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Category Archives: project management
Interview About Pragmatic Ways to Manage Technical Debt
I had a great time recording an interview last week with Carolyn Seaman for OnTechnicalDebt.com. The interview is over at Pragmatic Ways for Your IT Team to Deal with Technical Debt. Alexandra queued us up. Carolyn and I had a … Continue reading
Agile Project Management Tutorial, AgileIndy Conf, March 7, 2013
Are you interested in how to manage agile projects? Thinking of transitioning to agile? Available on March 7, 2013? I am leading an experiential one-day tutorial in conjunction with AgileIndy to introduce the ideas of agile project management to people … Continue reading
Posted in project management
Tagged agile, conference, lean, transition to agile, tutorial
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Test Dashboard Article Up
I have an article about test dashboards up on TechTarget. It’s called How to measure test progress: Every picture tells a story. The article has pictures. If you want more pictures, see Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project … Continue reading
What’s the Culture on Your Project?
Now that the election is over, we have an opportunity to reflect on some of the project management and hiring practices. I’m going to blog here and over at Hiring Technical People because the bits are just too juicy to … Continue reading
Posted in project management
Tagged dashboard, HIring Geeks That Fit, program management, project culture, release criteria, risk, schedule game
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Working Long? Rethink Why
Are you working long? My column, Management Myth 10: I can Measure the Work by the Time People Spend at Work is posted today. People who work long hours think they also work hard. They are. But they are often … Continue reading
Posted in project management
Tagged data, experiment, fault feedback ratio, management, management myth, measurement
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Iteration Zero Column Posted at Gantthead
I wrote a column for Gantthead, How to Use Iteration Zero (or Not). I’m not a big fan of iteration zero, except for learning. In which case, it’s a great idea. Go take a look and see what you think. … Continue reading
Changing Iteration Contents Mid-Sprint
I facilitated a project management clinic last week at PSL. One of the questions was this: We have a product owner who persists in changing the contents of the sprint during the sprint. This is difficult for us. It costs … Continue reading
How Much Will This Project Cost at Agile 2012
I’m giving a talk at Agile 2012, entitled “How Much Will This Project Cost?” It doesn’t seem to matter what life cycle your project has, someone wants you to predict the cost. The problem is, it’s the wrong question. But, … Continue reading
Hours, Velocity, Silo’d Teams, & Gantts
I’ve been having some email conversations with some project and program managers turned Scrum Masters. In general here’s how things have proceeded: Their organizations decided agile was a great idea Their organizations decided Scrum was a great idea to implement … Continue reading
Swarming Across Distance Posted at InfoQ
I have an article posted at InfoQ, Swarming Across Distance. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. You have to think about how to swarm. It’s not always intuitively obvious. Enjoy!
