August 2008 - Posts

Lessons Learned from Peaceful Warrior
Have you seen Peaceful Warrior ? It's a pretty simple movie, but it's full of lessons. Probably the most important lesson is how to keep getting back up when life knocks you down and how to continue to follow your dreams, even after your world is shattered. Read More...
Posted 18 August 08 08:02 by J.D. Meier | 4 Comments   
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Software Methodologies at a Glance
I like to draw from a variety of sources for software engineering principles, patterns, and practices.  To be able to do this, I usually need to create information models that let me quickly scan bodies of knowledge.  Once I can frame out a Read More...
Posted 18 August 08 07:14 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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10 Success Patterns for PMs
Here's a brief set of success patterns I've shared with a few colleagues. These are the patterns I see that make a difference in getting results. 10 Success Patterns Empathic listening. Rapport before influence Character trumps emotion trumps logic Match Read More...
Posted 13 August 08 06:59 by J.D. Meier | 7 Comments   
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Lessons Learned from Per
I like to learn from everyone around me.  One of my most influential mentors has been my manager, Per .  Here’s a highlight of some of the lessons I learned from Per over the years: Communication Consolidate communication .   Read More...
Posted 04 August 08 06:18 by J.D. Meier | 9 Comments   
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Project Life Cycles at patterns & practices
Periodically I like to revisit our project life cycle in patterns & practices. I like to see how it's shape-shifted over the years. (Note - our project life cycle wraps our product cycle) patterns & practices Project Life Cycle Circa 2005 Here's Read More...
Posted 03 August 08 04:21 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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Model-Driven Approaches
When people ask me my take on model-driven approaches, I think of two ends of the spectrum -- human and the machine. Key Points Model for humans . For humans, I find using a whiteboard (whiteboard modeling) works well -- it's universal. Model for machines Read More...
Posted 01 August 08 05:05 by J.D. Meier | 4 Comments   
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