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Virginia Tech Tragedy

I just wanted to take a moment share my deepest regret and condolences to those affected by the senseless killing at Virginia Tech this week.  As much as the media will try to find answers for us as to why this happened, I fear that nothing will be able... Read more...

04/16/07 Tip of the Week. People Accountability: Tip 1 - Get a real commitment!

Know the difference between a real commitment and a brush-off. Beware of best effort generalities such as “I’ll try”, or “you know I will give it my best shot”, or “you can count on me to get it done.” Get a specific... Read more...

Agile Project Management and Competitive Advantage

I wrote earlier about what I consider to be the core of why Agile methods work - small wins and increasing momemtum.Now I'd like to offer a rationale for why anyone managing a software project should at least consider using an Agile approach for managing... Read more...

Quick update from Dina …

Here’s a quick message about the podcast and what I’ve been up to! There are still a few days left to get in on the drawing for one of two books from Mike Cohn on Agile Estimating and Planning. If you’d like to receive Mike’s... Read more...

Lighter Grip and More Awareness: Lessons in collaboration from Boeing

Control vs Communication When you first learn to ride a bike it is normal to grip the handlebars really tightly and look at your hands or feet as you concentrate hard on the new “riding” task and try not to fall off. The problem with looking at your... Read more...

IT Architect cartoon

Nice - although might be confusing to non-IT folks. http://www.skyscrapr.net/blogs/video/archive/2006/03/10/46.aspx -ctb Read More →

TJX data breach

Quote for the day: "They didn't know what their sensitive information assets were, and who had access to them, and they didn't have adequate security controls in place," Taneja said. "Unfortunately for TJX, I suspect they are going to... Read more...

Mind Tools - Kickstart your career

I've been a fan of the work that has been going on over a Mind Tools for many years now and when they launched their 'Career Excellence Club' I had to register to check it out and see whether it would be worth the monthly fee. After 6 months the answer... Read more...

‘Buddies’ Help Achieve a Perfect PRINCE2 Foundation Score

Recently we announced the publication of our PRINCE2 Foundation e-learning solution in partnership with NETg. Well, Andrew Rock, one of the two trainers who worked on the narration to the product wrote: I invigilated our first P2 Foundation exam, following... Read more...

Girls and Women in ICT update

It's almost a year since I posted about girls and women working in ICT. Not much seems to have changed in that time from my relatively uninvolved perspective, but things certainly haven't stood still.It isn't only the UK that has a shortage of girls... Read more...

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