Project Management Time: The Horizontal And The Vertical

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As a Project Manager I both have to run processes, create processes, and get people do to them. It’s not as exciting as it sounds (and if the idea excites you then . . . well, we’re a lot a like).

The problem is that people don’t want to follow process for the most part. Who does like to fill out forms, do documentation, get the right boxes checked, etc.? People don’t enjoy this for the most part, and at best tolerate it.

Yet, at times, you’ll notice some processes do get done. Sometimes automatically, sometimes grudgingly. But they get done (and usually get done without coercion, or much of it).

So why does this happen? What is the difference between things that get done and things that don’t?

My answer is that there are Horizontal and Vertical Processes.

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Now This is How You Teach TCP/IP Headers

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Use legos.

Yes, this person figured out a way to use legos to represent header files and make them easier to understand.  If you don’t know what a header file is . . . well then you probably don’t care.  If you do care, this is a great instructional tool to explain IT issues to people . . .

Thanks to Boing Boing.

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Site Update 4/30/2013

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Hey gang, so what’s been up lately?

Well the Resume Guide is FINISHED!  I just have to get it into a publishable format, so I’m expecting it to be out around mid-month or so depending on how fast that goes.  Only issue so far seems to be converting tables . . . which I never expected to be a problem.  I use them once, so . . . we’ll see.

The guide came out pretty well.  In fact, I redid my own resume just to test it out – and it worked pretty well.  So hang in there, it’ll be out soon . . .

As noted, with the print books of the focused fandom titles out, I’m waiting to see how those do.  If you want a review copy, let me know!

Fan To Pro’s upcoming expansions, which I hinted at, seem to be all set.  It’s just a matter of putting in some new stuff and making changes, but that’ll be more near the end of May/start of June.  I think you’ll like what you see . . .

I’m gearing up for Anime North  and hope you’ll be there!  We’ve got an entire 3 hour career block, which includes Fan To Pro going back to its roots with a discussion panel, and a new guest I think you’ll enjoy!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.