Beginning of September I attended SafeCOMP 2009 in Hamburg to hold a talk on the challenges of object oriented programming languages in safety critical applications. One major point which was driven home again and again was that object oriented programming can certainly be used in safety-critical areas but it needs strict development rules which need [...]

There are a various standards and methods in regards to project management. Trying to grasp them all at the same time can make one’s head spin. Particularly due to their different vocabulary covering basically the same things.
For instance, there are the two well known project management certification paths and associated methodologies by PMI and by [...]

Over the last couple years, agile development methods have been picked up by more and more companies. Many of the ideas and concepts which were created out of the principles outlined by the agile manifesto have proven useful and can be used not only in agile development but in day-to-day practice independent of the business’ [...]

There is a lot to be gained if you express yourself positively. Saying things negatively limits discussion, expression of thought and can even be insulting. Methods like NLP or generally motivational techniques recommend being and speaking positively for a good reason: it puts your mind on the problem or topic at hand.