Better Software Magazine Articles

Pace Wins the Race

Turn to The Last Word, where software professionals who care about quality give you their own opinions on hot topics. Find out what Peter Clark really thinks about overtime and why Lance Armstrong may hold the secret to success.

Peter Clark
When Bad Performance Happens to Good Employees

Need a place to go to get the solutions you’ve been craving? Management Fix is what you’ve been looking for. In this issue, find out what to do when an employee who has historically performed well has a dry spell.

Elisabeth Hendrickson's picture Elisabeth Hendrickson
Gaming 101, IM Spam, and Computers That Pounce

Get the software engineering slant on items from the recent news.

Rebecca Traeger
Promises and Prescriptions

What if someone told you that the cure for project woes was to throw due dates out the window, stop doing so much, and embrace uncertainty? Is this a radical treatment or just snake oil? The theory of constraints says it will work. Frank Patrick will show you how.

Frank Patrick
How We Got Them to Read the Writing on the Wall

Tim Van Tongeren tells the story of how an internal progress poster became a popular gathering spot and information resource.

Tim Van Tongeren
What's Different about Agile Management

Much has been written about how agile processes change the developer and tester roles, but what effect do they have on the manager? Learn about three “extreme” concepts and what they mean to the software manager.

Ken Schwaber
Practical Career Advancement

A word from the Technical Editor

Brian Marick
A Real Go-Getter

A word from the editor.

Esther Derby's picture Esther Derby
Manager to Manager

Dorothy Graham says test managers should learn to speak in terms that a project manager can relate to.

Dorothy Graham's picture Dorothy Graham
Congratulations! You're a Manager

You may deserve a promotion to management, but are you prepared for the challenges that next level may bring? Find out how practicing managerial skills on your technical tasks can help ease the transition.

Johanna Rothman's picture Johanna Rothman

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