“Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it.” – Frank Tyger When people choose to complain about project management, one frequent refrain is the burden and overhead of all that process. (I believe this is often a red herring, used by detractors …
“All polishing is done by friction. The music of the violin we get by friction. We left the savage style when we discovered fire by friction. We talk of the friction of mind on mind as a good thing.” – Mary Parker Follett “Conflict is as inevitable in a …
Enhancing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Application Development. Michael Huskins, James Kaplan, and Krish Krishnakantham. August 2013. (registration required) I just read this recent article from McKinsey and Company that extols the virtues of software productivity metrics, compares several alternative methods, and offers their recommendation. I find it amazing that …
