By Eric Krock on November 2, 2010
We debunk common myths about enterprise wikis: vandalism or mistakes will cause problems; central control is needed; letting every employee edit is dangerous; the wiki will grow disorganized or stale; and everyone must edit for it to be a success. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Collaboration, Communication, Product Management, Productivity, Project Management, Wiki |
By Eric Krock on October 28, 2010
Keep wiki pages up to date; cross-link them; create a new page for each product, project and release; point people to answers in the wiki; post FYI messages there; and link to other resources. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Communication, Product Management, Productivity, Project Management, Wiki |
By Eric Krock on October 27, 2010
Choose a wiki with WYSIWYG editing, including for tables. Get key managers on board, create a skeleton wiki, announce it, and evangelize it. Just get started! Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Communication, Product Management, Productivity, Project Management, Wiki |
By Eric Krock on October 26, 2010
Using an enterprise-internal wiki helps product management be transparent, creates an empowered culture of participation, simplifies training of new product managers, reduces risk when product managers leave, and lets everyone be more productive. A wiki captures state and scales without limit. Start using a wiki now! Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Communication, Product Management, Productivity, Wiki |
By Eric Krock on October 20, 2010
Knowing how to work most effectively with insecure people is a useful skill for any product or project manager. Validate their feelings. Praise good work. Help them grow personally and professionally. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity, Psychology |
By Eric Krock on October 6, 2010
Train your newly hired employees for two weeks before putting them to work. Their productivity will be higher and their results will be better. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity, Training |
By Eric Krock on October 5, 2010
Increase productivity by using Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) pages, knowledge repositories, and wikis to let others find the answers to their questions without assistance. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity, Project Management, Wiki |
By Eric Krock on September 29, 2010
Winners share information, empower others, and make their whole team more productive and successful. Losers do the opposite! Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity, Project Management, Psychology, Risk, Wiki |
By Eric Krock on September 22, 2010
Companies often use product managers for other things, then wonder why they’ve fallen behind on product management. Focus product managers so they can be effective in their role. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity |
By Eric Krock on September 16, 2010
A ping pong player hits the ball back now so their counterpart can keep playing. A product or project manager promptly unblocks others so they can get moving. Consider importance, urgency, and time to empower others when picking what to do first. Read full article ...
Posted in Agile Product and Project Management | Tagged Best Practices, Collaboration, Leadership, Product Management, Productivity, Project Management |
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