Monday, November 18, 2002

Thomas Jefferson. "Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] Truly inspired. [The Universal Church Of Cosmic Uncertainty] 8:07:56 PM    trackback []     Articulate []

Lord Brabazon. "I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it." [Quotes of the Day]  [[ t e c h n o c u l t u r e ]] 1:16:30 PM    trackback []     Articulate []

Creating a vision prototype. Laura S. Quinn has written an article on using a vision prototype to determine functional requirements. This is an interesting approach: ... over the years I've put together a method to translate a conceptual vision into a set of concrete... [Column Two] 12:54:48 PM    trackback []     Articulate []

Project Managers' Role is the One Constant for Different Profiles of Project Uncertainty. Each month I take out two days for training others in leading lean projects. Among other topics this past week, we discussed the paper Managing Project Uncertainty: From Variability to Chaos. The participants appreciated the novelty of modifying the project management style to the various degrees of project uncertainty. [Reforming Project Management] 12:52:35 PM    trackback []     Articulate []

Friedrich Nietzsche. "Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 10:26:57 AM    trackback []     Articulate []