Browsing All posts tagged under »Steve McConnell«

Agile Principle 3 – Deliver Work Frequently

February 6, 2011 by

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Steve McConnell (Borland, Independent, then Microsoft) and Philippe Kahn (Borland founder) are two notable software engineers from the late 1980′s to present day. They  introduced the concept of a daily build and smoke test in the late 80′s while at Borland.  Its ability to roll out cutting edge development tools (Turbo Pascal first, Paradox second)… [Read more…]

Secondary Risk versus Residual Risk

December 28, 2010 by

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Synonymous term or a different term, that’s a common question we receive in our course delivery for secondary versus residual risks. Those two terms do sound quite a bit a like.  Are they? They’re similar concepts but are different! Secondary risk occurs once a risk event triggers and the appropriate management response strategy deployed.  The… [Read more…]

Risk Types from Auditing

December 22, 2010 by

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Don’t start from scratch.  Reuse and recycle.   Learn from others.  Those three quick statements for learning  apply to risk management.  Identifying potential risks, good and bad, can be a cumbersome process.  To hasten  the process, discover what risk are common for your industry, whether that’s construction, information technology, product development or public power.  Use those… [Read more…]

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