rodcorp: rodcorp: Projects and teamsProject management, team managementUnintrusive, delay-friendly: How IM augments conversations- June 18, 2003 Instant messaging's mostly-synchronous nature mean that "it is OK to not answer an IM until you are ready&151;a pause of 30 seconds is perfectly acceptable where it wouldn&146;t be in voice (and the answerer doesn&146;t even have to hold the question in their mind while doing something else, but can refer back to it later)". Stewart Butterfield's office uses it to communicate across geographically distant teams (where presence is a useful feature), but "even in the office here,...http://sylloge.textbox.org/article/31/ Terry Bell: The right hand of Frank Gehry- June 18, 2003 LA Times feature on the managing architectproject manager who makes Gehry's buildings happen. Architect as project manager rather than visionary. Apart from "knowing how to build stuff," says Gehry, the key to Bell's role is "knowing how to keep a crew of workmen together, and earning a certain amount of respect for his position, because the construction guys always try to diss the architect." In another sense, Gehry continues, Bell's job is "like being the conductor: You've got the score....http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-reynolds25may25.story Program management: responsibility without authority key to MS success- June 10, 2003 Chris Sells explains that program managers have to persuade, cajole, sell "doing the right thing" to others at Microsoft. Management by buy-in (as opposed to management buy-in). Responsibility without authority is is designed into the role, and is seen as a key differentiator for MS. The PM's job is wake up in the morning and think to himherself, "What's the right thing to do today" The range of things that fall into this category is far too wide to even give you the bounds, but...http://www.sellsbrothers.com/spout/#myFirstMonthAtMs |