Whether you’re using contractors or you have your own development team, chances are you’re going to wonder at some point whether or not the quality of your code is up to par. As you’re learning by now, almost every part of software development is a nuanced topic. Quality is no exception. The Problem with Measuring […]
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“Why Don’t My Developers Build What I Asked For?”
There are many reasons why technology projects go over the cliff, but the inability to clearly communicate between product owners and developers is at or near the top of the list. It’s remarkable how often teams will go through cycle after cycle of bad results, waste copious quantities of time and money, and not adjust their […]
How to Use Demo Days to Stay on Track
When I was running the product team at Symantec responsible for building a new IT Service Desk product, one of the best things we ever did was put in place a regular demo day with the product owners / managers / stakeholders. Each Friday we’d have a web meeting where anyone who was interested in […]
How to Deal With “It’s Not Possible”
Inevitably when you’re building a technology product, you’re going to have a run-in with your development team where they defiantly tell you “Um, that’s not possible!” Developers are generally a conservative bunch, not because they’re trying to be difficult (necessarily), but because their mind can quickly imagine the 500 things that must happen in order […]