We’re all familiar with the software development project that went off the rails, took too long to complete, didn’t fulfill the original requirements or wasn’t completed to proper quality standards. [ … ]
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The 12 days after GA
It’s that time of year, so here’s a software industry adaptation of a familiar holiday song. On the first day after GA, my team reported to me: A bug in [ … ]
Good PR or simply self-serving?
It’s that time of year when individuals and companies give money to those in need. Some companies donate privately, while others make it quite public. Here’s an example of a [ … ]
Wither Tradeshows?
If there’s one thing that I always loved as a Product Manager, it was a trade show. No, really. All you other Product Manager can stop scoffing. It was a [ … ]
The New Rules of (almost) Everything?
Every day there seems to be a new story about the economy that spells doom and gloom. Words like “meltdown”, “depression” and “collapse” are spoken with a frequency I don’t [ … ]
P-Camp Silicon Valley 2009
P-Camp Silicon Valley 2009 will be March 14 at Yahoo! in Sunnyvale. Hit up the Enthiosys website and sign up today. See you there!
Mars Needs Women; Twitter Needs Product Manager
Product Managers may not need Twitter but it looks like Twitter needs a Product Manager. It’s interesting that most of the discussions we have on this blog and between ourselves [ … ]
One-hit wonders
What do Mungo Jerry, the Vapors, Chumbawamba, Gary Numan, and Norman Greenbaum all have in common? They were all musicians or groups that have the distinction of being one-hit wonders. [ … ]
The value of PM certification
By Saeed Khan The CrankyPM is asking for your input on the value of being certified as a Product Manager by any of the various orgs that give these tests. [ … ]
The cult of Twitter
cult: Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. Hey, are you on Twitter? Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked that in [ … ]