I’m experimenting with a few changes around here … I have changed the name of the blog from Effective Collaboration to Working with People You Can’t Be With. For many of the people I deal with, the new name means something, whereas the old name drew “So what […]
The Technology Trends of Working with People You Can’t Be With OnlineGroups.net released Version 1.0 of GroupServer, its email collaboration tool for enterprises. The GroupServer software is available as open source for enterprise customers, and others can use it via the hosted service OnlineGroups.net. From ComputerWorld NZ: “The […]
The 7 Pillars of IT-Enabled Team Productivity presents a vendor-neutral framework that outlines the key technology underpinnings of an IT environment to enhance team productivity and collaboration. Published 2005.
The My Profile component of My Site is absolutely critical to the effective use of SharePoint for recruiting a project team. Here are 10 tips on establishing your profile for maximum effect: Make your areas of expertise interesting, not generic. A rich description of who you are and […]
Mark Ginnever from Intergen is presenting tonight on Knowledge Management and SharePoint, at the Christchurch SharePoint User Group Meeting. Mark thinks that SharePoint offers an opportunity for the re-birth of knowledge management, following on from the early ideas and then the death of KM in the 1990s (because […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams The NHS is kicking off an early adopter programme for its new SharePoint 2007 and Office 2007 deployment. “The Knowledge Worker Tools (KWT) project is part of the NHS CUI Programme. Our aim is to enable improved personal productivity, […]
At some meetings, it is very appropriate and fine to haul out a laptop and make notes. At others, it’s too much of a visual barrier. On some seats on a plane, there’s enough room to open a laptop and type for hours. On others, there’s barely enough […]
The past couple of weeks I have been reminded of the power of planning a week-at-a-time, rather than just a day at a time. As one week draws to a close, say on a Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning, I have looked at the upcoming week and […]
Eric Mack, a colleague in California, is about ready to launch eProductivity for Notes, the ultimate implementation of the GTD methodology within the Lotus Notes environment. Just before he does, however, he’s offering a 24-hour pilot program for up to 100 people: “People in the pilot program tell […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Sam suggests that its time to give up the Enterprise Filing Cabinet and embrace the Enterprise Octopus. “The Enterprise Octopus turns things right-side up. It introduces a geographic head to the Enterprise and it’s in the head where all […]
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