http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Steve+Mezak Business Management Steve Mezak Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=11400&ca=Business+Management Is your software development process as unpredictable as the weather? Is your software casting a shadow causing six more weeks of programming? Are you using a marketing requirements document (MRD) or magic to predict your software release schedule? Early in my career, I worked in a lab for a company... Business Management Steve Mezak Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=10492&ca=Business+Management "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." - Peter Drucker Many people fear that outsourced software development means having little or no control over the development process. They think there is no need to measure while the programmers are there in the same room. Or is there? When I worked as... Business Management Steve Mezak Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=9754&ca=Business+Management Quality Assurance, or QA, is often given short shrift in a software development organization, especially when budgets are tight. When debating the software development budget at one of my software companies, the CEO finally asked, "Well, do you really want to hire a QA guy, or a programmer to add fe... Business Management Steve Mezak Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=9165&ca=Business+Management Here are seven dangers of outsourcing your software development. They become deadly if your career or entire company depends on the timely release of your software. Danger #1- Ignoring Outsourcing It may seem safer to ignore outsourcing and stick with what has worked well in the past -- hire employe... Business Management Steve Mezak Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7936&ca=Business+Management Outsourcing your software development can save you time and money if you know what you need. Too often US companies attempt to outsource without a good understanding of what their software should do, and this is the biggest cause of outsourcing failure. It is unreasonable to expect your outsourcing... Computers and Technology Steve Mezak Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6664&ca=Computers+and+Technology Many executives and investors are skeptical that software products can be developed using outsourcing. Even more skepticism is expressed at the idea of outsourcing version 1.0 of a product. Yet Accelerance clients are using outsourcing to create their products right now. What is the secret to using...