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By Anita Wotiz / February 1, 2008

I just loved the latest grievance from my students (see Monday/Tuesday/Thursday posts). When being given more work than schedule to […]

By Anita Wotiz / January 31, 2008

One more complaint from my students (see Monday/Tuesday posts) is: “I’m given other jobs, in addition to my coding, and

By Anita Wotiz / January 29, 2008

A second complaint from my students (see yesterday’s post) is: “Management adds requirements to my project without asking me if

By Anita Wotiz / January 28, 2008

I’m in the middle of teaching my Software Requirements Engineering course at UCSC Extension. On the first day of class,

By Mia Whitfield / October 24, 2007

Does this sound familiar? Project Manager: I thought I knew where we stood, but turns out we’re further behind than

By Anita Wotiz / September 1, 2007

Unintended consequences? I certainly would agree with anyone who tells me there are appropriate circumstances and projects for outsourcing, whether

By Anita Wotiz / August 30, 2007

Managing outsourced work: can that project be saved? An experienced, well-trained project manager is not enough to guarantee an outsourced

By Anita Wotiz / August 29, 2007

Managing outsourced work Now that you’ve made your decision, picked a supplier, and written a contract, just kick back and

By Anita Wotiz / August 27, 2007

A few more things to do before making the outsourcing decision: 3. Create a Request for Proposal (RFP) that describes,

By Sam Hahn / July 5, 2007

So what is the result? Today, usually only one team member has spoken directly with a customer, and this understanding

By Sam Hahn / July 3, 2007

Agile project team values and their embodiment in actual practice are highly subject to personal interpretation on the parts of