All projects are a push-pull between features and time, cost and resources (people). Want more features? It will cost you time, increase cost, and/or require more resources. Want to reduce cost? Cut features, extend time, and/or reduce resources. Bring the project to market quicker? Add people, spend more, or cut features. — Or, to put [...]
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Want to do projects that matter? Get real about what’s important to you. Consider the following questions before you tackle your next project: Is this project helping me accomplish my greater goals? What are the intrinsic and extrinsic benefits? What are my chances of success, and what does ‘failure’ mean? Do I LOVE it? I’ve reached [...]
Read MoreIn the last couple of months I’ve read numerous articles on many different sites that, while differing in details, can be summarized by the following statement, “Ideas don’t really matter that much – what really matters is execution.” I’ll grant that there is some truth to this, but just like the oversimplification that “Companies with [...]
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