Comments for weber's thoughts http://billweber.wordpress.com bill weber from cleveland, oh (just outside). i work for an interactive agency/consulting firm called rosetta (recently aquired brulant). this blog is my thoughts on rosetta, brulant, productivity, lessons learned, business analysis, project management and anything else on my mind Mon, 18 May 2009 20:51:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Creating a Transition Plan – Effectively Moving On by Understanding your Job « weber’s thoughts http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/creating-a-transition-plan-effectively-moving-on/#comment-29 Understanding your Job « weber’s thoughts Mon, 18 May 2009 20:51:58 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=245#comment-29 [...] Original Post – here [...] [...] Original Post – here [...]

]]> Comment on I Want to Twitter! by Adam Cohen http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/i-want-to-twitter/#comment-28 Adam Cohen Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:10:07 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=333#comment-28 Hey Bill - I've been using Twitter for about a year and a half (@adamcohen) and I've made a ton of valuable connections from it. Everything from meeting potential hires before they start at Rosetta to generating leads for new business and partnerships. Internally at Rosetta, there is also a group using the network Yammer.com (which also has a blackberry/iphone app and a desktop app). This could be very useful for teams collaborating on issues or other topics. Would love your feedback. (Plus, yammer has integration with Twitter where if you add a tag "#yam" at the end of a post on Twitter it will also be shared with your Yammer network). Happy to do a demo of either or both for you or any group. Let me know what you think. Adam Hey Bill –
I’ve been using Twitter for about a year and a half (@adamcohen) and I’ve made a ton of valuable connections from it. Everything from meeting potential hires before they start at Rosetta to generating leads for new business and partnerships. Internally at Rosetta, there is also a group using the network Yammer.com (which also has a blackberry/iphone app and a desktop app). This could be very useful for teams collaborating on issues or other topics. Would love your feedback. (Plus, yammer has integration with Twitter where if you add a tag “#yam” at the end of a post on Twitter it will also be shared with your Yammer network).

Happy to do a demo of either or both for you or any group. Let me know what you think.
Adam

]]> Comment on Dropbox – 2GB online storage, no gimmicks by Brian V http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/dropbox-2gb-online-storage-no-gimmicks/#comment-25 Brian V Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:20:05 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=313#comment-25 Thanks for the information. I used the link and installed it today. Thanks for the information. I used the link and installed it today.

]]> Comment on Watch it Grow by Jill http://billweber.wordpress.com/watch-it-grow/#comment-21 Jill Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:06:23 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?page_id=284#comment-21 So that's what we're doing with our Brulant coffee mugs, eh? So that’s what we’re doing with our Brulant coffee mugs, eh?

]]> Comment on Watch it Grow by Watch it Grow « weber’s thoughts http://billweber.wordpress.com/watch-it-grow/#comment-20 Watch it Grow « weber’s thoughts Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:55:21 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?page_id=284#comment-20 [...] Watch it Grow [...] [...] Watch it Grow [...]

]]> Comment on “Getting Things Done”… again by Getting Things Done - Almost Done! « weber’s thoughts http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/getting-things-done-again/#comment-19 Getting Things Done - Almost Done! « weber’s thoughts Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:13 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=209#comment-19 [...] 12, 2009 I am near complete with the re-reading of David Allen’s Getting Things Done .  I am at the beginning of chapter 9 “Doing: [...] [...] 12, 2009 I am near complete with the re-reading of David Allen’s Getting Things Done .  I am at the beginning of chapter 9 “Doing: [...]

