Mindcamp 2.0 re-cap
Seattle Mindcamp 2.0, a local self-organizing conference, took place two weekends ago – I arrived at 1:30pm and was…
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This week in pm-clinic: Management at start-ups
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum – The softer side: I’m working at my third tech sector start-up…
This week in pm-clinic: Managing the middle talent
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum – The softer side: (Note: please remember that just because I post…
Ten things Bad VPs never say
Being an executive is a tough job, no doubt. However there are a set of things any rational person…
The next book: an invitation
The next book I’m writing is about innovation: how and why new ideas develop the way they do. I’ve…
The GEL Conference (May 4/5) – Why you should go
The early registration deadline for GEL 2006 ends next week, so it’s a good time to make a pitch…
ArtofPM wins Jolt Productivty award
We didn’t take the cake, but we got a nice runner up prize. BOOKS GENERAL Jolt Winner: Prefactoring by…
Ask berkun and forums are back
Forums are gone forever. Sorry. For the last 3 months i’ve had various problems with my phpbb installation, the…
E-tech report and UI talk slides
Missed the first day of E-tech and never got into the swing – conferences are fun if you can…
Why vision documents stink
At a talk yesterday I asked an audience of program managers how many of them had read a vision…
Get in my shoes: Cool mentorship auction
I’m a big believer in mentorship of all kinds – The IMNO, a non-profit group focused on finding mentors…
The exceptions to Brooks’ Law
In Fred Brooks’ Mythical Man Month, he states: Brooks Law: adding manpower to a late software project makes it…
PM-Clinic: Where to put the business folks
This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Topic #56 – Where to put the business folks. Welcome to the…
Right For The Wrong Reasons
Funny things happen when human nature collides with reality. In the vast archive of comical situations, none are more…
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…
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…
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…
It lives
Fed-Ex package came a few minutes ago – inside was… the book! No note or anything, just the book…
From here to publication
Talked to Marlowe, my production editor. Here’s the roadmap: We do copyediting in Word – revision marks. I get…
London revisited
With the PM book out of my hands, at least for now, I’m back to London. Rewrote the proposal…