Yesterday, I was able to sneak up on Molly and Sammy while they were napping. This barely ever happens. Whenever I try to sneak up, they wake up, then try to tackle me and lick the camera. So, I rarely get any photos of them around the house. I posted a few from yesterday on Flickr, if you're interested.

-Em

What started off as the master's thesis for my master's degree at RPI became the feature article that is now published in the January/February issue of Better Software magazine. I will be receiving hard-copy issues of the magazine soon, to be able to share the article with anyone interested. For now, here is the excerpt from the Table of Contents with me and my co-author and former co-worker, Jennifer (last names omitted; it is the second feature article with the "New and Improved" title below).

Here is the summary they included for the article on their web site: "When these information architects were assigned to a team that was struggling to achieve CMMI Level 2, they found little user buy-in for the new processes. Find out how introducing user-centered design to the project got everyone involved in the design process and increased the users’ satisfaction in the end product."

We pitched the article to the magazine last May, working through different drafts of the feature with various editors at Better Software (who were awesome, BTW). It will be exciting to see the final product, in print, in the magazine itself!

Happy New Year!

-Em