My last post on watsol.bardolia.com

If found that using WordPress, which is what watsol.bardolia.com is built on, was just too heavy weight for they way I’d like to capture and express my thoughts & ideas.  As a result, I’m moving my blog to a new back-end system, www.tumbler.com.  Going forward I will be using the following url thoughts.bardolia.com, not only because I’m changing Read More

It’s been a while

since my last post.  I’m back on the horse now and hopefully I can stay on.  I have a few posts that I have been in draft format for a while now, if all goes as expected, they will be published in the next couple of weeks.   I’m also planning on starting a series Read More

What business leaders can learn from the military

I recently came across a term called Commander’s Intent (CI). I briefly mentioned it in a previous post. The core idea behind CI is: The commander’s stated vision which defines the purpose of an operation The end state with respect to the relationship among the force, the enemy and the terrain The enabling of subordinates Read More

Managing Scope Creep

I believe that one of the most difficult tasks we face as software development professionals is scope management.  We have all been there, features are added to a system because someone from a particular business unit says the features are a must have.  When any system has multiple business stakeholders the problem just worsens.  Here Read More

Is your team as efficient as it could be?

Laying the foundation Improve the efficiency of your team simply by changing the way you organize and think about your work. Organizations are typically composed of separate functional groups/departments that perform specific functions. Most organizations are setup this way regardless of their size or industry. Within these departments, there are the people that make the Read More