Follow my updates on Twitter ...
Care to connect our professional networks on LinkedIn?
Join my Cazh1 Circle in Google Plus ...
Follow the discussion in Facebook ...
Receive eMail notifications of new stuff ...
Subscribe to the RSS feed ...
Web 2.0
RSS: Underappreciated Web 2.0 in the Enterprise
We added RSS capabilities to our internal PMO systems this past month, and traffic & content is already building up to become a valuable resource. Some have [correctly] noted that this increased visibility puts a bit more pressure on project managers and team members, to keep updating project blogs with pertinent information. This “time shifting” [...]
No Silver Bullet for Group Collaboration over Distance?
Lots of organizations have to deal with the challenge of implementing standard work and best practices over physical distances. With sales offices, distribution centers, and manufacturing locations scattered across the country, what’s the best way to get people who know their stuff to collaborate on process improvement – and then take that knowledge back to [...]
Branching Out: Writing for the FEI Blog
Yet another interesting way that the Internet has broadened my connections and collaborations … After connecting over LinkedIn and exchanging common interests via e-mail and blog post, the fine folks over at The Front End of Innovation blog asked me to do some posting there as well. They have a different posting style – shorter, [...]
Success, Failure, and Insights after 12 Months of Internal Web 2.0
Different areas of our IT department are using internal blogs, wikis, and collaboration spaces, with varying degrees of participation, readership, and success. Some observations: Blogging is Easy … The blogs and wiki(s) have effectively removed the hassles of capturing and distributing information quickly. One important early decision was to not implement an editorial approval process [...]
The Best Way to get Web 2.0 Into the Enterprise
There are a few ideas circulating in the blogosphere as to what will bring Web 2.0 into the enterprise, including … The Influx of the Millennials; recent college graduates who have come to expect social networking, instant messaging and collaboration via the cloud. This groundswell of pressure will force IT to implement these new technologies. [...]
Butting In to the Conversation: PM Communication Tools
Dennis McDonald and Lee White are conducting an interesting experiment on their blogs, crossposting a conversation about project management and social media. I’ll add my voice, with both input on the topic and observations on the method. (Topic) The Right Tool for The Job – depends on the Job The first part of the conversation [...]
Rules of Golf – Project Prioritization Process Needs Clear Documentation
Different areas of our IT department are using internal blogs, wikis, and collaboration spaces, with varying degrees of participation, readership, and success. Some observations: Blogging is Easy … The blogs and wiki(s) have effectively removed the hassles of capturing and distributing information quickly. One important early decision was to not implement an editorial approval process [...]
Update on Blogs as PM Tools – Tales from the Front Lines
We seem to be going through a second wave of focus (hype?) in the popular technology press, on the idea of using blogs as an important project management tool. The topic made the cover of CIO Magazine this week – Lynch made a number of interesting observations – interesting because I don’t necessarily see the [...]
The Right Web 2.0 Tool for The Job
I’ve had many discussions over the past few weeks on this post, trying to define the difference between Blogs, Discussion Forums, Wikis, and other Web 2.0-style collaboration tools. In a particularly interesting tight loop this morning, I got into an IM conversation on the issue via my little Web 2.0 Meebo widget, tucked away in [...]
More Challenges for Applying Web 2.0 inside the Firewall
After my last post … more experiences at work, and observations in the trades and other blogs, regarding Web 2.0 tools for use in business … Improving Knowledge Capture is Half the Battle In last week’s Information Week magazine, the story of Procter & Gamble’s push towards collaboration – the tools can meet some resistance. [...]
Categories
Copyright (c) 2004-2012 James P. MacLennan All Rights Reserved
All trademarks and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective owners.
Comments are owned by the individual posters.
are licensed under a Creative Commons License
