August 23, 2008
Ah, Software Engineers. They are the creatures upon whom most of us rely in order for our organizations to continue claiming that we are the World’s Most Leading Global Provider of Integrated Buzzword Solution Suites (now, with Go-Green marketing!). To be a successful Product Manager in the software development world, you must understand the dynamics of your project team members, and of course engineers are a critical part of that team.
Early identification of the various engineering types on your project can save you time and effort down the road. So, grab your safari jacket, your notebook and a pen, and follow me into the jungle of 0′s, 1′s and bugs of all stinging severities. This post will help you to recognize some common engineering species, and how best to work (or not work) with them.
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July 29, 2008
Golly gee, the Cranky Product Manager was recently quoted a few times in the ZDNet blog, The IT Grind. As was Saeed “Wrath of” Khan, the esteemed author of THE blog On Product Management. The title of the ZDNet piece was “10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear.” Confusing that the CPM [...]
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