Dr. Bill Curtis

Senior VP & Chief Scientist, CAST Software; Exec. Dir., Consortium for Info. & Software Quality; Co-author, Capability Maturity Model (CMM); Fellow, IEEE & ACM

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Does anyone have data on the level of nonfunctional defects in an Agile environment vs other methods? #it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Agile methods eliminated some techniques for detecting non-functional defects such as inspections. What is a replacement?#it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Performance (response time) is the one characteristic that seems easily expressed in a story.#it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq How do you represent the level of security, reliability, or portability?#it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq #it_cisq Does anyone have a policy requiring a percent of stories to be devoted to reducing technical debt during each sprint?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Does anyone have a policy requiring a percent of stories to be devoted to reducing technical debt during each sprint?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq @jamesshore Performance (response time) is the one characteristic that seems easily expressed in a story.

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq @jamesshore How do you represent the level of security, reliability, or portability?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq @Agile_IT If stories are mostly stated in functional terms, how do you represent the non-functional aspects of an application?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Agile methods have eliminated some of the traditional techniques for detecting non-functional, structural defects in software.

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Let's get started with the debate. I'll propose a series of propositions for the community to respond.

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Hello. Do we have any dissenters out there?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@scottwambler If I have a way that consistently leads to successful results, is that bureacracy?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@scottwambler And how can we be confident we will get repeatable results if we do it differently every time?

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Thanks for the questions. See you in the ether. #it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq By removing error from what you are trying to predict you can identify best methods for prediction from uncertain specs.#it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Repositories of consistent counts are more valuable for improving future estimates from specs.#it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq Standards are important and those that provide the most cost effective, consistent, and value data will rise to the top. #it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq We believe that Automate FPs will grow the market and counters can now turn to guiding improvements. #it_cisq

[Dr. Bill Curtis @BillCurtis33]

@it_cisq THe growth of functional measurement will require reducing counting costs and increased consistency of counts. #it_cisq