Archive for 'Collaboration Biz'
Is your company like a Hollywood Mafia movie?
Posted on 04. May, 2012 by James Matthews.
When talking about the coordination and interactions within typical businesses there’s an unlikely analogy: gangster movies. So which Mafia model reminds you of your business?
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Social business software for PR agencies
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Laurika.
PR professionals have a tough job. They have to keep many people with different agendas happy. First, there’s the client who wants coverage, pages and pages of coverage – sometimes for very little cost and with very little news to share. Then there’s the journalist who wants hard hitting news. And finally, there is the [...]
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The case for social business software in IT
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by Laurika.
I feel for IT departments, more specifically, the people working in IT departments. They are often seen as the baddies, the ones holding the stick. Users want to install all manner of software that they believe will help them do their jobs. And the poor IT department has to remove those insecure, un-licenced programmes. I [...]
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Plan your day
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Luke.
We have all worked with people who seem to never really know what they are supposed to do that day. A lot of daily hair pulling, searching for not-really-sure, and even a spot of whining are the hallmarks of Mr or Ms Unorganized-Unfocused. Useless, they are. It is because they don’t know how to prep. [...]
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Project Development Using User Stories vs. Using To-Dos
Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Ryan A.
Project managers are constantly balancing and matching the requirements of the project, as received from the customer, with the specifications and details needed by the development teams as the project moves through its development cycle. Using user stories to develop a product requirements document (PRD) can often be more efficient than a list of to-dos, [...]
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Google’s Eric Schmidt on What the Internet Will Look Like in 5 Years
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Ryan A.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt envisions a dramatically different internet in five years: dominated by social networks, real-time user generated content, Chinese language, and super fast 100mb + bandwidth. No doubt, all of these innovations will also change the way businesses, employees, and customers interact.
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Emerging Web Trends: Why Right Now is a Great Time to Start a New Web Business
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Ryan A.
The internet is facing another transformation, a transformation beyond web 2.0. For those not as familiar with recent web trends, Web 2.0 which lasted roughly from 2005-2008, saw the introduction of the Social Web. Whereas Web 1.0 was read only, Web 2.0 was read/write (anyone can be a publisher). The term “Web 2.0” defined an [...]
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Know collab apps? The job is yours.
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Luke.
You know web based collaboration apps have reached a level of acceptance and maturity when even traditionally minded companies list them in their project requirements. It usually turns up between more expected bits and read along the lines of “experience in managing and administrating projects through online collaborative applications is expected”. It doesn’t (luckily) stop [...]
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Cheap and Easy Ways to Stay Connected Worldwide Using VOIP Telephony:
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Ryan A.
I am a huge advocate of a decentralized workplace, a workplace where people can collaborate and communicate together, regardless of their locale. I foresee a future where the 8-5 schedule and the hour long commute are relics of the past. Powering this are technology developments in online workspaces, remote file storage, and VOIP phone technology. [...]
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New Way to Work: A Transparent and Social Engaged Company
Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by Ryan A.
Companies are faced with new opportunities and threats, as the number of channels to connect with customers increase. Virtually all companies, big and small, have acknowledge social media’s presence, and firms who do not have a blog, Facebook page, or Twitter account now find themselves in the scarce minority. However, the more active the firm [...]
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The New Way to Work: Global Team Management
Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Ryan A.
It is becoming increasingly common today for a project manager to have team members working in different parts of the globe, all working together on the same project. While distributed teams clearly have a lot of advantages including cost-effective labor, 24hr shifts, and reduced office expenses, project managers also face many new challenges when trying [...]
