OSC Appearances in December, 2009
Here are the places where you can find OpenSource Connections in the next month: December 3: Company of Friends holiday party, Siips Wine Bar December 7: Charlottesville Social Media…
Software Estimation: The Cone of Uncertainty vs The Wormhole of Reality
Earlier this year in my MSMIT classes at UVa, we talked about software estimation techniques, which was a very interesting topic. One thing we talked about was the “Cone…
Department of Defense CIO Publishes Open Source Guidance
In a memorandum dated October 16, 2009, the CIO of the Department of Defense published guidance on the use of open source software within the DoD. The CIOs assessment…
12 Strategies for Selling a Traditional Client on an Agile Project Plan
Why do we need to sell Agile? For those of us who know and love Agile, the benefits of Agile seem obvious. It can be frustrating when someone doesnt…
Installing Older Version of a Language Using MacPorts
I personally like to keep up to date with technologies and use the latest and greatest of whats available. Not everyone is the same though, and it is not…
5 Reasons the Marines Shouldnt Ban Social Networking
Today, the United States Marine Corps announced that it was banning its Marines from using social networking on the job. Citing security risks, the Marine Corps has said that…
Have you ever written an “RFP the Agile Way”?
Scott Ambler wrote a very interesting article for Dr Dobbs Journal recently entitled “RFPs the Agile Way – or – Fear and Loathing in the Procurement Department.” I first…
Arin Sime to speak at EdUI2009 on Facebook Applications
Im very pleased to be co-speaking with Wayne Graham at EdUI 2009 at the University of Virginia this September 22nd. EdUI 2009 posted the full conference schedule today, which…
Wrap up from AgileCville meeting – “Selling Agile”
Last Thursday I had a great opportunity to speak at AgileCville, and give a dry run of my upcoming presentation at Agile 2009. Eric took this photo of me…
My First Plugin
Working at a small company like OSC allows for group bonding “work” activities such as RailsRumble, which create a good working environment and helps develop our skills. If you…
FutureRuby: Characters Welcomed
To celebrate my one year in the “real world”, I went to Toronto to attend the FutureRuby conference. The format of the conference is consistent with all other conferences…
Fill out my survey on Agile and I’ll make you famous
Well … famous in one room of a conference at least. I just posted a google form survey looking for feedback on how people are “selling” the use of…