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May 2009 - Posts

Odds and Ends

Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:04 PM by alanpa
It’s been busier than normal for me at Microville recently. My friend (and frequent soccer match viewing partner) James Whittaker ended his 3-year run at Microsoft last week. James still lives locally, and I expect that we’ll continue to collaborate in Read More...
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Words and Status (and rants!)

Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:41 PM by alanpa
Words are funny things. We use them to convey meaning - but there's more to words than that. We also use words to try to change the way people view things. In real estate advertisements, for example, you see words like "rustic" used instead of "old", Read More...
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Metrics common sense

Posted Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:27 PM by alanpa
I still owe you some posts covering my recent metrics presentation, but wanted to pass this along in the meantime. I don’t post links to other blogs often, but I thought this was appropriate – especially to the crowd who thinks that because metrics can Read More...
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STAR East metrics presentation

Posted Friday, May 15, 2009 10:17 AM by alanpa
Been a busy week, but wanted to send a link to my materials from STAR. My presentation style is generally more discussion based, so you may not get a lot from these, but I’m happy to answer questions if you have them. I will take some time in future blog Read More...
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iTWire review of HWTSAM

Posted Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:02 PM by alanpa
Another review of HWTSAM is here . My favorite quote: All in all, this is an impressive work with a great deal of wisdom and principles – underpinned by sound theory – that would be of interest to any company that produces software of reasonable complexity. Read More...
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STAR epilogue

Posted Saturday, May 09, 2009 9:39 AM by alanpa
I’m on a plane returning from Orlando  / STAR east. As expected, it was a fun week, but by Friday I’d had enough of the 95 degree weather – it’s nice to be heading back to 65 degree Seattle. I thought my presentation on metrics went well  - Read More...
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Twinkle Twinkle, on my way to STAR

Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 9:38 AM by alanpa
I’m catching a red-eye tonight to Orlando for the STAR conference . If you’re at the conference, look for a bleary eyed man pecking away on a laptop waiting for check-in time and say hello – it will be me. I have some follow up posts based on the metrics Read More...
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Playing the room

Posted Saturday, May 02, 2009 5:53 PM by alanpa
In my role at MS, I get to see a lot of people talk. present and teach to audiences ranging from a few people to hundreds. I’ve seen all ranges of styles and experiences – I’ve seen exciting presentations and boring presentations. Of everything a presenter Read More...
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