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Project Management
CityCamp Honolulu recap: Restoring trust in government
Originally posted at opensource.com. The theme that emerged from the first CityCamp Honolulu, held on December 3 (the 17th CityCamp held worldwide), was restoring citizen confidence in their government. In a very collaborative and participatory atmosphere, organizers looked to citizens to generate ideas for the City of Honolulu’s upcoming Code for America project and toRead… Read more »
How We Live Reflects Who We Are
While my younger and immensely more social media savvy colleague beseeches me to weigh in on trending topics and news stories as soon as possible, I sometimes like to wait a day or two, not only to ruminate on the points made, but also to see how others respond to the information. Not surprisingly, IRead… Read more »
Just a Spoonful of Sugar
I stumbled across an interesting perspective this morning – one that argues perhaps we are “over thinking” the notion of a social enterprise. “How different I wondered was the social capital I build up when I share a Word problem work-around on the company social network from when I lend my neighbor the proverbial cupRead… Read more »
PM Podcast Episode 201: Impressions from the 2011 PMI Global Congress
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: At the end of October I attended the PMI Global Congress in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas. Two weeks later I attended the PMO Symposium in Orlando Florida. As always I meet a lot of interesting people at these events, which is a great opportunity for me toRead… Read more »
Refined Priorities: OMB’s New IT Leaders Step Forward
Over at the Business of Government blog, Dan Chenok posted this article: Last week, the Office of Management and Budget rolled out their information technology (IT) initiatives for the coming year. Led by new Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Steve VanRoekel, supported by his staff under Deputy Lisa Schlosser, the plans represent continuity of muchRead… Read more »
Give the Gift of the Government Man
First, a brief commercial. At he risk of being accused of blowing my own horn, my book, Confessions of a Government Man, would be an ideal gift for any govie, past present and future. Check out my website for more information. www.thegovernmentman.com. Now, for today’s blog. This excerpt from the book is about another ofRead… Read more »
Amtrak conductors to use iPhones for e-ticketing rollout
Amtrak expects to roll out its e-ticketing program next summer, providing conductors with scanner-equipped iPhones to register passenger tickets. Original post
Encouraging Transparency, Accountability And Confidence In Government
Beginning in 2009, the city of Collinsville, Illinois, (pop. 26,000; in southern Illinois near St. Louis) implemented a performance management system that allows it to evaluate what programs are and are not working. A cross-functional group of employees from every city department, has worked over the past two years to build the foundation for theirRead… Read more »
Holiday Stress Management 1.0 : Five Tips for Reducing or Alleviating Stress This Holiday Season!
How many dinners and parties and office engagements have you been invited to this holiday season? Are you really ready for this? Emotionally and physically? Try not to think about what you were doing last year! Have you decided not to attend most of them? Perhaps you”re alone(relationship) this year and would rather just getRead… Read more »