Why This Blog…
September 16, 2005 Recently, a few colleagues have asked about the genesis of this blog. As a result, I wrote the following “About…” profile that gives an overview of what I see as its purpose. It’s been sent to our blog architect folks for permanent inclusion on the sidebar, but I thought it important enough […]
Short Lists
September 13, 2005 I just came across an interesting article by Steve Andriole, a professor at Villanova. In it, he talks about an experience where he presented his Top 10 CIO objectives to his then-CEO. The CEO cancelled the meeting, and told him to come back when he narrowed it down to his Top 3. […]
Cutter Council Opinion on XP
September 10, 2005 The Cutter Technology Council has weighed in with their opinion on Extreme Programming (XP). The “Assertion” is that XP has “come of age”. I recall that, during the initial years, many sniffed at it with only mild curiosity. A common phrase was that the approach was “good for ‘pond-bridges’, but maybe not […]
