This week in UX-Clinic: The Frankenstein prototype
This week in the UX-clinic discussion forum: Topic #1 – The frankenstein prototype: For 3 weeks I’ve been building…
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Pm-clinic: The happy holiday bonus
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #55 – The happy holiday bonus. Dear pm-clinic, I’m a team…
The Song airline experience
Just returned from NYC on a flight from Song, the ill-fated Delta airlines experiment. Without much explanation Delta recently…
This week: winning at schedule chicken
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #54 – Winning at schedule chicken. Dear pm-clinic, My project team…
Taking back the web: the next generation
News.com has a special issue on the latest generation gap and how differently the current generation of 7-12 year…
Design games (or learning and playing at the same time)
Jess McMullin has a good post on design games. Years ago I ran a live design competition as part…
Announcing UX-clinic: a discussion on design
Today marks the one year anniversary of pm-clinic, a friendly discussion group on leading and managing teams. It’s been…
Essay: Good, evil and technology. A fun philosophical inquiry
Are you a good person? How do you know? Most of us set our bar for good and bad…
ArtofPM on slashdot
Earlier today a brief review and chapter excerpt (13: How to make things happen) appeared on slashdot.org. I’ve been…
Ask Berkun: open for your questions
The forums are back up and running. If you’ve read the artofpm book or any of my essays and…
How to follow web 2.0: programmableweb.com
It’s hard to find information on web 2.0 that isn’t highly polarized or self-serving. One great resource, currently my…
This week: the fate of acquired teams
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #53 – The fate of acquired teams. Dear pm-clinic, Your assignment,…
Seattle MindCamp wrapup
This weekend was the first seattle mindcamp: a seattle version of the O’Reilly FOO camp and Bar camp. I’ve…
The worst software bugs in history (and how to learn from them)
Wired’s article on History’s worst software bugs is a short and darkly entertaining read that makes us feel better about…
Speaking in Portland Thursday
On Thursday 11/10 I’m down in Portland, OR speaking at the Rose City SPIN group at 7pm (details &…
This week: the joy of team rivalry
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #52 – The joy of team rivalry. I’m a team leader…
UI critique: feedshot.com
Feedshot.com Summary: this isn’t a site as much as a dialog box for a service. Two buttons and four…
UI critique: seattlechildrens.org
Sadly these critiques (in honor of world usability day) were delayed due to someone hacking the forums on my…
Why ease of use doesn’t happen
In honor of world usability day, here’s an essay that examines the causes of bad designs, and offers advice…
Artofpm reviews: B&A and MSDN
Still seeing some reviews come in which I’m grateful for, 5 months after the book has been out. Most…