The last MassTLC meeting in July on “Taking your Agile Development to the Next Level – Best Practices and Methodologies” triggered all kind of thoughts; for example: lingo is different by the substance is the same finally software engineering get’s to adopt practices that have been applied in other practices the real problem of resource …
With this blog I would like to share the experience of designing and producing a mini-product line within 60 days. You might think that this is not a big deal for an organization consisting of good product managers and disciplined engineers; the difference here is that a single person (the “cowboy”) executed the entire project …
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Christine Nolan has been doing an excellent job organizing the Software Cluster of MassTLC. Today’s meeting took place in the VMware facilities in Cambridge and moderated by Brad Meiseles, Director of R&D at VMware. Brad made a couple of excellent references and quotes such as: “Begin with the end in mind” – From Steve Covey’s …
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After months of negotiations, Jim managed to lease space at the 61st floor of the John Hancock’s tower to install netBlazr’s antennas. While Brough was enjoying sunny Florida, George was driving to You-do-it Electronics to buy the missing screws to make “the rack”; and finally she was born: Dec 30th, 2012 at the 14th floor …
This subject has been the theme of many books and recent meetings. Most recently I attended the Mass Technology Leadership Summit on Rapid Development and Deployment; this meeting was one of the MassTLC Software as a Service & Cloud Software Cluster. Details about the promising world of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS can be found in …
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Yesterday, several mobile fanatics attended the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) event discussing the topic of Integration in a Fragmented Mobile World. Andrew Borg (Aberdeen Group) and four more mobile development leaders, Raj Aggarwal (Localytics), Nick Brachet (Skyhook Wireless), Alex Donn (AT&T), Bill Gianoukos (HeyWire), run an excellent panel and engaged the curious audience. The …
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After attending my first Wireless Internet Providers meeting – WISP PALOOZA – my head has been spinning with thoughts and emotions. This community reminded me of the first VoIP group in 2007 at VON organized by Jeff Pulver. WISP PALOOZA was well-attended by an enthusiastic group of entrepreneurs. They discussed their innovative ideas and efforts …
On Thursday, Sep 29th, the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) organized a meeting in Cambridge about Google’s Agile Development Processes and Strategies; the room included 50-70 people, primarily software developer managers and some developers. Two speakers Steve Vinter and Mat Andrews presented the material encouraging audience questions and interactions. Here is a brief summary. Steve …
Another excellent event by Xconomy last Monday, September 26th, titled: Consumers, the Cloud, and Beyond—New Rules for Innovation. The discussion participants (from left to right): David Patrick, CEO, Apperian (moderator): Recently raised $9.5 million in financing led by North Bridge Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Larry …
In the evening of Sep 21st, Stephen Bush presented to the IEEE Boston Communications group his perspective of the Smart Grid and the importance of communications (see IEEE Boston). I had the pleasure to sit next to Stephen during the dinner meeting before the formal meeting – he works for GE Global Research in NY, …