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In “The Post” with Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies (Real Life)

When you watch basketball, you probably pay attention to the ball most of the time. But there are always nine players on the court without the ball, and they are always fighting for the best positioning. Being in the right place at the right time is a …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Editorial woes

While I've perused these boards in the past, this is the first time I've actually made a post. Thus, I'm not entirely certain if a lengthy, multi-question post like this is appropriate, but I hope that it's acceptable. I recently agre…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |
 

The Top Five Software Project Risks

I recently posted an entry on a risk assessment tool you can download and use. Risk management (or more precisely risk avoidance) is a critical topic, but one that is often dull to read about and therefore neglected. One of the few useful and entertain…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

You’d like to work on both NPfIT AND operational ICT?

Unwittingly, the writer of a job advert for an NPfIT Electronic Patient Record Project Manager has touched a raw Labour Party nerve. The advert promises that the post holder will be able to work on “both NPfIT and operational ICT”. Wh…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

Obstacles to Project Communication

Communication is so important to project success that it has been referred to as the lifeblood of a project by more than one practitioner. Jack Vinson talks about the importance of communication across project interfaces – interfaces being boundaries b…

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

Performance Based EVM

Many of us have experienced frustrations with obtaining useful program performance data. It is not always an easy process of maturing project management and earned value management best practices…

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[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

Ten Things I Think I Know (Part 1)

I think I might annoy some people with this blogpost, so to get myself psyched up for it – I’ve imagined that I’m being interviewed by the BBC’s arch-interrogator, Jeremy Paxman.

Jeremy Paxman interviews Michael Howard. “Did you t…

[ More ] January 18th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Education, Language, Learning English |

Hot Post-Recession Technologies for 2010

With a world economy in recession, there isn’t a whole lot of technology spending on the horizon. For an idea of where those precious IT dollars will (and should) be spent, here are the hot technology investments to look forward to in 2010.

[ More ] January 12th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

January 2010 Issue

Semper Ubi Sub Ubi
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Note:  Due to the unfortunate lapse between our November and January issues (not to mention a disastrous cash-flow problem here at TWD World Headquarters), the Holiday Two-Subs-for-Ju…

[ More ] January 5th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

New Year(‘)s(‘) Day(s)

How do you apostrophize “New Years Day”? And more excitingly, how do you apostrophize “New Years Days”?

[ More ] January 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Education, Language, Learning English |