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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 like other non-functional requirements because analysts and stakeholders often focus on the application’s functional requirements rather than the semantics of …
While standing in line at the bank, the delicate and complex nature of updating live code struck me. The bank’s computer system reloaded as the teller apologized for the inconvenience. In that moment, which would frustrate most people, I found intrigue. Despite the added wait time, I felt as though …
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 about the importance of understanding and driving toward business objectives. Now this being a PMI conference, there were all sorts …
I recently re-watched The Martian, a great movie I recommend to anyone. One lesson I learned from the movie that is also relevant to my work is to solve one problem at a time. For those of you who have not seen the movie (no plot disclosures – I promise!) …
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills It should come as no surprise that if you change your requirements after you deploy, it costs A LOT more. Here’s a fun (read scary) fact: 65% of features stakeholders define for a product are rarely, if ever, …
Failure to retain users, or churn, is a major problem plaguing consumer software applications. The average application loses the majority of users who download it within one day, and many of these users abandon the app even before experiencing the value that the app offers. To combat early churn, many …
What? In 1999, Buckingham and Coffman authored First, Break All the Rules. They used Gallop data from manager interviews to identify how good managers drive employee satisfaction. Internally at Seilevel, we use the methodology described in the book for gauging employee satisfaction. People who join us are sometimes surprised by our …
Recently, I was able to speak at the Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Conference 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. During the conference I participated in an interview for a PM Podcast; it was recently published. Here is the introduction to the podcast, with a link to the podcast at the end. I …
Seilevel recently held an event in Austin focusing on driving transformation in organizations. It was a terrific event; anyone who follows me or Seilevel on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook saw various pictures and comments from the event as it was happening. I know I learned a lot! We did livestream …
One of the toughest aspects of being a product manager or a business analyst is to get people to agree. Especially when they have different wants, ideas and opinions on the features the product must have. Negotiating with our stakeholders is a must. Of course, part of our job as …
