Via Moonwatcher, this is a presentation on how Lucent are using blogs as a project management tool. It’s interesting for a number of reasons – firstly as an example of how blogs can be used (and the suggestions that are made in the presentation match our experiences, so this is far from being specific to a high-tech industry).
And there are also a number of very good points made about how to go about introducing new processes into an organisation, regardless of whether they involve software tools or not. It chimes with something that we’re keen on – the idea of having ready a 30-second elevator pitch to sell the project that doesn’t rely on a detailed explanation of the technology. Focus on the benefits that will accrue, and leave the technology – however exciting – alone.
And if you’re unconvinced about the merits of an elevator pitch, consider how convincing is this 2-second explanation of the plot of Alien: “Jaws in space”.
