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WordPress import tools are blank
This one annoyed me. I was installing import tools but after activating them and selecting them, the page was blank… Continue reading
Walk off the Earth and Sarah Blackwood cover “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye
Walk off the Earth and Sarah Blackwood cover “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye [pron: goatyay] all on one guitar… Some people think it’s lipsynced but it could be a mix of live and dubs – watch for … Continue reading
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Tagged gotye, guitar, iqi616, mike ellison, music, sarah blackwood, video, walk off the earth
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Assuming the worst
Just as there needs to be a better word for “positive risk” – the risk of benefit or opportunity – there needs to be a better word for “negative assumption” i.e. assuming the worst. This extends my earlier posts on assumption … Continue reading
Photoshop project management
No, I’m not talking about using Adobe Photoshop® to make your project appear more successful. It strikes me that an important part of project management is converting a project full of colour and nuance to black and white. And I’m … Continue reading
Bottleneck or Project Manager?
One of the things with being a project manager is that some people try to use you as a buffer. They never seem to want to communicate directly with each other. Carol needs a report from Fred, so she asks … Continue reading
Risky business
Last time, I wrote about assumption not being bad but actually a desirable technique for overcoming analysis paralysis (http://iqi616.com/2011/01/assumption-is-the-mother-of-all-mess-ups/). This time I’m going to tackle another aspect of project management that has negative connotations that need to be revised. The … Continue reading
Assumption is the mother of all mess-ups
Assumption is the mother of all mess-ups That’s a cleaned-up version of one of F1 team-owner Frank Williams’ favourite sayings. My second revelation over the holidays is that it is only implicit or taken-for-granted assumptions that are a problem. Explicit … Continue reading
Revelations about project management
I had a couple of revelations over the Christmas holidays. One of them is that project management terminology is pretty cold and unexciting. Yes, it has to be precise but does it have to be such a drag on one’s … Continue reading
Leopard spotted Toyota Matrix
This Toyota Matrix has to be the most feminine customization I’ve seen since the Mini that used to run around Southgate that had lace antimacassars on the seatbacks Continue reading
Sometimes life just gets in the way
Wow, life is crazy at the moment and not enough of that has involved photography or cool cars. I’ve got some shots of some interesting local vehicles to upload when I can grab a few minutes Continue reading
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Tagged 1927, chevrolet, coupe, davidson, ford, harley, jaguar, lamborghini, model t, murcielago, mustang, s-type
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