J.D. Meier's Blog
Agile Results, Digital Business Transformation, and Program Management
Lessons in Software from Eric Brechner
I have a guest post from Eric Brechner on Shaping Software. It's Lessons in Software from Eric...
Author: JD Meier Date: 12/07/2009
Now Available: Final PDF of the Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, Second Edition
A final PDF is now available for our patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide, second...
Author: JD Meier Date: 11/24/2009
Patterns and Practices for Distributed Teams
This post is a summary of my lessons learned from leading distributed teams. I've managed...
Author: JD Meier Date: 11/22/2009
Now Available: patterns & practices Application Architecture Book
The Microsoft Application Architecture Guide, 2nd edition, is now available on Amazon and should be...
Author: JD Meier Date: 11/05/2009
10 Years at patterns & practices
I never imagined I would invest 10 years on the patterns & practices team at Microsoft. ...
Author: JD Meier Date: 10/02/2009
Security Mental Model for Azure
We’ve been exploring Azure on the patterns & practices team for potential security...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/16/2009
Experience-Driven Development
Note: This article is updated at Experience-Driven Development. Features don’t necessarily aggregate...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/15/2009
The Power of Patterns and Practices
I wrote a post, The Power of Patterns and Practices, on Sources of Insight to summarize some of the...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/14/2009
Sources of Insight is One Year Old
It was a year ago today that I wrote my first post on Sources of Insight, where I focus on patterns...
Author: JD Meier Date: 09/01/2009
Time Management Quotes
Time management is a key skill for work and life. I’ve posted my collection of Time Management...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/24/2009
Cloud Security Frame
I posted a draft of our Cloud Security Frame at Shaping Software. This frame is especially...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/19/2009
What’s Your Favorite Thinking Technique?
Have you thought about your default thinking patterns? I wrote a post on 3 Thinking...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/19/2009
Cloud Security Survey Results
As a follow up to our earlier patterns & practices Cloud Security Survey, here is a quick...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/17/2009
Communication Isn’t the Only Source of Conflict
I wrote a post on how Poor Communication isn’t the Source of Most Conflicts at Sources of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/12/2009
patterns & practices Assets Survey
If you take our patterns & practices satisfaction survey, you can let us know which patterns...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/07/2009
A Language for Your Strengths
I wrote a post on A Language for Strengths on Sources of Insight. It's my attempt to...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/07/2009
Cloud Security Survey
I'm inviting you to take our survey at https://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229GHH4CD36 for our...
Author: JD Meier Date: 08/04/2009
Top 10 Lessons in Happiness
I have a guest post from bestselling author, Gretchen Rubin on The Top 10 Lessons Learned in...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/27/2009
How To Be a Successful Individual Contributor at Microsoft
I wrote up my top 10 lessons learned in how to be a successful individual contributor at Microsoft...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/24/2009
Discover the How to Your Why
I have a guest post by Janine de Nysschen on how to Discover the How to Your Why at Sources of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/21/2009
Lessons in Software from Mike de Libero
I have a guest post, Lesson in Software from Mike de Libero, on Shaping Software. Mike was a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/20/2009
PM Skills for Life
I wrote a post on PM Skills for Life on Sources of Insight. PM is short for “Program...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/16/2009
Discover Your Why
Do you know why you do what you do? Your why defines the difference you want to make in this...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/13/2009
Lessons in Software from James Waletzky
I have a guest post, Lessons in Software from James Waletsky, on Shaping Software. James is a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/06/2009
Lessons Learned from Bruce Lee
I have a post on Lessons Learned from Bruce Lee on Sources of Insight. Bruce Lee was one of my...
Author: JD Meier Date: 07/04/2009
Acceptance Test Engineering Guide Beta 2 Now Available
Our patterns & practices Acceptance Test Engineering Guide, Volume 1 (Beta 2) is now available...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/30/2009
Lessons in Software from Alok Srivastava
I have a guest post, Lessons in Software from Alok Srivastava, on Shaping Software. Alok is a...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/29/2009
Six Sources of Influence
If you need to be a change agent at work, or make things happen in your life, Six Sources of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/23/2009
Patterns and Practices of Lean Software Development
I have a guest post on Shaping Software from Corey Ladas on Patterns and Practices of Lean Software...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/22/2009
Lean Software Development
I'm honored to have a guest post on Shaping Software from Corey Ladas on Introduction to Lean...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/15/2009
Influencer - The Power to Change Anything
Whether you need to change something in your life or make changes at work, influence is your...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/10/2009
Productivity Personas
I wrote a post on Productivity Personas at Sources of Insight. It's simply a way to identify...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/08/2009
Dr. K on How To Design a Fulfilling Life
I'm honored to have a guest post on Sources of Insight from Dr. Rick Kirschner (aka Dr.K on How To...
Author: JD Meier Date: 06/01/2009
Lessons Learned in patterns and practices
I'm a fan of continuous learning. My post Lessons Learned in patterns & practices on...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/31/2009
Dr. K on Top 10 Lessons in Interpersonal Skills
I'm honored to have a guest post on Sources of Insight from Dr. Rick Kirschner (aka Dr.K) on Top 10...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/25/2009
Customer Connected Engineering
I posted slides on how we do Customer Connected Engineering at patterns & practices to Shaping...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/19/2009
Motivation Quotes
I added a set of my favorite motivation quotes to Sources of Insight. You never know...
Author: JD Meier Date: 05/07/2009
A Language for Architecture
Note: This article is updated at A Language for Application Architecture. My Architecture Journal...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/25/2009
The Elegant Code Cast on PRISM 2.0
Bob Brumfield and Blaine Wastell from our patterns & practices team talk about Prism 2.0 with...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/23/2009
Stephen Nelson on The Five Small Business Success Formulas
I'm honored to have a guest post at Sources of Insight from author Stephen Nelson on The Five Small...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/20/2009
Performance Hot Spots
Note: This article is updated at Software Performance Hot Spots. I wrote a post about Performance...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/13/2009
Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, Friday Reflection
I've posted a summary of my Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, Friday Reflection pattern on Sources of...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/08/2009
New Release: Hands-on Labs for Unity 1.2
Hands-on Labs for Unity 1.2 are now available. What is Unity Unity is a lightweight, extensible...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/02/2009
New Release: Hands-on Labs for Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.1
Hands-on Labs for Microsoft patterns & practices Enterprise Library 4.1 are now available. ...
Author: JD Meier Date: 04/02/2009
New Release: Visual Basic Quickstarts for Prism v2 (WPF and Silverlight)
Visual Basic QuickStarts and How-to Topics for patterns & practices PrismV2 (Composite...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/30/2009
Enterprise Library 5.0 Product Backlog Prioritization Survey
Note: This articles is updated at How To Prioritize with 100 Points. Now's your chance to influence...
Author: JD Meier Date: 03/28/2009