Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2017

No matter the project domain or the technical development method, project success is dependent on knowing what Done looks like in units of measure meaningful to the decision maker. These measures are: Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) – are the operational measures of success that are closely related to the achievements of the mission or operational objectives evaluated in the operational environment, under a specific set of conditions.

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TimeCamp

AUGUST 12, 2017

How To Be a Good Product Manager? In 1931, during the times of the Great Depression in the United States, Neil McElroy wrote a 3-page memo for the Procter & Gamble Company. The memo included the principles of modern brand management. This gave the beginning to the product management and, in consequence, led to the creation of the product manager’s position.

Planning 40

Planning 40

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2017

There was a twitter thread today where I suggested for any project in any domain, using any product development method is subject to the Five Immutable Principles of Project Success. When the dust settled, I had posted links to all the past blogs for the Five Principles. Here they are all in one place. But first some background. The Five Principles emerged while I was a PMO VP at Rocky Flats.

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