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The Marriage of Estimation and Negotiation[magazine] Successful projects deliver what they say they will, when they say they can, at a certain cost. Generating reliable project commitments requires a union between accurate project estimation and principled negotiation. |
Michael Mah
October 1, 2003 |
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Leveraging Inspections[magazine] You can improve your inspection process, moving from 50 percent to as much as 90 percent defect removal before entering test. Learn how to record and analyze the right data. |
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Common Requirements Traps - And How to Avoid Them[presentation] This article details common requirements traps that teams fall into. Tips to help your team avoid these traps are also included. |
Karl Wiegers, Process Impact
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Soft Skills that Make a Tester[article] If statistics are to be believed, software technology changes everyday for the better. There is always a quest to learn new technologies, languages, and methodologies among testers. In such a dynamic environment, often the importance of soft skills is overlooked. This article explores the impact and importance of soft skills in software testing. |
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Project Management Credibility[presentation] Other people's perceptions of the project manager's |
Robin Goldsmith, Go Pro Management, Inc.
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Creating an Error-Prevention Culture[presentation] Error prevention refocuses development teams from testing |
Gary Brunell, ParaSoft
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Reducing Organization Stress and Strain: Tools for Aligning Technology and Business[presentation] This article will help your team understand the difference between internal and external quality criteria. Also detailed are tool descriptions you can use in your alignment toolbox. |
Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc.
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The Importance of Discovery: Step One in Managing Web Development Projects[presentation] Web based projects don't always get treated like software |
Seth Miller, Miller Systems, Inc.
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The Reality of XP: A Real World Case Study[presentation] This article explains what XP Programming is and how implementing it can benefit your team. |
Drake Kirkham, Cirrus Systems Corporation
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.Net-A Complete Development Cycle[presentation] This article discusses the software development practices that were used before the inception of .NET detailing which ones worked and which ones didn't. The .NET development lifecycle and how to implement it for your team is also explained. |
Gunther Lenz, Siemens Corporate Research
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The Soft Side of Software - People Factors in Software Development[presentation] Developing software is all about communicating effectively. It's important to understand requirements and document project information appropriately. |
Gary Pollice, Rational Software
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Testing is About Requirements Specification - An Agile View[presentation] This article details how to manage your XP Programming project. |
Robert Martin, Object Mentor
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Applying Software Inspections Through the Software Lifecycle[presentation] Setting the priority and severity of a bug is a business decision. Changing business conditions impact the priority and severity of a bug. |
Robert Sabourin, AmiBug.com, Inc.
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Managing Customer Expectations[presentation] The starting point for Expectations Management is recognizing that we all have hopes, dreams, and fears. We all want to succeed and be appreciated. In this way, we are all the same. |
Naomi Karten, Karten Associates
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Negotiation Bootcamp: Effective Techniques for Software Managers[presentation] Conference Presentation Effective Techniques for Software Managers |
Michael Mah, QSM Associates, Inc.
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