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Monthly Archives: February 2012
A pretty yellow Bug
Here’s a pretty VW Beetle I spotted in Paris way back in 1987. I’m digging through my old slides now - I got brave and took my scanner apart to clean the underside of the glass and the results are a … Continue reading
Three Minors and a Major – related scales made easy.
Do you find it hard to get your head around the four basic scales? The Major scale is easy but what’s all that with the Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor scales? Well, if you start from the right place it … Continue reading
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Tagged harmonic, iqi616, major, melodic, mike ellison, minor, music, natural, relative, scale, scales, tetrachord, tetrachords, theory
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Not so capable, not so mature, and no model
A gem I found on Wikipedia… Capability Immaturity Model The Capability Maturity Model counts up but the Capability Immaturity Model counts down. How many times have you come across these? 0: Negligent – they just talk about CMM -1: Obstructive … Continue reading
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Tagged capability, cim, cmm, gonzopm, immaturity, management, manager, maturity, mike ellison, model, project, wikipedia
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Are we ready yet?
So, you think that you have agreement from your stakeholders but then you talk to another stakeholder who modifies that decision. Should you go ahead? Absolutely not. Having very recently gone through this kind of situation outside work, I am … Continue reading
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Tagged checklist, decision, go, gonzopm, management, manager, mike ellison, no-go, project, readiness, requirements, stakeholders
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