I recently revisited a graphic that I created a few years back. I created this graphic to illustrate the flow of inbound demand on a limited pool of developers. The problem with the previous graphic was that the nomenclature didn't quite work for commercial software...
One fairly simple axiom has been helpful to me from time to time, especially when trying to develop some consensus on the top priorities. Here it is: "the only meaningful expression of priority is the allocation of resources." I may have written about it before, but I...
Seems like a fairly straightforward question. No? If you are Roadmap Driven, you probably have an internally defined set of requirments for features and functions that you follow to a schedule that is driven by the available resources. You hit some milestones, you miss some. You...
Looking out the window today at 2nd and Mission in downtown San Francisco, this view is hard to miss: down into the bowels of the new transbay terminal. At this stage, it's a huge rectangular hole in the ground. No, I mean a really big...
I propose that we are entering the third generation of Software as a Service (SaaS). If you prefer, you can use the term "Cloud" rather than SaaS, but to me "Cloud" implies other things such as web infrastructure. Here's the idea: Generation 1 was the first move to...
I've started collecting phrases lately. To be more accurate, I've been recalling phrases, or sayings, that have stuck with me. Some of them were mine and some of them were from other folks. Each one of them probably deserves it's own deeper treatment, but for how...
I've been thinking lately about group dynamics. In particular, I've been thinking about the question of power and how power can impact the functional dynamics of a group. More specifically, I'm interested in groups that have been assembled to develop new, creative ideas, ideas that...
When we talk about “collaboration” at Bluescape, we are also talking about communication. In our view, “collaboration” is a part of the broader topic of communication. Collaboration is essential to how we work, but effective communication remains the overarching goal. We want to be...
When working on a Use Case, we usually try to stay away from thinking about solutions. Why do we try to avoid solutions? We want answers and we want action, right? We do NOT want more problems. Well, we try to avoid thinking about soutions during...
So, what exactly is a Use Case? Do you need to get a definitive answer? Has someone asked you to create a Use Case? Do what we all do: do a search on the web. Click on some links. Read what's there. Right. You'll get...