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		<title>Pondering Programmer Productivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of discussion lately about measuring productivity has had me spending time I should be sleeping thinking about the same.  I love accountants and finance folks.  I find them very bright and love the way they typically approach any business discussion from the point of logic, but they can be an intractable lot as well.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Index Cards for Agile Planning Anyone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Austin Agile development user group, AgileAustin, published a online poll of tools that teams in the local area favor for agile planning.  In response to the email announcing the poll, a couple of members emailed the list saying their favorite tool is no tool at all.  Some said index cards.  I shook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Competitve Implications of Cloud Computing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can tell by the frequency of my posts, things have been very busy at work &#8211; no complaints though, I know of friends and associates that would like to have such a problem.  I wanted to follow up on one of the thoughts in the prior post regarding the global ramifications of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scaling Agile Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, I have the opportunity to speak at an Rally customer success tour at the Renaissance.  Tonight, I am reflecting on the leaders I have a privilege to serve with on the panel, Israel Gat, Jack Yang, Torsten Weirch, and Eric Huddleson.  These gentlemen are all significant leaders in the Austin Community and I&#8217;m looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts from the Colonel on Veteran&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran&#8217;s Day was this week and I received an email from my Dad, the Colonel, that I wanted to share with everyone.  No, it has nothing to do with technology, but it has everything to do with being an American, and being grateful.  Things that I believe are in short supply these days.
&#8220;Each year on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Heroes of Ike</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just returned from Smith Point Texas where we witnessed feats of ordinary heroism that warrant recording here.  Lets start with Fred, president of the volunteer fire department, and his wife Jennifer, who the next day after the storm return to Ike&#8217;s bullseye to assess the damage, and took pictures of everyone&#8217;s home and posted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rally vs VersionOne Agile Planning Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we evaluated several Agile Project Management tools.  Having used XPlanner for years, it was time for a change.  XPlanner is great in some ways &#8211; fairly lightweight and easy to use for developers.  It really falls apart though when you start to consider multiple agile teams working together to deliver a release.  It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software Outsourcing In India &#8211; More Rising Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/software-outsourcing-in-india-more-rising-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/software-outsourcing-in-india-more-rising-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard of reverse outsourcing?  Indian IT firms that built  incredible profit margins on the outsourcing boom in the West are themselves headed offshore, from Malaysia to Mexico, to escape the double sting of surging salaries and a rising rupee. Tata Consultancy, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam and smaller companies are stepping up acquisitions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software Outsourcing In India &#8211; Changing Economics</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/software-outsourcing-in-india-wheres-the-economics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/software-outsourcing-in-india-wheres-the-economics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow.  Things have changed.  I&#8217;ve been working with Indian Outsourcers now for over 13 years dating back to those early projects at IBM.  In the last two years, I&#8217;ve seen costs drastically increase and the availability of skills dramatically diminish.  This is now clearly a trend from my chair and worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 27, 2006 &#8211; Installing Self Directed Teams</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/august-27-2006-installing-self-directed-teams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/august-27-2006-installing-self-directed-teams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so your want to startup or install self-directed teams.(see a previous post on change). As with any change, this is a big challenge and there is no guarantee that it will be accepted completely by the team. Some will be uncomfortable with accepting accountability, a strong Scrum master will be needed, and some just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 26, 2006 &#8211; Power of Self Directed Teams</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/august-26-2006-power-of-self-directed-teams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/august-26-2006-power-of-self-directed-teams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 18 months ago, we adopted a self-directed process called Scrum in part of our development team &#8211; the part that focuses on end user applications.  Most of the team was a little apprehensive, but they are solid folks and they put it in action. 

 
Recently, we made the move to transition the whole team to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 15, 2006 &#8211; Events vs. Commitments</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/august-15-2006-events-vs-commitments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/august-15-2006-events-vs-commitments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Second Law of Software Dynamics:  shipping software is a commitment, not than an event.

 
Customers generally expect once they have adopted your software or service that you are going to continue to develop it, service it, respond to their requests for tweaks, and keep up with competitive forces.  In short, they made a commitment (time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 8, 2006 &#8211; Dirty Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/august-8-2006-dirty-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you watch Dirty Jobs on Discovery Channel? I have to admit, I think I&#8217;m hooked on this show. It might be the deadpan delivery of Mike Rowe, or could it be somewhat deeper? As a leader in software development, sometimes you can feel like the star in the PigWrangler episode (and no developers are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 21, 2006 &#8211; Interview Questions for Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.garyallison.com/july-21-2006-interview-questions-for-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/july-21-2006-interview-questions-for-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, I&#8217;ve been interviewing to fill an open management position. Clearly these are positions of the utmost importance in that a great hire will push the team farther and higher, while a bad hire can be disastrous.

I&#8217;ve put together some question (but not all in case you&#8217;re next) I&#8217;ve used, and hope they are of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 20, 2006 &#8211; Goals and the Relentless</title>
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		<comments>http://www.garyallison.com/july-20-2006-goals-and-the-relentless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It just amazes me the creative and inventive ways people use to avoid goal setting.    Believe me, I&#8217;ve seen it all.  When it comes right down to it, most people would just rather not be held accountable.  And, to some degree, this is understandable.  Life is full of the unexpected &#8211; and software is a [...]]]></description>
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