Featured Article Het venijn zit in de start! | The sting is in the tail! Wednesday, March 20, 2013 by ISDC Agile as software development concept: it is no hype and neither a good-for-all medicine. But it can well be an answer to existing challenges. Agile contains apparent contradictions and therefore requires specific competences. ISDC puts agile under the magnifying glass.

Abstract
The methodology presented in this article was developed at SEI (Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon) and is part of the ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) methodology. The article presents this methodology in a simplified form and stresses its practical application.

The current article is mainly addressed to managers and executives and describes the approaches, factors and pre-requisites to be considered when implementing a measurements process in an organization. Ideas and recommendations outlined in the article are draw from the experience and practices of an IT company whose focus is continuous improvement.

don’t let them fool ya or even try to school ya! Oh, no! we've got a mind of our own so go to hell if what you’re thinking is not right!

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In today’s challenging and uncertain economic climate it’s crucial to tightly manage cost and keep focus on tomorrow’s business. And that is already a hard job.

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Agile development, a 1 on 1 with David Norton and a customer. 

A last day in the life of a conference gives you some moments to reflect about the fir rosu. 

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Barcelona, November 2011. Over 4000 attendees, of which about 600 from the Benelux and around 30 from Romania attending, more than 300 IT-related information sessions and workshops in 3 days

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