]]> Comment on Creating a Transition Plan – Effectively Moving On by RT http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/creating-a-transition-plan-effectively-moving-on/#comment-18 RT Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:07:45 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=245#comment-18 Very nice blog... Transitioning responsibilities can be very difficult and one thing that I would like to point out is relationships. During the course of working on a project, you begin to establish a relationship with the client that allows them to trust your work, and your judgement. Typically with this trust comes the first name basis, conversations not related to work, and overall accountability for tasks that each party is on the hook for. I definitely think that as you ramp up a new resource in regards to the daily tasks and documentation, that time is taken out to establish creditability for the new resource. I think that this will go a long way for the resource to being able to fill the shoes of an experienced resource, if they truly walkin the shoes of the experienced resource, with them still walking side by side. This will allow the experienced person to introduce the junior resource in such a way that as they learn and begin to execute, the client will see the desired results, just with a new name attached to them. BUT, the client still knows that their trusted and well known resource is guiding the newer resource along the way, and will establish the sense that despite we are making a change, it will not affect our productivity. Very nice blog… Transitioning responsibilities can be very difficult and one thing that I would like to point out is relationships. During the course of working on a project, you begin to establish a relationship with the client that allows them to trust your work, and your judgement. Typically with this trust comes the first name basis, conversations not related to work, and overall accountability for tasks that each party is on the hook for. I definitely think that as you ramp up a new resource in regards to the daily tasks and documentation, that time is taken out to establish creditability for the new resource. I think that this will go a long way for the resource to being able to fill the shoes of an experienced resource, if they truly walkin the shoes of the experienced resource, with them still walking side by side. This will allow the experienced person to introduce the junior resource in such a way that as they learn and begin to execute, the client will see the desired results, just with a new name attached to them. BUT, the client still knows that their trusted and well known resource is guiding the newer resource along the way, and will establish the sense that despite we are making a change, it will not affect our productivity.

]]> Comment on WordPress Widgets are Working! by Onofis Internet Servisleri http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/wordpress-widgets-are-working/#comment-15 Onofis Internet Servisleri Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:14:07 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=202#comment-15 that is wonderfull that is wonderfull

]]> Comment on WordPress Widgets are Goofed-up by WordPress Widgets are Working! « weber’s thoughts http://billweber.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/wordpress-widgets-are-goofed-up/#comment-14 WordPress Widgets are Working! « weber’s thoughts Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:23:07 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-14 [...] like a silly reason to spend $100 a year, but I was increasingly frustrated that I was unable to use most of the widgets provided by wordpress.  I couldn’t customize the right hand column of this blog. As you can see now, I have a [...] [...] like a silly reason to spend $100 a year, but I was increasingly frustrated that I was unable to use most of the widgets provided by wordpress.  I couldn’t customize the right hand column of this blog. As you can see now, I have a [...]

]]> Comment on Micromanagement by A Friend http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/micromanagement/#comment-13 A Friend Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:20:10 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-13 We can't agree with (1). From our perspective, being "on top of" merely means you have a good grasp of what's going on in your project or with your team members. We believe this is essential for every project manager. Being "on top of" does not mean you have a full grasp of every minute detail of every minute task of every individual working in your project. But It does mean that you fully understand the status and what these mean of all the important details. Again, an important aspect of project management, we think. We can’t agree with (1). From our perspective, being “on top of” merely means you have a good grasp of what’s going on in your project or with your team members. We believe this is essential for every project manager.

Being “on top of” does not mean you have a full grasp of every minute detail of every minute task of every individual working in your project.

But It does mean that you fully understand the status and what these mean of all the important details. Again, an important aspect of project management, we think.

]]> Comment on Randomness by Sean Vosen http://billweber.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/randomness/#comment-12 Sean Vosen Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:05:33 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-12 My personal favorite "Snag-it Alternative" is called Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/). Jing works on PC & Mac and lets you capture Images and flash movies of your entire desktop, selected windows, or custom-defined regions. If you capture a movie, you can also capture audio from your mic or from system audio- great for demos/tutorials. The best part is that it's free and very user friendly. Jing does not watermark captured images, but it does add a Jing-branded splash screen to captured flash movies. Keep up the good work Bill. My personal favorite “Snag-it Alternative” is called Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/). Jing works on PC & Mac and lets you capture Images and flash movies of your entire desktop, selected windows, or custom-defined regions. If you capture a movie, you can also capture audio from your mic or from system audio- great for demos/tutorials.

