by Benjamin Ellis | Nov 1, 2011 | Knowledge Work
I had the privilege of speaking at The Social Media Workplace conference in London today. A well organised, wonderfully targeted event, looking at how Social Software can build the Social Workplace. Lots of conversations about how’s and why’s, without...
by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 21, 2011 | Event, planning
It’s been a year since I gave this talk at Likeminds, so I thought it was about time I published my notes! Enjoy, ponder or comment. This is part I. I’ll sum up and add by 2011 thoughts in the very next post… Image by kind permission of James...
by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 11, 2011 | Event, On the road
Benjamin Ellis & I spent Saturday at Tweetcamp. For those not in the know, Tweetcamp is an unconference all about Twitter, its uses and its implications. Around two hundred people spent the day talking about a wide range of subjects, from Real Time News to...
by Benjamin Ellis | Aug 12, 2011 | Milestone Planner, Project Management
Burn-down graphs (or charts) are most often associated with the Scrum methodology increasingly favoured by many software developers (you can get to grips with it in this 10 minute video). They help you to visualise how you are progressing through your work...
by Benjamin Ellis | Aug 9, 2011 | Leadership, Management, Milestone Planner, planning, Project Management
You’ve made plans, got people on board and kicked off your project.. but as the focus turns to delivery, how do you keep the momentum going? We’ve found that much of the trick of successful project management is helping people to make clear commitments,...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jul 20, 2011 | Milestone Planner
Today we’ve released some new – and hopefully useful – additions to Milestone Planner. Switching Plans is now easier. You’ll see an ‘Active Plans’ Tab at the top of the page. Clicking on this will pull down a list of all of your...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jul 12, 2011 | Milestone Planner
It has been a frequently asked for feature, and now you’ve got it… You can sync Milestone Planner milestones into Google Calendar, using the calendar feeds. This is a Professional Edition feature, but if you’d like to give it a try, just send us a...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jul 8, 2011 | Milestone Planner
Born on the Fourth of July – well, the week commencing the 4th! If you’ve been into Milestone Planner in the last few days you’ll have noticed a few changes. Most of them have been behind the scenes, in our on-line store, where we’ve completed...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jun 15, 2011 | On the road
There is a huge interest in tablet devices in the enterprise space, and that is certainly apparent here at the Orange Business Services Live event. I’ve blogged about Tablets in the Enterprise before, more than once in fact! If you have been following the space,...
by Benjamin Ellis | Apr 27, 2011 | Management, Milestone Planner, Productivity
Work can take us to some odd places, and put us in front of interesting sights. Recently I ended up in Crawley, and as I walked along the high street, a window display that was taking shape caught my eye. I’d been watching for several minutes before I thought to...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 24, 2011 | On the road
I am definitely not an Apple fan boy. In fact, even though I’ve been a long-time mac user, I’ve earnt myself a bit of a reputation as an iPad hater. However, one thing Apple have done really well recently is to popularise the tablet format. Tablet...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 4, 2011 | Milestone Planner
We’re always making improvements to Milestone Planner, which we aim to release every couple of weeks (When we are really on a roll it can be every week!!). Sometimes it may be behind-the-scenes improvements and optimisations; sometimes tweaks to the way the...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 2, 2011 | Milestone Planner, planning, Project Management
I’ve come across two very different approaches to making plans over the years (OK it’s more than two, but I’m trying to keep it straightforward)… The first approach is where someone locks themselves in a darkened room with some ‘gantt...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jan 31, 2011 | Milestone Planner, planning
This is a stressful time for many of our UK friends, who have had to complete a self-assessment tax return. Here are a few tips to make it easier next time around, which probably apply to many things. It is all to easy to leave big things with a deadline until the...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jan 1, 2011 | Milestone Planner
A Happy New Year to you and yours! Around the planet millions of people are making, or have made, New Year’s Resolutions. But will they stick? This is a 101 on how to make those promises last. It was prompted by a tweet from the man behind Thinking...
