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The Show
The Managing Software Development (MSD) Show discusses various approaches,
tools, and techniques to delivering quality software on-time and on-budget. Your
host, James Edgell, will share his career experiences so that you can learn how
to become a better software development manager. Mr. Edgell has twenty plus
years experience in Software Application development, including seventeen years
experience in mobile wireless data. He has served in managing the development of
Motient's nationwide messaging system that provided the foundation of the first
BlackBerry wireless network. At Motorola, Mr. Edgell oversaw multiple successful
software development efforts in the public safety, federal, and national
security sectors, his final management project at Motorola included complete
responsibility of all enterprise applications for the Motorola Q project.
Currently Mr. Edgell holds the position of Vice President of Information
Services.
2/10/10 - I will resume the MSD Show shortly. I have been working on a project
directly related to the show and I will announce it on this website.
Truly,
James Edgell
The Podcasts
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8/14/08 |
10.6 MB |
Resource Planning
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In this show James Edgell discusses an alternate way to Microsoft Project for
performing effective resource allocations across multiple projects. The approach
can also be used to track actual resource allocations and between data sets, a
comparison can be made to determine how well your organization has executed to
plan. |
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8 |
7/14/08 |
8.46 MB |
Formal Reviews
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The Formal Review Process is useful for catching defects early in the software
development process, such as requirements or code reviews. |
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7 |
6/30/08 |
10.5 MG |
Cost of Quality
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This show discusses a Six-Sigma metric known as Cost of Quality (COQ) and how it
can be used to shed light on the cost of delivering a product as well as
identifying how much cost your defects are totaling. |
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6 |
6/10/08 |
18.2 MG |
Performance Management
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This show presents a system to improve your resources performance through
defined goals and behavioral improvement. |
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5 |
5/29/08 |
18.5 MB |
Efficient use of Meetings
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This show discusses how to identify costly inefficient meetings and replace them
with an alternative communication channel. The second half discusses the need
for meeting agendas and meeting minutes. |
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4 |
5/11/08 |
9.30 MB |
Risk Management Process
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This show presents a simple but effective risk management process. |
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3 |
4/4/08 |
17.6 MG |
Defects
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This show discusses Defects and how to processes and analyze them. |
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2 |
3/30/08 |
12.5 MG |
Software Methodologies
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An overview of a few Software Methodologies and their purpose. |
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3/30/08 |
5.92 MB |
Introduction
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This show gives an overview on what to expect in the upcomming shows. |
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Recommended Books
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This book is required reading for all of my software engineers. It has many
proactive approaches to developing quality software.
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