Tag: code quality

Surviving the IT Perfect Storm
Pete Pizzutillo
Sep 21, 2012
Gartner Webinar: Get Smart about Technical Debt

Over the past 10 years or so, it has been interesting to watch the metaphor of Technical Debt grow and evolve.  Like most topics or issues in software development, there aren’t many concepts or practices that are fully embraced by the industry without some debate or controversy.  Regardless of your personal thoughts on the topic, you must admit that the concept of Technical Debt seems to resonate strongly outside of development teams and has fueled the imagination of others to expound on the concept and include additional areas such as design debt or other metaphors.  There are now a spate of resources dedicated to the topic including the industry aggregation site:

Pete Pizzutillo
Apr 25, 2012
Technical Debt vs. ROI: Your Code May Be Elegant…
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.
Stephanie W.
Mar 7, 2012
The Impact of Outsourcing on ADM

Last week, Steve Hall, Partner & Managing Director at ISG (formerly TPI), presented a webinar on the topic of aligning vendor SLAs with long-term value. The discussion focused on the need to not only consider cost savings within ADM (Application Development & Maintenance), but also the importance of risk mitigation and value enhancement of vendor-client relationships.

Lev Lesokhin
Feb 20, 2012
Is Your ‘Wastebook’ Overflowing?

Every year, Senator Tom Coburn compiles the Wastebook – A Guide to Some of the Most Wasteful and Low Priority Government Spending of 2011.

Pete Pizzutillo
Jan 4, 2012
For Software Quality, Context Matters
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Nov 10, 2009