Month: November 2010
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Maths homework – solve a difference pryamid
Here is a “simple” problem my 7-year-old son was given for homework. The task is to put the numbers 1 to 10 into the pyramid so that each number appears once and is the difference of the two numbers in the blocks below it. I have started to fill in the pyramid. You can see…
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Stakeholder agreements are vital to successful projects
I am now writing the chapter in my book ElephantPM that describes how to start-up a project. When I look back over the projects that I have worked on, I think that there is one success factor that has caused me more problems than any other and that is “Stakeholder engagement”. PRINCE2 has this to…
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A project manager joke
Walking on the Beach A project manager, software engineer, and hardware engineer are in Miami Beach for a two-week period helping out on a project. On their lunch hours, they often chose to walk up and down the beach. During one of these walks, they stumble upon a lamp. The hardware engineer picks up the…
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Mobile Developer Economics 2010: The migration of developer mindshare | VisionMobile :: blog
Thanks to Ian M. for pointing out this great report (pdf) on mobile app development. In gives a very comprehensive view of the development ecosystem. Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond via VisionMobile :: research reports. Here is a small except taken from the author’s synopsis in his blog. The charts in the original article…
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What is the best size for a logo?
[updated 4 April 2011 – removed irrelevant first paragraph] New companies and products need logos and it is important to get these created without too much fuss. To help with this it is useful to have some design rules. The 22 Immutable Laws Of Branding states that: 16. the law of shape : A brand’s…
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Singing Opera’s praises; more clicks than Google
Since as a child I saw the Daily Mail headline: “Passengers hit by cancelled trains”, I have had a closet desire to be a sub-editor. Now at last as the publisher of my own blog I have that privilege so I hope you like this post title… Back to business. The title of this blog…
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Android phone sales up 1,309% • The Register
It’s been a good year for Android-based smartphones: their worldwide sales are up 1,309 per cent, year-on-year, according to research outfit Canalys. via Android phone sales up 1,309% • The Register. I am developing several products in the belief that “Android + Cloud” is a gamechanger so this is good news.
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User experience is the new battleground in software
For the last couple of years I have been thinking about User Experience (UX) design in software projects. I really got into this when I worked at Businesslink for a while on their secure registration system and several other applications. The commitment to quality and ease of use was great and we had time to…
Dr James Bayley 