April, 2007

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Dr. Swami

All Things Distributed

Today at noon Swami made the transition to Dr. Swaminathan Sivasubramanian at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. In most European countries the doctoral defense (promotie in Dutch) goes with a lot of protocol and pomp & circumstance. A very specific dress code, with two secundants who need to be able to take over in case you faint during the defense.

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Patterns and Anti-Patterns in Project Portfolio Management

The Agile Manager

A critical component of IT governance is Project Portfolio Management (PPM). Effective portfolio management involves more than just collecting status reports of different projects at specific dates; it also involves projecting the delivery date, scope and cost that each project is trending towards and the impact of that projected outcome on the overall business.

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New in May

All Things Distributed

Tori Amos - American Doll Posse – Each of the 5 persona on the album have their personal blogs, more details at the wikipedia page for the album (May 1). Groove Armada - Soundboy Rock – Unpredictable (May 10 US release).

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Myths of Innovation

All Things Distributed

Congrats to Scott Berkun for sending his "Myths of Innovation"book to the printer. Scott has collected an excellent set of recommendations for his book; among others JSB, Guy and me. It is well deserved; I read a beta version of the book and I was impressed.