I believe that time is our most precious resource. Once it is spent, it cannot ever be recovered or replaced. A minute of laziness and sloth-like behavior may cost 10 minutes… Read More
Engineering Management
Product Management Skills
In recent posts, we have compared and contrasted the roles of project managers and product managers. At a high level, project managers are responsible for the execution and implementation of… Read More
Project, Product, and Portfolio Management
Watch the short video summary (< 1 minute) and then read on. Today’s news is packed with references to the “Great Resignation.” This was a primary topic for a panel… Read More
Four Elements of Great Teams
We work in teams because teams accomplish more, have higher creativity, and bring more satisfaction to workers. However, since we work in groups so often, we often fail to build… Read More
What is Your Decision?
In all my life, today feels like there are more questions in the economy than ever. Interest rates are artificially low and near zero while high inflation looms on the… Read More
Risk Management in Innovation
When I was a new engineer, I first heard the phrase “manage the risk.” I don’t think I really understood the meaning of the statement because it felt like my… Read More
Wagile Activities
Wagile is a hybrid product innovation process using a combination of features from traditional staged-and-gated processes and the Agile philosophy. We take the “W-” from the waterfall systems that emphasize… Read More
Is Your Project Management System Working?
Have you ever started working on a “small” backyard project and found yourself making multiple trips to the home improvement store? If you’re like me, you began with an honorable vision… Read More
Becoming an Economical Innovation Leader
We are entering the second quarter of the calendar year as we move into the month of April. Normally, Easter is a time for joy and community celebrations. But what… Read More
Navigating Your Product Management Career
Product managers and new product development (NPD) practitioners have unique and original career paths. Most of us find work in innovation exciting and rewarding but the pathway to a career… Read More
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