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Introducing ProductCampToronto

Starting this fall, ProductCampToronto is an “unconference” where attendees set the topic and direction for discussions around the art and science of product management. Stay tuned.

Posted on: Jun 24 2008 0 Comments
Engineers Without Borders -- help starts at home

Engineers Without Borders -- help starts at home

“We don’t look so far as to a call to arms, but we do look for simple solutions that can be done here, like buying fair trade coffee or writing a letter to an MP”

Posted on: May 01 2008 0 Comments
Expert or Amateur? Both.

Expert or Amateur? Both.

Gerry McGovern writes about the internet's increased demand for traditional experts as opposed to trendier amateurs. Gerry muses over the possibility that it is experts we've been listening to all along.

Posted on: Apr 15 2008 1 Comment
Can You Outsource Product Management?

Can You Outsource Product Management?

Alyssa Dver looks at the idea of outsourcing Product Management - In a position that requires intimate company and product knowledge, can a contractor cut it? Alyssa tells Red Canary what can work, and what to avoid.

Posted on: Apr 10 2008 0 Comments
Why IT Hates the iPhone (and why that may not matter)

Why IT Hates the iPhone (and why that may not matter)

"It's clear to us that power is shifting to the users" and away from IT departments, says Mike de la Cruz, a vice president at business-software maker SAP AG. "So we've changed our strategy to focus on the users."

Posted on: Mar 31 2008 0 Comments
Google's sacraments of innovation

Google's sacraments of innovation

Marissa Mayer (Vice President of Search Product and User Experience at Google) outlines Google's approach to maintaining a creative, innovative organization.

Posted on: Mar 13 2008 3 Comments
Agile as a management method and organizational philosophy

Agile as a management method and organizational philosophy

The founders of three successful technology companies shoot from the hip about how Agile affects software development, and discuss both its potential and immediate influence on other business practices.

Posted on: Feb 28 2008 0 Comments
Venture Capital Investment Up 21% Across Canada In 2007

Venture Capital Investment Up 21% Across Canada In 2007

Strong US presence drives $2.1 billion in investments in 2007, with Biopharmaceutical and other life science investments up by 23%. Both Ontario and BC see increase in local funding.

Posted on: Feb 19 2008 0 Comments
Canadian Tech IPO Performance: 2006 and 2007

Canadian Tech IPO Performance: 2006 and 2007

More losers than winners? A TechFinance.ca study looks at the stock price performance of 41 Canadian tech companies that went public in the last 24 months. This article was reprinted with the permission of www.TechFinance.ca

Posted on: Feb 14 2008 0 Comments
Was your product 'assembled' or 'carved'?

Was your product 'assembled' or 'carved'?

Can 'good' design be measured empirically? Craig Fitzpatrick thinks so, and distills some rules for interface design from a real-world show-and-tell

Posted on: Feb 08 2008 0 Comments
CTO Handbook -- How to care for and feed your CTO

CTO Handbook -- How to care for and feed your CTO

Jeff Fedor identifies three varieties of CTO and gives advice on how to let a CTO drive innovation without driving everyone else crazy

Posted on: Feb 06 2008 1 Comment
Outcomes vs. Activity

Outcomes vs. Activity

"Successful leaders—and, therefore, successful founders—invest the time to clearly identify, prioritize, and communicate key goals. They then measure their success by real progress against those desired outcomes." This piece comes by way of FoundRead, a blog-style publication that runs under the umbrella of respected technology guru Om Malik.

Posted on: Jan 18 2008 0 Comments
5 Reasons why part-time HR leaders make sense for growing companies

5 Reasons why part-time HR leaders make sense for growing companies

Why hire a full-time HR generalist when your growing company would benefit more from a part-time HR veteran, asks Sachi.

Posted on: Jan 09 2008 1 Comment
The best of Red Canary: Editor's Picks, 2007

The best of Red Canary: Editor's Picks, 2007

2007 has been a great year for Red Canary. The site received a new look and vastly improved user experience in July, and over 9000 software professionals now hear from us monthly. Here are my favourite articles from the past year. Please add yours in the comments area below.

Posted on: Dec 18 2007 2 Comments
PROFILE: Exit West

PROFILE: Exit West

Exit West blends corporate team building, employee retention and corporate social responsibility by sending teams on work projects in developing countries.

Posted on: Dec 10 2007 0 Comments
Who's managing this project, anyway?

Who's managing this project, anyway?

A frequent Red Canary contributor, Craig Fitzpatrick is the CEO of Devshop. This entry was borrowed from his blog, Uncommon Sense (for Software).

Posted on: Nov 13 2007 1 Comment
Hiring Software Testers in an Information Age (PDF)

Hiring Software Testers in an Information Age (PDF)

A veteran software tester takes a comprehensive look at the intricacies and ambiguities of evaluating testers, and shares his thoughts on testing approaches, certifications, hiring challenges and much more. (available as PDF).

Posted on: Nov 12 2007 1 Comment
Agile Software Development Methodologies - a round table discussion

Agile Software Development Methodologies - a round table discussion

Three tech veterans discuss the strengths, weaknesses and approaches of the Agile framework in a Q&A round table.

Posted on: Nov 09 2007 0 Comments
Are Good Technology Product Managers Born or Raised?  WEBINAR

Are Good Technology Product Managers Born or Raised? WEBINAR

Courtesy of Featureplan This is a Webinar to be held September 26, at 12pm EST, hosted by Mark Dance. "Product managers in technology companies play a significant role in the success of a company and are perhaps second only to the CEO in terms of individual leverage."

Posted on: Sep 19 2007 2 Comments
One Red Question - The Developer Ratio (VIDEO, POLL)

One Red Question - The Developer Ratio (VIDEO, POLL)

How many 'average' developers is one 'great' developer worth? Steve Jobs says 50-to-1, others say 1000-to-1, some say none-to-1. Just how valuable are the best devs and engineers when it comes to building a product?

Posted on: Sep 18 2007 5 Comments


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