Burn Chart

In Scrum, Burn chart is used extensively by each stake holder. But if someone looks at the assumptions which are used to draw Burn Chart, utility of it diminishes.

One of the assumptions while drawing Burn Chart is that each Pig is loaded 100%. In real life is this true? I do not think so.

What do you say?

Book Review: Inside Cyber Warfare

Book Review: Inside Cyber Warfare by Jeffrey Carr: Publisher- O’Reilly: ISBN- 13: 978-0596802158

This is second edition of book. I read book’s first edition and found fascinating. My motivation of reading the book is from software architect perspective. I found the book interesting though information provided in the book is readily available on internet but not at one place.

Jeffrey Carr maps cybercrime, cyber espionage and cyber aggression from state and non-state actors and how they are inter-related.

Book nicely explains complexities of cyber-attack and its implications.

Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I have no relationship with the author. I got this book under Orielly’s book review program.

Further reading: A competing book is Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It  and Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners

One can get more information about book and related topics from:
1. Book at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Cyber-Warfare-Mapping-Underworld/dp/1449310044
2. Publisher: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021490.do

Book Review: APIs: A Strategy Guide

Book Review: APIs: A Strategy Guide by Daniel Jacobson, Greg Brail, and Dan Woods: Publisher- O’Reilly: ISBN- 13: 978-1449308926

This is one of the first books on strategic part of API in software industry. APIs: A Strategy Guide is not for developers or designers but for non-technical folks of Software industry – PMs, Business Development staff, C Level Executives and anyone who is interested in Software marketing and Sales and its management.

Book is written in very lucid manner though in initial chapters same information and facts are repeated but still overall book maintains good flow.

Mix of Authors makes good combination. Provider of API related products and Services - Greg Brail, CTO Apigee , customer - Daniel Jacobson, Director of Engineering Netflix API and Researcher, Speaker, & Entrepreneur - Dan Woods.

Book is consisting of eleven chapters and each chapter takes a dive into API strategy and business. Neither a deep dive nor a shallow one.

Book is certainly a good read and going to be on my book shelf for long time.

Disclaimer: I did not get paid to review this book, and I do not stand to gain anything if you buy the book. I got this book as reviewer from publisher. I do not have any relationship with the author.

Further reading: A complementary book is REST API Design Rulebook by Mark Masse and RESTful Web Services Cookbook: Solutions for Improving Scalability and Simplicity by Subbu Allamaraju.

One can get more information about book and related topics from:

1. Book at Aamazon: http://www.amazon.com/APIs-Strategy-Guide-Daniel-Jacobson/dp/1449308929
2. Apigee: http://apigee.com/
3. Publisher: Orielly: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021223.do