Archive for November, 2009

In many young software companies, there isn’t an individual role for for software quality assurance.  The assumption is that between the development resources and the product stakeholder the software can be sufficiently tested to get you past the initial profitability hurdle, and through your first BETA and initial release.  In the very early days, [...]

November 20th, 2009

Full Integration

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I think I have finally got my blog fully integrated with Twitter, and through Twitter to LinkedIn and Facebook. With this iPhone app for posting, it should be full circle!
Required Software:
WordPress Twitter Tools Plugin (you will need to modify the settings such that the “New Blog Post” line is prefixed with #in, and you will [...]

So, your business is growing, and your IT and development departments are screaming that the infrastructure won’t keep up with the increasing load being placed on both your human resources and your server infrastructure.  So, what do you do?
One approach to this problem is to say “I’ll deal with that when we get there”.  That [...]

So, your software company has been in business for a few years, you have a relatively reliable revenue stream, and you can bring in new clients with relative ease.  Your software platform is stable enough that you can implement client projects relatively rapidly, but as technology changes and evolves, and as the business needs change, [...]

In my nearly two decades of experience developing software, designing software, and managing software development teams, there is one style of management that is a sure indicator of something foul in Denmark – Command and Control.  As it turns out, a management style that was developed and adapted for use within military organizations, to ensure [...]

Well, it finally happened.  The web host I was using for the longest time to host my blog finally bit it, and years of blog data went with it.  Oh well, it’s a fresh start, something new.  I wanted to move to WordPress anyhow, and now my hand has been forced.  It’s a good thing!
So, [...]