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peter.harrison - who has written 22 posts on Welcome to GlobalLogic Blogs.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint!
We humans have a tendency to bite off more than we can chew, and this is especially true in the world of software, where faster is always better. But this breakneck pace can lead to physical and mental exhaustion within a team and drastically affect the quality of software and the expectations of clients. There [...]
Continue reading...New Year’s Resolutions or Continuous Improvement?
Monday, January 16, 2012
Last week, my friend confidently told me his New Year’s resolutions for 2012: eat healthier and lose 30 pounds, bring down his blood pressure and learn a new language. I laughed because these were the exact same resolutions he made last year — and then quickly forgot. Sound familiar? The beginning [...]
Continue reading...Reclaim Your Inbox
Monday, January 9, 2012
Manage your inbox before it manages you… Today I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to a group of brilliant local leaders on how to Reclaim Your Inbox presented at the Young Presidents’ Organization Washington DC/Baltimore Chapter Retreat in Maryland on January 9, 2012. View the full presentation: Reclaim Your Inbox by GlobalLogic CEO Peter Harrison - - - - - Below [...]
Continue reading...Tech Trends for 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
As the CEO of a software R&D services firm that focuses on new and game-changing technology, I’m often asked what technology trends I see dominating the year ahead. I have several predictions for 2012, and I thought it would be fun to share them with you and learn what trends you foresee developing in the [...]
Continue reading...Why GPS Embodies Agile
Thursday, December 8, 2011
As I make travel plans over the holiday season, I’m reminded of the technology behind Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and how it has made a huge impact on the way we interact with the world. From satellite street views to real-time functioning, GPS software has dramatically increased our ability to navigate new cities — and [...]
Continue reading...Overcoming the Law of Diminishing Returns
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A farmer adding an extra bushel of fertilizer to a saturated cornfield; a student cramming for one more hour after 2AM; a homeowner remodeling beyond the value of his neighborhood – all are examples of the Law of Diminishing Returns, which states, “As more investment in an area is made, overall return on that investment [...]
Continue reading...Creating the Right Environment to Get the Right Results
Monday, October 3, 2011
I recently read a blog entry by business consultant Peter Bregman, who talked about visiting Disneyland’s Animal Kingdom Park. He saw a lion sitting on a rock, where apparently he sat every day. When he asked the ranger how they trained the lion to sit there every day, the ranger laughed and said, “We don’t [...]
Continue reading...Innovative Entrepreneurs: The Personification of Agile Principles and Practices
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I recently read an article in the Economist that talked about the characteristics of modern innovators like Steve Jobs (Apple), Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Pierre Omidyar (eBay). It made me think about leadership success and why certain people achieve it. Is it really in a person’s DNA, or can it be attributed to something more [...]
Continue reading...Are Agile and fixed-price projects compatible?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
In an increasingly fast paced and interrupt driven world such as ours, effective time and cost management is paramount to delivering a successful product. Even the most innovative product can be considered a failure to some extent if it fails to meet its pre-agreed deadline or budget. Although I have talked in the past about [...]
Continue reading...Does distance really matter?
Monday, April 18, 2011
Imagine that your engineering team goes into a final product review meeting happy and confident in its work, ready to launch the product with just a few minor tweaks. Then seemingly out of the blue, the product stakeholder criticizes the most crucial features of the product, claims your team did not develop the product as [...]
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
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