Process Improvement

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Pat O'Toole's Dos and Don'ts of Process Improvement: DO Align the Reward System May 17, 2002 If senior management truly wants to transform the organization, they have to take a hard look at the existing reward system and ensure that it is rewarding the desired behavior, and disincentivizing the behavior they are trying to eliminate. Until they do that, their mouths and their money are misaligned.

Solaris Application Performance Optimization May 17, 2002 This article provides a brief introduction to optimization on the Solaris Operating Environment.

Upgrading Software Development Security Apr 5, 2002 Information security expert Scott Barman discusses how to create a secure development program within an existing software development process. Organizations such as Microsoft may need to consider such policies in their heightened concentration on security.

Writing Mobile Code Policies Apr 5, 2002 Information security expert Scott Barman discusses how to think about and create a policy on using mobile code that will work within the security infrastructure of your organization's network environment.

Enterprise Quality of Service (QoS): Part I - Internals Mar 22, 2002 This two-article series works to clear the confusion surrounding QoS by explaining what it is, how it is implemented, and how to use it in an enterprise. This month's article details the basics surrounding the "what" and "how" of implementation, as well as the internals of QoS.

I Know it When I See It: The True Meaning of Quality Mar 8, 2002 What exactly is quality? Is a reliable old Ford worth as much as a reliable new Lexus? Tom Taormina, business consultant for Dell computers, explains that defining quality can mean the success or failure of your business.

Is Software Engineering a Good Choice for Your Product? Feb 8, 2002 In order to understand whether or not software engineering is for you, read Pete McBreen's introduction to software engineering from his book, Software Craftsmanship — his answers might surprise you.

Software Development: Dismantling the Waterfall Feb 8, 2002 Of all the ways of approaching the software development lifecycle, the waterfall is probably the worst. So why does it continue to dominate our thinking? Simple: We have failed to let everyone know how software development really works.

Exposing the Fallacy of "Good Enough" Software Feb 1, 2002 Just because it's Friday, that doesn't mean that the software is good enough to ship to unsuspecting users. Every manager, team leader, and developer needs to fight back against the idea that bugs are inevitable and ridicule the pseudo-economic arguments ...

Hell No! I Won't Go! - Avoiding Death March Projects Jan 11, 2002 Pete McBreen says Ed Yourdon is wrong; death-march development projects are not the norm - or at least they shouldn't be.

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