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Thought for the Day

At the bidding of a Peter the Hermit, millions of men hurled themselves against the East; the words of a hallucinated enthusiast such as Mahomet created a force capable of triumphing over the Graeco-Roman word; an obscure monk like Luther... Read more →

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When you hear someone make a statement that is suspect, ask - What's the basis of that statement? Any Principles to support that claim? If the statement is about science, ask what peer reviewed journal did you read that in?... Read more →

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A father said to his daughter: You graduated with honors, here is a car that I acquired many years ago ... it is several years old. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But before I give it to you, take it to the used car... Read more →

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Science is in the process and tools Art is in the people and their relationships Management Systems without tools provide partial solutions. Success means delivering what those paying for the project set out to accomplish. In the presence of uncertainty,... Read more →

Thought for the Day - Estimates Are Mandatory in Presence of Uncertainty

No Estimates advocates claim you can manage a software development effort without estimating the cost, schedule or technical performance needed to show up with the needed capabilities, for the needed cost at the needed time to deliver the needed value... Read more →

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I've come across several ideas recently that need addressing. One is from Ron Jeffries blog If you are not producing working, running, tested usable software in every single Sprint or iteration, you are not [yet] “doing” Agile, you are not... Read more →

Thought for the Day

Carl Popper, in The Open Society and Its Enemies, speak to a paradox of tolerance and intolerance Less well known is the paradox of tolerance: Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even... Read more →