Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Project Management Success!
The Itprofessional Facilitator Newsletter or Information Source has undergone an entirely new makeover and direction. The newsletter/Information Source will now be published quarterly with a weekly supplemental blog. Careful thought has been given to this new direction and helping solve the issues involved in failed projects. We look forward to everyones input and interaction to build…
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I have an interest in a job that requires Big 5 experience and although I have not worked for one of the Big 5 companies, I know I have the experience required during my career working for other companies. Should I submit my resume?
First, yes you should submit your resume! It does not have to be big 5 experience that an individual must have to have gained a solid background of success and experiences that can be applied throughout the IT industry. Many of us who have worked in aerospace and government for many years did not hear…
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Although my company has prepared some preliminary procedures, we as a company are still having problems. It seems that some companies are doing business as usual, (setting up for failure). Businesses may or may not understand the reason why, but can you
Beyond the obvious high level reasons, I am beginning to see something that is devastating to me…Panic when issues arise, finger pointing, attempting to make the other dependent group look like the fall guy, having un-realistic timelines, resource issues, no clear plan, and a host of many other issues. Remember that before this point in…
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I thought it was over with…The mistakes of the past.
It’s not just failures; it’s the reasons why projects and programs are still failing. PMO (Project Management Office) and program/project managers have the responsibility for the coordination and the team’s execution of the master plans, resource management to accomplish the tasks, and meeting the milestones with quality products or documents that meet or exceed the requirements of…
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I thought it was over with…The mistakes of the past.
I wanted to address a real problem that we in the IT industry seem to think has gone away. Understanding what Configuration Management (CM) is. As stated in Management Control and Quality (Software/Firmware Configuration Management), and in published configuration management articles. There’s simply no problem with explaining what CM is by discussing and addressing each…
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What is RayAnn doing for 2010, and as you say “beyond”, to promote successful projects, knowledge transfer, and share interactively lessons learned?
One key development is the RayAnn Knowledge Transfer Network (R.K.T.N.). RayAnn created the RayAnn Knowledge Transfer Network (R.K.T.N.) to interact with our subscribers and visitors on a regular basis providing the tools necessary for project/program success. The goal of the “RayAnn Knowledge Transfer Network” is to transfer information by: The “IT Professional Facilitator” – Quarterly…
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As IT professionals much of our project information is not quite organized and much of our lessons learned go undocumented. What does that say for the 21th Century?
Have we learned from the past failure of projects? That is the question for 2010 and beyond. I am not sure we have. Although there have been improvements, how much is the question? Some researches seem to say that a significant increase of 100%. 100% of what? When the rate for successful projects is not…
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Talent Being Lost
For the past 5-10 years we have been losing, and for the next 5-10 years we will be losing, resources (manpower) that are significant to the industry. Some may say, so what, no problem, but the knowledge and lessons learned they take or have taken with them is significant. Within IT and other industries for…
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I am a systems analyst. I am changing industries but see that requirements in one industry have been or are familiar to me. I worked under government contracts and now I am moving into the Pharmaceutical industry. Are they that different?
Not unusual. It’s very interesting to me to hear the above question from third party or individuals in one industry. Just as there are commonalities in managing projects (although each project is unique), many standards’ requirements are similar to other industries. Knowledge gained from another industry and its standards can contribute to success in another…
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IT Standards, Past and Present
There are many standards, past and present, and if we use and study them we would see that they have been the basis of what we have today in many technologies and best/good practices (realizing also that each continues to be changed and/or improved). It is very interesting to trace a standard’s history and to…
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