The Misinformed Crticism of Power Point Critics
May 2, 2010
There is a thread going around from the General McChrystal briefing that used a complex Mind Map showing the interdependencies of the activities taking in Afghanistan. Like most gut reactions to things, all the authors got it wrong in several counts. Here's... Read more...
Where Do Requirements Come From
May 1, 2010
Craig Brown is starting a series written by Nilesh Raje, titled "Who Decides the Project's Requirements?" This is an age old question in the development of software. Nilesh writes for Requirements Networking Group. Like Craig's Blog, RQNG is... Read more...
The Mathematics of the Enterprise
April 29, 2010
Here's a mathematical diddy from Mr. Blaise Durante, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acquisition Integration) U.S. Air Force . who coined the phrase "there are two usually two phases of a project - too early to tell and too late to stop." if: A... Read more...
The Olde Iron Triangle has To Go
April 28, 2010
The classic Iron Triangle of lore - Cost, Schedule, and Quality, has to go. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved H.R. 5013, the IMPROVE Acquisition Act. This Act is bipartisan legislation to overhaul defense acquisition spending, potentially... Read more...
"Doing" Risk Management
April 26, 2010
Pat Weaver posted a response to Michael Hatfield's PMI Blog saying Where we do agree is on the mumbo jumbo of statistical paralysis many so called risk management systems bog down in. The purpose of risk management is to identify opportunities and threats... Read more...