WordCamp Dallas 2008
Just registered for WordCamp Dallas 2008...looking forward to seeing meeting some very interesting folks....especially looking forward to Matt Mullenweg's
Is Perfect worth it?
"Don't let perfect ruin good" That's what Harry Beckwith, author of "Selling the Invisible" has to say on the subject. He goes on to say the following:
Project Knowledge Management
I've been reading up on knowledge management topics (due to one of my classes being "Knowledge Management") and have found that there is a nice subset of
Saturn Aura Final Update
For those that haven't read about it, I had some problems with my brand new Saturn Aura last year. I had the car for 4 months and only got to drive it ~
The Go-Giver
I'm just finishing up "The Go-Giver" by Bob Burg and John David Mann. My review in two words: "Love it". The book is a 'business parable' (whatever that
If you claim to be agile, then be agile
As some of you may know, I've talked about agile methodologies in software development in previous blog posts (see links below). The topic of Agile
Going Live…
I've been a little quite lately due to being extremely busy with the Boy Scouts of America. We recently migrated the main site from a flat file HTML
Tyner Blain – “Specializing Generalists’
I just read an interesting article at Tyner Blain titled "Specializing Generalists and the Politics of Agile"that is a good follow up to my "Better to be
Experience vs ability
Jeff Attwood over at Coding Horror wrote a great article titled "The Years of Experience Myth" that everyone should add to their 'must read' list. The
Buzzword Bingo Strikes again
I'm sure most of us have heard of "Buzzword Bingo" and some have probably played it a time or too. It's a fun game that should get people thinking about
Better to be a Generalist or Expert?
It seems like I've had this discussion recently with quite a few people...not sure if its because I like the topic or if lots of other people like it to.
Employee Engagement – not just a buzzword
"Employee Engagement" is one of those 'buzzwords' that you hear thrown about quite a bit...but this is a buzzword that should be carefully thought about
GM is replacing my car
I have an official offer to replace my Saturn Aura.. I can select from any GM product and have settled on a Saab 93. We'll see how the process goes- but
Saturn Aura – Final Update??
Well...it looks like Saturn might be doing the right thing now. Just received a call from Saturn's National Assistance Center and was told that they will
The 90/10 rule for Projects?
90% of the work is completed in 10% of the time....the remaining 10% of the effort is completed in 90% of the scheduled time. I've heard of the 80/20
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