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Entries in Skycam Tales (8)

A Future PM learns about Leadership

It was January, and we were behind in delivering the first production Skycam. We had redesigned every major component of the system. We had yet to integrate all the components and to do our first system test, and the Winter Olympics were four weeks away.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:25PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , , | CommentsPost a Comment

Building the First Production Skycam

I promised a few weeks ago to get back to some of my formative experiences as a software developer and a project manager. One of these experiences was a project called the Skycam. One night on that project I learned the power of leadership.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 09:22PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in , | CommentsPost a Comment

Savoring Software Success on TV

I had the rare opportunity last night to reflect with great pleasure on a successful project of the past. No easy project, either. It is a tale of software that spans two decades, and covers technology from CPM to fiber optics. And all while watching TV.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 10:13PM by Registered CommenterLarry Cone in | CommentsPost a Comment