I read this post recently on the Joel on Software blog: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2012/01/06.html His Trello software looks interesting, to plan...
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Justin Roff-Marsh
justinroffmarsh
Jan 7, 2012 1:56 am
Yeah I use it ... and I mentioned it on this list previously. I suspect it's a good tool for a simple Kanban-type approach. Justin ... -- Justin Roff-Marsh ...
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eppm_journal
Jan 12, 2012 4:02 am
(apologies for cross listing) ISSN 2221-6529 (Print), ISSN 2223-8379 (Online) http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/ <http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/> It is...
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Mike Bowles
mikeorjim2003
Jan 13, 2012 11:02 am
http://scaleofuniverse.com/ If you still have residual questions from Larry's enquiry about the size of the Universe you may find the answers here. Have fun ...
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Clarence Maday
cjmaday
Jan 13, 2012 1:44 pm
Hi Jim, Thanks for the link. It fits with 2 books, Three Roads to Quantum Gravity by Lee Smolin (just finished reading) and String Theory for Dummies ((half...
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Santiago Velasquez
ifsavel
Jan 17, 2012 3:42 am
Hello to all, A friend of mine recommended Rowan Gibson's work on Innovation. Has anybody read his book? Any comments about it? Thanks and take care. ...
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Patrick Steyaert
p.steyaert
Jan 19, 2012 8:26 am
Hi All, I am wondering that for this type of discussion one can understand that there are different approaches in different contexts. As Mike Burrows likes to...
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Mike Bowles
mikeorjim2003
Jan 19, 2012 12:20 pm
Patrick Can you take your reasoning to a further level. If Domain # then project management outcomes - As I read through your list It seemed to me that perhaps...
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Jack Dahlgren
jack.dahlgren
Jan 19, 2012 6:56 pm
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Patrick Steyaert ... I'd argue that precision in buffer sizing is nearly meaningless. What is important is acceptance of...
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Patrick Steyaert
p.steyaert
Jan 19, 2012 8:19 pm
Hey Jim, I was actually hoping to get some input by posting it here ;-). I'm not what you would call a ccpm specialist. Still, based on what I glimpse from the...
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Patrick Steyaert
p.steyaert
Jan 20, 2012 7:01 am
Hey Jack, I understand your point. As I said, I am exploring here. I am working with a (Kanban) team that starts to get a good grasp of the variation of work...
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Mike Bowles
mikeorjim2003
Jan 20, 2012 10:49 am
Patrick My response had nothing to do with buffer sizing but everything to do with the dynamics of the different systems: Cause and effect. For example: IF we...
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Clarke Ching
clarkeching
Jan 21, 2012 6:24 pm
Hello all my TOC friends and Happy New Year! I hope you are all feeling suitably unconstrained. Have you seen Santiago's blog yet?...
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Patrick Steyaert
p.steyaert
Jan 22, 2012 9:14 am
Jim, I'm not sure about what you would see in terms of buffers, but I can elaborate on what you can expect as a project manager and what to do. Let me focus on...
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Mike Bowles
mikeorjim2003
Jan 22, 2012 12:49 pm
Patrick Thank you for your elaboration of the PMs role you are getting closer to what I had in mind - but from what you say I think you need to examine deeper...
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Prasad Velaga
prasad_velag...
Jan 22, 2012 3:11 pm
Patrick, I appreciate your comments on how to practically manage uncertainty during the progress of a project in four different scenarios that you nicely...
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grkleggett@...
grkleggett...
Jan 23, 2012 2:20 pm
In yesterday's Sunday Times (22 Jan), an article by Margarette Driscoll discussed a new book by Susan Cain, called 'Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a world...
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Mike Bowles
mikeorjim2003
Jan 23, 2012 3:31 pm
Graham Does this article qualify too? http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2011/12/13/five-new-management-metrics-you-need-to-know/ Jim Bowles From:...
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Doug Boling
euim817boling
Jan 24, 2012 12:46 pm
I believe this article also supports the metric #5 in your article. It was distributed today in LinkedIn's daily newsletter. ...
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grkleggett@...
grkleggett...
Jan 24, 2012 5:15 pm
Indeed it does Jim, especially the first metric suggested, Flow State Percentage. Interesting that James Slaver mentions studies about the effects of being...
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Skip
reedyclan1
Jan 25, 2012 12:18 am
Hi Everyone. I will be presenting a WebEx to the Boeing Project Management Interest Group this Thursday, January 26, at 10:30 AM PST. BPMIG (PjMCoE) has about...
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Jack Vinson
jackvinson
Feb 2, 2012 3:01 am
Hey gang. I just picked up Jim Benson's short book "Why Plans Fail" which talks about cognitive biases (Kahneman and Tversky). It's a fun read and a quick...
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Doug Boling
euim817boling
Feb 2, 2012 3:39 pm
Here's something a little off topic related to Jim Benson's book. I just got off the phone with Amazon. I am a Prime member and went online to purchase....
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David Peterson
dpeterson72
Feb 2, 2012 7:03 pm
Just to rile Tony... https://www.cassknowledge.com/research/article/case-multitasking *"We found that the financial performance of companies with highly ...
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Raoul Duke
theraoulduke
Feb 2, 2012 7:07 pm
... so there is a good thing that people could do (try to not get weighted down emotionally such that decision making suffers due to analysis paralysis et....
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Clarke Ching
clarkeching
Feb 2, 2012 7:11 pm
oh sheesh ... now I have to start smoking. ... Clarke Ching - * Over 18,000 people have read "Rocks Into Gold" ... my biztech parable about Agile ... that...
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Jack Dahlgren
jack.dahlgren
Feb 2, 2012 7:28 pm
... One of the elements they cite as being important is insight based on having quick access to information that is provided by interruptions and context...
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Raoul Duke
theraoulduke
Feb 2, 2012 7:32 pm
... this i believe. if you are single-tasking in your cave / cubicle / parent's basement, you aren't going to do a good job; most people aren't really a Lone...
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Jack Dahlgren
jack.dahlgren
Feb 2, 2012 7:47 pm
... I agree too, but multi-tasking is not the cause of this. It is the result. And as a result, it may be either a good or bad or neutral byproduct of the ...
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Raoul Duke
theraoulduke
Feb 2, 2012 7:55 pm
... perhaps in other words, multitasking is perhaps a relative term. we'll always be multitasking. yes there's "level 1" vs. "type 2" etc. cue Mr. Leach....
