Comments on: Know When You Suck http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1967 Pawel Brodzinski Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:40:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1967 I believe that makes great teams. When we know our strengths and our weaknesses. We know who should be pushed to the front in each situation.<br/><br/>I find that especially managers have problems with admitting they are poor at something. Then team as a whole won't work well. I believe that makes great teams. When we know our strengths and our weaknesses. We know who should be pushed to the front in each situation.

I find that especially managers have problems with admitting they are poor at something. Then team as a whole won’t work well.

]]> By: Causation Sensation http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1966 Causation Sensation Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:19:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1966 Agreed 100%. I manage a small web team at a very large association and some of our team members are excellent at programming, while extremely weak or just don't like presentations. We have a good team that complements each other in that if one of us has a weakness, the others compensate - It is an excellent set up and for the most part, we all admit what our strengths and weaknesses lie.<br/><br/>Mine is the programming aspect - I've done it but don't like it - I like the PM part and I'm pretty good at it at least for a 501c6 LOL Agreed 100%. I manage a small web team at a very large association and some of our team members are excellent at programming, while extremely weak or just don’t like presentations. We have a good team that complements each other in that if one of us has a weakness, the others compensate – It is an excellent set up and for the most part, we all admit what our strengths and weaknesses lie.

Mine is the programming aspect – I’ve done it but don’t like it – I like the PM part and I’m pretty good at it at least for a 501c6 LOL

]]> By: Joao http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1965 Joao Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:21:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1965 I completely agree with you, Pawel. In project management there's many knowledge areas we should be aware of. look at PMBOK. They outline 9 essential knowledge areas for project management. I think we all agree that communication is the most important KA because when we came to a situation where we realize we'll suck, we can communicate clear with some expert and delegate the task or whatsoever... :) But the important thing is know our weaknesses - or when we suck :) I completely agree with you, Pawel. In project management there’s many knowledge areas we should be aware of. look at PMBOK. They outline 9 essential knowledge areas for project management. I think we all agree that communication is the most important KA because when we came to a situation where we realize we’ll suck, we can communicate clear with some expert and delegate the task or whatsoever… :) But the important thing is know our weaknesses – or when we suck :)

]]> By: voucha http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1964 voucha Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:52:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1964 The more we know our limit, the better we handle such situations.<br/><br/>I like your writing The more we know our limit, the better we handle such situations.

I like your writing

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1963 Pawel Brodzinski Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:28:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1963 I think you went too far including project management on a list of core skills for everybody. Sure it does help quite often definitely isn't essential as we have quite limited number of PMs and people still do well.<br/><br/>Anyway my point was it doesn't really matter if you're generalist or specialist - you'll always face situation which requires from you knowledge of experience you don't have. Then you most likely will suck. And you should be aware of it. I think you went too far including project management on a list of core skills for everybody. Sure it does help quite often definitely isn’t essential as we have quite limited number of PMs and people still do well.

Anyway my point was it doesn’t really matter if you’re generalist or specialist – you’ll always face situation which requires from you knowledge of experience you don’t have. Then you most likely will suck. And you should be aware of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1962 Anonymous Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:04:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/02/know-when-you-suck.html#comment-1962 Generalists - Specialist. Good binanr to discuss. But remember there are core skills everybody should and can posess - writing, math, communication skills, project management. Some can be accessed online. Project management can be used in every business or techincal role. Take a look at the http://www.vertabase.com/blog/ a blog that looks specifically at the skill of project management. Generalists – Specialist. Good binanr to discuss. But remember there are core skills everybody should and can posess – writing, math, communication skills, project management. Some can be accessed online. Project management can be used in every business or techincal role. Take a look at the http://www.vertabase.com/blog/ a blog that looks specifically at the skill of project management.

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