(Project Performance Management Baseline Reporting) By Randy Tangco, PMP, CSM Abstract When I gave my first project status report, I had a shock. I proudly reported that my project is all green. However, the project sponsor responded by saying, “All green? Are you selling Christmas trees or running a project?” ”What does ‘all green’ mean?”Read… Read more »
Who Owns My Neighbourhood? is a cool new project from Kirklees Council. Supported by NESTA, according to the blurb it: …is a service that helps local people take responsibility for the land, buildings and activities where they live and work. Basically, you bung in a postcode from the Huddersfield area and it plots who ownsRead… Read more »
The DoD’s social media policy, titled, “Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-026 – Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities” will expire on March 1, 2011. Through discussions with people in DoD, I’ve learned that the stated plan to replace this policy with a long-term Instruction has been shelved indefinitely, and all resources associated with this effortRead… Read more »
Civil Service Hiring in New York State This post may be one of the longer ones I’ve written because the hiring process for New York State is so different from the private sector process. It is what I would call a “classic civil service” process, in which networking or personal connections will do absolutely noRead… Read more »
In “Adapt solar panels for off grid power in Queensland floods” I asked if it would be possible to adapt the solar panels typically placed on homes for use when the mains power fails. These systems are normally designed to synchronise with the mains power and have no battery backup, so when the grid powerRead… Read more »
In “Adapt solar panels for off grid power in Queensland floods” I asked if it would be possible to adapt the solar panels typically placed on homes for use when the mains power fails. These systems are normally designed to synchronise with the mains power and have no battery backup, so when the grid powerRead… Read more »
The National Relay Service has advised of interruptions to relay services that its service for connecting people with hearing or speech impairments by phone has reduced operating capacity due to the Queensland floods and is giving priority to emergency calls. The service is based in Brisbane and so this is effecting calls nationwide. ACMA haveRead… Read more »
Late this afternoon the Coast Guard released the final report on the sinking of the Fishing Vessel Alaska Ranger that sank in the frigid waters north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on 23 March 2008. Though “only” five of the 47 people on board were lost the fact remains that any loss of life is tragic.Read… Read more »
Three things scare me: Snakes Clowns Videoless conference calls While snakes and clowns aren’t going away, I think video conference calls will largely replace regular, videoless conference calls within 5 years. In fact, I see the trend already taking place in the federal government with secure video conferencing. There are a four reasons I thinkRead… Read more »
The Better Business Bureau in Western Washington released its list of the most frequently reported scams in 2010. Original post