From the Wikipedia entry on Dogma “Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek δόγμα, plural δόγματα) is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted or diverged from.” Have you ever noticed that when it comes to development [...]
Continue reading...15. June 2008
While I’ve been heads down on closing out a six-month project which launches on Monday, I’ve watched as Paul Young and team do a terrific job organizing and executing the first ProductCamp Austin. While I couldn’t participate I wanted to congratulate Paul and all the hard working folks who made it come together.
Continue reading...24. May 2008
Having consultant on my list of former titles I cannot agree more with the frustrations Scott describes here.
Continue reading...5. May 2008
Thanks to Paul Young Product Camp Austin now has a venue, here are the details: When Saturday June 14th, 2008, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Where St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center (PEC) 9420 Research Blvd Echelon III Building Austin, Texas 78759 (512) 346-8110 ProductCampAustin
Continue reading...20. April 2008
Paul Young of Product Beautiful is spearheading the first ProductCamp Austin and I am thrilled to participate. It is scheduled for Saturday, June 14th 2008 and the venue is pending. If your a local product manager this is a great opportunity to meet other area professionals. So give your significant others a break and talk [...]
Continue reading...23. February 2008
Jeff Lash has started a new product management Q & A site called Ask a Good Product Manager. I think that introducing a site that enables folks to ask questions and have the community respond is badly needed. Thanks Jeff!
Continue reading...17. February 2008
A friend mentioned the other day that I haven’t posted in some time. Truth is that I generally don’t post for the sake of posting and I’ve been pretty busy since starting a new position with NextScreen. Now that I’ve settled in a bit I will be posting about the activities and challenges of starting, staffing [...]
Continue reading...4. December 2007
Jeff Lash has a great post on getting alignment with stakeholder on goals instead of features.
Continue reading...25. November 2007
Great post on the scrum meeting format and how it can be applied generically. “The scrum meeting method consists of short, daily meetings designed to keep teams on track and help members get their work done. Scrums are focused on the people doing the work, not management.”
Continue reading...24. November 2007
Today there are a number of software methodologies and depending on your bend (and amount of scarring) you’ll likely lean in one direction or another. From waterfall to agile and everything in between, software methodologies create a lot of discussion, heated debate and confusion. If you’re in an influential position or at least in a [...]
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27. July 2008
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