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What Does the Sport of Cycling Teach Us about Teamwork? One of the skills needed to be an effective part of a team—or to run a large corporation—is the ability to work with a diverse set of people, which is broadly an attribute of good teamwork. Of the many sources available to learn about teamwork, sports-related metaphors are often the best. |
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Beware of Vanity MetricsMetrics like recording the number of website visits or the number of downloads are called vanity metrics. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy writes how these metrics are misleading and how companies should start measuring actionable metrics instead. | 
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Avoid Business Writing Glitches, Goofs, and GaffesBad writing isn’t a trivial matter. Aside from appearing unprofessional, it can actually cost your company money if you communicate the wrong ideas. Don't confuse (or tick off) your coworkers. Look out for these common grammatical errors, crucial punctuation marks, cliches, and other word traps. | 
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Not Dead Yet—VMware Buys Cloud VDI Vendor DesktoneIs VMware’s purchase of Cloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) vendor Desktone an indication that cloud desktop virtualization will finally become more widely accepted? The cloud desktop virtualization forecast is looking more like mixed clouds and sunshine. | 
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Five Elements for Creating a Healthy Project CultureIn a healthy project culture, people work together to accomplish the goal. It doesn’t matter what approach is used—phase gate, iterative, incremental, or agile; health is key. Read on for five elements of a healthy project culture that can help set up your program, small or large, for success. | 
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The ScrumMaster Certification Debate: Good or Bad for Agile?CSM certification has become popular, but it is not without controversy in agile circles. There has been not only debate about whether it's just a moneymaker for trainers, but also questions about the validity of the title and what it says about actual ability. Where do you stand in the debate? | 
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Confirmation Test Engineering: The Next Stage of Software QA? Quality assurance, a widely recognized discipline in the software quality world, is now preparing to head into the next phase—what some call the world of confirmation or the world of test engineering. Continuous and ongoing improvements in product quality are necessary. |
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Can Failed Software Projects Be Black Swans?The black swan theory is used to describe an event that comes as a surprise and has major disruptive consequences. Given the long history of flawed and failed projects and plenty written on lessons learned, can any software disaster come as such a surprise that it’s called a black swan event? |
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