Aug 23rd, 2011 by Russell Thackston
Russell Thackston’s research for 2011-2012 will be focusing on a new software effort estimation approach for consultants, team members, and microISV owners, like you. He’s named the approach SISE (Sort-Insert-Size-Estimate). SISE bridges the gap between time-consuming, formal estimation tools and guesswork. We will be publishing short, concise “how to” guides in the near future. We’ll also [...]
Aug 1st, 2011 by Russell Thackston
The 2011 microISV Pain Point survey is open! For full details, visit our survey page at survey.microisvresearch.org.
Jul 4th, 2011 by Russell Thackston
The 2011 microISV Pain Point survey is almost here has arrived! We’ll be opening the survey on August 1st and it will run for four weeks through August 31st. The survey will help us gauge where microISV operators are struggling in their businesses. We will also be comparing the results to last year’s to see if [...]
Jun 21st, 2011 by Russell Thackston
The Auburn University Office of Research Compliance’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) has given its approval for the 2011 Pain Point survey to move forward. Pre-registration is available at the microISV Research Alliance website and the survey will officially kick off on August 1st.
Apr 14th, 2011 by Russell Thackston
I’ve decided to author a one-page (two-sided) handout that explains the topic of my dissertation research. The formal title of the handout is Relative Regression: The Principle and the Process. The informal title is Relative Regression: More Expert, Less Opinion. Take a look at the paper and let me know what you think in the [...]
Mar 2nd, 2011 by Russell Thackston
The Spring 2011 newsletter has been sent out with a special thanks to MailChimp.
Feb 16th, 2011 by Russell Thackston
Susan Hammond, a fellow graduate student here at Auburn University, has authored two short PDFs on blending the software process with non-development activities.