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…]
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…]
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…]
February 6, 2011 by David Kohrell
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