Set Strategies for Enterprise Software Management
by Nelson Ruest and Danielle Ruest
With so many available applications and widely ranging user needs, you can lose track of the software on your systems. Use these strategies to manage it effectively.
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Bread and Chocolate
by Dan Ruby
If platform-neutral Borland is acquired by a company like BEA or Microsoft, it would likely have to differentiate. But there are good reasons for Borland to remain independent.
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Experts Face Off on Software Management
by Brian Noyes
Alan Cooper and Alan Brown faced off in a lively discussion about software process and management during VSLive! San Francisco. Find out what viewpoints they shared, and what opposing approaches they offered.
 Watch the Video of the Keynote!
What's ROI Got to Do With It?
by Simon Galbraith
The author provides practical steps for calculating return on investment (ROI) so you can get approval for your new projects from those controlling the purse strings.
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Enforce Standards With .NET Inheritance
by Donald King
New inheritance features in .NET can help your organization implement and enforce standards that simplify application creation and maintenance.
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CMM Measures Process Maturity
by Brian Noyes
How is your development process working? Use the Capability Maturity Model to determine which processes are doing well, and what needs improvement. Plus, get the scoop on some other process methodologies.
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Define a Flexible Process With RUP
by Brian Noyes
Rational Unified Process (RUP) is both a product and a process framework. And it provides a deeper level of formality and definition than many agile methods.
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Manage Change With Agile Methods
by Brian Noyes
In any software development project, you'll face change—change in requirements, change in talent and personnel, change in knowledge, change in technology. Agile methods can help you deal with it.
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Develop on the Edge With Extreme Programming
by Brian Noyes
XP's tenet: Anticipating and understanding every system requirement ahead of time is impossible. You can achieve some impressive productivity using this bold methodology, but proceed with caution.
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You've often heard that managing programmers is like "herding cats"...don't miss these timeless articles about organizing and managing your development team.
What's So Bad About Conflict?
by Richard M. Marshall
Disagreements can result in new ways to solve problems—when they're not problems in themselves.
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What You Need
by Richard M. Marshall
When it's time to expand your development team, a little foresight and understanding can go a long way.
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Make Your Points With Metrics
by Robin Glascock and Lee Krevat
Metrics can prove your hunches, drive home your points with management...and can even help keep your developers happy.
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5 Ways to Kill a Project
by Robert N. Britcher
Avoid these five project killers, each of which takes a perfectly sound IT principle and twists it into a cancerous parody of itself.
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The Extended Office
by Richard M. Marshall
Once we had the atomic, stay-in-the-office work force. Now that we've created an open workplace, let's look at the ups and downs of flexible working.
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Manage Your Manager
by Richard M. Marshall
Here are some ideas for handling four kinds of boss trouble.
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