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2022-04-07

PgM for OSS 50% off through April 13

Save 50% on Program Management for Open Source Projects when you use promo code COMMUNICATION2022 through April 13, 2022.

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2022-03-12

PgM for OSS Beta 4 released

The forth beta release of Program Management for Open Source Projects features a new chapter on making good decisions.

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2022-03-11

It’s Never Too Late to Fix Your Versioning

Release numbers should clearly communicate the scope of changes. If they don’t, you can fix that any time.

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2022-02-26

PgM for OSS Beta 3 released

The third beta release of Program Management for Open Source Projects features a new chapter on release lifecycles.

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2022-02-02

Use individual accountability to avoid the bystander effect

When you have a team of equals, taking turns being accountable for the tasks reduces confusion and improves sustainability.

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2022-01-28

Using conferences for connections

I no longer primarily attend conferences for the talks. Now I attend to make and reinforce connections with community members.

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2022-01-21

PgM for OSS Beta 2 released

The second beta release of Program Management for Open Source Projects features a new chapter on relationships and communication.

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2022-01-19

Spreading the work with infrequent contributors

Over on The Pragmatic Programmers, I wrote an article about spreading the work fairly when you have infrequent contributors. This is a common issue in open source projects that have people who work on them as their full-time job. Contributors are the lifeblood of an open source community. You want to attract and retain people so that the project is...

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2022-01-12

Picking the right animal metaphor

“Herding cats”, “aligning ducks”, “Nemoing tuna”. There are so many animal metaphors for program management. Which one works best?

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2022-01-07

How to Tell If You Are a Successful Program Manager

One of the questions I often ask when discussing a new plan is “how will we know if we’re successful?” The same question applies to your role as a program manager. I just published an article about how I evaluate myself over at the Pragmatic Programmers blog. Computers are difficult and people are difficult and when you put people together...

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