The Politics of Metrics

I’m giving a presentation on “The Politics of Metrics” at the Software Best Practices Conference sponsored by the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Nov 17, 2009. You should be there so you can meet and hear some of the other great speakers at the conference, as well as whatever clever jokes may occur to […]

Enterprise 2.0 seminar in Rome

I’m presenting a seminar on “Enterprise 2.0” in Rome on May 4-5, 2009. You can download the 35.1-megabyte PDF file by clicking on the link above, or you can view/download it on my Slideshare page; a few of the slides will seem rather cryptic and mysterious, but if you’re actually attending the seminar, then hopefully my […]

Section 2.3 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in previous blog postings, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and the first couple of sections to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.3, which is entitled “Levels of commitment in death march project […]

Section 2.2 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in previous blog postings, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and overview/intro to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.2, which is entitled “Determining the basic nature of the project.”

I hope to continue writing/revising/uploading […]

Section 2.1 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in a previous blog posting, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and overview/intro to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.1, which is entitled “Identifying the Political Players in the Project.”

I expect to write/revise/upload […]

Need Death March examples, case studies, war stories, interviews

As I’ve pointed out in the past few blog postings, I’m updating and revising the Death March book that I last published in 2003.

While I’ve got plenty of new material of my own to add, I’m also looking for new case studies, war stories, gossip, examples, feedback, and commentary from readers, reviewers, and real-world software developers […]

Updated “Using Twitter in the Enterprise”

I’ve updated the material that I used for a Webinar presentation on “Using Twitter in the Enterprise” for the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute a few days ago; I think this new version is better organized, and it has some new material.You can download the 5.6-megabyte PDF file by clicking here; you can also view the presentation (with […]

Webinar presentation: Using Twitter in the Enterprise

I’m giving a Webinar presentation on “Using Twitter in the Enterprise” for the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute at 1:00 PM EST on February 23, 2009; click here if you would like to register and attend (free). You can download the 5.6-megabyte PDF file by clicking on the icon below; you can also view the […]

“Mashup” presentation at Rome Enterprise 2.0 conference

I’m presenting a talk on “Mashups as an Enterprise 2.0 Strategy” in Rome on December 4, 2008, as one of several speakers covering a wide variety of topics related to Enterprise 2.0. You can download the 3.1-megabyte PDF file by clicking on the icon below; a couple of the slides will seem rather cryptic and […]

Top Ten Software Engineering Concepts, v10

I’m giving a presentation on “Top 10 Software Engineering Concepts” at a CompAid “Software Best Practices” conference in Chicago on November 13th. I hope you’ll be there in person to hear all the nuances; but if you’re stuck in some other part of the world, you’re welcome to download the (10 megabyte) PDF version of […]