{"id":89,"date":"2005-09-11T04:36:44","date_gmt":"2005-09-11T04:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alephnaught.wordpress.com\/2005\/09\/11\/microsoft-secrets-how-the-worlds-most-powerful-software-company-creates-technology-shapes-markets-and-manages-people\/"},"modified":"2008-11-01T07:59:44","modified_gmt":"2008-11-01T14:59:44","slug":"microsoft-secrets-how-the-worlds-most-powerful-software-company-creates-technology-shapes-markets-and-manages-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2005\/09\/11\/microsoft-secrets-how-the-worlds-most-powerful-software-company-creates-technology-shapes-markets-and-manages-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Secrets: How the World&#8217;s Most Powerful Software Company Creates Technology, Shapes Markets, and Manages People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-89\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Title: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0028740483\/qid=1126438490\/sr=2-2\/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2\/102-9495726-4240950?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"NewWindow\">Microsoft Secrets: How the World&#8217;s Most Powerful Software Company Creates Technology, Shapes Markets, and Manages People<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Author: <\/strong>Michael A. Cusumano<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paperback: <\/strong>528 pages<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Free Press (December 4, 1998)<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>0684855313<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a page of stuff copied from this book that I thought was interesting dealing with project\/people management.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Running a large team like a small one Project size and scope limits (clear and limited product vision; personnel and time limits)<\/li>\n<li>Divisible product architectures (modularization by features, subsystems, and objects)<\/li>\n<li>Divisible project architectures (feature teams and clusters, milestone subprojects)<\/li>\n<li>Small-team structure and management (many small multi-functional groups, with high autonomy and responsibility)<\/li>\n<li>A few rigid rules to &#8220;force&#8221; coordination and synchronization (daily builds, &#8220;don&#8217;t break the build&#8221; bug rules, milestone stabilizations)<\/li>\n<li>Good communications within and across functions and teams (shared responsibilities, one site, common language, non-bureaucratic culture)<\/li>\n<li>Product-process flexibility to accommodate the unknown (evolving specs, buffer time, evolving process)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica-Oblique;\"><em> Microsoft Secrets, Michael A. Cusumano and Richard W. Selby, p. 410.<\/em><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-89\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 89);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-89\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-89\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Microsoft Secrets: How the World&#8217;s Most Powerful Software Company Creates Technology, Shapes Markets, and Manages People Author: Michael A. Cusumano Paperback: 528 pages Publisher: Free Press (December 4, 1998) ISBN: 0684855313 This is a page of stuff copied from this book that I thought was interesting dealing with project\/people management. 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