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The Black Hole >---> BlackHole
� 2003 Naomi Karten

Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! >---> StandThere
� 2003 Don Gray
Maybe you're the kind of person who attacks a problem as soon as it crops up. Many times, it's good to act fast. But for a different point of view, read this article by Don Gray, who advises us to "take ten" and evaluate a situation before making a response.

Measuring Up >---> MeasuringUp
� 2003 Esther Derby
It's 10 a.m. You're about to ship to five beta sites. You've met the date, you're within budget, and the defect counts have been steadily declining for the last four weeks. Still, you're a little nervous. How will the customers react to this new release? Esther Derby shares a simple method to gauge how your product is meeting expectations before you ship...

A Different Kind of Conference >---> DifferentConference
� 2003 Sherry Heinze
You�ve probably attended a conference at some point in your professional career: The format is nearly always the same, although the focus may be slightly different. At the front of the room is a speaker with overheads. The speaker comes to teach and everyone else comes to sit quietly, listen politely and be filled with information. Sherry Heinze tells us about a different kind of conference.

Beware the Quick Fix >---> BewareQuickFix
� 2003 Gerald M. Weinberg
"P.T. BARNUM said there's a sucker born every minute, but Barnum was a conservative estimator - or else he didn't know any IT managers." Jerry Weinberg ruminates on technology managers' addiction to quick fixes.

Entomology >---> EntoMology
� 2003 Laurent Bossavit
What's in a word? Laurent Bossavit tells a tale of a trouble team and shows how the way we use words can effect the results of our efforts.

Destroying Information >---> DestroyingInformation
� 2003 Jerry Weinberg

Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2003