In a recent blog post, I wrote about creating successful projects with fewer resources. Given the state of the economy at the end of 2008, that seemed an appropriate topic.
We are certainly living in interesting times, and according to conventional wisdom, it is a curse to live in interesting times. Changes in our world happen almost overnight, from the
I have the opportunity to talk about Requirements Engineering (RE) pretty frequently. Most of the time, I’m talking with people who are familiar with software development in general, and some
Did you know that you’re smarter than a rocket scientist? Seriously! In a presentation at the Requirements Engineering Education and Training (REET08) workshop today, one of the presenters talked about
OK, yes, it’s a confusing title. But stick with me, and I promise it’ll make more sense. Welcome to Barcelona! Day one included the Managing Requirements Knowledge (MaRK) workshop. The
When I was younger, I used to care a great deal about people’s titles. Maybe it was my little brain’s way of organizing people like I organized my Tinkertoys (teachers
My wife’s a fan of the Oprah Winfrey Show (yes, I’ve been known to watch it from time to time myself). A few days ago, my wife told me about
At my house, we recently entered the phase of fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine. If you’re not familiar with Thomas and his many, many, many friends on the Island
I’ve been called a lot of things in my time, most of which I don’t care to repeat here (OK, OK … some people have called me nice things). I
As you may have surmised from other posts, I’m a daddy. I have an almost-two-year-old little boy who, as his age would suggest, is in the midst of the “terrible
Why even bother? When’s the last time you asked yourself that? Was it something trivial — “Oh, I forgot to get canned lentils on aisle 6, but I’ll be back
Have you ever asked someone a question, only to have him/her respond with, “Well, it depends…”? It can be extremely frustrating, especially when all you want is a simple, direct
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