Ron Lichty

A new @ConsumerReports report of six voice cloning apps found it’s easy to create deepfake voices of people without their knowledge. Tell @FTC to prohibit impersonation of Americans, and crack down on apps that knowingly facilitate scams. action.consumerreports.org/nb-20250317-ai…

15 years ago today: Greg Cohen and I delivered an AIPMM* webinar on product management and engineering collaborating on prioritizing the backlog’s items! (* The Association of International Product Marketing and Management)

My favorite explainer, Lee LeFever at Common Craft, has released a 3-minute explainer video of Deep Fakes. Worth watching and sharing. commoncraft.com/video/deepfakes (Lee has been crafting explainer videos - and sharing how others can craft them - since 2007!)

Lest we forget the non-criminals now in El Salvador's prison... theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Time to share the wealth a bit better to make America great again?

Today's ride: enhanced when I came upon an athlete/musician who timed her run to include a musical interlude - an awesome classical piece she executed flawlessly - on the piano on (ped/cyclist/skater-only) JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. A gift to the street.

What if AI could be your ally in marshaling change? Thursday evening, virtual, free: Agile change management guru/author Jason Little: his journey from AI skeptic to AI-allied strategist. He was shocked: he discovered AI could revolutionize change work. meetup.com/enterprise-agi…

Intriguing agile (virtual) event tonight: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll - Agile applied to a Career In Live Events. meetup.com/the-job-hacker…

The topic: “Why Product Roadmaps Are Essential for Success" - Host Phil Hornby had me turn to what Mickey and I had written in our book, Managing the Unmanageable, to his concluding question. The rest: talkingroadmaps.com/episodes/shoul… #roadmapping #productmanagement #product #engineering

Managing up: bringing executives into the cost of interrupting the team. 1:06:44 into my talk to the SVPMA - the Silicon Valley Product Management Organization: Product Managers: 16 Ways to Engage and Motivate Product Teams. youtube.com/watch?v=V-LM-W…

Remember when the notion of owning one’s own computer was notional? I bought my first “microcomputer” 45 yrs ago - used, $850 - a SWTP 6800 with 12K RAM. Rudimentary as it was, I was looking for a word processor for my 3rd book. I soon found I had bought entree to a new career.

Johanna Rothman, the "Pragmatic Manager," contends: The true key to organizational agility is not ticketing tools or extensive planning, it’s short feedback loops! Join us for an insightful session with Johanna Thursday at noon Pacific . meetup.com/enterprise-agi…

Surprisingly, there's no federal law prohibiting making an AI fake of your voice without your consent – one prohibits impersonation of government officials & businesses, but not individuals. Join me: urge the FTC to extend these protections to all of us! action.consumerreports.org/nb-20250317-ai…

There’d been no opportunity - no need - in a tiny two-person programming lab to manage. And Apple was the one other company I’d wanted to work for. The experience - at Apple and since - managing and making software development hum - has been richer than I could have imagined.

37 years ago, I began my first management role, at Apple Computer. I left the best job of my life, to that point. I’d been programming professionally for six years in the same tiny company. I’d won my clients patents and awards. But I was curious about this management stuff.

Trouble getting mental health insurance claims paid? newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

If your standup meetings never result in change, they’re probably just status meetings. ronlichty.blogspot.com/2019/12/better…

If your standup meetings never result in change, they’re probably just status meetings. ronlichty.blogspot.com/2019/12/better…

The highest performance teams all have and sized and valued their project’s entire backlog. 19:56 into my talk to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association (SVPMA): “Product Managers: 16 Ways to Engage and Motivate Product Teams.” youtube.com/watch?v=V-LM-W…

As Tim Ottinger concisely said in response to the rant that kicked off this post from Adrian Howard: Sadly, there are a lot of people who have no idea what scrum is, and have no awareness of agile beyond what they think is scrum. adrianhoward.com/posts/scrum-do…