By Eric Krock on April 15, 2011
Startups, product managers, and project managers can save time by focusing on current revenue, plans for generating revenue, whether anticipated revenue supports the company’s valuation, and what other value the company has to potential acquirers. Read full article ...
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By Eric Krock on November 11, 2010
When planning a release, define clear, measurable customer-specific success criteria in advance for testing whether the release succeeded. This gives the whole team a clear target to shoot for and the company an honest yardstick for measuring whether it succeeded. Read full article ...
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By Eric Krock on November 10, 2010
Illustrate the size of the current backlog of committed user stories, features, and bug fixes so others understand the limits on the company’s capacity to commit new work. Use understandable metrics like number of open tickets and months to complete the current backlog if that’s all the company does. Read full article ...
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By Eric Krock on November 4, 2010
Many common situations create challenges for Agile and Scrum. What if the customer demands an up-front specification, schedule and cost estimate? What if they’re deploying the product on premise, have compliance, legal, or life-safety requirements, or require a lengthy product certification process? What if the customer is geographically remote or too busy for much interaction with you? Read full article ...
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