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An IT Project Manager with 13 years of fulltime IT experience. I've done everything from running computer labs, troubleshooting systems and programming to running large scale IT projects.

I have a passion for Christ. I like to read religious material, study

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Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Why all the fuss about religious idols?: 10 of 15
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the chil... More..
Business > Project Management Project management for non-project managers: 4 of 6
I've never met anyone who graduated college with the intention of becoming a project manager. Usually, someone will start out as an engineer or line worker and work their way up through project or technical lead to become a project manager. It usually comes down to one day the person is handed their very first project to man... More..
Computers & Technology > Software (Other) What is software project management: 2 of 3
Project management, once relegated to government work, has caught on in the business world due to rising costs of doing business and the greater need to be able release products on time. Advances in standards and technology have made it more flexible and robust. The use of project management in software development helps det... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction Religion's role in addiction recovery: 17 of 25
Are Christian drug rehab centers a help or a scam? "[We] Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." ~ AA [1] Christian drug rehab is really not new. Bill W. was one of the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Bill found himself in a hospital in spite of his determination to quit drinking.... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My great, true, personal garden story: 275 of 391
April 2002 Diary, We finally purchased our home. It sat on 1.4 acres of land, much of it wooded. The first year will be mostly tending to the vegetation put there by the previous owner. The second year, though, I am determined to section off a small portion of it for a vegetable garden. Just the thought of fresh vegetables m... More..
Business > Project Management Project management basics: How to manage a troubled project: 8 of 10
"We need your help. Project xyz is in trouble." Those are the words that strike fear into the heart of a project manager (PM). It's bad enough when it is your project, let alone someone else's. It was early in my PM career that I heard those words. Yet, the experience has been invaluable. What I learned is that it is time to... More..
Business > Project Management Project management basics: The virtual team: 4 of 5
Making virtual teams work may provide benefits, but it may take extra work to achieve success. A virtual team is a team that is geographically dispersed. Technology makes it possible for individuals and groups around the world to team up on projects and produce a product. It used to be that teams had to be co-located in orde... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Outsourcing: 5 of 5
[Brian dials] Automated System: Hello, welcome to ISP, your global Internet Service Provider. Please press 1' for English. Please press 2' for Spanish. Please press 3' for Hindi. Please press 4' for Simplified Chinese. [40 minutes later] "Josh": Hello, my name is Jagdish, but you may call me "Josh". How are you today? Brian:... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) The International Date Line's implications in religion: 2 of 2
It's a global economy. If nothing else, the latest financial woes of the US make that very apparent. As Disney used to say, "It's a small world after all." We now have project teams that span the globe. We might have to set up phone conferences for 7:00 am or earlier because of the time differences between countries. In this... More..