Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Aug 15, 2011, 10:54 am
I added a set of rules (questions, really) to my wiki, concerning product test as measurement of product quality. Please check it out and spread the word: Article on PlanetProject.
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - May 2, 2011, 10:31 am
Just a quick note: I decided to make ClearConceptualThinking.net an ad-free blog. I'm also working on making PlanetProject.wikidot.com an ad-free wiki.
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 19, 2011, 8:56 am
I assembled this set of principles to guide me and others through the sometimes stormy times of change. To me, 'times of change' equals 'always'. If there's one common theme among all my different job positions and private challenges, it's the wish for improvement. Use these principles whenever you...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 28, 2010, 7:43 am
I gathered a list of web resources on Agile, especially Scrum and Evo, for a friend of mine. Far from complete! You can access it here: http://planetproject.wikidot.com/links-to-resources-on-agile Enjoy!
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 9, 2010, 1:23 am
Ted has another brilliant short (6:30 min) video from Tom Wujec. It shows two remarkable insights into design: The power of building things evolutionarily The power of having someone on the team who understands process See for yourself: Nice, ain't it? Let's go for more Ta-Da!...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 8, 2010, 4:27 am
I just stumbled upon a very nice blog entry by Fergal McGovern of Visible Thread. It is about my article on "Extreme Inspections". Fergal appreciates that I showed ROI figures: What was doubly exciting for me in this article is that you see the actual ROI of inspection in clear terms. Utilising the ...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jun 23, 2010, 5:00 am
During my last vacation I came across evidence of good technical value specifications. At VW's Autostadt there is a display of this wonderful old Phaeton Sedan (sorry the photo is blurred). There also is a reproduction of a poster that was used to market the car at its times. It clearly states the m...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jun 7, 2010, 2:44 am
The Agile Engineer Ryan Shriver has stunning news from the productivity front. After he 'produced' a whopping 1.750 attendees for his webinar on the topic, he was kind enough to share the presentation slides and a companion article. I quote from the article: Hyper-productivity describes a state of b...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Mar 4, 2010, 2:42 pm
James Shore has sparked a lively discussion about sense and nonsense of acceptance testing. To be honest, my very first reaction to this piece of text was forbidding: "Acceptance testing tools cost more than they're worth. I no longer use it or recommend it." But James expanded on his statemen...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Mar 4, 2010, 2:42 pm
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 27, 2010, 2:21 am
I finally found the time to change the layout of my blog. Hope it's much clearer now, improved readability. There are some issues with the way Google displays ads, but I hope to fix this within the next couple of days. Let me know what you think, please!
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 27, 2010, 2:21 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 25, 2010, 1:33 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 25, 2010, 1:33 am
Christopher Brandt, relatively new blogger from Vancouver, Canada, has an awesome piece about the difference between problem and solution. If he blogs more about problem solving, and in this outstanding quality, he definitely is someone to follow. While I do not completely agree with the concepts, I...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 3, 2010, 8:46 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Feb 3, 2010, 8:46 am
Today I'm pround to announce that one of my latest articles has been published on modernanalyst.com: Using Extreme Inspections to Significantly Improve Requirements Practice It will be showcased next week in the Feb issue of the eJournal of ModernAnalyst. From the introduction: Extreme Inspections a...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 24, 2009, 1:28 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 24, 2009, 1:28 am
Projects by the book or by the trenches? The PRINCE2 project management standard by the OGC is a very practical piece of work. There is no obligation to do it by the book while you meet certain criteria. And it is supposed to be helpful, not an obstacle. I believe it is indeed helpful, and that is e...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 24, 2009, 12:28 am
I published a German Version of the Gilb's Planguage Concept Glossary on Google Docs. It comprises the 178 core terms of systems engineering and RealQA concepts that are part of the Competitive Engineering book. In the future I plan to translate the rest of the over 500 carefully defined terms. The ...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 24, 2009, 12:28 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 5, 2009, 3:24 am
These days, I‘m inquiring about engineering. I‘d like to know who your hero systems engineer was or is (or will be?). Please comment, or send me a twitter message. Thank you! Thank you again for making it past the first paragraph. ;-) It all started when a couple of weeks ago I again was confron...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Dec 5, 2009, 3:24 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Oct 3, 2009, 6:20 am
(Allow 5 minutes or less reading time) Stephen M.R. Covey‘s The Speed of Trust caused me to realize that trust is an important subject in the field of Requirements Engineering. Neither the specification of high-level requirements (a.k.a. objectives) nor the specification of measurable requiremen...
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Oct 3, 2009, 6:20 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Sep 10, 2009, 4:36 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 29, 2009, 1:28 pm
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 28, 2009, 7:07 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 28, 2009, 3:54 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 26, 2009, 6:44 am
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Rolf G. posted an article on Clear Conceptual Thinking - Jul 13, 2009, 2:49 am
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