Gabrielle Hendryx-Parker

A good portion of the Sixie crew is now back from the superbly organized Plone Symposium Midwest (PSM). So, what do we take back from PSM this year? Where is Plone heading? What impact will Plone 5 have?

Over the years, we have developed a distinctive culture based on a unique set of 5 essential values, some drawn from the book Drive by Daniel Pink...

One-click theming, faster searching, new collection UI, SEO-oriented HTML and cleaner code: all of it is in the Plone 4.2 release...

"Time and Materials" contracts ("T&M" in short) are the only sensible structure for sophisticated software development like we work on at Six Feet Up, but only in concert with a project management methodology that reduces risk for clients...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how hard it is to estimate creative projects including sophisticated software development like we work on here at Six Feet Up...

If an auto-mechanic can’t accurately estimate a quick and simple car fix, what hope do software developers have when building something new and complex that’s never been exactly done before?...

Most people who don't blog cite lack of time as a major excuse. But blogs have a big impact on traffic and online visibility. Understanding why is the first step in boosting your blogging impact...

Last Friday, some of my colleagues went to a virtualization presentation that the organizers had cleverly combined with the opening of Green Lantern. Here's why business people should care...

On April 28-29, 2011 Six Feet Up held its third FedEx Day, a quarterly internal event that fosters creativity, intrinsic motivation and team collaboration. This time 7 teams worked on a variety of outstanding projects...