Joel:
In our current economy, almost everyone -- and non-profits, in particular -- is being challenged to do more with less. Budgets are tight and web-based investments are expected to be both measurable and successful.
Joel:
Publishing always has been a highly competitive industry. Indeed, “getting the scoop” was a hotly contested goal of journalists everywhere. But the web and mobile devices have diversified readers and created new ways in which users can engage with content. It’s made “getting the scoop” something an everyday citizen can accomplish thanks to tools like Twitter.
Joel:
As a project manager, I’ve definitely been in situations where clients ask for features that are out of scope. Often they’re responding to internal pressure that wasn’t initially part of our kick-off discussions - and so our Agile processes typically provides us the flexibility to have a conversation about these new features; perhaps we can re-prioritize, trade like for like on value, or simply agree to add the features as well as budget & timeline.
Joel:
We’ve forged a process over the years for conducting client training sessions -- it’s been chock full of trial and error methods and deliverables, from 4-hour long enterprise trainings with lunch to PDF guides with screenshots and annotations.
Joel:
Recently, we had the opportunity to work with PBS NewsHour Extra to build an interactive learning collaboration experience online. It needed to be intuitive for audiences from students through seasoned professionals, and the infrastructure had to include a vast suite of engagement-style features related to sharing and learning.
Joel:
I’ve always been told the project manager is an often overlooked component of a successful enterprise project.
Joel:
Recently, I attended an ADCMW event and listened to Chris Cashdollar and Kevin M. Hoffman (from Happy Cog) give a presentation on various topics such as their work, their process, and more. The discussion was great, but there were a few things Kevin mentioned that I wanted to discuss.
Joel:
Today, Mozilla released Firefox 3.5. And, while there is an outdated plug in with the same name, maybe it should have been called "Faster"fox 3.5.
Joel:
In my infinite quest for knowledge on everything 'web' I've come across a slew of tools that you might find useful. Some are old, some are new, but hopefully you'll find at least one you didn't know about, that you can use.
Joel:
A recent trip to China and Japan left me with some interesting observations on how different cultures have evolved differently, in terms of technology.
