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Key Questions for a PM at patterns & practices
Note: This article is updated at Program Manager Abilities at a Glance. I was looking for some of my...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/22/2010
Now Available: Layered Architecture Sample for .NET 4.0
Serena Yeoh just released her Layer Architecture Sample for .NET 4.0 (July 2010), which targets the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/22/2010
How To Enable SSL on Windows Azure
As part of our Azure Security Guidance project, we tested setting up SSL during our...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/16/2010
The patterns & practices Way
There are so many ways I can share how we do what we do on our Microsoft patterns & practices...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/13/2010
Lessons from Ed On Software Architecture
The beauty of patterns is that the insight is timeless. I was flipping back through a post on...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/12/2010
Be the Author of Your Life and Write Your Story Forward
Today I gave another talk on Getting Results the Agile Way to a fellow team in Microsoft. ...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/09/2010
patterns & practices Performance Guidance Roundup
This is a comprehensive roundup of our patterns & practices performance guidance for the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/08/2010
Don’t Let the Big Get in the Way of the Small
Sometimes the big gets in the way of the small. While it’s great to package up value into a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/07/2010
Artificial Critical Paths
I was reading through Corey’s post on Scrum-ban again, and I really liked his point that assigning...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/06/2010
patterns & practices Security Guidance Roundup
This is a comprehensive roundup of our patterns & practices security guidance for the Microsoft...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/28/2010
Foreword for Getting Results by Michael Kropp
I wasn't sure who should write the foreword for my latest book, Getting Results the Agile Way. ...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/27/2010
Greatness Distilled – Lessons Learned from Leaders
I’m a fan of standing on the shoulder’s of giants. In today’s world, you need all the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/26/2010
REST with ACS
This is a draft of our REST with ACS application scenario for your feedback. It’s a whiteboard...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/14/2010
WCF Security Scenarios on Azure
As part of our patterns & practices Azure Security Guidance project, we’re putting together a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/13/2010
ASP.NET Security Scenarios on Azure
As part of our patterns & practices Azure Security Guidance project, we’re putting together a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/11/2010
Windows IA (Information Architecture)
One of my key projects over the last six months was to figure out an Information Architecture (IA)...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/06/2010
Now Available - The Second Batch of Enterprise Library 5.0
The second batch of releases for patterns & practices Enterprise Library 5.0 (EntLib) is now...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/05/2010
The Agile Way
Change happens. One of the many things Ward Cunningham taught me years ago was that Agile isn't...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/05/2010
What's Going on with Getting Results the Agile Way -- The Book?
Getting Results the Agile Way is my first non-technical book. You can read Getting Results for...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/03/2010
Seth Godin Lessons Learned
I suspect there are a lot of Seth Godin fans around Microsoft. I take that back. I know...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/30/2010
Finding Your Strengths
At Microsoft, I learned to keep my energy strong while making things happen. The best ways I’ve...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/22/2010
New Release: Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0
patterns & practices Enterprise Library 5.0 is now available on MSDN. Microsoft...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/21/2010
patterns & practices Catalog at a Glance
Periodically I create a simple summary table of our patterns & practices collection of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/19/2010
Best Practices on the patterns & practices Team
The Microsoft patterns & practices team has been around since 2000. The patterns & practices...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/12/2010
Why Agile Results?
My book, Getting Results the Agile Way, puts together patterns, and practices for getting results in...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/11/2010
Extreme Programming (XP) at a Glance
Note: This article is updated at Extreme Programming at a Glance. Extreme Programming (XP) is a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/06/2010
Scrum Flow at a Glance
Note: This article is updated at Scrum at a Glance. When I analyze process flows, I like to see them...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/05/2010
7 Management Interventions for Adapting and Adopting Processes
Change management is an art and science. There are tools for improving effectiveness. The Rick...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/04/2010
Ralph Stacey’s Agreement and Certainty Matrix
Ralph Stacey’s Agreement and Certainty Matrix is a tool for helping you adapt and adopt processes...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/04/2010
The Four Circles of XP (Extreme Programming)
Note: This article is updated at 4 Circles of Extreme Programming. When I first learned eXtreme...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/04/2010
How To Use ASP.NET Forms Auth with SQL Server on Windows Azure
This post is a quick step through of creating a Windows Azure cloud project that authenticates using...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/23/2010
How To Use ASP.NET Forms Auth with Roles in Azure Tables
In my previous post, How To Use ASP.NET Forms Auth to Azure Tables, we walked through creating a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/22/2010
Cheat Sheet – Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, and Friday Reflection Pattern
One of the most important patterns in Getting Results is the Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, and...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/21/2010
How To Use ASP.NET Forms Auth with Azure Tables
While ramping up for Windows Azure, we're getting our feet wet with some basic application...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/17/2010
Getting Started with Windows Azure
While ramping for Windows Azure, we created a quick set of steps to get other team members quickly...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/16/2010
Getting Results Knowledge Base
I created a simple view of the Getting Results Knowledge Base for my latest book, Getting Results...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/16/2010
The Power of Blue Books for Platform Impact
Why invest in prescriptive guidance or “Blue Books” for Microsoft platform impact? While the answer...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/06/2010
Getting Results Fan Page Now Available
The Getting Results Facebook Fan Page is now available. It’s for my latest book, Getting...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/03/2010
Getting Results the Agile Way - The Book on Getting Results
“Are you getting results? …” Over Christmas break, I committed to finishing the writing for a book...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/01/2010
Agile Security Engineering
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”—Edwards Deming I gave a talk for the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/22/2010
VMs for Web and Worker Roles in Windows Azure
This is my current mental model for Virtual Machines (VMs) for Web and Worker Roles in Windows...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/17/2010
Windows Azure Platform at a Glance
This is my first attempt at parsing and summarizing the Windows Azure Platform, so I expect it to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/15/2010
Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
In cloud computing, you might hear the terms SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. These are simply different logical...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/11/2010
Visual Model of Cloud Computing
“All models are wrong, some are useful.” – George Box This is a simple visual model we’re using on...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/10/2010
Cloud Defined
“Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s tough to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/09/2010
Mapping Out the Microsoft Application Platform at a Glance
“People only see what they are prepared to see.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson At the beginning of the year,...
Author: JD Meier Date: 02/07/2010
Career Growth
Note: This article is updated at Career Development, Professional Development, and Personal...
Author: JD Meier Date: 01/24/2010