Monthly Archives: November 2006

The answer to CEO pay: yes, make them pay…

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Stever

In a recent New York Times article on CEO pay, the reporter closely examines pay practices where companies use peer groups to justify CEO pay. But they don’t disclose who those peers are, allowing CEOs to inflate their pay by … Continue reading →

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No one really knows how to measure software productivity

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Stever

I just ran across this article on how consultants (mis-)measure productivity in software development. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/11/10b.html Sad to say, I couldn’t agree more with the article. I started my career as a software engineer, and I’ve met very few people who … Continue reading →