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Take Tech Seriously!

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

I have spent decades learning how to program computers. It should take decades. I have dedicated myself to lifelong learning, and, to tell the truth, it’s a bit of a love affair.
Many people in the so-called entrprise do not take what I do seriously. There are two trends that I find silly. First, there is [...]

What The FLOSS!?

Monday, January 4th, 2010

A few weeks ago, I overheard the following conversation in the elevator at a client site.
Person A: “He says that he wants a blog.”
Person B: “A Blog!? Have blogs been approved?”
Person A: “Wikis have been approved. We can give him a wiki.”
Person B: “Are you sure? You said that he wanted a blog.”
Person A: “He [...]

A Todo List Is NOT Plan.

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Project managers go through stages in their personal evolution, and they can stall at any stage, as any of us can.  However, many of the project managers I have reported to in recent years have stalled at a stage where they believe that everything will work out as long as they have a GANT chart.
Everything [...]