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Agile for Primary Schools?

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. The NYT had a very interesting article back on September 6th, entitled In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools. I didn’t have time to blog about it but wanted to come back to it […]

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Avoiding Fear, Loathing, and Analysis Paralysis

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. When starting a new project, we employ a technique we call Inception.  At a high level, the goal of Inception is to develop a shared vision for the project, come up with an initial scope […]

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The Language Barrier between Designers and Developers

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Many from Orthogonal, a sponsor, attended this year’s Windy City Rails conference. ROR is one of many staple development languages here. Another language is that shared by the information architects and visual designers. In contrast […]

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The Agile Lego Game Reloaded with ChiPMA

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Brianna Sylver, Founder and President of innovation research and strategy firm Sylver Consulting, engages a lego sprint with her team. Photo by Nate BurgosThe lego blocks returned with gusto, in greater numbers and colors. This […]

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Agile Considered Harmful

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Daniel Markham is seriously pissed off about Agile. In his most recent blog post, Agile Ruined My Life, he takes off his belt and beats the crap out of all those agile loving hippies. 😉 […]

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Remember the Core Product

Human Factors & UX, Product Design

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. All too often, it’s easy to forget the core product when new ideas, extra bells and whistles and added complexity strain a product’s focus. When this happens, try the mantra “Remember the Core Product.” The […]

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Thick Marker, Bold Sketching

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Sketching user interfaces is a powerful exercise: it both reduces cost and nudges people to think more clearly. It’s fine to sketch on screen in order to design for the screen—but stepping away from digital […]

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Customer Development 101

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Great product development is only half of what you need to create successful software products. On Mondays, we focus on the other half, starting with a series called Customer Development 101. It’s based on the […]

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Blog Changes: Product Strategy, Design and Development

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Orthogonal is changing how we blog. Since we started blogging about three years ago, we’ve had 1452 posts and about 1.3 million absolute unique visitors. We initially started blogging about Ajax, and then added topics […]

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Asymco on Apple, Android and Mobile Disruption

mobile medical apps, Product Strategy

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. I’ve been reading a lot of Asymco since John Gruber linked from Daring Fireball a few weeks ago. Great analysis illustrated with lots of graphs. Take a look at this one, from Android’s Pursuit of […]

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Lego my Agile

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. What better way to learn about a topic than by playing a game? At Tuesday’s gathering of the local Agile Project Management Meetup Group, lego was the ultimate medium used by Agile practitioners, both new […]

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Remote Pair Programming

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Is remote pair programming productive? Yes! I have been successfully pair programming remotely almost every day for the last 3 years. It is very much like local pair programming with some minor differences…. OK. Some […]

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