Towards Organizational Measurement Alignment and Reporting
In today’s world, information is vital. It drives decisions, informs goals, and assesses initiatives. In...
2022, Jul 02 — 6 minute read- Posts
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Engineering Roadmap is not just Technical Debt
In my experience (anecdotal evidence, for sure), engineering tends to neglect the need for an...
2022, Mar 05 — 4 minute readDefining Software Measures
OK, all. Prepare for a dense article because I’m about to summarize everything you should...
2022, Jun 17 — 9 minute readThe system architecture contains traces of your organizational structure
I know what you are thinking! What does one thing have to do with the...
2022, May 27 — 3 minute readWatch out for these unexpected negative outcomes of measurement
In the book “Dynamics of Bureaucracy”, Peter Blau reports this case in a federal law...
2022, May 13 — 5 minute readWorking with limited production data access
For contractual reasons, compliance with standards, or regulations/legislation, many organizations today struggle with the problem...
2022, Apr 29 — 4 minute readBusiness value is not what you think it is
Are you prioritizing it all wrong? Probably. I believe that you, your team, your product...
2022, Apr 14 — 4 minute readDefect avoidance
I’ve realized that I wrote quite a bit about avoiding defects in the past in...
2022, Mar 31 — 8 minute readBest practices on process documentation
Why would you do it? You probably have asked yourself this question. Why should you invest...
2022, Mar 18 — 9 minute readSeven Estimation Techniques for Software Engineers
Disclaimer: I’m saving the best for last! Do you know that situation when someone asks...
2022, Feb 13 — 7 minute readThe first rule of estimations: Know thyself
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of...
2022, Feb 12 — 4 minute readHow much technical debt do you own?
What is technical debt? Ward Cunningham first mentioned the technical debt (TD) metaphor in 1992...
2022, Feb 01 — 6 minute readOwn your technical debt
Technical Debt Ward Cunningham first mentioned the technical debt (TD) metaphor in 1992 [Cunningham, 1992]....
2022, Jan 29 — 4 minute readBusiness needs and Software Requirements
In a 2011 study (Critical success factors for software projects: A comparative study), requirements were...
2022, Jan 20 — 4 minute readSoftware Documentation is Software
Software documentation is often neglected. However, the software is nothing but knowledge described as machine...
2022, Jan 08 — 7 minute readQuantitative Software Quality Management — Part II
This is the 2nd part of 2-part series of posts showing practical ways to manage...
2022, Jan 04 — 8 minute readQuantitative Software Quality Management — Part I
This is the 1st part of 2-part series of posts showing practical ways to manage...
2022, Jan 04 — 6 minute readSeven tips to work better from home
I know, I know… this is not Software Engineering. However, I have worked from home...
2021, Dec 14 — 4 minute readCode Review Guidelines — Beyond the “what”
Code reviews and code inspections are highly efficient in fixing defects. A code review can...
2021, Dec 14 — 5 minute readImplementation of Decimal Numbers
On “Double error!” we explored the problem with storing decimal numbers and how it is...
2021, Dec 07 — 8 minute read