Evidence Based Scheduling
December 1, 2007
Joel Spolsky, a person frequently mentioned on this blog, has developed an intriguing product that is quite straigthforward, and long over due! Their product features Evidence Based Scheduling, which allows an automated estimation of ship dates,... Read more...
On presentations…
October 27, 2006
The following link contains some excellent presentation tips. Simple, easy reading, and recommended for anyone who ever has give presentations. I especially like the idea of blank slides, "silence" within the song. The article's purpose... Read more...
The organized disorganizers
June 21, 2006
Have you ever met a manager that left you walking away with more uncertainty than you started out with? Or have you walked away clear and certain on your objectives and expectations, dove in headfirst, and proudly delivered your product only to... Read more...
Information and Diversity
March 24, 2006
As information flows, people become more comfortable. They understand their environment better. Even bad information with a confidence level can make a person feel more secure in their risk-reward ratio, and respond appropriately. Among... Read more...
Managing highly innovative projects and programs
February 19, 2006
An innovationTools article talks about managing highly innovative projects and programs. Innovation projects tend to start with loosely defined, sometimes even ambiguous objectives that become clearer as the project proceeds. The processes used are... Read more...
Dilbert on Project Management
February 11, 2006
I think I attended this review meeting. Read More →
Joel Spolsky’s Great Design
February 8, 2006
Joel Spolsky has a new series of articles about great design. On designing a trashcan: Ok, light, heavy, big, and small. What else. It should be closed on the top, so rubbish doesn't fly away in the wind. It should be open on the top, so it's... Read more...
A few more interesting PM reads…
January 22, 2006
Here are a few more interesting PM reads I've stumbled across... What it's like to be a Program Manager at Microsoft... by By KC Lemson PM's as therapists by Vernal What does a Program Manager do? by Bill Can Scott Berkun has several good articles,... Read more...
PM Cheat Sheet
January 22, 2006
This is a repost to allow LiveDocumentRSS to register this post. Program Management Cheat-sheet By Edward Becker Clear Mission Statement/Objective(s) Clear Project Sponsor Clear Project Clients/Stakeholders Use Cases derived... Read more...
Managing a megaservice - Keep it simple!
January 15, 2006
In a Conversation with Phil Smoot, product unit manager in Microsofts MSN division, Phil discusses large-scale megaservice Hotmail. BF Heres the ultimate open-ended question: If you were to talk to someone who was about to walk into a situation... Read more...