Most IT projects involve geeks. I guess 99 percent of the team is geek.  All I can say is that geeks are just like you and me, only smarter, more skillful, and more serious with their craft. In other words, they’re a joy to work with.
About a couple of years ago, Chief Happiness […]

This may be a form of review on your project deployment. But it’s a good guide for those who are about to start a new project, too.
In every project, it’s really good to start and end with the same people or team. That way, all of you understands the project, what it entails, what the […]

There’s a saying that goes you cannot love someone you do not know. The same is true for employees. If you do not know them, then you cannot take care of them… well.
The big question now is how do you take care of your remote workforce? I’ve been thinking about that for months now. And […]

First the facts:
According to IDC:

U.S. mobile workforce expected to grow to 73% of total U.S. workforce in 2011.
Across the world 30.4% of the workforce will be mobile in 2011.

[Source: IDC, Worldwide mobile worker population 2007-2011 forecast, Doc #209813, December 2007]
According to Nemertes:

Nemertes estimates that the number of virtual workers has increased by 800% within the […]

… is a bit difficult when all of them is telecommuting. We interact only through chat and email. For those who are in my region, we see each other during Christmas parties and monthly meetings.
Thus, sad to say, I don’t really know my team that much except perhaps the basics about their family, their academic […]

In the vernacular, there’s a saying that goes, maraming namatay sa akala. It means that it’s not always wise to assume that a person has understood what you mean, or has gotten your message.
This did in me today.
Early on, I emailed my one team about interlinking. By this I meant that we link other pages […]

As a project manager, or any other kind of  manager for that matter, this is always the case. You hold responsibility for everything even the shortcomings of your team.
So whenever somebody questions the performance of any member of my team, I feel defensive. That is because I feel that I have been remiss in my […]