Category: Consulting

  • Commonplace Book Online

    I have been researching Mastodon and came across the website of Chris Aldrich. His concept of his website as a commonplace book and hub of all of his publishing resonates. Chris states this: I use this website as my primary hub for online identity and communication. It’s also my online commonplace book. Chris Aldrich

  • SAFe

    I am starting to think about the professional development and certifications I might want to complete in 2023. I had considered “The Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) is the leading system for scaling agile, trusted by thousands of enterprises.” But every time I read about it or look at the diagram for it I wonder how…

  • “Go Forward” by Lora Kelley

    A LinkedIn friend comment on the article ‘Go Forward’  By Lora Kelley and said that they should just call it what is is, a layoff. I replied with the following on LinkedIn near 11/1/2022 Good point. Just say what it is and I would add another thought > help your people get to the next…

  • Faxing with a Cell Phone

    I was asked to help a friend that does not have POTS (plain old telephone service) in their home anymore. They only have a cell phone. As I first started to research this topic, I found one hit on a product that could be plugged into the cell phone, but when I searched for it…

  • PMO Advice for a Former Teacher That is Now in a Project Management Office

    Introduction A former teacher reached out to me to ask if there was any advice I would give to teachers that are now in the project management role in her school system’s project management office. First, as a teacher, you are the ultimate in project managers. Lesson Planning, Curriculum planning, field trip planning, club planning,…

  • Watch Corporate Jargon – Lying by Obscurity https://youtu.be/4ab2ZeZ-krY by #CoffeeBreak via @YouTube

  • TED Talks that teach you about business – Business Insider

    Some of the world’s greatest thought leaders challenge conventional notions about work, making you a more successful boss, employee, or entrepreneur. Source: TED Talks that teach you about business – Business Insider

  • “…the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions…” Niccolò Machiavelli – Wikiquote

    This is so true: “It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well…

  • What is Customer Development?

    Customer Development So far I have posted on Business Models, Value Propositions, and now I want to point to Customer Development. I am late to this party and through reading the Lean Startup by Eric Ries, which I found out about through a Product Management course I was taking, I learned about Steve Blank and Customer…