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Choose your Methodology, not a Development Dogma

27. July 2008

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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 [...]

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Congratulations to ProductCamp Austin

15. June 2008

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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.

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Another Brilliant Berkun Post

24. May 2008

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Having consultant on my list of former titles I cannot agree more with the frustrations Scott describes here.

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Product Camp Austin Venue

5. May 2008

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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

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ProductCamp Austin

20. April 2008

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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 [...]

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New Site: Ask Good Product Manager

23. February 2008

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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!

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Arbitrary posts

17. February 2008

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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 [...]

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Great post by Jeff Lash on Goals over Features

4. December 2007

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Jeff Lash has a great post on getting alignment with stakeholder on goals instead of features.

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Generalized Scrum meetings for everyone

25. November 2007

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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.”

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With a plethora of software methodologies, pick the right one for the job

24. November 2007

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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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