How we did it

So we went live as planned on Friday, on the date we decided back in December and only 2% over budget. This was the first phase of a major site refresh project, and I also believe we will go live with the second phase as planned in early October.

I see no reason why we won’t [...]

Don’t call me a project manager

I hate the term “project management” with a passion.

That might come as a surprise to those who know that I am currently “managing” a large and commercially important web project at work. And not as a surprise to those who know how much I hate bureaucracy and admin as a general rule.

But allow me to [...]

Thinking like a net-gener

Yesterday I read Don Tapscott’s brilliant article in the Guardian. (He was the guy who wrote the excellent book, Wikinomics). It helped me feel that I wasn’t being unreasonable in wanting to find somewhere where “work” could be “fun”. Hey, there is a whole generation of people who think that way.

He sums the dilemma up [...]

The problem with IT and Marketing

My dad runs his own business, I guess he employs around 30 or so people. I have worked for organisations where the IT dept alone is probably 10 times that size. And that’s not unusual for big organisations.

And having now worked for several large companies, I’m becoming more convinced that many companies of a large [...]