The Confluence: Configuration Management, Change Management, and Project Management Like Puzzle Pieces Configuration management, change management and project management are all connected. Missing one or more of these in product development can mean exceeding the project budget and schedule at best, and at worst, the launching of a product that is more like a torpedo […]
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By Shawn P Quigley and Jon M Quigley Change Dynamics Change is a function of tension created by the difference between the current condition and the desired state. It can only occur when this tension contains sufficient energy to overcome external forces. These external forces could be something as simple as the current condition being […]
More than one way There is not silver bullet or one way to do most things. The best approach will depend upon the amount of time, talent, tools available, and potential risks associated with the work and level of risk aversion of those undertaking the effort. The example below, is typical for developing embedded automotive […]
Mere Scrap of Information – The Route to the Product I am a guy, and grew up in the 70’s. My dad was a Vietnam Vet serving in the 7th Special Forces Group. I grew up watching action movies. My favorite actor of that era was Clint Eastwood, and one of my favorite movies Fist Full […]
The Olden Days by Jon M Quigley I recently had a phone call with a person I met on LinkedIn. Actually, I have been having calls with them over the weeks, to talk about product development, especially the way it was in the olden days. Over the course of few discussions we began chatting about […]
New Discussions Recently I have had some conversations with some new friends that I have never met, Tristan Nuñez, we chatted a few times on cutting trees down, and popcorn, and LaTashia Tyson. We talked about working and career development. I have written some articles on LinkedIn, including My First Five Jobs, and some thoughts […]
Wire harness development and testing Slow is painful by Jon M Quigley Vehicle Systems Vehicles have become increasingly electrical over the year, even vehicles that are not electric propulsion. There are more features, more embedded controllers and greater communication between the electronic controllers. The range of content is from power electronics, sensor data (analog signals), […]
Limits of Asynchronous Communication In an earlier blog post we wrote along with contributions to a magazine on asynchronous communication. Businesses are forced to make decisions, that they would rather not make, such is the time of Covid. We cannot just go to the office and continue to work as we once did, perhaps short-term, […]
This is a demonstration of the law of diminishing returns. In present day, in my experience, happens vary frequently in project management.
Project Success & the Metaphorical Triangle By Steven G. Lauck & Jon M. Quigley, MS PMP CTFL Project Success – Project Success – Project Success! That is the hope of any organization when hiring and assigning the correct project manager to each project. For me, Project Success has always come down to fulfillment of Scope, […]
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