Communication
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Interview With Scott Berkun
The author talks to me about his new book, speaking, and other goodies.
In Defense of Consultants: A Punch-Out Based Rant
Clients who routinely ignore consultants' advice must forfeit the right to blame said consultants forever.
The Chopping Block: Cutting Features From an IT Project
Consider dropping non-essential features for the good of the project and the organization.
Free by Chris Anderson
A review of Anderson's follow up to The Long Tail.
Change, Vested Interests, and Creative Destruction
My take on Postman's classic.
Management Lessons From In-N-Out Burger
An excellent book about a cult company.
Announcements
π Public
Looking for Endorsements for My Next Book
I'm in full media-whore mode.
Project Management
π Free
Five Parallels Between Golf and IT Projects
Believe it or not, they are pretty similar.
Planet Google by Randall Stross
Stross is also not afraid to call a spade a spade.
New Tools, Same Problems on IT Projects
Collaborative applications can vastly improve project management. So why don't they?
Kranzberg's Six Laws of Technology
Reflecting on the new book.
Project Management
π Public
Always Be Closing
Many salespeople lamentably still adhere to an βAlways Be Closingβ mentality.
Google and Failure-tolerant Cultures
Agile software development methodologies should decrease project failure rates.