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Estimating Like Pro
On Wednesday, June 18th, I had the honor of presenting our approach to software estimation at the Central Virginia Chapter of the Project Management Institute. Hard-won over the past 10 years, it helps unite both plan driven and agile approaches for estimating software development projects. Owing to serendipity (and 10 years of preparation), overall the approach and presentation appear to have been relatively well-received. Our approach blends academic theory with real world expertise and is, infact, embodied in our product, Planix. In truth, we’ve developed and customized these approaches while standing on the shoulders of giants such as Barry Boehm. We’ve focused on distillation and the ability to (in some cases) enter fact-based negotiations in under a day (honestly). One of the key objectives of the process is to quickly get to a point of being able to negotiate functionality, schedule, and cost with your customers. The abstract for the presentation is as follows … continue reading… »
posted 21 June 2008 @ 12:21 by sunjay » One Comment
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The Triple Constraint
In interviewing potential Project Management candidates for our clients’ initiatives as well as our own, there are a number of key touchstone questions that we use to assess the experience and capability of potential new hires. Generally speaking the one question that can lead to an organic set of follow up questions that provide a […]
19 May 2008 » read » 0 Comments
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Hiring Groovy/Grails Developers
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ALTERthought is seeking energetic and talented associates driven to deliver solutions for a variety of client distributed systems and web applications, including Web 2.0 initiatives. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for online technology solutions for start-up, emerging mid-market, and established Fortune 500 clientele. As a member of the […]
