Product Reviews: Part 2
As of today, 500 helpful votes have been received on Amazon for the various reviews I have written.
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Google Analytics: 1 Week
Just this past week, I set up Google Analytics for this blog, and I plan to post periodic updates in the future to share traffic information.
The following diagram is a map overlay for the number of visits this past week:
And the following diagram is a map overlay for
New Book Review: "First Among Equals"
New book review for First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals, by Patrick J. McKenna and David H. Maister, Free Press, 2005:
Admittedly, this reviewer does agree with some of the earlier reviews here that this book does borrow some material from other works, and it might
Pro Bono: Taproot Foundation Project Manager - Part 1
My pro bono Taproot Foundation project team completed the Draft Direction phase last night according to the Ernst & Young devised methodology (the current Project Management Institute equivalent is the Executing and Controlling phase) currently being executed for our nonprofit client in the Chicago Loop.
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Past Book Review (September 26, 2008): "The Trusted Advisor"
Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for The Trusted Advisor, by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford, The Free Press, 2000:
Truly, the content that Maister, Green, and Galford provide in "The Trusted Advisor" is absolutely brilliant. The only
Past Book Review (February 15, 2009): "How to Establish a Unique Brand in the Consulting Profession"
Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for How to Establish a Unique Brand in the Consulting Profession: Powerful Techniques for the Successful Practitioner, by Alan Weiss, Pfeiffer, 2001:
This book was written for independent consultants and small consulting practices, and Alan Weiss effectively focuses on
New Book Review: "The Future of Management"
New book review for The Future of Management, by Gary Hamel and Bill Breen, Harvard Business School Press, 2007:
In the preface to this text, the authors indicate that their goal is "to help [the reader] become a 21st-century management pioneer; to equip [the reader] to reinvent the principles,
I'm a Runner
Some visitors here might be interested in knowing how my habitual daily running is related to "business, technology, and philosophy", because, after all, it should be rather clear by now that I have no interest in creating anything that resembles a stereotypical social networking page. The title of
Past Book Review (November 23, 2008): "Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development"
Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development, by James O. Coplien and Neil B. Harrison, Prentice Hall PTR, 2004:
There must be other readers who find a bit awkward the following comments provided within the first page of the
Past Book Review (August 16, 2008): "Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises"
Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises, by Roger Sessions, Microsoft Press, 2008:
Effective architecture books are difficult to find. The subject is not trivial. And disagreements are prevalent in this space, even on the definition of architecture itself. It