Rob Grady

Choose your Methodology, not a Development Dogma

From the Wikipedia entry on Dogma “Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek δόγμα, plural δόγματα) is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted or diverged from.” Have you ever noticed that when it comes to development [...]

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With a plethora of software methodologies, pick the right one for the job

Today there are a number of software methodologies and depending on your bend (and amount of scarring) you’ll likely lean in one direction or another. From waterfall to agile and everything in between, software methodologies create a lot of discussion, heated debate and confusion. If you’re in an influential position or at least in a [...]

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More on Product Management and Dev Team Segregation

In my previous post I commented on the segregation challenge that faces product management and the development team. It isn’t uncommon to find execs, engineers and other process freaks trying to put everything in a little box but in an effort to optimize the world, you often overlook the benefits of collaboration and creativity. One ’school [...]

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Great Post:20 rules for delivering software products

Great post and I love Rule #1 “Make sure you know what you are building. Many project delays are because the ‚Äúcustomer‚Äù- the manager, corporate head, (you?) doesn‚Äôt actually know what they want.” Too often in the project-based world getting a solid vision of what is trying to be accomplished is tough. The other ‘gotcha’ that always [...]

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The Role of Developers in Requirements Gathering

There have been a few posts (here and here) regarding the role of developers in requirements gathering. While some might see the removal of requirements as a way to get developers closer to the customer or gain efficiencies in development, that topic is for a longer post. The best projects and best results have been [...]

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