I have learned sooooo much over the past decade that I’ve been managing projects. So when Terrell asked for sharing lessons learned, I was all over it. My blog and project management training pretty much are my lessons learned from over the years. The great thing about having written this blog for 5 years nowRead… Read more »
The intelligence community is getting a lot of attention these days. And with President Obama’s announcement of the Afghanistan draw-down timeline, the need for civilian intelligence experts will only increase. Breaking into the “business” can be tough – without prior military experience and a security clearance, it can be difficult to get your foot inRead… Read more »
Travelers have paid millions of pounds in overcharges to London-area transportation providers and public trust in the Oyster card could be undermined, unless changes are made according to new research from London TravelWatch. The watchdog group, set up by Parliament to provide a voice for the traveling public, looked into concerns about “incomplete journeys” onRead… Read more »
Police broke up an alleged counterfeiting ring that was costing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) an estimated $500 a day. An investigation by a local news team tipped off the police, who arrested two suspects and confiscated 287 tickets. Switching from paper transfers to the Clipper smart card could solve the problem, Muni’sRead… Read more »
I recently took a line of reasoning from Game Theory and applied it to change management; the take away being that in order to change the behaviour of others you must yourself be willing to change. But perhaps I stopped short. While willingness is in fact a necessary precondition for change, willingness in and ofRead… Read more »
Are you preparing for The PMP Exam? The PM PrepCast offers over 38 hours of video training to help you study for the PMP certification. This video is a free selection from this 38 hour long course that will help you how finding the best answer to PMP Exam sample questions help you pass theRead… Read more »
The 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries: e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding Our Horizons is now available: 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries in PDF. Best Practices for Government Libraries for 2011 and prior years are all available from the right sidebar here on the Government Info Pro. Best Practices is a collaborative document that isRead… Read more »
Last week, the White House announced a new initiative to get a handle on the rampant proliferation of government websites. They put a 90-day freeze on granting any new top level domains (e.g., www.hud.gov), and they are requiring all agencies to review their websites and determine those that can be abolished, consolidated, and/or improved. AgenciesRead… Read more »
Full text of debates of the Lok Sabha — the lower house of the Parliament of India — from 1998 to present, are now available free of charge on Indian Kanoon, Dr. Sushant Sinha‘s free access to law service for India. Lok Sabha debates on Indian Kanoon can be retrieved along with the texts ofRead… Read more »
With more than 40,000 words written, I think it’s safe to reveal that I’m working another another book. It’s not a mystery like my previous novel, Murder in Ocean Hall. Instead, it’s a satire called Don’t Mess Up My Block. My novel is a parody of self-help tomes like Who Moved My Cheese. The storyRead… Read more »