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The POO Code, Chapter Four

By Randall Englund / February 22, 2008

The escalation process worked! As work on the program drifted past the scheduled completion date, Proman sensed the pressure coming

By Randall Englund / February 21, 2008

Seated at the table across from him, Toni made a grimacing face. The news was not good. Proman had started

By Randall Englund / February 20, 2008

Proman looked over the agenda for the first meeting of the management team. It was phenomenal how the champion for

By Randall Englund / February 19, 2008

Proman A. Jecgert put the phone back in its cradle. It was a distressing call. The caller was very frustrated

By Randall Englund / February 18, 2008

Three people took a break from the project startup meeting and went for a walk. Stubbing a toe upon something

By John Burke / February 16, 2008

OK here is the scenario – Do you pass the “ink blot test”??. It is Friday afternoon on the

By Jim Sloane / February 13, 2008

If you think you might be changing jobs any time soon, (hello Yahoo!, Applied Materials and Nektar Therapeutics),

By Jim Sloane / February 12, 2008

NO, not bonding like guys going camping together, or a serendipitous encounter of old friends. I’m talking about some serious,

By Jim Sloane / February 11, 2008

There’s a remodel going on in my house, and the general contractor spends so much time actually doing the finish

By Ed Gaeta / February 10, 2008

I’m old enough to remember life before “Smart” Phones, Cell Phones, PDAs, and Email. Heck, I still remember the smell

By Ed Gaeta / February 7, 2008

Recently I looked at my calendar and caught myself saying “Sweeeet only 4 hours of meetings today”. That’s when I