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Home > CrossTalk Aug 2008

CrossTalk - The Journal of Defense Software Engineering
  August 2008  
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Table of Contents Download Entire Issue (0808CrossTalk.pdf PDF 1249KB)
  20th Anniversary  
  * The Process Revolution  (0808Humphrey.pdf PDF 82KB)
by Watts S. Humphrey
We have yet to build an acceptable foundation of proven and generally followed principles in the field of software engineering. To begin developing this foundation, we need a process revolution.
 
  * Good Old Advice  (0808Cockburn.pdf PDF 99KB)
by Dr. Alistair Cockburn
The best-known writers in the software field have been advocating the same four recommendations written in the “Agile Manifesto” for decades. While many in the field continue to ignore their recommendations, others are re-discovering their sage advice.
 
  * What Have 20 Years Accomplished and What Is Left to Accomplish in the Next 20 Years?  (0808Weinberg.pdf PDF 72KB)
by Gerald M. Weinberg
Though there have been many improvements in software development in the last 20 years, our aspirations may have grown faster than our abilities. What will the next 20 years hold?
 
  * CrossTalk: The Long and Winding Road  (0808Petersen.pdf PDF 138KB)
by Gary A. Petersen
The author puts the first 20 years of CrossTalk to a Beatles soundtrack as he guides us through the major changes, accomplishments, and aspirations of the publication.
 
 
  Software Engineering Technologoy  
  * Wiki Customization to Resolve Management Issues in Distributed Software Projects  (0808HohmanSaiedian.pdf PDF 106KB)
by Jamie Hohman and Dr. Hossein Saiedian
This article introduces methods of wiki modification that can assist software project managers in addressing the communication problems associated with distributed projects.
 
 
  Open Forum  
  * Heroes: Carrying a Double-Edged Sword  (0808Kimmerly.pdf PDF 131KB)
by Paul Kimmerly
Every organization has key performers, or heroes, that it depends on for its success. These heroes play an important role. However, reliance on heroes can create problems just as big as the ones they help to resolve.
 
  * A Process Improvement Commentary  (0808Ibrahim.pdf PDF 111KB)
by Dr. Linda Ibrahim
This commentary provides some observations regarding process improvement over the past 20 years, offering views related to process models and standards, organizational change, and the PI practitioner.
 
 
  Departments  
 
From the Sponsor (PDF file PDF 57KB)
Coming Events (PDF file PDF 34KB)
CrossTalk 20th Anniversary Spread (PDF file PDF 37KB)
Call for Articles (PDF file PDF 56KB)
Web Sites (PDF file PDF 39KB)
BackTalk (PDF file PDF 56KB)
Back Cover (PDF file PDF 331KB)
 

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