOctober 14, 2014

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Whose job is IT anyways?

The title was a purposeful play on the acronym "IT" (information technology) because there is often no one person who takes responsibility for failed IT…

Carol DekkersMarch 1, 2011

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The importance of Being There (at work)!

Did you know? Only 26 percent of IT employees in North America are fully engaged at work, while 22 percent are actually disengaged, according to…

Carol DekkersFebruary 22, 2011

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Pre-flight email checklist: THINK before you click…

I AM OVERWHELMED BY EMAIL! There I said it, I am overwhelmed with email and I can't stand it! I thought I was the only…

Carol DekkersFebruary 10, 2011

Articles Communication

Superheroes in IT, come down to earth…

Are you a technology superhero? Then you might want to read this (and even comment!) Information technology is a widely misunderstood part of business: executives…

Carol DekkersFebruary 2, 2011

Articles Communication

Separated by a common language… IT English is different

I am not a stupid person, but I simply cannot keep up with all the new information technology (IT) terminology! I know that every industry…

Carol DekkersJanuary 26, 2011

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IT’s all about the People, Stupid…

(Note to self: Remember Mark Twain's quote - If I had more time, I'd have written less...) It seems apropos to use this headline to…

Carol DekkersJanuary 23, 2011

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northernSCOPE™ – A customer-facing project measurement and accounting system for Lean, Kanban, Agile, etc.

I'm going to start this post off in a non-traditional way with the p.s., first: p.s., Don't forget to register for David Anderson's free webinar…

Carol DekkersJanuary 13, 2011

Articles Certified Scope Manager / CSM Estimating Software Development Cost and Effort Estimation

“Scoping” out IT project failure…

According to a 2008 Gartner report, 15% of all IT projects failed that year because of high cost variance, while 18% were unsuccessful because they…

Carol DekkersNovember 12, 2010

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Soft skills and IT – the weakest link?

It's been said that effective communication is one of the most important and critical skills that a software developer can have today. The Project Management…

Carol DekkersJune 7, 2010