Why is it so hard to develop a high-quality business objectives model? The Business Objectives Model (BOM) is one of the most powerful visual models that we use on our […]
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Restricted From Facebook Ads Without 2 Factor Authentication?
This morning we had a couple of team members mention that their Facebook account was restricted from advertising. With all the sweeping deactivations lately, we assumed this was similar. However, […]
Anti-Racist UX Design
In the midst of current events, I’ve observed some of my friends trying to be more racially inclusive and aware on social media and in their work. Occasionally their efforts […]
Growing your Customer Base with Persona Flows
Imagine you own a clothing store and are trying to drive traffic to your website through ads. After a month or two, your website is getting more hits and you’re […]
Five Principles for a Successful Work Day
In all of my years of watching companies “bring in experts” with shiny promises of change, there is one leader that will stand out from all the rest. And sadly […]
Diverse UX Design
I was filling out an online legal form for a real estate transaction the other day and was requested to specify my gender. The only two choices offered were “male” […]
How Covid-19 Affects B2B Technology Spending and the Future of Work Culture
I recently read an article by Trust Radius that dives into how business technology spending is fluctuating as a result of the corona-virus pandemic. In their survey, Trust Radius found […]
Essential
Nowadays we’re hearing a lot about essential workers and essential jobs. Non-essential workers are either furloughed and filing for unemployment or, like us in the tech sector, working from home […]
Facilitating a Bully-Free Software Project Team
I have a friend who writes and consults on workplace bullying. Some of the stories she’s told me are infuriating and sadly familiar, and many of them repeat the same […]
Non-Functional Requirements (Interoperability):
In the sea of non-functional requirements, interoperability is defined as how easily a system can share information and exchange data with other systems and external hardware. Interoperability is often overlooked, much […]
Scrumism: “Go! Fight! Win!”
This Scrumism didn’t originate with me, but I’ve found myself using it on pretty much on every agile engagement I do. One of my favorite Scrum Masters was a gentleman named […]
Business Objectives: We Must Understand Them
I spoke at the PMI-OC Personal Development Day Conference, talking about delivering value on our projects. The talk covered whether or not we measure the right things for projects, and […]