Tagged: product development

Selling Scrum to Skeptics: Budgets

Scrum and agile (note the lowercase!) development techniques have been around for a few years now, and prominent companies use it in some form or another. However, I’ve seen multiple instances where clients and management alike will derail the whole notion of Scrum! It pains me to see it, so here’s a Part 1 (of [...]

The Little Company that Won’t Die: Chrysler

The minivan. The sport-utility vehicle. The modern take on American “muscle” cars. These are all areas that Chrysler has innovated in and marketed well over the past 4 decades. However, being the smallest of the Detroit “Big Three,” Chrysler has also had a troubled history of keeping up from a business perspective. It’s been through 2 bankruptcies, 3 mergers/acquisitions, and a variety of economic conditions that have ranged from great to grinding. So why does Chrysler matter, particularly from a product development perspective?