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People First (PF): Advisory Committee

I have found it to be very valuable to have a list of folks who are willing to answer what every questions I might have regardless of how silly, picayune, or trivial they might seem to them. During my Information Technology (IT) career, I had lots of opportunities to meet people in many industries, variousContinue reading “People First (PF): Advisory Committee”

People First Span of your Life (cycle)

Perspective is driven by several components: Experience, Dreams, your perception of a “horizon”, Desires, and, at times, the only measurable things in your reach. A Life Cycle, in technology communities, relates to the span, time-frame, or scope of an effort like a project or a change applied to an existing application or environment. Every organizationContinue reading “People First Span of your Life (cycle)”

Jobs for the Geri-Actives

You want jobs? You want to work? Do you NEED to earn money or do you just WANT to stay busy? Check out this list of job types or categories and see if one of several might interest you: Categeories Categories Categories Accountant Administrative Assistant Book Keeper Bus Driver Cashier Customer Service Representative (Phone, In-Person)Continue reading “Jobs for the Geri-Actives”

People First V01 I02

As my semi-official Inaugural issue of the T P T I Newsletter, I have updated my “Motto” or “Slogan” piece from my primary LinkedIn Profile: “People First!”. Please Download, Read, Respond or Advice. Thank you, bgbg

Soon To Be A Lost Art

This is a FIRST, although it really is a second or third depending on when you start counting. I started writing a Newsletter back in the day (1980’s) when I was running a Technical Services team where we provided Standards (and Enforcement), Training (in support of an IT department interested in growing skills and people),Continue reading “Soon To Be A Lost Art”

Instruction Guide for WHG

If you have ever wondered How To interact with me, this could become your “definitive” guide. Health and Medicines: I have very persistent allergies to almost everything that grows: grass, flowers, weeds, trees, bushes, and all their pollens, etc. And I am also allergic to milk except for soy milk; wool; and probably a fewContinue reading “Instruction Guide for WHG”

PPM Operational Flows

A Portfolio Project Management (PPM) function will consider implementing operational work flows similar to this list: Please review this list of suggested PPM Processes and advise us about your experiences and recommendations. Thank you, bgbg

Portfolio Project Management – Level Zero

Portfolio Management is an organization’s process for capturing, vetting, budgeting and scheduling the execution of Work Requests from the users and other contributors within an organization. A fundamental working assumption for any Portfolio Management process is that it has a high probability of changing on a regular basis to take advantage of new thinking, changingContinue reading “Portfolio Project Management – Level Zero”

Agilist Working Definition

In 2022 I started research into the Job Title of “Agilist”. This title appeared to me to be an evolution from SCRUM Masters, Project Managers, and uses of the Agile Manifesto. For today, I am proposing and working job definition for “Agilists” which I would really like to hear about from those who are willingContinue reading “Agilist Working Definition”