March 2008 - Posts

patterns and practices WCF Security Guidance Now Available
Our patterns & practices WCF Security Guidance Project is in progress on CodePlex. This is our first release of prescriptive guidance modules for WCF Security. How Tos Our How Tos give you step by step instructions for performing key tasks: How To Read More...
Posted 27 March 08 05:04 by J.D. Meier | 20 Comments   
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Tests for Success
How do you identify the bull's-eye among your stakeholders?  Nothing's worse than finishing a project and missing the mark you didn't know was there. At patterns & practices, one of our effective project practices is to use "tests for success" Read More...
Posted 26 March 08 03:28 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Turning Chickens into Pigs
Have you ever been on a project where key stakeholders don't have skin in the game, but they have a controlling vote?  This is a bad situation.  It's like multiple backseat drivers, except they won't be there if the car crashes.  What's Read More...
Posted 25 March 08 04:49 by J.D. Meier | 3 Comments   
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How To Differentiate
How can you differentiate what you do?  This can be particularly difficult in problem spaces that seem over-crowded.  It helps if you have a frame.  One of my mentors gave me a useful lens for differentiating that helps solve this problem. Read More...
Posted 24 March 08 03:50 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Life Frame
What is your life frame? What are the key buckets in your life that you need to balance across? If you have a frame, you can balance your life through thick and through thin. If you have a life frame, you can more thoughtfully allocate your time and energy Read More...
Posted 20 March 08 05:53 by J.D. Meier | 3 Comments   
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Success is When the Response Meets the Challenge
I know success means a lot of things to a lot of people.  My favorite definition is "s uccess is when the response meets the challenge." Read More...
Posted 19 March 08 09:07 by J.D. Meier | 3 Comments   
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Adapt, Adjust, or Avoid
How do you make the most of any situation? Figure out whether you need to adapt, adjust or avoid. Adapting to the Situation Adapting to the situation, means changing yourself for the situation. While flexibility is good, you need to be careful. You can Read More...
Posted 19 March 08 06:48 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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Win the Heart, the Mind Follows
How do you get the people on your side or inspire a vision or change the world?  First win the heart.  I'm blogging on this because it's a lesson I've learned that shows up in so many ways, time and again.  I see it in thought leaders.  Read More...
Posted 18 March 08 09:37 by J.D. Meier | 5 Comments   
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How To Choose an Effective Blog Template or Theme
How do you pick the right theme for your blog? The challenge is that it's not a linear decision and it requires satisficing to balance content, function, and design ("look and feel"). As part of my research on effective blogging, I've been analyzing themes. Read More...
Posted 17 March 08 04:09 by J.D. Meier | 7 Comments   
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Tags vs. Categories
What's the difference between tags vs. categories in your blog? A lot. Knowing the difference between tags and categories can help you better structure your blog for browsing and SEO. Personally, I hadn't noticed the issue before because I only have tags Read More...
Posted 10 March 08 07:00 by J.D. Meier | 5 Comments   
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patterns and practices Complete Catalog
What's the full patterns & practices catalog? I created a quick index of the patterns & practices catalog since I've needed to hunt down a few things. I figured this might be useful to share. Views Browse the Complete Catalog Browse by Guidance Read More...
Posted 04 March 08 04:49 by J.D. Meier | 5 Comments   
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