My Very Simplistic Project Scoping Math

Let R = the duration of the Requirements process in effort (e.g. person hours). Then, a solid Design process generally trends towards 3R; The Coding process typically trends towards 2R (assuming good Requirements and Design); And the Testing process trends towards 2R as well. So for a generic project, after properly gathering Requirements, overall effort […]

Always ask questions…

Questions are the key to pushing forward… According to Isidor Isaac Rabi, his mother would ask him “Izzy, did you ask a good question today?”  I think that is a much better question that “What did you learn today?” And the wisdom is also written in the Bible: Ask, and it will be given to […]

Disabling Skype on Trillian Fixes Voice Mail

After enabling Skype within Trillian, my Skype Voice Mail stopped working.  Disabling Skype in Trillian and Voice Mail works again.  It looks like Trillian has had this issue since February 2012 (version 5.1 build 18 per this post).  I’m running version 5.3 build 16 (June 2013) and the issue still exists.  Both Skype and Trillian […]

Simple or Complex Systems…

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system. — John Gall