Tips for Teleconferencing
I just read 27 Tips for Teleconferencing. I had only one disagreement with Consider distributing an agenda . I always distribute an agenda. Other than that minor quibble, great article!
MPD
January 2007
HTP, job analysis
Iterating on Job Descriptions
If you haven’t read Hiring the Best …, you may not realize how often I say it’s ok to iterate on job descriptions.Job descriptions cannot be static. To all you HR folks, sorry, you have to work with the hiring manager to determine what’s most important for the position you’re filling now. This particular developer/tester/writer/project
Books, MPD
Successful Project Management Has a Cover
The PM book has a title: Successful Project Management: Modern, pragmatic techniques that work. And, it has a cover! Cool, eh? I’m done with this round of editing, and am waiting for Andy’s comments before we go to technical review. Labels: Manage It, Successful Project Management
MPD
Speaking in NZ and AU March 27-March 30, 2007
The lovely folks at Softed are putting on another Software Development conference this March. I’m keynoting and workshopping there this year. Here are the days I’ll be in which place: Tuesday, March 27, in Wellington Wednesday March 28 in Auckland Friday March 30 in Sydney My keynote is “12 Tips for Speeding Up Your Project.”
hiring strategy, HTP
Webinar Series, Jan 18 and Jan 25, 2007
I’m doing a webinar series for Kennedy, starting this Thursday. See Building Effective Hiring Strategies & Job Descriptions To Match!. You can sign up for either or both. I hope you decide to join me Jan 18 and 25, 2007. (I’ll be doing another series in May about how to use different interviewing techniques and
hiring strategy, HTP
Not Sure About Hiring A Stay-at-home Mom?
I just read this gem, In Honor Of Stay-At-Home Moms referring to To grandmother Pelosi’s house we go. The quote I loved, At a minimum, it teaches you just how many supposed grown-ups only need a good, long nap to be decent neighbors and co-workers. If you’re not sure about whether you should hire stay-at-home
MPD
Creating a Partnership Between the PM and the Architect
Udi has a great post, Money?! Schedule?! But I
HTP
Where to Start a Company?
Roman asks Whether he should move to start a company. So where do you start a company? Where the people are, of course.You need enough people who are willing to take a risk on a startup. Roman’s in the Atlanta area–I bet there are plenty of people there. I don’t think he needs to move
MPD, personal
5 Things You Don't Know About Me
Udi tagged me, so I guess I need to play 🙂 Here are five things you don’t know about me: I take ballroom dancing lessons with Mark. We’re getting pretty good! No, neither of us will be competing on “Dancing with the Stars,” have no fear! We’re both keeping our day jobs. I used to
hiring strategy, HTP
How Are Your Jobs Organized on Your Company’s Site?
I’m caught up with my project management book, at least until I receive more edits from my editor. So I’m catching up with my blogging.I was looking at a client’s site today. They have a couple of hundred open positions–not surprising, since they’re a large company. You can sort by date opened and location. But