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Monthly Archives: May 2004
Rolling Wave Planning
Sometimes I discover that one of my great ideas has already been discovered by other people :-) I first wrote about rolling wave planning in 1997. For those of you who can’t stomach the paper (it was one of … Continue reading
Conferences are Cheap Training
I’ve just returned from the last of my spring conferences. And, I’m struck again by how much training is available to people at conferences and how cheap it is. You may be shaking your head, saying, NO JR, Conferences … Continue reading
Extended Random Regression Testing
I’ve been at the STAR conference this week, and Cem Kaner‘s keynote talk yesterday discussed the idea of extended random regression testing — take all your programmatic tests, and run them in random sequences for a long time. You’ll … Continue reading
Two Possible Uses for Certifications
I’m not a big fan of body-of-knowledge based certifications. Testing to someone to detect if they’ve learned the words in books is not adequate to determine actual skill on the job. (Note that there are skill-based certifications, generally from vendors, … Continue reading
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Catching Up
I had a great time in Israel (taught an open-enrollment project management workshop plus a one-day tips and tricks as an onsite), and met up with Israeli bloggers. It was wonderful meeting people with whom I’d corresponded.Now that I’m back … Continue reading
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Meet up with Israel Bloggers?
I’m off to Israel for a week, starting today. If you’d like to meet me for dinner Sunday night, 20:00, contact Roy Osherove. If Sunday doesn’t work for you, send me an email and maybe we can figure something else … Continue reading
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Remarkable: A Little About Marketing
Seth Godin is one sharp fella. He’s just published a new ebook, BullMarket: Companies That Can Help You Make Something Happen. I’m thrilled to be part of the Seth’s “unscientific listing blogs” section, along with Hal Macomber and Clarke … Continue reading
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Product Lifecycle Management and Project Management
Based on yesterday’s comments, it’s past time for me to define what I mean when I talk about product management, product lifecycle management, lifecycle choices, and project management. Here goes: Product management: The activities that plan the product’s evolution … Continue reading
Low-Tech Scheduling for Projects is Similar to Paper Prototypes for Design
I’m not a fan of project scheduling tools. I have trouble making the tools create the schedule the way I think, and I can never quite see the whole schedule when it’s in electronic form. Other people, especially senior … Continue reading
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