The Wisdom of Crowds for Software Development
James Surowiecki's great book The Wisdom of Crowds popularized the idea that the best answers lie in the community--none of us is as good as all of us. This is one of the founding principles behind the 6th Sense Analytics solution; our goal was to bring visibility to the software development process and to provide a basis for better understanding what has traditionally been a fairly murky discipline.
One of the powerful byproducts of the 6th Sense Analytics solution is access to community data on an aggregated and de-identified basis--data that reveals the patterns and trends that define the broader software development community. Our customers use this data for performance benchmarking and understanding how they're stacking up to the broader development community.
We look forward to sharing this data over time and doing our part in growing the collective intelligence of the software development community. By the way, I'm Greg Burnell. I'm co-founder and CEO of 6th Sense Analytics and an aspiring blogger. I look forward to talking to you over the coming weeks and hearing from you--as my comments either inform or infuriate.
