CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 19, Number 1

Abstract

"The Project Charter -- Blueprint for Success," by Chuck McKeever -- A project charter is your insurance policy to get management commitment, resources, and stakeholder buy-in to ensure success. "Safety Check," by Steven M. Smith -- Learn how to create and measure safety in your meetings so people will participate and not merely observe. "Building Successful Software Development Teams Using TSP and Effective Communication Networks," by Dr. William R. Nichols -- Teams that use role managers take advantage of a proven, successful communication pattern that scales as teams grow. "E-Mail Etiquette," by COL Kenneth L. Alford, Ph.D. -- E-mail is out of control, and you can help fix it. "A Manager's Guide to Supporting Organizational Change: 10 Lessons Learned," by Esther Derby -- How managers communicate change can make a difference in how well employees successfully respond to change. "Transforming Cultures: A New Approach to Assessing and Improving Technical Programs," by Hile Rutledge and Jennifer Tucker -- These authors present the Wrapped Cable Model as a starting point and a set of organizing principles and questions to help change people and organizations. "Commandments for a Productive Development Environment," by Dr. Randall Jensen and Les Dupaix -- Some projects have broken the productivity barrier by applying common sense practices to the people side of development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA487374

Entities

People

  • Chuck Mckeever
  • Esther Derby
  • Hile Rutledge
  • Jennifer Tucker
  • Kenneth L. Alford
  • Les Dupaix
  • Randall Jensen
  • S. M. Smith
  • William R. Nichols

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).