What is software architecture?

What is software architecture? In the previous article “What is architecture?” we stated that architecture is about: Structural elements Connective…

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What is architecture?

On a regular basis we hear people talk of good and bad architecture, but what is architecture?   Before I describe…

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How to avoid underestimating complexity

People involved in software projects would say that software development is about understanding complexity. What is complexity? Complexity is easy…

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Hidden Assumption of Agile

Agile cures common problems that we experience in software development, however, there are limitations to Agile.  It may seem like…

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Ready, Fire, Aim: How most gather requirements

Connecting with your customers and delivering value depends on understanding your customer’s requirements and selling the correct product or solution…

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Do Project Managers need Domain Experience?

Opinions vary on whether a project manager needs to have domain experience.  Certainly project managers that do not have domain…

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Not using UML on Projects is Fatal

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) was adopted as a standard by the OMG in 1997, almost 20 years ago. But despite…

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Pair Programming for Team Building

Extreme programming (XP) introduced most people to pair programming. The theory was that the sooner that code was reviewed, the…

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Accelerated Development: Team Conflict is for Losers

It is a guarantee that don’t like someone on your development team and they have behaviors or habits that you…

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