Aligning the Stars
Title: Aligning the Stars Author: Jay W. Lorsch, Thomas J. Tierney Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Harvard Business School Press; 1st edition (April 26, 2002) ISBN: 1578515130 This book is about how to align top performers in a professional services company. The PSF (Professional Services Firm) business model is based on helping the client make money, […]
September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on Software Craftsmanship: the New Imperative
Software Craftsmanship: the New Imperative
Title: Software Craftsmanship: the New Imperative Author: Pete McBreen Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition (August 23, 2001) ISBN: 0201733862 I had been looking for a book that captured some of the ideas that had been revolving round my head for the last couple of years. I’ve been involved with a few software […]
September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on Death March
Death March
Title: Death March Author: Edward Yourdon Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (December 7, 2003) ISBN: 013143635X Two things of interest I found in Death March by Edward Yourdan: Formal risk management — This is a concept I’ll discuss later in this chapter. Agreement on interfaces — hardware interfaces, software interfaces, and […]
September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Human Error
Title: Human Error Author: James Reason Paperback: 316 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 26, 1990) Language: English ISBN: 052131419 Overview This book is very academic, but does have useful information about the reasons people make mistakes and how to categorize them. This kind of information is crucial for understanding how to make software more […]
September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Under Pressure and On Time
Title: Under Pressure and On Time Author: Ed Sullivan Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (April 4, 2001) Language: English ISBN: 073561184 Under defining requirements (p. 143), Ed suggests defining general requirements and then more and more specific sub-requirements. Then, on p. 150, Ed draws a rectangle for categorizing requirements (pp. 148 Â […]
September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on Bang! Getting Your Message Heard in a Noisy World
Bang! Getting Your Message Heard in a Noisy World
Title: Bang! Getting Your Message Heard in a Noisy World Author: Linda Kaplan Thaler, Robin Koval Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Currency (January 18, 2005) ISBN: 0385508174 This is a brief report on my attendance at a Company of Friends discussion of the book Bang!: Getting Your Message Heard in a Noisy World. In addition to […]
August 20th, 2005 by alephnaught
Recent events
My mom turned 80 last Monday. My sister Hart arranged a nice dinner Saturday night – my son Nathan got to attend also, which was really cool. Sunday, we had a party at her church and about 60 people helped us wish her a happy birthday – it was a surprise, and was mom ever […]
August 16th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on Rescue in Denmark
Rescue in Denmark
Title: Rescue in Denmark Author: Harold Flender Paperback: 281 pages Publisher: Unites States Holocaust (December 1980) ISBN-10: 0896040186 ISBN-13: 978-0896040182 This book recounts how the Danes saved over 98.5 percent of the Jews in Denmark from the Nazi Holocaust in World War II. It stresses how the Danes came together, even people that didn”t know […]
August 16th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on What the CEO Wants You to Know
What the CEO Wants You to Know
Title: What the CEO Wants You to Know Author: Ram Charan Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Crown Business; 1st edition (February 13, 2001) ISBN: 0609608398 This book is really good. Its a great primer on how basic business works. I think the four prime values of cash, margin, velocity, and growth are important to remember.
July 20th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on Amsterdam Police Arrest Swimming Burglar
Amsterdam Police Arrest Swimming Burglar
Just to show that all’s not horrible, this is a funny story for a change that made the international wire.
-
+Bob Hays
- I'm a father and husband, have two schipperkes, like to read, compose music, travel. And I manage a couple software development teams at DIRECTV.
English
September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
Comments Off on Aligning the Stars