tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.comments2011-11-06T00:30:09.123+00:00The Full KernickRichard Kernickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129004867828187009noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-9264632801029732362011-11-06T00:30:09.123+00:002011-11-06T00:30:09.123+00:00Hi Kevin, we had a long exchange of emails about e...Hi Kevin, we had a long exchange of emails about efficiency and effectiveness some time ago when I was with my previous employer. Thanks for taking the time to comment here.<br /><br />Clearly I haven't (yet) employed your concept of EDR as you designed it. I guess I was looking for a way to simply establish a view of the level of debt without actually measuring it in money terms. This is why I settled on a measure that was more akin to your ratio; and why I looked at deficiencies and interim as two things requiring redress (or, in other words, carrying debt).<br /><br />The overall idea of measuring debt was well received; it is a concept that anyone can grasp. It's not innately a technical issue and the concept meant people engaged with the need to manage technology rather than feeling turned off because it's technology.Richard Kernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129004867828187009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-32325677962925972632011-10-10T11:01:25.518+01:002011-10-10T11:01:25.518+01:00Hi Richard,
Glad you and your organisation can ge...Hi Richard,<br /><br />Glad you and your organisation can get some benefit from PEAF. We do find that the Enterprise Debt area around EA Governance is always an area people immediately identify with, both in terms of understand and also value.<br /><br />What you are referring to (as I am sure you already know but I provided here for background) is the Enterprise Debt Ratio (EDR) of the executing project portfolio. (It’s not so much a point measure in time that’s important here, it’s more how that ratio changes over time.) as opposed to the Enterprise Debt Value (EDV) of the Enterprise.<br /><br />Re “I re-badged the terms Remedial, Tactical and Strategic as Deficient, Temporary and Permanent.”<br /><br />Pragmatic is always keen to hear peoples views and updates itself where necessary. Sometimes people’s suggestions are valid and PEAF changes. Sometimes there is some miscommunication and the reader needs adjustment. Either way, it’s all good <br /><br />Those categories in PEAF define the type of work going on in a project and we always try to use words people normally use rather than trying to create new ones and confuse people. “Call a spade a spade” as my father used to say… “unless it’s a fork!”<br /><br />Strategic means effectively you are not creating any Enterprise Debt.<br />Tactical means you are increasing Enterprise Debt<br />Remedial means you are reducing Enterprise Debt. E.g. replacing some previous tactical work with more strategic stuff.<br /><br />Please let us know how EDV and EDR was received by your board and how things progress for you.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Kevin.Kevin "PEAF" Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353231504287023872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-49240142189255171812008-02-29T00:45:00.000+00:002008-02-29T00:45:00.000+00:00It is not an easy thing to do. I think we were luc...It is not an easy thing to do. I think we were lucky in that a few key people saw the value and we were able to make the case.Richard Kernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129004867828187009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-48939043907770268662008-02-28T00:16:00.000+00:002008-02-28T00:16:00.000+00:00I envy the setup you have there. We are still in t...I envy the setup you have there. We are still in the process of convincing the business of the merits of RSS and what it can bring, but we are some way behind you...Real Twitstablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689645341391379755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-90434199929831616892008-02-11T21:13:00.000+00:002008-02-11T21:13:00.000+00:00I would throw everything in one bucket, if I could...I would throw everything in one bucket, if I could be sure of getting it out again! otherwise, the professional and personal is a split that I maintain and will continue to do so for the foreseeable.flygoaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025362342960660179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-11580197717498162672008-02-10T10:35:00.000+00:002008-02-10T10:35:00.000+00:00Richard, totally agree with you and now just do no...Richard, totally agree with you and now just do not know how I lived withouth Newsgator. That said, some of the new stuff is I gather new (the online access to your feeds still is in beta it looks like).Real Twitstablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689645341391379755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-78337607203934263802008-01-28T21:59:00.000+00:002008-01-28T21:59:00.000+00:00Sorry, that should have been "control-space" to "r...Sorry, that should have been "control-space" to "read next".<BR/><BR/>As I said, there are a <I>lot</I> of shortcuts ...David, K2DBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368040445069901890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-85264325099074042152008-01-28T20:54:00.000+00:002008-01-28T20:54:00.000+00:00FYI, you can read/mark individual posts. There are...FYI, you can read/mark individual posts. There are a ton of single-keystroke shortcuts, and what I personally use is control-A to move to the next unread post which marks it as read. There are some definite difference between their design philosophy and RSS Bandit's, but after a couple of weeks I've migrated all my personal feeds to FeedDemon and am moving away from RSS Bandit.David, K2DBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368040445069901890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-76947230554220327462008-01-25T22:35:00.000+00:002008-01-25T22:35:00.000+00:00Really good post, as I had never thought of any "v...Really good post, as I had never thought of any "value add" that such a device could add.<BR/><BR/>That said, I do not think I would personally find these features useful for fictional books, but I would find them incredibly useful for reference books where you need to refer to subjects or passages from time to time.<BR/><BR/>From thinking of these devices as useless, you have convinced me to rethink this.Real Twitstablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689645341391379755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-86876411242517538172008-01-25T22:15:00.000+00:002008-01-25T22:15:00.000+00:00Interesting reading your thoughts on this, and it ...Interesting reading your thoughts on this, and it kind of makes me want to try Google Reader just to see how different/better or worse the sharing/tagging of feeds - I could really do with this feature, so will probably test drive it and see what I find. Ultimatley, my own intranet and offline capabilities might steer me more towards Feeddemon...Real Twitstablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689645341391379755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-9568449593716721382008-01-18T18:23:00.000+00:002008-01-18T18:23:00.000+00:00Johnny Chung Lee has now launched a full forum on ...Johnny Chung Lee has now launched a full forum on the Wiimote project at http://www.wiimoteproject.