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For twisted minds – Two Girls, One on each knee
The best book about cryptic crosswords ever written. (Full disclosure: Alan is my cousin) If you’ve ever had even a passing interest in cryptic crosswords but been unable to do them you will find this book invaluable. If you have been doing crosswords were several years then I suspect you will find Alan’s history of…
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Don’t do checklist for web design
I am doing quite a lot of WordPress design at the moment for Lewisham Under Water Hockey Club and Dulwich College Christmas Fair so I will bear this check list of things not to do in mind. http://mashable.com/2014/01/14/outdated-web-features/#!
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Books on innovation
Continuing my theme of useful books. Here a couple of very valuable books about managing innovation. The Lean Start-up Business Model Generation
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Excellent book on management theories
I am presently doing research for a book that I am going to write called “How to be a Middle Manager” and I have found this excellent book that summarises a wide range of management theories in an easily digestible and usable way. Much cheaper than an MBA! The Little Book of Big Management Theories:…
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The philosophy of project management
I think that this book is a very interesting discussion of the essential, as opposed to accidental nature of project management. It is quite heavy but if you have managed several projects you will recognise many of the truths it presents. Aramis, or the Love of Technology Bruno Latour
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Books about “Requirements Management”
In the frothy drive to all things “agile” formal requirements management is often forgotten. Requirements management is core to the waterfall/spiral development process but is often overlooked by agile teams. I believe that requirements management is a professional discipline that should be considered on a par with software programming and test. To my mind the…
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Underwater Hockey Free Have-a-go
It is January and I am taking this opportunity to invite any reader to a free have-a-go session at my underwater hockey club. 7.15 Friday 10th January 2014 Forest Hill Pools (http://goo.gl/maps/jKTAS) Underwater Hockey is a non-contact sport that gets you fit and unlike swimming is actually fun! It is played with a lead puck…
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The night before Christmas — for software engineers
The software engineering process explained; ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a program was working not even a browse. The programmers hung by their cubes in despair, with hopes that a miracle would soon be there. The users were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of inquiries danced…
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Test engineer joke
Following on from my project management jokes (1, 2), Q. How many test engineers does it take to change a light bulb? A. None. They just report there is no light.
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Hertz Tenerife bad, MBNA good
Last summer I went to Tenerife for a family holiday. This was a great decision; Tenerife is a fascinating and beautiful place to visit but I also hired a car from Hertz Tenerife. Never hire a car from Hertz Tenerife. I had ordered a Ford Galaxy class vehicle expecting some degree of comfort. I was…
Dr James Bayley
Creating successful projects
Dr James Bayley 