May 7, 2010 Posted by Andy Branch

Project Managers on the Production Team

During production I’ve seen a lot of value in both acting as manager and developer. In fact, that’s almost always the way I’d prefer it with the projects I manage at Rain. After my first year of being both a frontend web developer and PM on multiple projects a coworker questioned this method. He was of the opinion that producers or PMs should never be involved in the actual production... read more

Jan 14, 2010 Posted by Andy Branch

PM & The Sagacity of a Developer’s Time

I was reminded today of one of the most important ways a project manager can help ensure a project’s success. In software development often the most important aspect of a project’s success is if it can be deploy on a specific deadline. A good project manager understands (in these sorts of projects especially) that one of the best ways to boost productivity is to make sure that developers have... read more