The bias of social software
I am in Web 2.0 ignorance recovery. For two months I’ve been playing catch-up about web 2.0 and social…
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Book Review: Management of the absurd
I found this book in the discount rack at a used bookstore in Fremont. Having found much of what…
The two points of contact theory
Here’s a hypothesis: It only takes two points of contact for people to validate a reference. If I tell…
More on why software sucks
There’s a nice thread in response to the essay why software sucks over at artima.com. Artima.com is an interesting…
Goals for this blog
This weblog started to log the making and release of a book. Well, the book is out and doing…
The mystery of the front row
Wherever lectures happen, regardless of the size of the venue, most of the front row will be empty. Even…
The life goal: writing books
The author page in the back of The art of project management Making Things Happen has this photo. This represents…
This week: Figuring out lessons to learn
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #47 – Figuring out lessons to learn. Here’s this week’s situation:…
Teaching programming / management the Harvard way
Here’s a crazy idea: instead of trying to teach people by drowning them in books and materials, lets put…
Book review: Deep Survival
The book Deep Survival: who lives, who dies and why, by Laurence Gonzales, asks the question: why do some…
Info on book tour part2: nyc, boston, pittsburgh
The planning for part 2 of the book is winding down. There are still a few slots open, so…
Why software sucks: an essay
Ever wonder why so much of what’s made is so bad? Here’s some answers and advice on what to…
More on Firefox, IE & slashdot
Someone kindly submitted my post to slashdot this morning, and it took the site down for awhile – apologies.…
Slides from tonights Seattle PMI presentation
Spoke this evening at the Seattle PMI chapter – Great crowd of around 200 people. If you were there,…
Why I switched to Firefox
It’s a sad day and a good day. For years I’ve held onto my IE install out of love.…
This week: managing up to executives
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #45 – Managing up to executives. This week’s situation comes from…
Smart people, bad ideas and expertise
A previous essay, Why Smart People Defend Bad Ideas, continues to get feedback. People leave comments often and here’s…
Manifestos and more personal mba
Changethis.com has a new set of manifestos up and they’re good. There’s an update on the personal mba idea,…
How to decide when to fix bugs, part 2
Part 2 of how to decide when to fix bugs, covering all the heavy duty strategy not covered in…
Yesterday’s Artofpm Webcast now available
Well, that was fast. The fine folks at CMP and Dr. Dobbs Journal have made this talk available online…