Jan 27, 2009 0
Nutria is an online timelog. I’m hoping to start a live beta this week, initially light on features but with more to follow. I need some beta testers to give it a spin and provide feedback. Sign up to test and you will have my undying gratitude. Thanks!
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The only good way to create any kind of a reliable estimate is by using (your own) historical data.
If you are trying to create an estimate for a new project and are having a hard time, don’t lament your lack of historical data. The best thing you can do is to set up a system [...]
Jan 19, 2009 2
Do time tracking tools have a low uptake because it’s tedious to enter your activity data?
What do you use to enter time / activity data into your tracking tool?
If you don’t use time tracking, is there a specific reason or is it just not something you’ve considered?
What if you could enter activity data through twitter [...]
Dec 18, 2008 3
Saw this post over at the Project Team Blog Our Projects Are Always Late. Newshirt asks (I’m paraphrasing) “Why would this person not use a time tracking tool?”
Two answers:
Because it feels like an extra step. If you want to change a behavior like time tracking, you have to make it automatic. Developers and other project [...]
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Here are five reasons you should wait before moving on to the next phase of your software development process:
Get the requirements right. It’s so often repeated that it’s almost a cliché to say that requirements errors will cost 10x or more to fix during coding or testing. But it’s true, so I can risk repeating [...]
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Joel Spolsky also thinks that using timelog data for performance tracking is a bad idea.
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I just finished the time tracking application for Bale. This is a tool that is key to many other practices, but is very underutilized. (I wonder if this is because so many developers are worried about Big Brother type intrusions into their working habits? See below for why Big Brother is such a bad idea. [...]
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