Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

Although I understand measuring productivity could work well for repeatable activities, it's hard to believe it works well for abstract and, ultimately, non-repeatable tasks like software development. We engineers should always keep in mind that software development is usually one part of many others inside the company.

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature at a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty. At a minimum, at the end of every week, a Scrum team assess physical percent complete at the end of the Sprint.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Software Developers 40

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature for a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty, using any software method you choose. This approach gets you a D in the statistical assessment class.

Underperforming Technical Team 28

Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Development Team Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. In all engineering worlds, from software engineering to bending metal for money, there is really nothing new under the sun. For software development starts with.

Estimate 37

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 37

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. And money in the bank is what software development is about. Traditional software development processes are like watchmaking.

Estimate 42

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

Teamweek

AUGUST 7, 2023

Recruiting developers in today’s job market can be as easy as knitting a sweater with spaghetti. ? With software development being the world’s most in-demand profession in 2023, tech companies and every technical recruiter on planet Earth are vying for their attention. What does a developer do?

Technical Review 52

Technical Review CTO Hire Software Review Software Engineering 52