management Articles

• Want Better Software? Just Ask: Seven Things Project Customers Can Do

  by Mike Cohn | March 2004 | Better Software

  Tags: customer management product owner
  This article presents very specific advice on seven things a product owner or customer can do to get better software from his or her development team.
  
  Tags: customer management product owner

• The Upside of Downsizing: Using Scrum and User Stories to Scale Down a Project

  by Mike Cohn | January 2003 | STQE

  Tags: management scrum user stories
  This article describes how a project was successfully downsized from 100 to 12 developers. To make such a dramatic adjustment the development process was switched to Scrum and user stories.
  
  Tags: management scrum user stories

• The Need for Agile Project Management

  by Mike Cohn and Ken Schwaber | January 2003 | Agile Times Newsletter

  Tags: agile management scrum ScrumMaster
  Ken Schwaber and I co-wrote this article to help counter the misperception that agile projects do not need project management. The article outlines some of the responsibilities of the agile project manager.
  
  Tags: agile management scrum ScrumMaster

• Do It Yourself: A How to Guide to Fixing Failing Projects

  by Mike Cohn | October 2005 | Better Software

  Tags: management
  Projects fail for a plethora of reasons; one article could not hope to address all of them. However, this article does offer advice on how to fix the most common project ailments, ones that seem to affect many projects at one time or another.
  
  Tags: management

• Put a Tough Decision in Its Place

  by Mike Cohn | January 2006 | Better Software

  Tags: management prioritizing
  Are you shirking your decision-making responsibility? It happens more often than you think, and quite by accident, too. Read this article to find out why failing to set priorities and assess risk can lead to decisions falling into the wrong hands.
  
  Tags: management prioritizing

• The Dark Side of Multitasking

  by Mike Cohn | August 2005 | Better Software

  Tags: management
  Multitasking makes us feel more productive, but in truth trying to take on more than two tasks actually limits our productivity. This article deals with the dark side of multitasking and makes a case for the lost art of focused attention.
  
  Tags: management

• Metrics You Can Bet On

  by Mike Cohn | August 2006 | Better Software

  Tags: management metrics
  Numbers may not lie, but mesaurements can sure mislead you. This article explores two myths about metrics and management and offers guidelines for devising project metrics that won't leave you broke and busted.
  
  Tags: management metrics

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