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DE In Peter Siwon's column, you'll learn about the human side of project success in an entertaining way. Why good teams don't just fall from the sky. There's a key question when it comes to project success: How are successful teams formed? This article provides answers that...
Project Management
Trend Guide „Leadership in High-Tech Companies“
Read on! Leadership in High-Tech Companies: Table of Contents Requirements for Leaders Common Shortcomings Style, Attitude, Culture Generation Y Recruiting Promotion and Development The Target Audience of this Trend Guide This document addresses typical questions surrounding the topic of leadership...
Battle of the sexes
Do you have prejudices? For example, against women, men, homosexuals, heterosexuals, bankers, programmers, managers, or Microsoft? Prejudices have more influence on our behavior than we realize. They prevent us from fully utilizing the potential solutions in projects. On the one hand, I hope that...
Trend Guide „Embedded Test“
Read on! Embedded Testing: Table of Contents Trend Spots Creating a solid foundation for testing: From requirements analysis to test specification Good planning is half the battle: Test plan as a management task Concrete guidelines for testers: Getting into detail with the test specification The underappreciated...
The solution to the professional dilemma
How to Successfully Implement Method and Process Changes: It should be obvious to everyone that we constantly need to adapt to remain competitive. "Of course, smarty-pants!" you might say, and perhaps ask: "Why is the transition to new methods and processes so slow?" or...
How software errors become visible
After hours of pondering and trying, despair triumphs over developer pride. The depressed software engineer slouches over to his colleague to explain his problem. The colleague casually examines the listing, spontaneously points to the...
More performance for more money?
How Rewards Become a Trap: Rewards are a popular way to boost motivation in a team or company. The underlying assumption is that a reward increases commitment. However, as studies show, this approach, if applied incorrectly, can have the opposite effect...
Project crises and the sinking of the Titanic
Crisis meeting: The customer has angrily berated the boss. The recently delivered machine is malfunctioning intermittently. The boss is visibly agitated. He shouts, accompanied by a powerful slam of his fist on the table: "The machine isn't running properly! The customer is threatening...".
When all else fails
Haven't you ever sent up a quick prayer to heaven when things got really tight in a project, even if you're not a devout churchgoer or rosary worshipper? Do you have a talisman, a lucky hat, or a success tie that you can turn to in important situations...?.
Are you head or stomach?
Is intuition a divine revelation, an energetic message from beyond, does it come "from our gut," or is it "in our urine"? As an engineer, I prefer the following explanation: Intuition is the result of a highly complex, interconnected logic that runs through billions of processes over a lifetime...
Want and ability
Background information on requirements analysis: Who really knows what they want before they have it? Who knows what they're capable of before they do it? Two old adages that also apply to modern development projects. How do we find out what the customer wants, and whether we can fulfill those wishes...?.
Paths to a flash of inspiration
Why do we often rack our brains for hours on end, unsuccessfully trying to solve complex problems, only to be surprised by a flash of inspiration at a completely unexpected moment? Does this sound familiar? You spend hours racking your brain searching for the missing piece...