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Quora: What advice would you give to prospective adoptive parents?

My answer, originally posted to Quora. Q: If there was one (or more) piece of advice you could give to prospective adoptive parents what would it be? We are thinking of adopting one or more children internationally (currently have zero)

Quora: Is it selfish to use IVF, IUI, or other artificial forms of reproduction?

My answer, originally published on Quora [http://www.quora.com/Infertility/Do-you-think-that-using-IVF-IUI-or-other-artificial-forms-of-reproduction-is-selfish/answer/Sue-Raisty] . Q: Infertility: Do you think that using IVF, IUI, or other artificial forms of reproduction is selfish? Some people feel that infertile couples who turn to

Quora: Is it more expensive to have twins or two single pregnancies?

My answer, originally published on Quora [http://www.quora.com/From-a-purely-financial-standpoint-is-it-more-expensive-to-have-twins-Or-two-single-pregnancies-1-2-years-apart/answer/Sue-Raisty] . Q: From a purely financial standpoint is it more expensive to have twins? Or two single pregnancies 1-2 years apart? Keeping in mind maternity leave, nursery costs,

How they fit: Hadoop, traditional data warehouses, and ETL

Hadoop is starting to come into mainstream consciousness. As a result, a lot of people are grappling with understanding the relationship between Hadoop and traditional data warehouses, and how ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load technology) fits into the picture. On

The Economics: NoSQL vs "New SQL" vs Relational Databases

Economics are a big deal when deciding whether to go with a NoSQL, NewSQL [http://blogs.the451group.com/information_management/2011/04/06/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-newsql/] , MPP DBMS, or traditional RDBMS. Many of the products (in all four of these categories) claim

Product Management & Product Marketing Haiku

Inspired by the fine folks at Pivotal Product Management, here are some enthralling and inspirational haiku I whipped together. Only bad PMs Don't install or even use The products they own. Their go-to excuse: "Technically impossible,"

"Not enough time to work on product strategy"

I hear it all the time from the junior product managers at my clients: "I'm too busy to work on product strategy." Well, I appreciate that you are likely completely overwhelmed with tons of tasks you

How to Get the Respect of Development

Heresy Against the Church of Agile Software Development

I am a big fan of anything that will get quality, innovative, market-killing products out the door more quickly. Sincerely. I would even trade in my extensive work wardrobe of jeans for a pile of business suits if it would

So You Think "Agile" Methodologies Exempt You From Product Management

Harvester Research and Analyst 2.0

Oh goodness. This April Fool's send-up of technology analysts [http://wikibon.org/groupdocs/13_341246093.pdf] has been creeping around the Internet for some time. But this is the first time I've seen it. Please read

GUEST POST: The 7 Types of Software Engineers: Identification, Care and Feeding

How to get a results-focused testimonial from a former colleague/client

[Cranky PM] Technology Analysts: Flatterers for Hire

On Dealing with Unreasonable Customer Demands

Some customers just don'nt (won't?) understand you don't develop custom software just for them. They sometimes think you are their corporation's IT department. So, if a customer presents a detailed list of

What I WISH I knew about client testimonials when I was starting out

9 Agile Mistakes

1. Trading off company strategic fit versus product-level features 2. Assuming a few customers represent the broader market 3. Adding new features without considering the business value 4. Starving the architecture in favor of features 5. Wandering from the roadmap

Are 'Product Manager' and 'Consultant' Mutually Exclusive?

When I tell people I’m a Product Management Consultant, it sometimes throws them. “Product Management Consultant? I haven’t heard of that,” they say. Then, “how does one use a consultant to help with product management? Isn’t product

Women in software & Frat house company "culture"

Quora: What are the disadvantages of being a female in a male-dominated CS/engineering university?

My answer, originally published on Quora [http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-disadvantages-of-being-a-female-in-a-male-dominated-CS-engineering-university/answer/Sue-Raisty] Q: What are the disadvantages of being a female in a male-dominated CS/engineering university? ##My Answer The other answers to this question are all spot-on and