Posts Tagged ‘Project’

Interactive Agency Project Management Forum Created

Friday, August 4th, 2006

Check out the new Interactive Agency Project Management Forum I just created on Google Groups:

http://groups.google.com/group/Interactive-Agency-Project-Management

Why I did I start this group…

Quite frankly, because I haven't found a forum anywhere for people who
manage creative projects.  While there are definitely Project
Management forums (http://www.pmi.org, http://www.gantthead.com), there
is virtually no chatter about people who manage the development of
experiential, brand-focused, consumer oriented web experiences.

So, here it is.  The first place where we can get together, PM to PM
and talk about the stuff that gets us.

So, sign up.  Start the chatter.  Let's collaborate.  Isn't that what being a PM is about?  

 

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The Loss of Stability

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

Is it a good thing that our economy (especially our tech sector) continues to churn its workers over and over again?

I’m in this predicament right now: My company, Maxtor, is being purchased by Seagate.  It is all but expected that I will be losing my job in the next 6 months.  While I think the transaction makes sense from a business standpoint (there really needs to be more consolidation in our industry), it’s hard for continuity.  How can we build good solid companies if the ground keeps moving from underneath us?

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