Get Your Own Way

by Charl Dreyer on July 14, 2009 · 0 comments

in Agile.tv, Customer Collaboration

If you had to say to your Team that fewer than 8 out of 100 people know the difference between a search engine and a browser, would they believe you? Would it make a difference to how you built software? You know, those geeky bits that express technical prowess, but user ignorance?

“How do you get your boss to approve something, the customer service people to understand the pain a system is causing, or the folks in engineering to see things your way?” asks Seth Godin in a recent blog. [click to continue…]

Bookmark and Share
VN:F [1.8.3_1051]
Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

The Way It Works

by Charl Dreyer on July 9, 2009 · 0 comments

in Customer Collaboration

Good customer service is a valuable asset, especially when upholding the Agile Manifesto’s value of collaborating with customers over product development.

It’s wise for Agile teams to bear in mind that a good reputation for service is built up over many years of effort by Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service departments. Don’t take it personally when they say, “I’ll never let Product Development anywhere near my customers.” [click to continue…]

Bookmark and Share
VN:F [1.8.3_1051]
Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

User Solutions

by Charl DreyerJune 5, 2009 Customer Collaboration
Thumbnail image for User Solutions

Users create their own ideas about solutions and release timing based on information they get from a number of sources. As product development professionals we should be challenged to see beyond user solutions to uncover users’ real needs.

0 comments Read the full article →

Market place personification

by Charl DreyerJune 1, 2009 Customer Collaboration
Thumbnail image for Market place personification

It seems obvious to state that your market place is made up of real customers and users. Yet product development professionals often know little about the economic drivers of their market places.

0 comments Read the full article →