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Bill Brantley

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    Bill Brantley started the topic Call for Papers – UMD Project Management Symposium in the forum Program and Project Management 6 years, 3 months ago

    The Project Management Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland, College Park invites individuals and organizations to submit abstracts of interest to general and specialty project managers, consulting and design engineers, policy makers, agency personnel, researchers, educators, and students. This Call for Abstracts invites papers to…[Read more]

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic Big Data & Culture- How to Get People On Board in the forum Smarter Government: Analytics to Outcomes 6 years, 11 months ago

    Hire a data storyteller – http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/04/how-to-tell-a-story-with-data/

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    Bill Brantley started the topic Welcome to the Club, Millennials! in the forum Human Resources 7 years, 1 month ago

    Time to start picking on the next generation – Congrats, Millennials. Now It’s Your Turn to Be Vilified

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    Bill Brantley started the topic The Power of Intergenerational Mentorship in the forum Human Resources 7 years, 3 months ago

    Want more engagement among government employees? Intergenerational mentorship can be the key – http://www.fastcompany.com/3022233/how-to-be-a-success-at-everything/how-intergenerational-mentorship-can-solve-your-companys-e

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic Just Calling Something “Agile” Doesn’t Make It So in the forum Program and Project Management 7 years, 8 months ago

    Hello Dennis:
    What project management method would suggest for this type of project?

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic Just Calling Something “Agile” Doesn’t Make It So in the forum Program and Project Management 7 years, 9 months ago

    @Steve – Exactly! I like agile (just my particular flavor is the Adaptive Project Framework) but it is not a panacea for all of your project management problems. To me, communication is still the number one success factor and I have noticed that agile requires a greater commitment to stakeholder engagement than some practitioners are willing to commit to.

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    Bill Brantley started the topic Just Calling Something “Agile” Doesn’t Make It So in the forum Program and Project Management 7 years, 9 months ago

    “Universal Credit” is the UK government’s project to unify all welfare payments into one universal payment is considered the world’s largest “agile” project. And it is in deep trouble.
    So, is this an “agile” project? Is that why it is failing? Or, are other factors at play here?
    And what lessons does this have for the Federal government’s use of…[Read more]

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic Overcoming “We Can’t Do it That Way” in the forum Leadership, Management, Supervision 7 years, 9 months ago

    I found that the best possible response to that objection is “the current way is not sustainable.” Then show three to five examples why the current state is not sustainable in terms of increasing costs, decreasing benefits, and/or no longer applies to current or future needs.

    Also, make yourself conversant with the 24 common objections and how…[Read more]

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    Bill Brantley started the topic The Coming Social Networking Crash in the forum Communications, Citizen Engagement, Customer Service 8 years ago

    Personally, I am tired of buying a product and having it beg me to like it on FaceBook, tweet about it on Twitter, and create a Pinterest board devoted to it. Just because I ordered a pizza online doesn’t mean I want to tell all my online friends (and I really don’t want to hear about their pizza orders either).
    How will government communicators…[Read more]

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    Bill Brantley started the topic Is Social Media Actually Working For Organizations in the forum Communications, Citizen Engagement, Customer Service 8 years, 1 month ago

    Provocative quote – “ZDNet writer Dan Dignan points out other reasons that help explain why social enterprise seems to be failing. My personal favorite? That social enterprise is like a cleverly disguised version of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). And that dog just won’t hunt. ‘ERP software changed companies fundamentally, but also led to…[Read more]

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic CALL FOR TOPICS: NextGen Summit 7/25-26 in the forum Next Generation of Government Training Summit 8 years, 1 month ago

    Title: How to Build Your Own Personal Training Program out of Free or Low-Cost Online Resrouces
    Summary: As agencies cut their budgets, training and development is usually first to go even though employees need training to progress in their Federal careers. This topic explores training alternatives that keep your skills sharp and ready to succeed…[Read more]

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    Bill Brantley started the topic PMI Puts More Emphasis on Stakeholder Management in PMBOK 5th Edition in the forum Program and Project Management 8 years, 1 month ago

    The fifth edition of PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge has an expanded section on stakeholder management. I think this is greatly needed and I like the processes described.

    What do you think? Is this enough to engage stakeholders? What else would you add?

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic What’s the Single Most Important Thing In Project Management? in the forum Program and Project Management 8 years, 2 months ago

    The vision – why are you doing this project needs to be answered before you even start the project.

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    Bill Brantley posted an update in the group Group logo of Geeks in GovernmentGeeks in Government 8 years, 2 months ago

    This may be of some interest to this group – U.S. FuturICT.

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    Bill Brantley posted an update in the group Group logo of OpenGov21: Enabling CollaborationOpenGov21: Enabling Collaboration 8 years, 2 months ago

    This could be the logical extension/evolution of the Federal Digital Strategy – U.S. FuturICT.

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    Bill Brantley posted an update in the group Group logo of Radical Improvement in GovernmentRadical Improvement in Government 8 years, 2 months ago

    This may be of some interest to this group – U.S. FuturICT.

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    Bill Brantley posted an update in the group Group logo of Data ScienceData Science 8 years, 2 months ago

    This may be of some interest to this group – U.S. FuturICT.

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic What Are Your Top 3 Suggestions to Improve Government in 2013? in the forum Miscellaneous 8 years, 2 months ago

    Create an U.S. version of FuturICT – https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/the-u-s-needs-a-futurict-program-to-confront-the-challenges-of

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic Your Own Personal News Network in the forum Communications, Citizen Engagement, Customer Service 8 years, 2 months ago

    @Andy: Zite looks great but I like Rebel Mouse better because it’s all about me! 😉
    Seriously, do you know of an Android version of Zite?

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    Bill Brantley replied to the topic I Trust Social Media to Find a Good Restaurant; Why Don’t I Trust It To Guide Policy Decisions? in the forum Communications, Citizen Engagement, Customer Service 8 years, 2 months ago

    @Andy: Good points which I actually haven’t considered when I posted the article. What I found interesting about the article was the author’s argument that people seem to trust social media more when using it for personal purposes then when using it for business/professional reasons. I would like to see more quantitative evidence that such a gap…[Read more]

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