September 15, 2008
Recently, the Cranky Product Manager found this awesome comment on the “Six Types of Engineers” post. “From a programmer’s point of view, I think the whole thing degrading [sic], evaluating programmers not as people but as cliches.” The commenter then whines about his hurt feelings some more on his own blog, bemoaning the post as [...]
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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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