Effectiveness and getting there efficiently

Dan Rawsthorne wrote an interesting post about “Scrum is Effective, not Efficient“. I don’t follow fully so i made some comments. I write it here again because it has some aspects that are related to software architectures and which are important to produce quality. To have the full context of this post it is important [...]

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Methodology or Method?

In the previous post I referred to a post that points out that there is a clear distinction between method and methodology, and that methodology means the study of scientific methods. After looking to wikipedia’s definition of methodology and more specific the following definition:
“Another key (though arguably imprecise) usage for methodology does not refer to research or [...]

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Method or Methodology?

In the following post a reminder is made of the correct use of the word method and methodology. In a lot of software literature this distinction is not made. I don’t/didn’t follow it either.
The 6th comment is very funny.
“I cdnuolt bleveiee taht I cloud aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of [...]

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Waterfall vs Agile methodology (and the bigger picture)

When I was surfing for some waterfall related information a nice site popped up WATERFALL vs. AGILE METHODOLOGY. It is a nice comparison of the 2. The bottom line in this comparison is the aspect of certainty and uncertainty. if I need to make a choice I would sign the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. [...]

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Impressions on the use of the Waterfall & Regatta methodology for Dynamics Ax

In the previous post I talked about my experience with companies choosing almost randomly an implementation methodology for their project. I stated that it looks like not much research is done in the determination process of an implementation methodology. This can have negative consequences if the implementation process doesn’t tackle the business problems well and [...]

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Certain or uncertain about your implementation methodology?

To create with more assurance quality in your product and business, reduce cost to implement and maintain the product, and to maximize business value, a structured implementation methodology is almost essential. Luckily a lot of methodologies are nowadays available in the literature and a lot of fine, detailed and understandable papers and books can be [...]

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