Category Archives: Dilbert

Code Mocking? How about business plan mocking?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Skip Walter

After 40 years of participating in software code reviews, I couldn’t stop laughing when I encountered a recent Scott Adams‘ Dilbert cartoon: Many is the code review meeting that I wished I could stand up and start mocking the fruits of … Continue reading →

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Some Days You Just Need a little Dilbert

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Skip Walter

As I near the end of another quarter teaching a wonderful group of Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) graduate students while juggling consulting clients, I need to ground myself in the eternal wisdom of Dilbert.  Here are a few … Continue reading →

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A little eDiscovery Humor

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Skip Walter

As I step back into the world of legal eDiscovery, it is a delight to see that this market segment has finally achieved market notoriety – cartoons are showing up making fun of the work of our dedicated professionals.  CaseCentral … Continue reading →

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Tilting at the Windmill of New Product Development

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Skip Walter

I’m getting that three year itch to build another software product. There is just something in me that loves identifying a latent unmet need and then doing the user research to design an appropriate product. As much as I continue … Continue reading →

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The Making of Enterprise Software – All-IN-1

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Skip Walter

In the early 1980s I was part of Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC) Software Services group in Charlotte, NC.  The unit I was a part of consisted of 10 software specialists and a manager.  Due to the nature of our remote … Continue reading →

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The Google 20% Time in Perspective

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Skip Walter

As an executive consultant, I am always looking for ways to crank up the innovation capability of an organization.  I admired Google for their approach of encouraging their engineering talent to take on innovation projects through their “20% time.” As … Continue reading →

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