by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 12, 2012 | Milestone Planner
As well as improved invite and sharing functions, the latest release of Milestone Planner re-introduces a new and improved “repeat” function, closing the loop between emergent planning (see “building a plan”) and repeatable processes....
by Benjamin Ellis | Apr 17, 2012 | Management, Milestone Planner
We often blog about Milestone Planner as a commitment tracker:- what have I committed to do for who… But it seems the right time to talk a bit more about management by commitments. It’s not a well known concept, but in the places that I’ve seen it...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 19, 2012 | Leadership, Management, Milestone Planner, Productivity
I seem to spend a lot of mental effort battling between the benefits of structured versus unstructured approaches to doing things, so a 1972 essay by Jo Freeman (aka Joreen) recently caught my attention. The article was originally published in the Berkeley Journal of...
by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 29, 2009 | Milestone Planner, On the road
The Agile methodology goes beyond it’s application in programming. We certainly aim to use it that way at SocialOptic, but there’s something for all businesses to learn from what’s been happening in the programming world. Jim and I recently headed...
