A coworker recently used the familiar nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill, to illustrate what not to do when a project has issues, and I thought I’d expand on that and share it here.
What follows is a discussion of agile methodology, using the nursery rhyme for illustration.… Read More Jack and Jill: An Unsuccessful Project
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines “yes, but…” as agreement with reservations.
I define “yes, but…” as “no.”… Read More “Yes, But…” Means No
A definition of terms, and then some thoughts on what, when, how and why to roadmap, as well as whose responsibility it is to roadmap. For products, projects, and more general work efforts. … Read More Roadmap To Success
My current role is both Tech Writer and Trainer. As such, I write Training Effectiveness Surveys for key topics and courses. While drafting one for a recently rolled-out product improvement, it occurred to me that I had never documented a process for this. As with any other piece of technical writing, to start, I need to… Read More Training Effectiveness Surveys
There are a spectrum of answers to the question, how should a project be managed? But there seems to be one universal answer to the question, what is project management? Project management is defined as the process of delivering a project to completion.
My product management-honed ears perk up a bit at that. Define your terms. What is a project? What is completion?… Read More Project Management
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