Articles

One Of Our Dilemmas — by John Sambrook — last modified 2007-01-11 20:57

To succeed in our business we must break many difficult dilemmas. In this article, I outline a serious dilemma that has affected our business, and I then present the direction of our solution.

Crafting Win-Win — by John Sambrook — last modified 2007-01-09 10:57

Many people, myself included, are reluctant to use the term "win-win" too freely. We shy away from it because we recognize that for many people the idea of crafting win-win solutions to serious problems on demand is ludicrous. In this brief article I offer some thoughts on this and on crafting win-win in general.

Dealing With Dilemmas in Software Engineering — by John Sambrook — last modified 2007-12-19 18:35

An article on applying the TOC Evaporating Cloud to problems in software engineering. It's a bit too long and tedious for my tastes these days, but the information still looks reasonable to me.

Programs That Write Specifications — by John Sambrook — last modified 2007-01-11 23:24

In this short article I describe how I am using Python as a tool during the development of a complex Interface Definition Document or IDD. While it may seem that writing a program to generate a specification would be horribly inefficient, more and more, it's turning out that writing such a program brings many real benefits.

The Software Development Tractor Pull — by John Sambrook — last modified 2007-01-14 14:39

Like a tractor pull, increasing complexity in our software development efforts creates drag on the organization. Left unchecked, this complexity can kill the organization. But can we really do anything about it?

Dealing With Personal Dilemmas — by admin — last modified 2007-12-19 18:30

A short article on a useful way for dealing with personal dilemmas. It was written by my good friend and business partner Wendy back in 2003.