Managing Product Development » Stickyminds columns http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd Management, especially good management, is hard to do. This blog is for people who want to think about how they manage people, projects, and risk. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Edit Those Epics Posted http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/10/edit-those-epics-posted.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/10/edit-those-epics-posted.html#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:32:35 +0000 Johanna http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=10778 Edit Those Epics: Stories Don’t Span Iterations was posted on Techwell, the new site of Stickyminds.com. Yes, I will have to figure out how to change my tags/categories. Please do leave comments over there, I will be responding.

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/10/edit-those-epics-posted.html/feed 0 Do You Need Titled Architects for Your Programs? http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/09/do-you-need-titled-architects-for-your-programs.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/09/do-you-need-titled-architects-for-your-programs.html#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:04:15 +0000 Johanna http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=10026 My StickyMinds.com column, Do You Need Titled Architects for Your Programs? is up. Please do comment over there.

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/09/do-you-need-titled-architects-for-your-programs.html/feed 3 How Do We Compare Posted http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/05/how-do-we-compare-posted.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/05/how-do-we-compare-posted.html#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 14:41:02 +0000 Johanna http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=9570 Continue reading →]]> I have a new column up on Stickyminds, called How Do We Compare? Years ago, people used to ask me about the ratio of developers to testers. Now they ask me about how agile they are. That’s almost always a sign they aren’t agile enough for what they need.

I hope you read and comment.

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2011/05/how-do-we-compare-posted.html/feed 1 Columns for Your Reading Pleasure http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2010/04/columns-for-your-reading-pleasure.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2010/04/columns-for-your-reading-pleasure.html#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:52:24 +0000 Johanna http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=9083 Continue reading →]]> It’s been a few difficult weeks. First, I came down with a bad head cold. It’s almost funny, watching a person with vertigo and a head cold try to walk. Unless you are that person ;-) Then Daughter #2 contracted mono. Then the rains came and my office flooded–twice. I’ve spent a bunch of time the last few weeks camped out in the kitchen. Of course, my column deadlines don’t wait, so I managed to write them anyway. I hope you enjoy them.

My Stickyminds.com column, Are You Making Progress or Spinning Your Wheels? received no comments, which surprised me. Maybe because I didn’t know it had published?

My Gantthead.com column is titled, How to Say ‘No’ the Agile Way. (That wasn’t my title when I sent it in. I have to talk to the titlers!)

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2010/04/columns-for-your-reading-pleasure.html/feed 3 Role of the Test Manager in an Agile Organization http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2010/02/role-of-the-test-manager-in-an-agile-organization.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2010/02/role-of-the-test-manager-in-an-agile-organization.html#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:02:44 +0000 Johanna http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=9052 Last week, when I was on vacation, my most recent Stickyminds column went up. I somehow expected more comments. Maybe other people were on vacation, too?

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2010/02/role-of-the-test-manager-in-an-agile-organization.html/feed 3 No: Such a Difficult Word Posted on Stickyminds http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/07/no-such-a-difficult-word-posted-on-stickyminds.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/07/no-such-a-difficult-word-posted-on-stickyminds.html#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:04:43 +0000 Johanna http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8802 I have a column up on Stickyminds.com, No: Such a Difficult Word. Please leave comments there. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/07/no-such-a-difficult-word-posted-on-stickyminds.html/feed 0 Specialist Column Posted on Stickyminds.com http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/05/specialist-column-posted-on-stickymindscom.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/05/specialist-column-posted-on-stickymindscom.html#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 00:06:41 +0000 Johanna http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8710 Remember Why Projects Don’t Need Specialists? Well, I decided I had a little more to say. I decided to write an article, What’s So Special About Specialists? Please do comment there or here.

]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/05/specialist-column-posted-on-stickymindscom.html/feed 1 Stickyminds Column About Project Portfolio Decisions http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/01/stickyminds-column-about-project-portfolio-decisions.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2009/01/stickyminds-column-about-project-portfolio-decisions.html#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:44:43 +0000 Johanna http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8632 My most recent Stickyminds Column, Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Should You Commit, Kill, or Transform is posted. Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/10/column-about-transitioning-to-agile-in-the-middle-of-a-project.html/feed 2 Does Exploratory Testing Have A Place On Agile Teams? http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/07/does-exploratory-testing-have-a-place-on-agile-teams.html http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/07/does-exploratory-testing-have-a-place-on-agile-teams.html#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:01:52 +0000 Johanna http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8460 I have a Stickyminds column up, Does Exploratory Testing Have A Place On Agile Teams? The column arose out of an email conversation I had with Jon Bach. Please leave comments there.

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