“Engineers are relatively good at logical decisions. The problem is with the assumptions. Testing the assumptions is the most important trait of a good systems engineer. Keep the critical-to-customer requirements always in mind; everything else supports these. Must not strangle the project with many meetings. System Level cannot be the only verification approach—Need to do […]
VPs of Product shoulder a formidable set of full-time challenges. Accountable to both business and engineering plans, a wise Product leader recognizes that clear communication and meaningful collaboration are a means to an end, and therefore matter as much as the goals. Whether you’re managing performance and production with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall or a hybrid […]
The next time you feel like your professional life has gotten too complicated, get some face time with a seasoned Quality Assurance pro. The job? Easy stuff such as exposing the production flaws in embedded systems, integrated systems and connected devices. What seems like a negative focus requires positive determination to straddle the line between […]
An unfair truth: Project Managers are expected to be janitors. When there’s a mess, the PM must finagle and finesse the problematic actions, unexpected errors and sidetracked key players back into one clean and streamlined product-building machine. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: No other team member has as much of an […]
What’s on the Business Analyst’s wish list? Oh, plenty of illogical, unreasonable and preposterous things such as these evergreen dreams: Increased product quality On-time and on-spec product (and project) delivery Less time waiting for input, feedback and decisions Reduced time and effort spent on non-value-added activities, such as wrangling information, rehashing past decisions, tracking down […]
40-50%. That’s the percentage of companies that manage the creation, iteration, testing and launch of new products with MS Office, Google Docs and other all-purpose documentation tools, according to research in Gartner’s “Market Guide for Software Requirements Definition and Management Solutions.” Many other companies muddle through the best they can with clunky, kludgey, user-unfriendly legacy […]
Today is the last day of 2014. Today is also the last day before 137 Jama employees move into our new world headquarters. Moving is exciting and moving is a new beginning and I’d say this is a bittersweet move except that in the last 15 months we’ve been so busy, so bursting at the […]
On December 4, 2014 Jama was recognized by the Portland Business Journal as being one of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies. For the past 10 years, the PBJ has surveyed 2,600 CEOs annually across Oregon to select the companies they most admire in our region. The CEOs are asked to select three companies in order of […]
Employee engagement is becoming a buzzword in many enterprises today. According to the talent research firm Bersin, 79 percent of businesses are very worried about engagement and Gallup research shows that only 13 percent of employees are highly engaged at work. I recently wrote an article for CMSWire in which I discuss the essential elements to employee engagement. I […]
It’s a big week in Jama Nation: our 7th Birthday was July 7, and we’ve spent the week reminiscing on our intranet about favorite Jama memories from the last few years. The posts have been funny, poignant, unforgettable reminders of how glad we are to operate in the Rose City and all that entails. Here are […]
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