Aug 23rd, 2011
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 [...]
Jul 4th, 2011
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
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.
Aug 27th, 2010
The 2010 microISV pain point survey has drawn to a close. Russell will be busy over the next few weeks compiling and analyzing the data we’ve gathered, looking for trends and similarities. In the meantime, we’ve held the drawing for the three prizes.