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Category Archives: Better Results
Make a Change When It Is Necessary, Not When It Feels Right
The insatiable desire to modernise, upgrade, or simply keep up with the Joneses leads many businesses to make damaging, costly […]
The Importance of Well-defined User Requirements
At the heart of any product development is the user’s requirements. What the user needs should form the basis of […]
Finding a Software Development Agency that Fits
Companies in search of a software development agency to collaborate with are faced with myriad options, and the task of […]
Timesheets: some observations on observation
Just as a throwaway in my post on understanding your team’s progress I said something like “everyone hates timesheets”. And […]
External agencies vs. in-house teams
As you’ll already know because you’re windswept and interesting; we record a semi regular podcast where we look into an […]
A blog post about estimating
First of all, a provocative but sweeping statement about the subject to kick us off: If your agency won’t talk […]
“What CMS?” is the wrong question
When I meet new customers, I often relate a story about CMS work. It goes like this: A decade or […]
Why the hell is my project over-running?
As a project manager, I rank a C+ at best. That’s why I work in sales where the damage I […]
How do I know my developers are on track?
We’ve talked about how hard it is to estimate a software project on this blog before and – no doubt […]