I taught my project dashboard workshop today. One of the things most people want to measure is progress towards project completion. But you can’t measure project completion progress unless you have completed features: developed, integrated, and tested features. A completed feature is done enough for someone to use. Implementing by architecture leaves all the […]
I’m flying over the Mediterranean Sea right now. And I have high speed wireless access. Pretty darn amazing. I’m using the system Boeing developed and is abandoning. I suspect price might have been an issue. On my flight, the price is free–because the service is being shut down. For me, high speed internet access is
True confessions: I was hoping to finish the draft (of Successful Project Management) for technical review today. I didn’t. I knew on Tuesday and called Daniel to let him know where I was. This past week I focused on finishing chapters. I have about 16 chapters and one appendix. I don’t know if the book
Bruce sent me a pointer to this post, There is no spoon. I have to admit, I don’t understand the spoon part. I suspect there’s a reference to a move I haven’t seen. (Fellow writers: be aware that many of your readers do not share your popular culture norms 🙂 But if you read
Adam Goucher has a post about how he organizes interviews, So, you’ve got yourself an interview with me. I asked Adam why he spends so much time on Company/Position overview (15 minutes) and the candidate’s Elevator Pitch (5 minutes). He said (I’m paraphrasing) that he’s hit the war for talent, and feels that he needs
Miss Snark has a great post, Internminable, about how to move from a free position to a paid position. Scroll down to: 1. Shows up on time and on schedule. For you gentlemen, change “8. Wears shoes. Wears underwear. Wears clothes that cover the stomach. All at the same time.” to be something like: Wears
I’m writing part of the PM book, and said this about the minimum requirements for a configuration management system (CMS): Modern CMSs can branch, label, automatically merge multiple authors’ changes, and allow for developers to work in their own private workspaces (sandboxes). If your CMS can’t do that, dump it and obtain a new
Louise points to an article about questions candidates should ask at the end of the interview and follows up with her own, Questions to Ask at the End of the Interview: A year from now, how will you evaluate if I have been successful in this position?” Louise goes on to explain why she likes
I’m busy writing the PM book, and saw these great posts. So instead of making myself crazy trying to write more good stuff for you, I decided you should read these. What is managing software development? is a great read. BTW, the working definition I have of project manager is: the person who knows
I’m off to teach project management at Sela the week of Dec 3 and Dec 10. Then onto Jerusalem for the week of Dec 17. If you’re in either place and want to get together for coffee, let me know.