Douglas Reilly has a great post on what seems to be a recurring theme throughout my career.  He talks about being tasked to write a system with features that he knows are fragile, implement it in such a way that maintenance and support costs are exponentially increased, and defend his position when he proposes what seems like a no-brainer fix ...

A new hire is meandering around the work area at a company I have consulted with.  The HR manager walks in. ”Hi, welcome (name withheld to protect the innocent), we are so glad to have you.  Here is where your cube is, if you have any questions let me know.  We are so glad to have you join us!  Let me walk you through ...

I thought I would add a category for rants on Project Management practices. Misinformed PM quote of the week: “Our business model simply does not allow confirming requirements before construction.  The software development team is helping to shape requirements by confirming newly introduced functionality.”