Project Management
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Agile
Who Solves Which Problems?
Many years ago, I was part of a task force to “standardize” project management at an organization. I suggested we…
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Agile
Cost of Delay Due to Other Teams’ Delay, Part 5
Imagine you have a large program, where you have several teams contributing to the success of one business deliverable. You…
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Software Development
Two Reasons Why Estimates Aren’t Worth It
When potential customers contact us, the odds are that they want to know two things: How much does it cost…
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Software Development
PMI Facelift
The Project Management Infrastructure (PMI) is still, frankly, a little too ugly for my liking. A proper facelift with the…
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Agile
Do You Value Management?
I’ve met many managers who were in the wrong position. Sometimes, it was the Peter Principle. Sometimes, it’s managers who…
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Agile
How Many People Can You Manage as a Manager?
In my first management role, I “managed” one person. My managee didn’t need much management. He guided me into how…
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Agile
21 signs of BAD MANAGERS I met in my career as a software manager
21 signs of BAD MANAGERS I met in my career as a software manager: Bias against action or against planning,…
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Software Development
What is the Future of Work?
I just read Scott Berkun’s The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work. For me, it was a…
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Software Development
Is Offshoring Less Expensive? Exposing Another Management Myth
I was in the midst of an assessment when the CIO came to me, and shut the door. “I have…
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