Archive for the ‘Process Management’ Category
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
I have, after several months of leading developers, come to a realization: requirements are not enough.
How many of you have heard a developer say this at one point or another:
"Why on earth would they want it to do that?"
Modern requirements gathering has become a very sterile task- identify what must be ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Consultants. We've all either used them, been them, or both at one time or another. Companies love them and hate them. The pattern is usually something like this:
The company needs more manpower or expertise in some area
They have a brilliant idea: Hire consultants!
Consultants come in to help. Since the company ...
Posted in Hiring Practices, People Management, Process Management, Project Management, Resource Management | No Comments »
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Your company probably has a healthy share of rules and bureaucracy. Most do. All of it is there for a reason, to be sure. Some of those reasons, though, may not be good ones. Procedures have a way of lagging behind business needs and business environment. Sometimes things change and ...
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