Comments on: Agile and The Three Types of Software Companies http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/09/28/agile-and-the-three-types-of-software-companies/ One foot in the muck, the other in utopia Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Terri Newsome http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/09/28/agile-and-the-three-types-of-software-companies/#comment-70771 Terri Newsome Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:36:05 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=399#comment-70771 Hi. I am writing a fiction novel and the main character in my book is a CEO of a computer security software company and I have no idea about that and was wondering if you could provide that information for me. I would like to know what they would do, what kind of people would work there, kinds of possible projects, the works. If you could help me then that would be so helpful. Thank you. Hi. I am writing a fiction novel and the main character in my book is a CEO of a computer security software company and I have no idea about that and was wondering if you could provide that information for me. I would like to know what they would do, what kind of people would work there, kinds of possible projects, the works. If you could help me then that would be so helpful.

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]]> By: Cote' http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/09/28/agile-and-the-three-types-of-software-companies/#comment-524 Cote' Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:08:10 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=399#comment-524 I agree completly. How is the 3M system now-a-days. Last I read about it in <i>In Search of Excellence</i>, it seemed like a great system. I haven't updated myself since then. I agree completly. How is the 3M system now-a-days. Last I read about it in In Search of Excellence, it seemed like a great system. I haven’t updated myself since then.

]]> By: James Bullock http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2006/09/28/agile-and-the-three-types-of-software-companies/#comment-523 James Bullock Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:20:41 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/wp/?p=399#comment-523 Nice breakdown between innovation and maintenance dominated development. The conundrum for companies that survive is *how* to do both at once. That's been discussed outside the software industry for a long time. Some companies do, in fact, pull it off. GE. 3M. Boeing. Corning (before the MBAs got ahold of it and nearly killed it.) There is a fair amount of prior art from those domians that we might well borrow in software. Nice breakdown between innovation and maintenance dominated development. The conundrum for companies that survive is *how* to do both at once. That’s been discussed outside the software industry for a long time. Some companies do, in fact, pull it off. GE. 3M. Boeing. Corning (before the MBAs got ahold of it and nearly killed it.) There is a fair amount of prior art from those domians that we might well borrow in software.

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