Getting Agile

I have been using a tool for some time with clients and teams to find out what software quality attributes the product development team should focus on in the project. ISO standard 9621 describes the quality attributes found in software. The following image shows the 6 categories and specific attributes contained within them.
Before I knew [...]

I have uploaded the talk I did at SD West 2009 on Yahoo! Video and here it is:
Managing Software Debt – Chris Sterling @ SD West 2009 @ Yahoo! Video

Talk about a loaded term. Even the term itself, “architecture”, when used in the Agile community can start a heated discussion. When I was coordinator of the International Association of Software Architects Puget Sound chapter, the discussions about “what is architecture” caused passionate debate. I am sure this entry will get some interesting comments, as [...]

The Puget Sound IASA (Int'l Assoc. of Software Architects) welcomes Kim Cameron, Chief Architect of Identity from Microsoft, presenting on the topic of “The Identity Metasystem and Cardspace”. Details on this topic may be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iasa-pugetsound-members/files/InfoCard.ppt.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 26th at the following time and location:
EVENING:
6:30pm – 9:00 pm
Microsoft
15700 [...]

We had a great presentation for the Puget Sound chapter of the IASA this month from Owen Taylor on the topic of “Space-based Architecture and the End of Tier-based Computing”.  What a great topic name!  I think that many of us out there know that the tier-based solutions were just a stepping stone to a [...]

On Wednesday, June 28, 2006, the Puget Sound IASA will be welcoming Owen Taylor, Directory of Technical Communications at GigaSpaces, for two presentations on the topic of “Space-Based Architecture and the End of Tier-Based Computing”. The meetings will be at the following times and locations:
Wednesday, June 28th
DAY:
1:00pm – 3:00 pm
Seattle Downtown Public Library
1000 Fourth [...]

On May 31, 2006, the Puget Sound IASA will be welcoming a presentation from Steve Swartz on the topic of “The WCF aka 'Indigo'”. The meeting will be at the following time and location:
6:30pm – 9:00 pm
Microsoft
15700 NE 39th St
Building 43, Room 1560
Redmond, WA 98052
Directions
More details at http://www.solutionsiq.com/iasa.html. This meeting is open to [...]

On April 26, 2006, the Puget Sound IASA will be having two meetings presenting Cameron Purdy of Tangosol on the topic of “Distributed Caches: Essential Lessons”. The day time meeting will be held at the Seattle Public Library‘s central branch at the following time and location:
1:00pm – 3:00 pm
Seattle Public Library
1000 Fourth Ave.
Howard S. [...]

Tonight we are having our monthly Puget Sound IASA meeting on the topic of “Managing Investment Across the Project Life Cycle”. Here is the abstract for tonight‘s meeting:

Scott Came, Monica Yap, and Tamara Sulaiman will be conducting a panel discussion about managing investment in projects from conception to delivery. Scott will discuss how enterprise [...]

Tomorrow night we are having our monthly IASA (International Association of Software Architects) Puget Sound chapter meeting in the Jefferson Room, building 43 room 1560, located on the Microsoft Campus. We are going to be trying out a new way to conduct the meeting, “open spaces”.
We are deviating somewhat from one of the principles [...]