For nearly two years now I haven’t had an office or a desk. I have been a nomad, wandering from place to place. I go where the work is or where the opportunity lies. I try to be where I add most value. I get in and back out again before I get too bogged … Continue reading Unfolding plans 190 – The world is my office
Unfolding plans 189 – Scrum down
It looks like I’m going to get to use scrum. We’re going agile with our project methodology. Goodbye PRINCE2, farewell Managing Successful Programmes and hello modernity. Well, not quite but at least it’s a start. Project management is a bit like Enterprise Resource Planning systems. They work very well in certain environments but don’t necessarily … Continue reading Unfolding plans 189 – Scrum down
Unfolding plans 188 – Open Data
Is open data the same as big data? Well no, not really. Open data is stuff that is out there which can be freely used, shared and messed about with by anyone, anywhere, at any time and for whatever purpose they choose. It is the wildebeest of the data world, able to roam free across … Continue reading Unfolding plans 188 – Open Data
Unfolding plans 187 – Does it work?
A Frenchmen once said to me ‘I know it works in practice but does it work in theory?’ He asked me in English, though I was in Paris at the time and it seemed a very funny thing to say. It was a long time ago and I have only just come to realise what … Continue reading Unfolding plans 187 – Does it work?
Unfolding plans 186 – Dynamo think tank
Yesterday we had our first Dynamo North East think tank. It was held at Sage head office. They are the only technology led FTSE100 company and it is based right here in the heart of the region. More than twenty of us attended. Everyone was a member of the organisation and we had come together … Continue reading Unfolding plans 186 – Dynamo think tank
Unfolding plans 183 – Organisational fit
How do I know where I am going to be in five years’ time? I struggle sometimes to know where I am going to be tomorrow let alone that far ahead. Yet that is what I’m being asked to think about as part of our organisational fit or org-fit as we’re calling it. We’re thinking … Continue reading Unfolding plans 183 – Organisational fit
Unfolding plans 182 – Trust me and let go
I used to work with Lionel when I was at Spicers but it is some time since we have spoken. We had a little chat today through LinkedIn. He said I looked happy and as it was a recent photo then I suppose I did, or do. I replied that I was and it was … Continue reading Unfolding plans 182 – Trust me and let go
Unfolding plans 178 – Out of the toolbox
The topic for this round of presentations has been ‘Out of the Toolbox’. The title is an obvious reference to thinking outside the box but also attempts to draw us back to the work that we do. It was Saul Kaplan who said that we need to take our ideas off the white board and … Continue reading Unfolding plans 178 – Out of the toolbox
Unfolding plans 176 – Poor old email
There are eighteen ways to be more positive at work, at least that what the infographic says from CMD, a British manufacturer of office ergonomics products. A colleague of mine sent me it by twitter. Now I’m used to there being seven ways to something or ten rules to get what you want but eighteen … Continue reading Unfolding plans 176 – Poor old email
Unfolding plans 174 – Walking meetings
Jenny suggested that we go for a walking meeting. It sounded fun and the weather was fine so why not. Actually it has been unseasonably warm for the time of year and the wind was blowing a gale but we are hardy folk and were not going to let a spell of blustery weather put … Continue reading Unfolding plans 174 – Walking meetings
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 