Monday, June 2, 2008

Blogging Defined and Weekly Topics

During a week stay at Bethany Beach, several of my family members asked me what is a “blog” and how does it work?

Blog Defined- It has two features set apart a blog, or web log, from other kinds of websites: the main goal is ease of publishing content and reader interaction on current topics and issues. Typical blog software is designed so that anyone using a PC with very limited computer experience can easily put their writing and thoughts online, in their own blog site (Google is one of the easiest to use) or by adding comments to those of other blogging folks.
The conversations that arise should be current, relevant, lively, and informative.
Our EPMO blog site is about key lessons that I have learned about on complex IT programs, EPMOs, and new concepts business process management using business architecture, through my own recent career activities. I hope others will benefit from my experiences at what (for me, at least) feels like an adventure each day.

Among the weekly topics that I will address are:

EPMO Structures
Business Governance
Good Government Practices
Enterprise Architecture with an emphasis on business architecture
Helping people help you to migrate to an enterprise PMO
Publish PMO / EPMO findings and lessons learned from the field
Becoming a more valuable resource in your field
Serving multiple constituencies
Participating in the broader marketplace – Aerospace, Commercial, Civil, Defense, Intell, and other public entities such as utilities
Hot topics in the press- WSJ ,Financial Times, and others