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Monthly Archives: May 2007

“That estimate seems a little long.”

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Ever spend time working up an accurate estimate with your team, and find that it gets rejected because it doesn’t match a magic number in somebody’s head? You did your homework; talked to the people who’ve done this kind of work before, compared your estimate to past projects, and made sure that your estimates are [...]

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The Kitchen of the Future

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

What is it with futuristic kitchens? I swear I’ve seen the same TV segment about the “kitchen of the future” repeated on different channels with different people at least twice a year for the last decade or so.
This wired article seems to have a good description of the generic kitchen of the future:
Kitchen of [...]

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Free Practice PMP Exam!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

When Andrew and I were studying for the PMP® exam, we were really surprised to see how few free resources were out there. It was hard to find a good PMP practice exam that wasn’t an advertisement for a really expensive course or that didn’t require that you buy a book of questions, a [...]

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Late projects, man-months and the software crisis

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

I recently got a question recently asking about Fred Brooks’ famous quote: “Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.” The person asking the question took it literally, and was asking about whether this meant that there’s no way any schedule estimation technique could indicate that adding manpower could shorten delivery time.
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PMP Study Tip: Write Your Own Questions

Thursday, May 10, 2007

The PMP exam is all about questions. That’s a little obvious, I know. But think about it for a minute: you’ve got 4 hours to answer 200 questions. It’s a nerve-wracking situation if you’re not in the habit of taking exams — and few professionals are. That’s why one of the best ways that [...]

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