The best part is that it’s free and very user friendly. Jing does not watermark captured images, but it does add a Jing-branded splash screen to captured flash movies.

Keep up the good work Bill.

]]> Comment on Scrum – a Project Management Approach by Franco http://billweber.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/scrum/#comment-10 Franco Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:11:41 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-10 Good presentation of Scrum. I would suggest Scrum Planet (http://www.scrumplanet.com/) as another resource to access knowledge about Scrum. Good presentation of Scrum. I would suggest Scrum Planet (http://www.scrumplanet.com/) as another resource to access knowledge about Scrum.

]]> Comment on Work/Life Balance by Adam Cohen http://billweber.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/worklife-balance/#comment-9 Adam Cohen Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:08:45 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-9 In my prior life (think Big 4 consulting), I served as a board member on a national Great Place to Work initiative. One of the challenges the group had was facing the term "work/life balance," which inherently implies an equal ratio of time spent on each. Just given a 5 day work week that's impossible, let alone the demanding work challenges we face, so the group rebranded the term to "Enjoy Life, Work Smart." In a way I agree with the rebranding - often times we find ourselves working very hard, but not focusing our energy on the right things. Teams tend to band together when in crunch mode, but we have to protect against just everyone working late or weekends to feel part of a team vs. being effective. What kids of things would help influence you achieving balance at work - or at a baseline, working smarter? In my prior life (think Big 4 consulting), I served as a board member on a national Great Place to Work initiative. One of the challenges the group had was facing the term “work/life balance,” which inherently implies an equal ratio of time spent on each. Just given a 5 day work week that’s impossible, let alone the demanding work challenges we face, so the group rebranded the term to “Enjoy Life, Work Smart.” In a way I agree with the rebranding – often times we find ourselves working very hard, but not focusing our energy on the right things. Teams tend to band together when in crunch mode, but we have to protect against just everyone working late or weekends to feel part of a team vs. being effective. What kids of things would help influence you achieving balance at work – or at a baseline, working smarter?

]]> Comment on Scrum – a Project Management Approach by Mike Vizdos http://billweber.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/scrum/#comment-6 Mike Vizdos Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:38:01 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-6 Great posting! I also have a site that talks about Scrum in the real world using cartoons to communicate the message. Take a look at www.implementingscrum.com. There is another video available there. Probably just as cheesy :). But fun learning is had by all! Great posting! I also have a site that talks about Scrum in the real world using cartoons to communicate the message.

Take a look at http://www.implementingscrum.com. There is another video available there. Probably just as cheesy :) . But fun learning is had by all!

]]> Comment on Context Switching by Scrum « weber’s thoughts http://billweber.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/context-switching/#comment-3 Scrum « weber’s thoughts Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:16:01 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-3 [...] - meaning projects that are not building something from the ground-up.  If you read my post on Context Switching, you will remember the diagram of “Total Demand” to “Completed Work” - [...] [...] – meaning projects that are not building something from the ground-up.  If you read my post on Context Switching, you will remember the diagram of “Total Demand” to “Completed Work” – [...]

]]> Comment on Context Switching by Gerald M. Weinberg http://billweber.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/context-switching/#comment-2 Gerald M. Weinberg Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:57:44 +0000 http://billweber.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-2 One of the easiest things you can do to relieve task switching effects is to get some slack in each tasks delivery time when the task is submitted. A good manager does this because it allow workers to combine tasks so that two or more tasks using the same environment become one longer task. Three organized longer tasks take less time than the six shorter tasks that composed them split willy-nilly. Gerald M. Weinberg http://geraldmweinberg.com One of the easiest things you can do to relieve task switching effects is to get some slack in each tasks delivery time when the task is submitted. A good manager does this because it allow workers to combine tasks so that two or more tasks using the same environment become one longer task. Three organized longer tasks take less time than the six shorter tasks that composed them split willy-nilly.

Gerald M. Weinberg
http://geraldmweinberg.com

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