In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I review "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 5, Software Manufacturing, for producing reliable software that conforms to...
"HABITS" "As we all know, baseball doesn't have a monopoly on habits. We find them in every sport, in every country. In fact, we find them in both our personal...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "PARANOID PARENTING" - who is raising who? "Regardless of how much you read or the classes you attend, nothing really prepares...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I review "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 6, Software Testing, for performing a string test/volume test of computer software....
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "HANDLING FAILURE" - something we deal with rather badly. "Failure is something we don't handle very well as a species. You would...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "AIRPORTS" - Please report any suspicious behavior "It has been awhile since I've talked about airports. In the past, I enjoyed...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I review "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 7, Sub-System Test, for testing business processes, both the computer and...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "DUMBING DOWN" - "Here's your sign..." I recently read the government is forcing the manufacturers of cough medicine to add a...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "TEEN BUZZ" - that pesky sound that drives teenagers crazy. "As we get older our ability to hear higher audio frequencies ...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I review "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 8, System Operation, for testing and installing systems. This is Part XVIII of our...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "EXPANDING GOVERNMENT" - watching Parkinson's Law in effect. "Over the last 100 years the federal government has grown by leaps...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE" - do we have our role models wrong? "I never understood the public's fascination with the beautiful people; ...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I review "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 9, ISEM Evaluation, for auditing Systems projects. This is Part XIX of our series...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "ECONOMICS 101" - living within our means. "There have been a variety of things blamed for the 2008 economic crunch, such as...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "CHEATING" - a natural part of life? "We see it in our schools in terms of plagiarism and cheating on tests. We see it in the...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I describe the conceptual foundation of the "PRIDE"-Data Base Engineering Methodology (DBEM). This is Part XX of...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "BREAKING THE MEDIA'S INFLUENCE" - how to kill two birds with one stone. "I guess it's no secret that the media is driven by...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "CRUD" - what do we do with all of that stuff we collect? "I find it interesting the amount of general crud we collect during our...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I describe the construction/navigation of the "PRIDE"-Data Base Engineering Methodology (DBEM). This is Part XXI...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "PRESIDENTIAL LEGACIES" - what do we remember? "All presidents have some political baggage they have to take home with them as...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "PERSONAL HYGIENE" - time to take a bath? "I recently had a strange experience in a restaurant over lunch. While sitting at the...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I describe Phase 1 of the "PRIDE"-Data Base Engineering Methodology (DBEM), Data Base Study & Evaluation This is...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "WHAT'S WRONG WITH A LITTLE DISCIPLINE?" - featuring my hero, Caroline Haynes. "Caroline Haynes is my new hero. A lot of you may...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "SOME NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS for 2009" - a survival guide for the new year. "Well, I guess it's time for "Out with the old, in...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I describe Phase 2 of the "PRIDE"-Data Base Engineering Methodology (DBEM), Application Logical Data Base Design...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "FINDING COMFORT IN INCOMPETENCE" - like misery, incompetence loves company. "I think we're all familiar with the old saying,...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "TRUST" - there doesn't seem to be a lot to go around. "Have you ever noticed there doesn't seem to be a lot of trust anymore? We...
In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, I describe Phase 3 of the "PRIDE"-Data Base Engineering Methodology (DBEM), Enterprise Logical Data Base Design...
My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "MANAGING A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION" - not exactly rocket science, but here are 10 tips. "Running a nonprofit group is not exactly...