PMI has a term for it: Progressive Elaboration MSF, Martin Fowler (this guy is amazing), and XP have a term for it: Continuous Integration George has a term for it: Iterative Refinement It reduces Risk! It prevents Scope Creep! It keeps your application fresh! It is a license to toss BUF requirements! It...

Being a PM can be like being a General Contractor. Obviously, there is a very direct relationship. I know this is not going to win a Pulitzer. General Contractors have PMs. Still, there is another shade of metaphor here and I am going for with this impromptu post. See below, and know that there are definitely...

I love this stuff. Codeplex. Microsoft encouraging Open Source… and it isn’t just lip service. I can’t believe I like these guys now… but I do. Josh

PMP/PMI has has turned into one of those things that HR people put on the job description just because they assume it is a de facto standard. It is not. In fact, of all the PMs I have worked with, none of the top 5 are PMPs. Quite a few of the bottom 5, however, are. It is one thing to memorize the PMBOK....

Preface: 012210 -  This specifically ignores prioritization and instead explores the MoSCoW method. Figured that was worth mentioning, when I went back and read it. Thanks! — This article has been born from a trend that I have seen gain traction over the past few years. People are building requirements...