software
The Cone of Uncertainty is Not a Saturday Night Live Sketch
Flickr Photo: Forty PhotographsYou know the drill. You need a new website gizmo or database doodad. You do your best to define the requirements, the stages you will go through during development, how much it will cost, and how long it will take. But somewhere during actual implementation, everything goes sideways, and nothing goes as planned.
We all know this happens, but no one can ever explain why. Well, now we have a nice graph to support gut feeling. The folks at Flightpath bring us this great post about planning for software projects and raising toddlers.
Having done both, let me just say this: True that, Flightpath. True that.
From the Affinity Groups: Spiffy Software for Online Dialogue Exchange
The NTEN Affinity Groups are great sounding boards for folks looking for technology recommendations. Our NTEN Discuss Email Archive members recently investigated the tools and software packages that can aid in online web-conferencing and conversation.
From the Affinity Groups: Opinions and More! AVG Antivirus Software
The NTEN Affinity Groups are great sounding boards for folks looking for technology recommendations. Recently, inquiring minds within the 501 Tech Club DC wanted to hear opinions and experiences using AVG antivirus software -- and members responded with know-how.
From the Affinity Groups: Recommendations of php/mySQL, .NET, asp/SQL
The NTEN Affinity Groups are great sounding boards for folks who are looking for technology recommendations. Last week, a vibrant discussion occurred among one of our most active Affinity Groups, the 501 Tech Club DC. A group member wanted to better understand how php/mySQL, .NET, and asp/SQL compare. Key issues included similarities, differences, and preferences in choosing amongst the tools. A summary of responses from the 501 Tech Club DC participants is below. Want to be involved? Sign-up today free of charge and view all posts and links in their full glory at http://groups.nten.org.
Let's Talk: What's in Your Software Future?
Every day nonprofits deal with software systems that don't talk to each other or work together. They spend time and money on systems that aren't integrated. They're hampered by the inability to extract needed information from a given tool and resort to entering the information several times in different systems.
