Imran Ashraf

How to nail a tricky IT project

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:11:00 -0800

Stick to the schedule
Resist changes to the project scope
Break the project into discrete modules
Assemble the right team, including IT experts, outside experts and vendors
Prevent turnover among team members
Frame the initiative as a business endeavor, not a technical one
Focus on a single target, e.g. "readiness to go live", measuring every activity against it

From the HBR article "Why your IT project might be riskier than you think" by Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier. (Download it via http://www.alejandrobarros.com)

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Movember fact: Only four US presidents had moustaches

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:54:00 -0800

The only 4 U.S. Presidents known for baring mustaches are: Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and William H. Taft. Since Taft in 1909, all U.S. Presidents have been clean shaven.

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Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft

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Kom op voor je digitale rechten ! Do like I did, doneer aan Bits of Freedom

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0700

Bits of Freedom is een beweging die privacy en communicatievrijheid in de digitale wereld verdedigt. Zij richt zich hierbij op de beinvloeding van overheidsbeleid en zelfregulering. Zij doet dat door een constructieve lobby te voeren en actieve campagnes te voeren. Twee belangrijke thema's waar zij op richt, zijn de verzameldrift van de overheid, en een open en voor iedereen toegankelijk internet.

Do your Bit and do like I did ! Doneer aan Bits of Freedom

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Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:44:00 -0700

Think different
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Remembering Steve Jobs

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What's Your Mission? No direction without goal.

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:06:44 -0700

From Keith Ferrazzi's book 'Never Eat Alone' (Chapter 3 - What's Your Mission?)

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The Spider Trees of Pakistan

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:06:44 -0700

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In July 2010, the Sindh region of Pakistan suffered horrible flooding. Since then, the waters haven't receded, which has created an abundance of mosquitoes. Taking advantage of the phenomenon, local spiders have wrapped trees with their webbing in order to catch more food.

Local villagers have also benefited from the decrease in the mosquito population, which has reduced the spread of malaria and other diseases.

Photo source: UK Department for International Development

via Divine Caroline

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Movie: The Devil's Double

Sun, 08 May 2011 01:11:00 -0700

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

Putting this one on my watch-list.

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Pakistani look-a-like of Mr. Bean in a Habib Bank commercial

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:42:23 -0700

Pakistani look-a-like of Mr. Bean in a Habib Bank commercial. Funny, but not as funny as the real one though...

via Pakistaniat (also for more video's)

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Where has your iPhone been?

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:38:59 -0700

Visualisation software to see where your iPhone has been. The file it
reads resides on your computer in an iPhone backup file.

Download the application via http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker/

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Hajj in 1953, photos by National Geographic

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:10:48 -0700

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Rare photos taken by National Geographic in 1953. How things have changed when comparing it to today...

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