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The Fun Of A Program Manager

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Se c'e' in voi o tra i vostri collaboratori una passione per il software e le interfaccie utenti, capacità di coordinare il lavoro di un piccolo gruppo senza interferire nello sviluppo stesso e avere un dialogo con il cliente allora avete quasi un Program Manager. Il program manager non si trova necessariamente tra i Project Manager e può crescere spontaneamente in un team. E' una delle formule segrete per fare "better software".

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The Fun of a Program Manager One of the secret formulas to make "better software" Better Software - 2009 - Firenze 1
About me Entrepreneur, Managing Director, Evangelist, Networker, Father and Program Manager. • Open Source • Business Models • Web Content Management • Web Marketing • Agile Management • • Social Software StartUps ? 2
Web Project Manager 3
A very temporary job. Frustration, confusion Not really quality driven 4
About the FUN 5
The program manager 6
Similar to a Project Manager but with very different approach and experience. 7
What does a program manager do? 1. Design UIs 2. Write functional specs 3. Coordinate teams 4. Serve as the customer advocate 8
Beyond the single project scope • Strategic insight • Positive thinking • Learning process • Trust building Production - (c) 1988 Michael Bedard 9
A vision focus, goal, objectives: discuss, get into the context, ask the broad picture, understand, and review. The failure of capitalism - (c) 1989 Michael Bedard 10
User Interaction 11
Wireframing 12
Visual design 13
Architecture and refactoring Source: www.architectour.net 14
Functional specs donts • Focus on what • Keep it simple for the development • Mess with the technical implementation 15
Functional specs dos • Focus on how • Keep it simple for the user • Share with customer and match expectations 16
A good team •one program manager for every four programmers •a program manager doesn’t care how the development team implements things internally 17
Role of the Program Manager “it’s absolutely critical that the program • peer managers and developers be peers” • facilitator • motivator • shall NOT be the manager of the developers Stranger in paradise - (c) 1998 Michael Bedard 18
Trust and respect • debates • conflicts • criticals • ...build consensus and bring people together Mondo Sumo - (c) 1998 Michael Bedard 19
Love and Frustration The delicate balance of owning a project without really owning it. Sitting Duck- (c) 1982 Michael Bedard 20
Credits & Resources • How to be a program manager - by Joel Spolsky (www.joelonsoftware.com) • Francesco Merlo (Reflab - technical leader with a wierd passion for User Interfaces) • ChangeThis! (www.changethis.com) 21
Thanks Francesco Ciriaci francesco@reflab.com Twitter: fciriaci Diigo: francescociriaci Skype: fciriaci 22

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The Fun Of A Program Manager

  • 1. The Fun of a Program Manager One of the secret formulas to make "better software" Better Software - 2009 - Firenze 1
  • 2. About me Entrepreneur, Managing Director, Evangelist, Networker, Father and Program Manager. • Open Source • Business Models • Web Content Management • Web Marketing • Agile Management • • Social Software StartUps ? 2
  • 4. A very temporary job. Frustration, confusion Not really quality driven 4
  • 7. Similar to a Project Manager but with very different approach and experience. 7
  • 8. What does a program manager do? 1. Design UIs 2. Write functional specs 3. Coordinate teams 4. Serve as the customer advocate 8
  • 9. Beyond the single project scope • Strategic insight • Positive thinking • Learning process • Trust building Production - (c) 1988 Michael Bedard 9
  • 10. A vision focus, goal, objectives: discuss, get into the context, ask the broad picture, understand, and review. The failure of capitalism - (c) 1989 Michael Bedard 10
  • 14. Architecture and refactoring Source: www.architectour.net 14
  • 15. Functional specs donts • Focus on what • Keep it simple for the development • Mess with the technical implementation 15
  • 16. Functional specs dos • Focus on how • Keep it simple for the user • Share with customer and match expectations 16
  • 17. A good team •one program manager for every four programmers •a program manager doesn’t care how the development team implements things internally 17
  • 18. Role of the Program Manager “it’s absolutely critical that the program • peer managers and developers be peers” • facilitator • motivator • shall NOT be the manager of the developers Stranger in paradise - (c) 1998 Michael Bedard 18
  • 19. Trust and respect • debates • conflicts • criticals • ...build consensus and bring people together Mondo Sumo - (c) 1998 Michael Bedard 19
  • 20. Love and Frustration The delicate balance of owning a project without really owning it. Sitting Duck- (c) 1982 Michael Bedard 20
  • 21. Credits & Resources • How to be a program manager - by Joel Spolsky (www.joelonsoftware.com) • Francesco Merlo (Reflab - technical leader with a wierd passion for User Interfaces) • ChangeThis! (www.changethis.com) 21
  • 22. Thanks Francesco Ciriaci francesco@reflab.com Twitter: fciriaci Diigo: francescociriaci Skype: fciriaci 22