For those of you who need a little summary of what WE blogged about in January 2008, here is a month-end sum up of projectmanagement411. There are many excellent comments/points of view on these topics- check THEM out and add to the conversation! (The topics are arranged to be sung, with appropriate breathing- first three words very slow and the rest “rapid fire”):
We… wrote…. about….. living standards, innovation, carbon trading, collaboration…..(breath), strategy mapping, tech trends, role of commitment and preparation…..(breath), social security, business leaders, statesmen, project queues…..(breath), language barriers, PMOs, BI drivers, and swamp draining.
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“YEAH.., UH…I’D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT?”
Nothing like having great discussions for all the world to see (I’ll never be able to run for office). I’ve personally learned a lot and I know that several others have spawned posts from discussions started here. That’s what blogging is all about. Join in and comment on the Top 5 commented on posts at Projectmanagement411. I know you have something to say- besides you’ll enjoy the conversation:
No. 1. Do Great Statesmen Make Great Business Leaders? – this one resulted in a couple of other blogger’s posting on the topic and creating a mini-blogathon!
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Margaret Rouse at IT Knowledge Exchange continues our conversation on PMOs. We started by talking about how a PMO relieves pain, then the PMO’s role in dealing with the dreaded mythical queue of projects, and now language barriers in agile software development projects .
My post on how previous experience with lean manufacturing might overcome some of the barriers in language and acceptance of non-intuitive concepts related to agile also comes to mind.
Here’s Margaret’s language issue followed by my response. Sensei at ActiveEngine! I expect you to get involved with this:
Margaret: I’m going to think more about how language remains a …read more