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JAVA
News of RIF and re-orgs trickled in: they were let go, they got a new boss, cut, cut, cut, things look bleak. Sun Microsystems, that is. It is sometime hard to stay in the group when people talk about Sun, … Continue reading
How to Change?
There is the traditional corporate-style change management: get senior executive endorsement, socialize with stakeholders, build early successes, prepare for communication, etc. We are in the era of blurred line between employees and community. New change management must embrace both approaches: … Continue reading
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Organization
Management is about delivery. There are many, many ways to achieve the same objectives, some more effective than others. At the end of the days, managers need to deliver, or else. In today’s Internet world, pace, not size, wins. Above … Continue reading
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Quality Flow
What separate professional software development and amateur? The ratio of effort devoted on quality. Amateurs make it work. Professional show evidences. The amount of efforts in professional software houses devoted to quality and verification easily dwarfs standard definition of development … Continue reading
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Sequoia Chart
Cross posted You have everything planned. Strategy is brilliant, wheels are turning, projects are in motion, future is unrolling. You feel good and can almost taste success. Unexpectedly, something big happened: two big buildings collapsed, a hurricane wreaked havoc, an … Continue reading
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100 Days
Juniper reminds of China all the time: energetic, optimistic, impatient, and creative: precious like a talented young adult ready to change the world. All what’s needed is a good tool chest and some practicing. Read more…
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Exactly!
You probably knew my stance on DRM (digital rights management). My previous employer does a substantial amount of business with the proponents of DRM and that toned down the intensity of my opinion. Hey, you cannot be a VP of … Continue reading
Money vs. Wealth
What happens when you pump money into a society? A society’s productivity (real GDP) grows slowly. Over time, the prodoctivity accumulated into wealth. Part of the wealth is liquid: money in various forms. Money serves to convert one form of … Continue reading
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She won
My kid, a young female grew up in silicon valley and attended college in SoCal, came up to me during the debate (she did not watch, but stayed in the hearing vicinty), and proclaimed, “She won.” “How can you possibly … Continue reading
Indy 4
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg 22 May 2008 Why do I watch this? Cause I must! I just have to watch all Indy movies. After all, it is Harrison Ford, how bad can it … Continue reading
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