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By bfwebster on Sep 8, 2009 in Architecture, Complex systems, Main, Risk management, Software engineering | 2 Comments
In the first part of this three-part series, I briefly outlined the parallels between developing software and crafting legislation, while pointing out the great risks and issues in the latter. I also indicated what I felt were some of the general structural flaws in HR 3200, the House bill on health care reform — not [...]
By bfwebster on Sep 7, 2009 in Architecture, Complex systems, Main, Risk management, Software engineering | 7 Comments
[Welcome Slashdotters -- feel free to leave comments here or there. But no debates on health care reform or what HR 3200 does or does not do, please -- just on the concept itself.] [Part II is now up.] On the occasions where I have reviewed the actual text of major legislation, I have been [...]
By bfwebster on Mar 4, 2009 in Articles, Baseline, Development, Main, Maintenance, Management, Risk management | 0 Comments
My newest Baseline column is up, and in it, I talk about technology lifecycles that can cause you grief: Each technology is on its own product lifecycle, which may or may not match with your organization’s business and development lifecycles. In particular, there are certain cycle mismatch patterns that commonly occur in organizations looking to [...]
By bfwebster on Oct 18, 2008 in Articles, Baseline, Main, Management, Project Failure, Risk management | 0 Comments
First, my apologies for the slow posting here and at BFWA.com over the past few months. It’s pretty bad when my last two posts have each covered my last two Baseline columns. But I’ve got some new material to start posting here as well, and will do so. In the meantime, I have two new [...]