Management
Usability (and organizational) Problems with the 2010 US Census
The US Census Bureau is getting ready to conduct the 2010 Census, the population count that will be used to calculate congressional districts and funding. The trouble is, they have usability problems with the handheld computers they were planning to use, in addition to the organizational communication issues you may expect from a government [...]
Professional Development via Online Video and Podcasts
I’ve spent a little time recently on iTunesU (iTunes link), Apple’s area for free audio and video casts from universities around the US. I’m very impressed by the content and subject matter of these… I’ve downloaded a few and it’s great to keep in touch with some strategic thinking while traveling. Here are [...]
Focus, Focus, Focus
Here is a well written article on “focus”… well, that’s the point of it, but it’s about Microsoft’s lack of it.
In many ways I agree with the point of the article, Microsoft is a bit fragmented. While I also think that some of the efforts he describes as tangental, actually work out quite well. [...]
Packaging
I just found Shoutlet.com, a company that looks like they have packaged “web 2.o” and sell it as a package. Now, many of my friends chuckle at that concept, (I did too) but it is an interesting way to manage perception.
Senior company management see the buzz around web 2.o and [...]
Agile, Scrum, ADD… um, what?
I’ve worked in quite a few methodologies of development and process in my career… some of them are more successful or more pleasant than others. Scott Berkun crafts a great list of some of the widely-used and under discussed methodologies.
GMPM – Get Me Promoted Methodology and ADD – Asshole Driven [...]
Specialists
Sorry for the light posting… Between some travel to California, client work (and a few diapers) I’ve been pretty busy… 8-)
As I’ve said a few times here, after a long week of sitting in meetings and at the computer, I really enjoy some time working on my lawn… mowing, edging etc. The house we [...]
What today’s marketers need to know…
As you may guess, I’m constantly doing research, reading and generally trying to stay informed as to the latest happenings and best practices in emerging digital communications. I spend at least a few hours a day on email lists, service sites, media sites, blogs and discussing with peers what’s “going on” in this space.
I’ve recently [...]
