Wow it has been a bit since my last posting. Between completing a project at work and all the soccer/music duties I have after five, the evenings are spent watching a movie with Keyla or jumping on the PS3 for a quick game of Warhawk (still addicted to that game). So here is what’s going on lately… Continue reading
Welp, I just got back from San Fran attending my company’s Summit 2008. Meeting CIOs, faculty and staff from established members of our network and those who are new was fun. It was interesting to see those who have been with us for some time take a more causal approach to our sessions while newer members were more aggressive. There were attempts to use tech for this conference. Twitter, seesmic, flickr, and moodle were all used in an attempt to capture the exchange of ideas and emotions of the event. Needless to say, the event was a success.
Now that I am back, it is time to get caught up with the world and my blog. To all my starving fans, I am back!
Pressed for time, this blog is going to be quiet for the next couple of days. I will be back!
This is my office. My workstation is Ubuntu. My Macs are testbeds for 10.4 and 10.5. The big screen is a testbed for Windows XP and how I video conference with my fellow workers. The other lappy is my Windows Vista that is for play only. There is also two TerraStations, three other workstations for my incredible team of student developers (Bob, Stephen and Tommy), and our own 4050N printer. This is my office. You would think I would be proud but looking at this pic just reminds me that I got dev testing way too much in the brain…
Working on a project has made me think about a method to ensure success. It is so obvious, it should not need to be documented. Yet here I am. What are the three functional elements of every project?
Those three elements surrounds the only reason why you have a project to begin with: requirements. Envision a triangle with each element taking a corner and the requirements in the center. You obviously would like a equilateral triangle, meaning all three elements are equal to ensure the project is met on time, on budget with the resources available. The reality is that you try to move only one of the elements to ensure the other two remain static (more time, more resources or more money). So the real question here is not when you have to move the elements around but why. Continue reading
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