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-79275147851977384372008-01-07T22:45:00.000+00:002008-01-07T22:45:00.000+00:00The argument for inclusiveness goes around and aro...The argument for inclusiveness goes around and around: Some companies want to sell you on the Swiss Army knife approach, others sell "best of breed." Confluence falls into the latter category. We've made it in such as a way as to allow 3rd parties to extend it if they want, and we give customers the source code if they purchase the commercial version. <BR/><BR/>Yes, it does have some features like RSS and blogs that can be found in other tools, but that's not the focus of the product. While we use Confluence in-house for internal blogging, we use Moveable Type for our corporate blogs. It's a dedicated blogging tool and better in some ways. I use Netvibes for RSS. <BR/><BR/>The 200+ free plugins for Confluence and integrations like SharePoint are examples of how to extend the platform in case you want to. <BR/><BR/>Jon Silvers<BR/>AtlassianJon Silvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158070727379930646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-27994898471658927832007-12-28T20:58:00.000+00:002007-12-28T20:58:00.000+00:00@Gonzoxl5: you're right, I have denigrated this to...@Gonzoxl5: you're right, I have denigrated this to a killer feature for me.Richard Kernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129004867828187009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-56869464205805239952007-12-28T12:47:00.000+00:002007-12-28T12:47:00.000+00:00to be a 'killer feature' something must have mass ...to be a 'killer feature' something must have mass market appeal, I think this feature would appeal to a percentage of the market (the same percentage who walk around everywhere organised filofaxes or write regular blogs) but not the mass market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-46346287818602131182007-12-24T01:15:00.000+00:002007-12-24T01:15:00.000+00:00@mikemj: I know some people who are able to read b...@mikemj: I know some people who are able to read books on a PDA, but the screen just isn't that great. I agree backup is a big issue, but that doesn't mean the PDA is the right device. I just don't think we have the right device yet.<BR/><BR/>@used books blog: I read a lot of non-fiction books, psychological, business and technical. I often find passages or phrases that I'd like to be able to refer back to. It's these books and bookmarks that I think (given that I haven't tried it) I will find useful. <BR/><BR/>I agree with a lot of your comments on why the Kindle isn't right. Price of device, price of books, restrictions on books (DRM) etc. all make the package as it stands unattractive. <BR/><BR/>However, I stand on the view that an ebook device can add value to books in the way that MP3 players do to music.<BR/><BR/>The LibraryThing looks very interesting.Richard Kernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129004867828187009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-92053156513770022392007-12-22T21:33:00.000+00:002007-12-22T21:33:00.000+00:00I like the idea of annotations, or the ability to ...I like the idea of annotations, or the ability to virtually highlight quotes from a book. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure it's the game changer for me though. It's a nice to have, but not a need to have in my book.<BR/><BR/>In general I fold over the corner of a page that I found particularly interesting. Now, it would be nice to have that stored somewhere. And it would be easier to a certain degree with the digital format since the physical format can have different versions and thus different page numbers. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I enjoy Advance Readers Copies (ARCs) and they often have subtle (and not so subtle) differences. So, I'm not sure how it would all pan out.<BR/><BR/>This feature could conceivably be introduced for the individual and also in a social environment on a platform like <A HREF="http://www.librarything.com" REL="nofollow">LibraryThing</A>.<BR/><BR/>However, on the whole I still think the Amazon Kindle is a flash in the pan based on the macro-issues I discuss on my <A HREF="http://www.usedbooksblog.com" REL="nofollow">Used Books Blog</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-55622333884555560912007-12-22T18:31:00.000+00:002007-12-22T18:31:00.000+00:00The abilities to search, and annotate, and carry l...The abilities to search, and annotate, and carry lots of books are definite plusses. All of these abilities have been available for the last ten years on PDAs, with a variety of e-Book readers. So why do I want Yet Another Handheld Device?<BR/><BR/>As to the backup issue, you have a couple of options. With the Kindle, you rely on Amazon to provide backup. With a PDA, you get backup by synchronizing with another computer.MikeMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809501318662010529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-62462948271156368192007-12-19T13:09:00.000+00:002007-12-19T13:09:00.000+00:00One Device to hold them all, One Device to find th...One Device to hold them all, One Device to find them, One Device to carry them all and get lost or broken. Doh! where's the backup?Richard Kernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129004867828187009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-67097060075982728992007-12-19T12:02:00.000+00:002007-12-19T12:02:00.000+00:00Absolutely agree.Also, back in the days when I was...Absolutely agree.<BR/><BR/>Also, back in the days when I was working as an IT Auditor, regularly travelling around several European countries on a single trip, I would have killed for a gadget that allowed me to carry several books in hand luggage.<BR/><BR/>Once, when fog-bound in Amsterdam airport for several hours, I had finished the only book I had packed and was so bored I resorted to buying a novel in Dutch together with an english-dutch dictionary. Painful!<BR/><BR/>Petepete howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210360433520453868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627480872210283149.post-69487519543913002322007-11-29T18:26:00.000+00:002007-11-29T18:26:00.000+00:00Richard,Thanks for posting your great idea on idea...Richard,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting your great idea on idea jam as well as your kind words about the site itself. <BR/><BR/>Please feel free to post things that you would like to see improved on Idea Jam using Idea Jam itself.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again and I look forward to jamming with ya.<BR/><BR/>Bruce Elgortbelgorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350192036150594006noreply@blogger.com