Agile

7 ways a Platform can fuel the App Economy

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Earlier this year a Technet sponsored study showed that in February there were roughly 466,000 jobs in the “App Economy” in the United States. This so-called App Economy had zero jobs just 5 years ago, before the iPhone was introduced. The term “App Economy” isn’t formally defined but is often used to refer to the economy that has been created due to the development and delivery of software applications for.

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AGILE & CMM : The Marilyn Monroe Connection (Part 3) : Some Like it Hot!

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Here we are at the final part in our hot discussion – will Agile and CMM get hitched, become a potent combination? If you have followed the earlier parts of this story, you would share my excitement – for the … Continue reading →

AGILE & CMM : The Marilyn Monroe Connection (Part 2) : Something’s Got To Give

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In the first part of the discussion, drawing upon the genesis of Agile and CMM, we were left wondering if the two are “The Misfits”, and most likely to disappoint  the pacifists, or can they become soul-mates after all. The … Continue reading →

AGILE & CMM : The Marilyn Monroe Connection (Part 1) : The Misfits

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If you have begun reading this, you probably have drawn two correct conclusions already. One, that I am a fan of Norma Jeane Mortensen Baker, professionally recognized as Marilyn Monroe. And two, having worked with both, Agile and CMM, I … Continue reading →

Sins of the Project Manager

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The current economic and employment environments notwithstanding, things still look pretty good for project managers. They are being kept on, and are still getting hired, because organizations are still ultra-cautious about spending money and getting critical projects completed as near…

Sins of the Project Manager

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The current economic and employment environments notwithstanding, things still look pretty good for project managers. They are being kept on, and are still getting hired, because organizations are still ultra-cautious about spending money and getting critical projects completed as near…

Lack of Cloud Ready Apps is a Software Architecture Failure

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Seemingly a lifetime ago (2009!), I shared how security concerns have to be “baked into” any cloud platform, as well as a simple set of capabilities to consider when addressing said security concerns.  Of course, information security is just one a…

Lack of Cloud Ready Apps is a Software Architecture Failure

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Seemingly a lifetime ago (2009!), I shared how security concerns have to be “baked into” any cloud platform, as well as a simple set of capabilities to consider when addressing said security concerns.  Of course, information security is just one a…

Lack of Cloud Ready Apps is a Software Architecture Failure

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Seemingly a lifetime ago (2009!), I shared how security concerns have to be “baked into” any cloud platform, as well as a simple set of capabilities to consider when addressing said security concerns.  Of course, information security is just one a…