I found this today courtesy of Google's auto geolocation and mapping algorithms! … [Continue reading]
Foundations of Project Management
Posted on September 2, 2014 Written by
This is a collection of references to articles and ideas that I refer to constantly to refresh my vision for Project Management. Bent Flyvbjerg on Reference Class Forecasting. Mel Conway on How committees Invent. The collaboration patterns of … [Continue reading]
“Cybersecurity as Realpolitik” by Dan Geer
Posted on August 21, 2014 Written by
"Cybersecurity as Realpolitik" by Dan Geer, at BlackHat 2014 is a thought provoking and informative discussion of the behavioural economic interventions that might increase Cyber Security. 8/10 Is there any real difference between a system that … [Continue reading]
Expected % Complete MS Project Custom Column
Posted on August 9, 2014 Written by
I attended Angela Chellas' MS Project Advanced workshop today (excellent course) and there was a question about how to figure out what % complete that a task should be if it was on track. Based on elapsed time, the Expected % Complete for tasks and … [Continue reading]
PRINCE2 Joined-Up
Posted on July 30, 2014 Written by
The core of PRINCE2 project governance guidance is summarised in the introduction to the business case ... The ongoing and ever-present decision regarding the Business Case is whether the project can (still) be justified. This is based on whether … [Continue reading]
Portable Bank Account Numbers
Posted on July 1, 2014 Written by
As you are probably aware, the Australian telecommunications regulator mandated mobile phone number portability which eliminated a major source of 'lock-in' previously available to phone companies. Today banks enjoy a very similar source of … [Continue reading]
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Posted on June 29, 2014 Written by
Cialdini's book is a must read for all sentient beings. The facts on the ground are too numerous for our minds to accommodate so we consistently adopt mental shortcuts that make us vulnerable to the compliance practitioner. Forewarned is … [Continue reading]
Replacing TrueCrypt
Posted on June 28, 2014 Written by
If you are a TrueCrypt user then recent events will have given you pause for thought. What to do? After reviewing alternatives, I have made the switch to BestCrypt. The tool is feature complete and the conversion has been seamless so far. … [Continue reading]
Javascript Concurrency
Posted on May 11, 2014 Written by
Every wondered how the javascript concurrency model works? I didn't either .... until tonight, chasing a bug in todotxttdi.com todo.txt HTML client. In case you are interested, here are the three references that got me across the line: Mozilla … [Continue reading]
Indentifying Configuration Items and MS Project
Posted on November 30, 2013 Written by
This post explores a way of using MS Project to automatically allocate a permanent identifying number to a project's configuration items. Within PRINCE2 project management guidance, configuration management depends, in part, on being able to … [Continue reading]
Innovative Todo.txt client
Posted on March 19, 2013 Written by
Stay on top of your Todo.txt from any (non-IE) browser anywhere! I am pleased to announce the release of http://todotxttdi.com, a HTML5 Todo.txt app for Dropbox. Let the content of your Todo.txt drive the user interface,' and sort and filter … [Continue reading]
Todotxttdi
Posted on March 19, 2013 Written by
HTML5 Todo.txt app for Dropbox with novel user-centric text-driven user interface. … [Continue reading]
Ambi Functions
Posted on November 25, 2011 Written by
Here are a couple of short examples of ambi functions. These may be copied and pasted into the Ambi Calculator. The first is a recursive implementation of Euclid's algorithm for finding the Greatest Common Divisor: function; gcd; // A B … [Continue reading]
Ambi RPN Calculator Update and Chrome Extension
Posted on November 25, 2011 Written by
I have updated and released a new version of the Ambi RPN Calculator and programming language. Version 0.6.0 includes the following improvements ... Complete redesign of UI using browser local storage to preserve state across invocations. Added … [Continue reading]
Finding “my place” in Australia
Posted on October 27, 2011 Written by
It has been almost eighteen months since posting to this blog and two years since I returned to Australia with my family in late December 2009. I joined Wesley Mission as a Project Manager and Business Analyst in May 2010. Project managing an … [Continue reading]