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Quick and Dirty Software Testing Without a Formal Testing Plan

Posted on: Monday, July 23rd, 2007 in: Project Management

I like building Test Cases from Use Cases. I do it for fun, sometimes.
Last week however, we were presented with a sudden deadline. We had no forewarning. We were not prepared. The project was dormant for a long time, and out of the blue it was revived as an emergency go-live. I had not seen [...]

Hiring SEO Specialists

Posted on: Monday, July 23rd, 2007 in: Other, Uncategorized

I am working full-time right now, and do most of my consulting during the off-hours. It works fine for clients that I have standing relationships with and a good number of others as well, but I am just far too busy lately to meet the demand for SEO work, in particular.
If you have experience with [...]

Small Social Bookmarking Update

Posted on: Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 in: Other, Uncategorized

A small update to the blog:
I got rid of the clunky DIGG button and instead am using what appears to be a pretty slick WP plugin called “Social Bookmarking Reloaded“. I can choose which sites I want represented on this blog via an interface that looks like what you will see at the bottom of [...]

Portals: Requirements Definition and Plain Old Definition

Posted on: Friday, July 20th, 2007 in: Project Management

I have worked on several “portal” projects in my career. Here is a list of the ones that I can think of right now, at the end of a very busy week:
1. A portal to allow Union members to check on their benefits, file grievances, and essentially do whatever we could allow them to do [...]

A Victory for “Barely Good Enough” Use Cases

Posted on: Thursday, July 19th, 2007 in: Project Management

I have been struggling lately. It is a private battle, and I don’t think that it shows.
I am consulting part time with a team of Project Managers that is used to writing Use Cases that read like miniature novels, complete with detail including prose such as, “the User will click the red button in the [...]