January 2009

Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=685

Interesting… This is definitely something that a lot of us will have to consider over the next few months in order to ensure a high ROI for the customers, especially given their expected level of “I” (investment).

“In the world of agile project management, there is a concept that is often applied to project documentation, administration, and methodology: “barely sufficient.” This phrase relates to the agile philosophy that elements that don’t directly provide business value to customers need to be skinned to the bone — that is, minimized to the point that they are on the verge of, but not over the edge of, chaos.”

“..in this precarious economy. Ask yourself these three questions:

• What does the customer really need?
• What are the core value-generating elements of the project at hand?
• Which components can be stripped or minimized without significantly impacting the utility of the project at hand? “

According to information week, Gmail users will soon be able to visit Google Labs in order to make their favorite mail client and the full content of their mailbox available offline.

Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902996