Copyright 2010 Michael Knopf's BlogProject Management resource and adviceIn this fascinating talk given by Ed Catmull, a founding member of PIXAR, he provides critical insight into the success and failures of teams of people and companies as a whole. You should really watch the entire talk, it is well worth your timehttp://www.mknopf.com/articles/its-all-about-the-development-team.htmlFri, 12 Feb 2010 12:18:55 GMT2010-02-12T12:18:55If you design applications that anyone in the world, other then yourself, will use then you really need to be thinking about usability during the entire development process. Some of you (hopefully) have heard of Steve Krug, the author of Don't Make Me Think. This is a great video of a talk Steve gave that covers The Least We Can Do to create usuable software.http://www.mknopf.com/articles/the-least-i-can-do-designing-applications-people-can-actually-use.htmlWed, 06 Jan 2010 17:04:09 GMT2010-01-06T17:04:09Have you ever been at the gym, running on a treadmill, while the guy next to you (who is in much better shape I might add) is not only running faster than you but appears to be doing it with ease. You adjust your speed trying keep up, it works for awhile and you feel good about it, but eventually fatigue sets in and you find it increasingly more difficult to stay on pace. Eventually you have to slow down to something thats "sustainable", something you can keep up for your entire workout. Learning (and working) can, and often is, just like this.http://www.mknopf.com/articles/learning-fatigue-sustainable-pace-and-a-programmers-death-march.htmlSat, 23 May 2009 16:28:39 GMT2009-05-23T16:28:39Making your website project a success requires effort from everyone involved. Finding a talented reliable and responsive development firm that has the skills you need can be an enormous challenge. Here's some information you need to know...http://www.mknopf.com/articles/making-your-website-project-a-success.htmlTue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT2008-10-14T00:00:00http://www.mknopf.com/topics/project-management.htmlTue, 14 Oct 2008 15:48:12 GMTen-us