Monthly Archives: February 2009

Thievery: My Templates being Resold

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management, Other on 02 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

I don’t know if this guy is even doing anything illegal, and I wont give him a direct link, but the good folks at http://www.next-to-free dot com seem to be bundling one of my Risk Management templates along with other … Continue reading

Google Latitude – Good or Evil??

Posted by Josh in Other on 02 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Sometimes I am about 2 weeks behind in non uber-geeky tech news (I have a couple jobs that keep me from reading/writing as often as I would like), and this is one of those times. I have a recurring internal … Continue reading

Be 508 Compliant, and SEO will Follow

Posted by Josh in SEO on 02 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Really simple stuff… http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm Thoughts? Good place to start, eh? Yeah, it’s *basic* and no it doesn’t account for AdSpend or any of that stuff, but this is plain vanilla boilerplate stuff. The fancy stuff remains a bit of a … Continue reading

GANTT, BRUF, GRIT, and You… and The Client too.

Posted by Josh in IT Project Management on 02 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

These sound like characters from Aesop, no? Okay, so I am at a bit of an impasse. Problem is, I see value is the Agile approach but I also see the need for something tangible to pass around the conference … Continue reading

Serial Requirements and Delivery

Posted by Josh in Uncategorized on 02 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Stealing from Ambler here, but I have seen numbers MUCH lower in regard to the success of BRUF (big requirements up front) and if my word isn’t enough, and this colorful picture isn’t enough, just ask any IT PM or … Continue reading

Emerging Technologies – The Horizon Report

Posted by Josh in Other, Semantic Web on 02 14th, 2009 | No Comments

I really just wanted to link to this .pdf because it makes for good reading if you are into emerging trends in technology. Even though it is not complete, I don’t think it is intended to be and still contains … Continue reading

Bad Economy Bad Business

Posted by Josh in Other on 02 8th, 2009 | No Comments

Yeah, it’s rough out there for more senior level professionals. Still, I am not sure if it is the company that my friend is keeping or what, but I have heard about more shady contracts and negotiations in the past … Continue reading

Easy RFP Template

Posted by Josh in Uncategorized on 02 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Me again. There is nothing particularly *easy* about filling out this template, but the post title will probably get me some good organic search results. There seems to be a pretty decent need for a generic RFP template, so I … Continue reading