Here is a fun piece by The Next Web highlighting a variety of predictions that were made regarding the internet, some dating as far back as 1969. I love retrospectives like this because they are a good way to learn how to make better predictions and, as a result, better decisions. Don’t be one ofRead… Read more »
Our little company has been chosen to provide project management (PM) training for the 15 teams of university students who are in the EcoCar 2 Challenge. You can read more about EcoCar2 here, and about our involvement here. We are thrilled to be part of this effort, and wonder why it doesn’t get more press,Read… Read more »
I attended and keynoted RightClick 2012 yesterday in Perth and wanted to share my notes, which I presented as a round-up at the event, as well as my presentation. It was a good event, with an excellent turn-out of WA public servants. From the feedback I overheard, the attendees were pretty happy with the event.Read… Read more »
In just one week, I’m heading to NAGW’s 10th National Conference, which begins Wednesday, September 12 in Kansas City. I can’t wait. I always come back so fired up, and full of new ideas. If you’re like me, and want to get the most out of the conference, you’ll attend a couple of pre-conference sessionsRead… Read more »
Committees/boards are a necessary evil for most organizations as a way to focus efforts and get things done. Local governments have a lot of committees/boards, for example the Town of Amhers, NY (population 122,000) has 35 of them. The Town of Tonawanda, NY (population 73,500) has 28 committees/boards. I don’t know what the right numberRead… Read more »
Remember the first time you recognized a picture of Elmo or crazy Aunt Lucy as a baby, even before you had the motor skills to mouth things like “Mama” or “cookie?” Well probably not, but the point is that you could recall shapes, colors and patterns before you could replicate speech or recognize the ABCs.Read… Read more »
Today, at the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) 2012 Campaign Kickoff, the organization recognized two outstanding public servants that have helped make the Campaign successful through their Hero Awards. The Award winners were Edward Gingold of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and Lieutenant Commander Michael Edwards of the U.S. CoastRead… Read more »
I’m reading The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield (in the movie Will Smith plays Bagger and Matt Damon plays the golfer) which is about a mystic caddy and has-been golf champion. The story is told and retold over time and has become a legend. Within the community everyone knows about Bagger, his oddRead… Read more »
The Digital Services Governance Recommendations were recently released, supporting the US Federal Government’s Digital Government Strategy Milestone Action #4.2 to establish agency-wide governance structures for developing and delivering digital services. Figure 1 – From: “Digital Services Governance Recommendations” While extremely important from a policy and procedure perspective within an Agency’s information management and communications enterprise,Read… Read more »
If you haven’t seen the 2011 documentary Chasing Madoff or read Harry Markopoulos’ book that the film was based on, No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller, you might not appreciate the risks and costs of his whistleblower heroism. Knowing that the dragon was slain and Mr. Markopolos and his family survived – heRead… Read more »