CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is a description of the level of enlightenment of a process. It is essentially a measure of the quality and capability of a process. There are five categories, into one of which every process will fall. IBM took a similar approach to defining the requirements management process. In this series of posts, we will marry the two frameworks.
Project Management
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Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
From Bobby Knight, paraphrased by Mark Cuban, via Marcus Ting-A-Kee:
Everyone has got the will to win, it’s only those with the will to prepare, that do win.
Prioritization / Product Management
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Differentiate Your Product – Circumvent Comparisons
Look Ma! Me Too! The temptation to compete against a checklist can be overwhelming. When we have a competitor who provides 100 of this or 200 of that, it might seem smart to offer 200 of this and 300 of that. We’ll be better off if we focus instead on creating the other thing. The best way to compete is to valuably differentiate our product, not outdo our competition.
More is better features are just that – more is better. But more of the same old thing is worth a whole lot less than some of something else.
Lists / Requirements / Requirements Models / Use Cases
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How to Write Good Use Case Names – 7 Tips
The first step in writing the use cases for a project is to define the scope of the project. One way to do that is to list the use case names that define all of the user goals that are in scope. To do that, you need to know how to write good use case names. Good use case names also serve as a great reference and provide context and understanding throughout the life of the project. We present our tips for writing good use case names.
Flashback
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Flashback: A Year Ago This Week on Tyner Blain [2006-01-20]
A look back at the best from a year ago…
Requirements / Requirements Models / Use Cases
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Informal Use Case Template
Free Microsoft Word 2003 template for creating informal use cases. This template is built as a form with guiding text and help text. Read how to use it and download it today.
Foundation series / Product Management
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Foundation Series: Inbound and Outbound Product Management
Inbound product manager or outbound product manager – what’s the difference? We’ll look at the overall role, and the breakdown of responsibilities. We also follow-up with some suggested detailed reading.
Slightly off-topic
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Five Things You Don’t Know About Me
For folks who don’t read a lot of blogs – there’s a meme going on right now where people list five things that most people don’t know about them. This spreads virally, like the old email chain letters. After you share your five things, you tag five more people. Read on to see my five things…
Product Management
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Product Manager Staffing Levels – More Survey Results
One of our readers is working on determining product manager staffing levels for her company. While every company is different, it always helps to understand where our peers are. We do some in-depth analysis of the 2006 Pragmatic Marketing product management and marketing survey to see how other companies set their staffing levels.