January 23, 2009
The Cranky Product Manager is feeling a bit burned out on blogging this week. DysfunctoSoft is in slash and burn mode and it’s a total bummer, dude. Anyway, to help keep the Blog Beast fed, today we have a most excellent guest post by “A Cranky Ex-Engineer.” ——— When I started my first software job, [...]
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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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