Silicon Valley Project Management - Project management wisdom from practitioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

Grow Up

By Randall Englund / September 7, 2007

Brilliant adolescence is not a recipe for continued success in Silicon Valley, although it has been largely responsible for a […]

By Jeanne Parrent / September 7, 2007

For anyone who is might be in the habit of drinking soda near their computer, maybe the word “sticky” strikes

By Jeanne Parrent / September 6, 2007

At 14, Ben Casnocha founded a software company called Comcate Inc. At 17, Inc. magazine named him “entrepreneur of the

By Jeanne Parrent / September 5, 2007

Almost every job I know requires some people skills. But unlike sales and marketing for instance, being a project manager

By Jeanne Parrent / September 4, 2007

One of the on-going risks for technical people these days is to be seen as a commodity-and treated as such.

By Jeanne Parrent / September 3, 2007

I am NOT a Project Manager. As a technology business strategist working primarily with emerging technology products, I spend most

By Anita Wotiz / September 1, 2007

Unintended consequences? I certainly would agree with anyone who tells me there are appropriate circumstances and projects for outsourcing, whether

By Anita Wotiz / August 30, 2007

Managing outsourced work: can that project be saved? An experienced, well-trained project manager is not enough to guarantee an outsourced

By Anita Wotiz / August 29, 2007

Managing outsourced work Now that you’ve made your decision, picked a supplier, and written a contract, just kick back and

By Anita Wotiz / August 27, 2007

A few more things to do before making the outsourcing decision: 3. Create a Request for Proposal (RFP) that describes,

By Anita Wotiz / August 26, 2007

A company that has its own software development capability is driven to outsource software development in an attempt to save