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- IT consulting: The customer isn't always right
- When a customer is wrong, it can be difficult to get them to come around to your way of thinking. Robert L. Bogue explains why listening, teaching, and giving them time to process information can go a long way. by Robert Bogue
- Tags: Information Technology, Customer, Consulting, Person, Robert Bogue, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Create better applications faster by eliminating incompatible design approaches
- What approach for you?What is your approach to application development? Does your favored approach match the favored approach of your organization? How do you resolve design approach differences?Alternatives to multi-value columnsI would have thought a fully relational solution would be preferred, and if not, then another option would be XML....
- Tags: Mark W. Kaelin
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- More effective requirements gathering with Microsoft OneNote
- More effective requirements gathering with Microsoft OneNote
- Tags: application development, Mark W. Kaelin, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, onenote, programming, requirements, robert bogue
- Discussion threads 2006-10-06
- Convert tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge to ensure better application development
- Requirements gatheringDo you have a trick or special technique you use to elicit the best information possible when you are in the requirement gathering stage of a project?Do you depend on your own tacit knowledge more than explicit knowledge? Does your organization or are you expected to follow the rules...
- Tags: knowledge, robert bogue, application development, it management, explicit knowledge, Mark W. Kaelin
- Discussion threads 2006-09-19
- Efficient development means knowing when to learn a new tool and when not to
- ROI for that IT toolThe downloadable version of this article is available here:http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=239500What new IT tool have you learned recently? What was it and have you realized a return on that initial learning investment?Paint.NetSometime back, I had downloaded Paint.net to create images for my personal use. I had never had...
- Tags: application development, Efficient Development, image, IT Tool, Mark W. Kaelin, Paint.NET, programming, robert bogue, tool, toolkit
- Discussion threads 2006-07-13
- Creating a common lexicon for software development in your organization
- Do you understand what I'm saying?How well do you communicate with your development team? How do you know? Have you asked them? How many times have your instructions been misunderstood by your development team?
- Tags: Creating, application development, robert bogue, Mark W. Kaelin, programming, software, software development
- Discussion threads 2006-06-08
- Move beyond mere source control to the problems source control doesn't solve
- What is in your control?The downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6072380.htmlWhat source control system to you prefer in your organization? How do you manage problems the source control system cannot solve? What other problems beyond the source control system can you describe?So, what do we do about these...
- Tags: Dev, Production, Production URL, IsDevURL, application development, robert bogue, source control, Configuration, Mark W. Kaelin, programming, Ant, Source Controlled
- Discussion threads 2006-05-15
- Not just a buzz word, virtualization technology can improve your app development
- Not just a buzz word, virtualization technology can improve your app developmentarticle rootWhich virtualization do you use?The downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6066855.htmlVirtualization has become a standard operating practice for many application developers. Which virtualization do you use and why?PotentialI've just started to look at this issue with...
- Tags: VMware Inc., virtualization, VM, application development, robert bogue, Mark W. Kaelin, programming, backup, operating system, software
- Discussion threads 2006-05-01
- Get out of the information technology reactionary rut
- Get out of the information technology reactionary rutarticle rootProactive aspirationsThe downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10878-6061842.htmlAre you in a reactionary rut? Is your IT team proactive? Do you think a proactive approach is something your organization can actually achieve or even aspire to reach? What techniques do you...
- Tags: proactive measure, proactivity, it management, application development, robert bogue, Mark W. Kaelin, reactionary rut, rut, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-04-17
- Use your star as a catalyst for productivity by amplifying the halo effect
- Do you have a halo?The downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6060441.htmlDo you have a star developer or architect in your organization? Do you feel like there is a halo effect; an effect that has made you better at your job? Or are you the one with the halo?I'm...
- Tags: team, Mark W. Kaelin, it management, application development, robert bogue, personnel, programming
- Discussion threads 2006-04-12
- Generate development documentation with the inclusion by reference method
- The benefits of inclusion by referenceThe downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6052659.htmlWhat method do you use to create documentation for your development projects? Do you think the inclusion by reference outlined in the download/article is feasible in your organization? Do you have a better method?Not Sure How To...
- Tags: Mark W. Kaelin
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
- Squeeze more out of the construction phase of application development
- Squeeze more out of the construction phase of application developmentarticle rootSqueezing app constructionThe downloadable version of this article can be found here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6049009.htmlHave you incorporated new development techniques into your organization's processes? Have these new techniques compressed construction? Have they improved efficiency or is your organization still experiencing the learning curve?Agile...
- Tags: Mark W. Kaelin, application development, robert bogue, programming, waterfall, software, software development, Use Case
- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- The declining importance of performance testing should change your priorities
- The declining importance of performance testing should change your prioritiesarticle rootIs performance testing a priority?The downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6044101.htmlHow much performance testing do you do in your software development? Do you agree that performance testing does not add enough value to be a priority anymore?Excellent articleThis...
- Tags: application development, Mark W. Kaelin, misconception, performance, programming, robert bogue, testing
- Discussion threads 2006-02-28
- The best developers are built not bought
- The best developers are built not boughtarticle rootBuy versus buildThe downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6038684.htmlDoes your organization take the time and make the effort required to develop talent in house, or do they prefer to purchase software application development talent on the open market?Buy versus Build, software...
- Tags: developer
- Discussion threads 2006-02-13
- What are you teaching your software developers?
- What are you teaching your software developers?article rootDeveloping the developersThe downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6034785.htmlHow well are we doing as a profession in the development of software developers? What improvements are needed? Do you agree that we are teaching software developers that parts of the process are...
- Tags: Development tools, software developer, developer, software
- Discussion threads 2006-02-03
- The top 4 things project managers do to reduce software quality
- The top 4 things project managers do to reduce software qualityarticle rootWhat have we learned?The downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10878-5991783.htmlHave you had to contend with a project manager who overreached their authority as described in the article? What was the result? What did you learn and more...
- Tags: application development, it management, Mark W. Kaelin, project management, quality, robert bogue, software, team
- Discussion threads 2005-12-12
- Lock IT Down: Must-reads for hacking prevention
- For an IT manager, dealing with viruses is just part of the job. You're constantly finding ways to block viruses from infiltrating your system, quickly remedying your vulnerabilities with patches, or, in the worst cases, recovering from an attack.But falling prey to a hacker or a cracker is much more...
- Tags: attack, Del Smith, hacker, hacking, information technology, Michael Mullins, Robert Bogue, Toni Bowers, vulnerability
- Technical articles 2004-01-21
- Develop your attack response strategy with the help of this download
- High-stress situations—like a hacker attack—will either bring out the best or the worst in a net admin. In the heat of the moment, it's tough to remember all the details and determine the best way to handle a delicate situation. But if you've armed yourself with a plan, you'll be...
- Tags: attack, Beth Blakely, Bogue, Robert Bogue, strategy
- Technical articles 2003-07-14
- SharePoint helps you build a portal for your users
- Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server could be your solution for a portal page, document management, and internal searching. Robert Bogue describes what it can do for you.One of the primary functions of a network is file sharing, but these days, simply sharing files isn’t enough: Workers need the ability to collaborate...
- Tags: Portals, Groupware, Enterprise software, Web technology, portal page, Robert L. Bogue, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, portal server, SharePoint Portal, portal, server
- Technical articles 2002-11-11
- What separates a good technical consultant from the pack?
- It seems like anyone can hang out a consultant shingle, but not everyone can deliver. Here are the traits that make a consultant stand out from the crowd. by Robert Bogue
- Tags: Skill, Consultant, Customer, Customer Service Customer Service, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Robert Bogue
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
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