Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong (10)

More Statuses, More Success (in Jira)

"OMG, there are so many statuses in this Jira workflow! Dave, what the heck??" There is a method to my madness: I feel that many product managers get too focused on the Scrum/Kanban boards when working in Jira. I can see why - it is…

Software is Nothing More or Less than Communication

Software is complex, and while more people are learning to create it and the tools to create it are becoming more powerful, many software creators see the end result of their work as being about the tech. I disagree - it is about communication. Before…

We're All Doing It Wrong (Software Product Leadership)

As I work in more software shops, I see more and more perspectives on how to lead the product side of software development efforts. And the more I see, the more I think that none of us has it right. We're caught up in processes…