Archive for project management

Product Tools: Have a plan, and be brave.

Join us for Product Mavens, Thurs 21 Jan at Cook & Archies, Surry Hills.

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Outsourcing: Tools and tips for cross-culture harmony

Having worked with a number of remote development teams over the last few years, I’ve learnt a couple of things.
Here’s the insights:
Employ processes that work for you. Everything will work a lot better if everyone is on the same page – with the same expectations. Having solid processes (be it ‘agile’ or whatever works [...]

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product planning with pesto goggles

Sometimes, I find it easier to understand a process when I don’t apply it to my ‘area of expertise’. Whether my product is the next Twitter of Facebook, or if I’m simply planning to make a birthday cake, the process is essentially the same.
You’re probably wondering at this point how pesto fits into product planning? [...]

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If you’re not focused, frack off.

I recently helped facilitate a brutal FOCUS session on Day 2 of #bootupcamp, led by @liubinskas.
It was interesting to watch the unbridled optimism shift toward defeat and mediocrity as small, tangible (and most importantly realistic) goals were set.
The session’s main aim was to focus on the…

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