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Generalized Scrum meetings for everyone
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...With a plethora of software methodologies, pick the right one for the job
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 [...]
Continue reading...Web sites as Art Projects and Hype 2.0
23. November 2007
Jeffrey Zeldman, one of the ‘web brat pack’, has written an interesting article for A List Apart that talks to the challenges of web design. While I can’t speak to the metaphorical aspects of his essay, he hits on a few topics that resonate with me.Over the years, I’ve seen too many web site [...]
Continue reading...37 Signals doesn’t get Roadmaps
10. November 2007
37Signals recently published a blog post titled “You don’t need a product roadmap” that suggests that roadmaps are generally bad since they are rarely met. Additionally they suggest publishing a roadmap is “The slippery slope of selling tomorrow over today.” As a regular producer of software product roadmaps I certainly agree that static roadmaps (updated once [...]
Continue reading...Great Post by Steve Johnson
14. October 2007
Check out this great post by Steve Johnson over at Pragmatic Marketing
Continue reading...5 questions with Steve McConnnell on Agile Development
13. October 2007
Check out 5 Questions with Steve McConnell
Continue reading...The rise of the Web Strategist
26. May 2007
Jeremiah Owyang has a good podcast discussion with Steve Gehlen Steve Gehlen on the state of the Web Strategy Industry about the growth of the web strategist role. While I don’t think anyone who is a “decision maker and stakeholder of a website” is a web strategist, it is interesting to consider the lineage of [...]
Continue reading...The never-ending permutations of the web development process
20. March 2007
Interesting post by Jeremiah that hit home regarding the multitude of web development processes that have been thrown around for years. Having worked at a number of companies over the last 12+ years, they all have generally had the same process just organized and named differently (sometimes to the point of confusing their own [...]
Continue reading...The Many Facets of Product Management
10. February 2007
One of the challenges of Product Management, especially for new folks entering the field, is understanding the broad scope of the discipline. And, depending on the sophistication of the organization a product manager may be required to wear a lot of hats. It is important to spend time teaching junior product folks about the different [...]
Continue reading...More than one development approach?
5. February 2007
Depending on your development situation you may be lucky enough to have one development approach with a trained team and that is ideal. But, if you happen to work in a professional services firm and work on a variety of projects with disparate teams it may make sense to select a methodology to fit the [...]
Continue reading...- Choose your Methodology, not a Development Dogma
- Congratulations to ProductCamp Austin
- Another Brilliant Berkun Post
- Software Curator
- Product Camp Austin Venue
- NextAutos.com launches
- The invisible hand grabs an iPhone
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- Andrew Chen's Renewable Online Audiences
- Christian Watson's Elements of Design Showcase
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- Christian Watson's Elements of Design Showcase (1)
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- Great Post on Link Building Fundamentals (0)
- Dan Roam's book 'The Back of the Napkin' (0)
- Facscinating paper: Spamalytics: An Emperical Analysis of Spam Marketing Conversion
- Great Quote from British Economist Paul Ormerod
- Andrew Chen’s Renewable Online Audiences
- Dan Roam’s book ‘The Back of the Napkin’
- Dave McClure’s Great SXSW presentation on Start-Up Metrics
- Web sites as Art Projects and Hype 2.0
- Great post by Jeffrey Zeldman on Web Divisions
- Problem Solving and Problem Setting
- The rise of the Web Strategist
- Reading: The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
Now Reading
Planned books:
None
Current books:
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The Death of Economics by Paul Ormerod
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Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics by Paul Ormerod
Recent books:
- Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior by Paul Ormerod
- Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series) by Mike Cohn
- Effective Prototyping for Software Makers (Interactive Technologies) by Jonathan Arnowitz
- The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds
25. November 2007
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