Archive for February, 2009

Accounting for Technical Debt

Hidden costs of the “quick and dirty” solution.

Economic Stimulus, Meet Project Manager

PM Perspective: Gregory Balestrero, CEO of the PMI, emphasizes making sure that the initiatives included in the stimulus package are rolled out as quickly and effectively as possible.

Economic Stimulus, Meet Business Analyst

Before you tune out, don’t worry, while “politically motivated” this is NOT going to be a post on politics, but on process and procedure – business analysis, if you will.

Use Cases or User Stories? Read Up!

There have been some really interesting articles in recent days and weeks that have been comparing use cases and user stories, and highlighting the advantages of each. I’ve cherry-picked some of the best from my collection of bookmarks to share with you here.

Regardless of what method you use, it is good to be familiar with the available options and their relative strengths and weaknesses.