What's with the October

There is something with this month that was going and growing in the background. It is called Iterations. Yes you heard me. Dont doubt on what you had just read. Wonder what is it?

In the world of Software Development Life Cycle, there are many approaches. NSP is using Waterfall approach. It is an ideal, common, and classic style of developing softwares. It follows the Design - Implement - Test pattern. Just take for example of someone building a building.
But what if during the application of finishing touches of the buildings, the owner suddenly realizes he needs a mansion and not a building, or instead of he needs 5 elevators instead of 1?
In this cases, wherein changes should not be a problem but factual part of development, Waterfall sucks. Yup. And its hard.

That is why I (with Fukunaga-san, my NCOS boss) introduced Agile style to NSP. In Agile, changes are bases of development. Its like a coffee shop. You line up the customers(specifications), and serve each customer with the coffee(deliverables) he ordered. If a customer returns its order for changes (more sugar, less cream, etc), then serve him according to the queue in a line (Iterations). The hardest part here is to convince, instill, and set the goal clear in each NSP personnel's head. Here is one of the emails I received about questions and inquiries about the new development style.


Headache? No. Fulfillments. Worries? Yes. Because I know I am in a company full of politics, swarmed with crab-mentalist people who are afraid of innovations and changes. Hehehe

Ngeee

My sis, and cousin. During an afternoon lazy weekend break.

Ermat's BDAY :D

Happy Happy Bday - First slice sa Goldilocks nga cake ako na ha hehehe

A Journey Back Home

Today, I have sent an email of Cancellation of my job offer on the new company. NSP managers, and the japs had requested me to stay in NSP at least until FEB 2008. I understood what they meant. There was, seems like, an agreement or sort of an assurance from NSP to NCOS that I would stay in the project enough for the new intakes to be independent on their own to handle the project. I have decided not to leave NSP with backpains and headaches. I want a graceful exit. After all, NSP helped me in many factors. whew. What a brain-fucking week. Series of meetings, from both sides were done, the new company and NSP. I had to inform formally and convincingly the reason for my cancellation with the new company, then come up with an agreement with NSP to pay for any damage fees that may come up with the cancellation of the new company's contract. With all the ups and downs of the past two weeks, it was finally a journey back home, after all.

WTFU

Today I submitted a resignation letter to HR, the managers, and the jap managers. Yeah!!!. BUTT i mean BUT, when I gave the resignation letter to one of the jap Senior Manager, he refused to accept it. Towewenks. He said he was not informed prior to my plan, and it was a big surprise for him because I just came back from Intra-transfer program. WTF, I already informed Rachel and Jay, TWO(2) WEEKS before and yet they still was NOT INFORMED?!!! WTF, WTH, BULLSHIT.

THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO DESERVED THIS !!!