Where are the Rock Star Web Project Managers?
In maybe a more constructive manner than yesterday I started wondering where the rock star web project managers hang out? I think we’re all aware of something of a celebrity culture within web circles. Their are a hardcore of people who’s blogs, books and conference appearances we’ve all seen several times over. And in the main I think this has had a positive effect on everyone involved. People like Jeremy, Molly and Simon have at different times acted as pretty useful barometers and yard sticks for lots of people. But these people are invariably designers and developers – not product managers or project managers.
The only person I can think of who has talked a little about the topic of project management is Meri with her new book Principles of Project Management. The topic occasionally comes up in conversation, or is mentioned by the designers and developers noted above. And their are lots of blogs (more often by developers it seems) about Agile, XP and Scrumm. But what about the practice of web product management? You can point to countless blogs written by designers and developers at the likes of last.fm, flickr and Yahoo. But where are the managers?
So, my question to you is: do you know of any great web product or project managers that blog about the discipline?
Comments
I’m subscribed to Carsonified to get advice from Ryan on the business and project management side of things (which doesn’t seem to be that frequent nowadays) but I think he has some valuable information about project management.
Dave Allen off of GTD fame would probably make a good speaker as well with his attitude towards project management. I’m sure there are many keen followers of his approach to working methods.
Aside from that though, it’s tough to think of any “rock star” PMs.
Si Jobling - 2nd June 2008
@Si Exactly. I’m looking for coal face people, working day-in day-out on managing kick ass web products or properties who then blog lyrically on what works for them and what doesn’t.
gareth - 2nd June 2008
I’m working on it…. but Meri blows me out of the water.
coldclimate - 2nd June 2008
I have another suggestion—Scott Berkun, of “The Art of Project Management” fame (retitled “Making Things Happen”, on O’Reilly’s label). He was a PM on some tough projects within early Microsoft, and wrote a pretty good book about PMing. His blog now focuses on general business motivation and planning, but there is still a strong PM-orientation in older material and discussion. He ran/runs a DL about PMing, too.
tiffehr - 3rd June 2008
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