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• Thu, 17 May 2012

  DCG Blog: Hunting for answers

  Big Game Hunting I was recently in the privileged position to go tiger hunting, not in “shoot ‘em dead” mode –something I could never do, but as in “capture them for posterity.” My wife, Ann, and I were in Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, India, a wildlife conservation, in the hope of seeing these beautiful [...] > More

  
  
  

  Mon, 14 May 2012

  Software Development Outsourcing – How much do you trust them?

  In our consulting business, we aim to help our clients improve their software development. For the past dozen or so years, outsourcing has been an inevitable part of those conversations. Recently, I have been talking to a client who is getting significant success from their outsourcing; however, they have adopted a fairly unique position in terms [...] > More

  
  
  

  Wed, 09 May 2012

  QUEST 2012: Technology Will Never Replace a Handshake

  I am a fan of technology and its ability to enhance human productivity and allow people to stay in touch, even when far apart. However, until our consciousness get downloaded into robot surrogates, nothing beats personal interaction to get things done! At a social dinner discussion this weekend, a senior level JP Morgan Chase Executive [...] > More

  
  
  

  Tue, 08 May 2012

  Who Should Own Agile Estimation?

  Over the past few years Agile has gained popularity as more and more organizations have implemented it to minimize risk and better predict delivery time; however, the question of who should own Agile estimation within an organization remains unanswered. As providers of Agile estimation services, we at DCG have noticed that while some people passionately [...] > More

  
  
  

  Mon, 07 May 2012

  CMMI & Lean – What Adds Value?

  I have seen a number of articles, webinars and conference presentations in the past year or so which discuss the differences between lean and CMMI or implementing CMMI with a lean approach.  It was one of the latter presentations by Anil Revankar of Wipro at SEPG 2012 that stuck in my head, and I have [...] > More