Anita Wotiz

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By Anita Wotiz / February 1, 2008

I just loved the latest grievance from my students (see Monday/Tuesday/Thursday posts). When being given more work than schedule to […]

By Anita Wotiz / January 31, 2008

One more complaint from my students (see Monday/Tuesday posts) is: “I’m given other jobs, in addition to my coding, and

By Anita Wotiz / January 30, 2008

My blogging was interrupted Sunday night by a power outage at home. A neighbor’s huge oak tree had fallen, totally

By Anita Wotiz / January 29, 2008

A second complaint from my students (see yesterday’s post) is: “Management adds requirements to my project without asking me if

By Anita Wotiz / January 28, 2008

I’m in the middle of teaching my Software Requirements Engineering course at UCSC Extension. On the first day of class,

By Anita Wotiz / September 1, 2007

Unintended consequences? I certainly would agree with anyone who tells me there are appropriate circumstances and projects for outsourcing, whether

By Anita Wotiz / August 30, 2007

Managing outsourced work: can that project be saved? An experienced, well-trained project manager is not enough to guarantee an outsourced

By Anita Wotiz / August 29, 2007

Managing outsourced work Now that you’ve made your decision, picked a supplier, and written a contract, just kick back and

By Anita Wotiz / August 27, 2007

A few more things to do before making the outsourcing decision: 3. Create a Request for Proposal (RFP) that describes,

By Anita Wotiz / August 26, 2007

A company that has its own software development capability is driven to outsource software development in an attempt to save

By Anita Wotiz / February 12, 2007

I loved Kimberly’s blog entry of Jan 14. Why do we keep making the same mistakes on every project? Why