* “Boil the ocean”:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22boil+the+ocean%22&btnG=Search, an egregious consulting term used to limit the scope of a project: “we’re not looking to boil the ocean with this.” Fast Company took “a shrewd look”:http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/88/debunk.html at the phrase, and Bob Congdon digs up its “earliest use”:http://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2004/06/boil-ocean.html.
* “Moleskine Bible”:http://www.esv.org/blog/2006/04/journaling.bible.coming (”via Tim”:http://www.challies.com/sideblog/archives/001828.php). Very forward-thinking book design on the […]
Category Archives: Management
On the Radar: Web Calendars, Lip-Syncing and Love (oh, my)
May 4, 2006 – 11:16 pm
Projects vs. jobs–what’s the difference?
December 28, 2004 – 3:40 pm
Well, I said I would write it. This is the blog where I go on and on about what project management is and how it’s different from work. Fascinating, I know.
Mozilla Changes Gears
April 3, 2003 – 10:40 pm
There’s quite a buzz in the Mozilla community about an organization restructuring. This restructuring comes with the third modification of Mozilla’s roadmap.
Mozilla: Mozilla Development Roadmap. We have come a long way. We have achieved a Mozilla 1.0 milestone that satisfies the criteria put forth in the Mozilla 1.0 manifesto, giving the community and the […]
Project Management Methodologies
March 4, 2003 – 1:21 am
One of the interesting (if tedious) responsibilities for my Senior Project class at NJIT is to discover, interpret, and choose a project management methodology. Having had no real prior experience in the theory of project management, this has been a real challenge to me: I feel like I’m desperately trying to claw my way […]
Open Source Project Management
February 20, 2003 – 1:08 am
Update: it’s no secret that I am using Basecamp for project management these days.
The Linux desktop may not be ready for Joe User and his grandmother, but is it ready for the knowledge worker? This is a question I’ve somewhat accidentally been endeavoring to answer since the semester started. A lot of people […]
