In recent years, Extreme Programming (XP) has come of age. Its principles of transparency, trust and accountability represent a change of context that is good not only for software development but for everyone involved in the process. In this interview, Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres, co-authors of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (2nd Edition) discuss how XP makes improvement possible.
Welcome to 2006! While planning and managing projects over the next 12 months, don't forget to do the same for your career. It requires the same consideration and follow-up as any other project and you must take the initiative to actively manage it. Here are seven suggestions to help you.
Critical factors for implementing a successful service-oriented architecture (SOA) are different for every organization. One real issue to overcome is the reluctance to adopt yet another technology silver bullet. To meet this challenge, you'll need to hone your storytelling skills, says Mike Rosen, Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium, and have some real data to back up your argument. Listen to Mike discuss SOA, ways to craft your story, and some rules for success.
"One of the key maxims of risk management is that assumptions made are risks that you have accepted," says Dr. Robert Charette, a Fellow of the Cutter Consortium and Director of its Enterprise Risk Management and Governance practice. In this interview, Dr. Charette outlines 12 key organizational behaviors that can help IT leaders create and manage a risk culture in their organizations.
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