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Agile Results, Digital Business Transformation, and Program Management
Training for Getting Results the Agile Way
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson With my latest...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/23/2010
40 Hour Work Week at Microsoft
"Eight hours work, eight hours sleep, eight hours play, make just and healthy day." - King...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/21/2010
Getting Results Knowledge Base Unleashed
Today, I significantly revamped the Knowledge Base for Getting Results the Agile Way. The...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/16/2010
How To Adopt Getting Results the Agile Way
This is a step through of how you can adopt Getting Results the Agile Way. Getting Results the Agile...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/13/2010
Value is in the Eye of the Beholder
One common pitfall is throwing a lot of time and effort at things, only to find that when you’re...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/12/2010
Slides for Getting Results the Agile Way
I’ve added a set of slides on Getting Results the Agile Way to the Getting Results Knowledge...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/11/2010
Developer Guidance IA at a Glance
The Information Architecture (“IA”) for Microsoft Developer Guidance is a work in progress. ...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/04/2010
Getting Started, Solve-a-Problem, and Arch-and-Design
This post is about creating an effective body of knowledge for helping developers succeed with your...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/03/2010
Why Agile Results Works for Getting Results
“Agile Results” is the name of the “personal results system” inside Getting Results the Agile...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/02/2010
Silverlight Videos Map
Here is a simple map of the Silverlight videos available from www.Silverlight.net. While making our...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/27/2010
Microsoft Developer Guidance Maps
As part of creating an "information architecture" for developer guidance at Microsoft, one...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/26/2010
Code Sample Types
As part of rounding up our available developer content, one area I can’t ignore is code...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/26/2010
Simple IA
Note: This article is updated at Simple Information Architecture. Imagine if you were tasked with...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/25/2010
3 Flavors of Information Architecture
Information Architecture, or “IA” for short, is an over-loaded word that means many things to many...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/25/2010
Windows Azure Application Patterns
This is a quick visual tour of some whiteboard solutions and common application patterns for Windows...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/11/2010
Windows Azure App Types
When you’re building applications, it helps to have a lay of the land so you can see the forest from...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/11/2010
Windows Azure Security Notes Posted to the Security TechCenter
Our Windows Azure Security Notes are now available under the Highlights section on TechNet’s...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/08/2010
MSDN Developer Centers at a Glance
I created a simple map of the MSDN Developer Centers. I’m doing a quick assessment and...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/07/2010
Gartner Shares 10 Ways the World of Work will Change
A theme of the economic downturn is that the world won't simply go back to "business as usual" --...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/06/2010
A Little Laughter Goes a Long Way
I learned that in life, one of the best ways to roll with the punches is to look at the funny side...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/06/2010
The Results Frame
Note: This article is updated at Build Your Personal Library of Profound Productivity Knowledge. One...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/05/2010
10 Strategies for Improving Results
These are some of the best ways I’ve found to master time management, get great results, improve...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/04/2010
Now Available: patterns & practices Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET
patterns & practices Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET is now available. The book...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/01/2010
The Design of the MSDN Hub Pages
This is a behind the scenes look at my involvement in the creation of the MSDN Hub pages. The MSDN...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/31/2010
Employee Engagement on Getting Results the Agile Way
David Zinger has shared his take on Getting Results the Agile Way in a review on his blog at...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/30/2010
30 Days of Productivity and Getting Results the Agile Way
Today was the final day of 30 Days of Getting Results, based on my book Getting Results the Agile...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/30/2010
Results, Social, and Process Lens for Organizational Culture
I've been sharing this lens with some of the people I mentor and they've been finding it...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/23/2010
Patterns and Practices for Improving Personal Productivity, Time Management, and Effectiveness
I’ve been coaching individuals, teams, and leaders on getting results. Basically, for several...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/16/2010
Expert Reviews Using Heuristic Evaluation
Heuristic evaluation is one of the most common types of expert reviews for Web sites. It was...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/08/2010
Paper Prototypes Over Computer-Based Tools
When it comes to prototyping Web site design, paper prototypes tend to have an advantage. In...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/08/2010
Site Maps, Storyboards, and Schematics for Site Design
When you’re prototyping sites in the early stage, the three main artifacts are: sitemaps,...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/08/2010
Information Architecture, Navigation Design, and Graphic Design
Note: This article is updated at Information Architecture, Navigation Design, and Graphic Design....
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/08/2010
Success Patterns for Web Sites
Note: This article is updated at Website Design Patterns. So many Web sites fail at helping users...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/08/2010
Now Available: Windows Azure Security Notes PDF
Windows Azure Security Notes (PDF) is a collection of our notes and learnings from exploring the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/03/2010
CRUD for Content
While we’ve been thinking through content strategies and content experiences, one of the phrases I...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/03/2010
Slides for The Rule of 3, Hot Spots, and Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, Friday Reflection
At the end of the day, if I’m going to throw my time and energy at something, I want to know that it...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/02/2010
Project Plans in a Nutshell
Note: This article is updated at Project Plans in a Nutshell. "I love it when a plan comes...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/01/2010
Application Types (App Types) – The Early Years
Several years back, I did an exercise in mapping out families of application architectures and...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/29/2010
Cloud Security Threats and Countermeasures at a Glance
Cloud security has been a hot topic with the introduction of the Microsoft offering of the Windows...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/08/2010
Success Pattern for V-Teams
Note: This article is updated at 6 Success Patterns for V-Teams What is the success pattern for...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/07/2010
Types of Scenario Tools
I use scenarios all the time for anything from designing a user experience to evaluating...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/05/2010
Workshop Planning Framework – The Six P’s
Note: This article is updated at The Six P's Workshop Planning Framework. Workshops are one of the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/04/2010
SQL Azure Partitioning Pattern
While working with a customer at our Microsoft Executive Briefing Center (Microsoft EBC), one of the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/04/2010
Now Available: Microsoft Windows Azure Guide
The Microsoft patterns & practices Windows Azure Architecture Guide - Part I is now available on...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/02/2010
Azure Canonical Application Architecture
While working with a customer last week at our Microsoft Executive Briefing Center (Microsoft EBC),...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/01/2010
patterns & practices Catalog By Year
I created a simple map of the patterns & practices catalog of assets ordered by year. It’s...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/25/2010