Another week, another bit of fun… This is the fourth weekly update on the status of web2project development. If you're interested in staying up to date, check out the web2project newsfeed. First, we've had five commits in the last week. All five commits closed bugs – two from the issue tracker, two from the forums, […]
Overview: Risk management is a key, if under-appreciated, part of project management. Managing things that you’ve mapped out thoroughly and understand in detail is challenging at times, a science in its own right. However, a knack for managing unknowns elevates your work to the level of art. Every professional Project Manager understands the triple constraints […]
At South by Southwest a couple weeks ago, I ran into friend and movie producer* Steve Fisher of Network Solutions' Solutions are Power blog. He cornered me outside the Bloggers' Longue – aka where the free coffee was hidden – and asked questions ranging from “what is Blue Parabola?” to “why PHP?” to “how should […]
This is the third weekly update on the status of web2project development. Don't worry, these should only come out on Tuesdays which works well since I do most of my review, updates, and development on Sundays. I have a few goals in doing this: First, it should help the community stay up to date. Second, […]
You've probably already read 28 different recaps of SXSW 2009, but one more isn't going to hurt you… This was my first year at South by Southwest. Not only was an opportunity to connect up with new people both socially and professionally, but it was finally a chance to get people off my back for […]
How to start a project? Get a reference point. Whatever it is. Good chances are that the project is based on an emotional desire. No one wrote a Specification. Some one knows one part of the project, some one else knows another. There’s no one ‘oracle’, no one place which holds the whole information in […]
A couple years ago, I read an article from Eric Sink called "How would you reach YOU?" and a recent conversation reminded me of it. A friend recently sent me a soft pitch on a project/idea that he was contemplating. He was in the early "please burst my bubble!" stage. While I thought the product […]
In the last few years, the DC Tech Community has undergone a number of changes. One of the most dramatic has been how we've moved from completely disconnected handfuls of people here and there to a real community. We have designers, developers, marketers, a handful of lawyers which – I firmly believe – we need […]
This is the first of a series of weekly updates that I plan to give on the status of web2project development. Don't worry, these should only come out on Tuesdays which works well since I do most of my review, updates, and development on Sundays. I have a few goals in doing this: First, it […]
After a few days of recovering and cleanup, here are my notes, thoughts, and analysis of DrupalConDC 2009. Everything here should be taken as my opinion and not reflecting the position of Blue Parabola, LLC… except where I'm right. 😉 The Good… Honestly, there were so many things good about this conference, that I had […]