In the last few years there has been a growing but steady backlash against Scrum and some its corollary concepts such as using story points to estimate work and make projections. As a proponent and practitioner of agile product development methodologies, this bothered me at first. But upon further reflection, I have come to welcome … Read more »
Professional
Rise of the CPTO (Chief Product & Technology Officer)
I thrive as a cross-functional digital product development leader, where I can see the big picture and how each discipline integrates to make cohesive, integrated products that delight customers. Asking me to choose between engineering, product, UX, and project management is like asking me to choose between my kids. The title of “Chief Product & … Read more »
Intuition is Just Internalized Data
How good is your gut? We make decisions without complete information every waking minute of our lives. When you roll out of bed in the morning and plant your feet beside your bed to stand up, do you first look down at the floor to verify it’s still where you think it is, or that … Read more »
Know Thy [Work] Self
There are 3 types of roles that I think everyone should experience in order to learn more about themselves and how they work best: Working at a larger company or larger team where you are a ‘grunt,’ or have supervisors in your specialization. Working at a small company or small team where you are the domain expert. … Read more »
Jack of All Trades, Master of “Done”
I am an unabashed generalist. Sure, I’m more competent in some areas over others, and of course I enjoy some types of work over others — but I find that I am most comfortable in roles that allow me to bring my breadth of knowledge and experience to bear. Usually this works in my favor, … Read more »
Not Another Sherlock Holmes Reference, Watson
I’ve been following the Jeopardy! IBM Challenge with interest over the past few days. Pitting man against machine in the arena of language comprehension and general knowledge is just good television. I can’t claim to be an expert on Artificial Intelligence, but I am programmer, interface designer, and trivia buff. Let’s get this out of the … Read more »