Low (actually no) Budget Visio
Situation: You Need to Draw a Flow Chart or an Org Chart, Alone or With Friends... Gliffy is awesome. I've got to say, you can do 90% of what most people would ever want to do with this free charting tool. Unless you need special templates or graphics, I'd take a look at this before paying an arm and a leg for more conventional desktop software. Its a really intuitive and allows you to work collaboratively with others (on the web, maintaining versions like any standard wiki). You can also export diagrams as .jpgs and drop them into .ppt presentations. |
Looking for a Hotspot?
Situation: You often feel disconnected... This is definitely a trivial matter, but I bought one of these things a week ago and really love it. If you've ever walked (or driven) around with your laptop open looking for a hotspot - a WIFI Signal Locator is something to consider. |
Innovation Driven PPM
| Situation: You want to create some interesting discussion around your PPM efforts... Here's an example of one such pyramid in action. Whirlpool distributes its resources by placing big bets on new businesses at the top of the pyramid, replacing products at the bottom and driving incremental change in between. |
"Companies can develop an innovation strategy that works at the three levels of...the innovation pyramid: a few big bets at the top that represent clear directions for the future and receive the lion's share of investment; a portfolio of promising midrange ideas pursued by designated teams that develop and test them; and a broad base of early stage ideas or incremental innovations permitting continuous improvement."
Giving Agile a Bad Name
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Time Killers
Categories: Time Killers
| Situation: You need a quick "agile bashing" phrase... Tumblogs are pretty cool, really simple blogs that can give your musings a whole lot of character. When surfing by one particular Tumblog I ran across this quote - that I've actually heard a hundred times from linear process devotees. It always amuses me when I see something like this, because a weak statement can feel incredibly strong when it supports what youre saying. I personally don't think this says much more than "bad project managers are bad.", but I guess "meaning" is in the mind of the reader. “I see some teams that use the word “agile” when they really mean “chaotic”.” |
Share Your Bookshelf...
Situation: The Advisor in You Wants to Work More Efficiently Do people always ask you for book recommendations? It you are one of the well-read few whom the masses come to for literary advice, look no further. Here's a great way to share your preferences. Shelfari is a really neat Web 2.0 application that is closely tied to Amazon. So rather than have a long conversation about books you favor, you can point people to your bookshelf, which contains deeper information than most could ever recall later on.
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