Professor Rachel K. Gibson, Institute for Social Change, University of Manchester, will talk on “What is ‘E-Participation’?”, 4pm, 19 April 2011, at the Australian National University in Canberra. Seminar – Professor Rachel K. Gibson – Tuesday 19 April at 4pm Professor Rachel K. Gibson, Institute for Social Change, University of Manchester Original post
This week’s featured member is David Dejewski – check out his awesomeness! 1. What was your path to public service? Serving my community has seemed pretty important to me since I was a kid. I was 7 yrs old when I witnessed some “older” kids set fire to a field behind my house. I soundedRead… Read more »
Last weekend I went to the Minneapolis / St. Paul area with my wife. On the trip, I met some geese and woodchuck who helped teach me a thing or two about project management. Let me explain. Your Learning Habitat While my wife was off at her conference (she is a cake decorating instructor) IRead… Read more »
Connecticut is creating a new Busway designed to decrease congestion along I-84. The project was given a boost by the Federal Transit Administration (ATA) which awarded the state a $6.3 million grant. The grant will allow the state to acquire property and contract engineers. The Connecticut Department of Transportation proposed to construct the New Britain-HartfordRead… Read more »
Connecticut is creating a new Busway designed to decrease congestion along I-84. The project was given a boost by the Federal Transit Administration (ATA) which awarded the state a $6.3 million grant. The grant will allow the state to acquire property and contract engineers. The Connecticut Department of Transportation proposed to construct the New Britain-HartfordRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: Did you notice that in past few months, if you listened all the way to the end of some of our interviews – and I mean, really ALL the way to the end, after I say “until next time”, after the music has faded out – thatRead… Read more »
I will get some of this wrong. I am undoubtedly leaving much out. I am oversimplifying. However, as mobile development in the federal government continues to ramp up, tools to help agencies and individuals assess how (and when) to intelligently proceed are increasingly important. Recognizing that every situation is unique, an understanding of a fewRead… Read more »
I had an interesting discussion with an esteemed colleague about my last blog post on making sure portal sites add value. One of my suggestions was to adopt a common design and publication standards across all agencies covered by the portal. He said, “Here’s a fact…every government entity will do what is in its bestRead… Read more »
The USDA’s expansion of rural broadband appears to be on the chopping block, according to information contained in the newest budget deal out of Congress. Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee seek to cut the full $700 million in funding USDA had allocated to use this year on rural broadband expansion projects. The $700Read… Read more »
This article was originally published on Tri Tuns Blog. OBSERVATION Does your IT implementation plan include a Change Management (CM) effort? It probably does. Does this CM effort include attaining information about the user community’s needs, in preparation for an IT build? Again, your answer may typically be yes. So what could possibly be missing?Read… Read more »