Blog Archives

Marketing Flowchart

10/27/2016

I've written about what I think every architect should be doing about marketing. This flowchart may make those suggestions a bit easier to follow. At least it is visual.

The Journey to Todoist

I have always used To-Do lists.

Before computers they were paper, of course. I went through all manner of notebooks in my search for something ever better. I even used a folded piece of paper that would fit in my shirt pocket; moving from quadrant to quadrant until I had to start a new sheet by copying the uncompleted tasks forward. Lightweight and convenient.

For everyone who just can't let go of paper, and I sympathize, here is a tip that can make paper more viable. You use the paper edges as an index. See this article in Lifehacker that explains it pretty well...
http://lifehacker.com/mark-page-line-edges-to-organize-your-paper-notebook-1621183184

These ad hoc systems gave way to serious 'organizers' like the Franklin Planner, then the Covey Planner, then the Franklin-Covey Planner. We are up to the late eighties now and I found a dead simple system to use. It only had one desirable feature. You didn't have to copy tasks over to a new piece of paper because it was digital. You carried a piece of paper, a printout, for portability; but you only had to write each To-Do once. Magic!

The PM-Steps Project Template

10/16/2016

This is one of the chapters in my e-book, Trello-PM. Here's a glimpse at how you might develop a Project Master Template. I think it is a great Competitive Advantage using a tool like Trello™.

See what you think...

Corbu Resurrected

10/2/2016

18 months ago I walked away from the Corbu project that I was part of. Corbu was going to be a bookkeeping app for architects - timekeeping, expense tracking and invoicing.

If you are interested, you can catch up on that journey below.

Just about every six months since then, I have experienced a real need to do something with everything that I learned while working on Corbu.

Six months out I projected all the things that would be needed. Three weeks later the work and cost seemed overwhelming.

When the urge came again after another six months, I talked to a friend who is a programmer. I got a better handle on the tasks and investment required. The idea was less daunting - but still daunting.

What's new this time?