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. Categories Posts
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. Categories News
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. Categories Posts
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. Categories Posts
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. Categories News
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... Categories Posts
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? Categories Posts
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... Categories News
2022-01-06 Program Management for Open Source Projects is here (in beta!) After almost a year of work, I’m excited to share some very exciting news: the first beta release of Program Management for Open Source Projects is available from The Pragmatic Bookshelf! You can get DRM-free eBooks in PDF, mobi, and epub formats. Everyone does program management; some just do it poorly. Program management is the art of communicating and coordinating... Categories News
2021-11-06 Your bug tracker and you (SeaGL) At SeaGL2021, I presented my talk on bug tracking for the first time. One fun fact about this talk: I got it completely written and then realized that I had focused on entirely the wrong aspects and had to rewrite it. I’m pleased with how it turned out, though. I plan on proposing it for future conferences. Slides Abstract: Your... Categories Talks
