How to Do Many Projects (Part 3): Maintenance
In two earlier blog posts I described how we have organized the software development efforts in our company. I wrote about cross-function...
How Smart Managers Think
Delegation of control is the best way to keep software projects manageable. And that's not just because our projects behave like wild...
I’m Out of Control
Yesterday I suffered a typical case of food-poisoning. While my body was busy jettisoning the unwanted stuff from all sides, I had ample ...
How to Do Many Projects (Part 2): Matrix Management
In How to Do Many Projects (Part 1) I explained that it is good to have multi-functional teams, where each team includes a project manage...
The Rate-Your-Manager Test!
Here's a test that everyone has been waiting for (without really knowing it). This Rate-Your-Manager Test will tell you how good your...
And the Winner Is…
Yes I know, I know! It took me way too long to announce the winner for the $100 Book Contest. Sorry about that, folks. I was being distra...
How to Do Many Projects with Few People (Part 1)
Given the problem (most managers call it a 'challenge') of running many dozens of projects concurrently, with just a small number...
I’m Too Nice
I'm conditioned to be a nice guy. And it's all my mother's fault. I'm sure of that. Yesterday I drove from San Francisco ...
To Motivate or Not to Demotivate
Some people tell me that "you cannot motivate a person". You can only "remove the impediments that prevent a person from b...
5 Easy Questions for Kathy Schwalbe
On this blog I have published interviews with Steve McConnell, Johanna Rothman, Alistair Cockburn, Robert L. Glass, Scott Berkun, Mary Po...
The $100 Software Development Books Contest
Here's just a quick note to let you know that I've picked a jury to decide on the winner in the $100 Software Development Books C...
Joel on Software: Book(s) Review
WARNING! This is an experiment! I have been asked to do a book review on two books by Joel Spolsky: Joel on Software and More Joel on Sof...
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