In this article I talking about a number of large companies (often not technology based) that shun the use of open source desktop applications, and possibly some other back-office applications like databases. In my experience it is either standard policy not to use them at all, or hypocritically, not allow their use on the desktops, but use them for the likes of web servers, or server operating systems - especially as the likes of Dell, HP and IBM provide supported solutions with some form of Linux installed.

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This is a very short post about software development that I hope will be useful to anyone that finds it. I wanted to put on our blog a five key checkpoints that help identify risks in a software development project, based on the more human aspects. Some of these items seem obvious, other less so. As my background is software development and software development consultancy, this list pertains to that discipline, however many of the ideas cross over into project management in general. Continue reading ‘Software Development Project Risks - The Human Side’ »

About six week or so ago I posted this question on the Linkedin Website:

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