March 29, 2005
Zen and the Art of LIMS Troubleshooting
Jeff recently turned me on to the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. As Jeff indicated to me, it is a fascinating look into the philosophy of quality. While the premise of the book (at least I think it is the premise) is that science and art are not really inseparable, one of the effects the book had...
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March 15, 2005
Who provides LIMS project cohesion?
I had the opportunity last week to travel with Matt, one of my customers and friends. Over the course of the week, we had a spirited debate about how to handle IT groups that provide infrastructure services when those same IT groups don't take real ownership for the project to which they are assigned.
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March 01, 2005
Coder to Developer to Consultant
Mike Gunderloy wrote a popular software development book called Coder to Developer in which he stated that coding skills alone would not make successful software. He argued that coders that learn how to...
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