In light of the success of president-elect Barrack Obama, community organizing deserves another look across the spectrum. It is no secret that Obama’s success resulted from his ability to manage people. But what does people really mean when they say that Obama managed people well? Was Obama really good with people or with management? I would bet the latter, since the whole point of organizing people is to get things done. Obama’s success was not a result of his ability to get a bunch of people together in order to do nothing; rather, he got them together in order to do something. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Project Management’
A peek under the hood – PKS 5
Monday, October 27th, 2008The future of Project KickStart is bright. Oh, it is very bright.
The first four versions of our software (five if you count the DOS version) have had gray backgrounds. We have been relentless in our efforts to make the product as functional, intuitive and powerful as possible. Even so, one day, it dawned upon us: gray was so last decade. So we figured that Project KickStart 5′s Pro and Standard versions will feature beautiful new user interfaces.
Wait, did I skip something? (more…)
Feeling the pinch? Would a Kick help?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008It’s no secret that many individuals and business are feeling the economic strain of a weak US economy. As a result, companies have begun to reexamine their business processes with a critical eye on efficiency. In a world of deflating property values, a weak dollar and $4 per gallon gas (yes, Europe, we know you think that’s next to free), companies are definitely counting the pennies.
When a company’s financial resources decrease, other tangible and intangible resources seem to dwindle as well. The workforce may become smaller. Employees might be more isolated than usual. The company may be too focused on stopping the monetary bleeding to plan for the future. (more…)
When will your project end? Place your bets.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008For decades, polling has been the typical manner of predicting an election’s outcome before it takes place. This year, there is a new player: futures markets.
If you visit Intrade.com today, you’ll be confronted with an opportunity to buy election futures for either Barack Obama or John McCain. To buy a share of Obama, who is currently ahead in the polls, you’d have to pay $6.51, while investing in McCain would only set you back $3.16. Either way, if you picked the winner, you would get a $10 payout. Every day, these prices are updated to reflect the bettors’ views of the race. You can also bet on a slew of other issues, such as whether the US economy will go into a recession in 2008 or whether California voters will pass a ban on same-sex marriage this fall. (more…)