Today's Date: 21 May 2013

May 2008

19
May

Data, data everywhere and not a drop to drink: extending Team Foundation Server

Even from educational days, there was an emphasis on metrics, capturing data to make project reviews more retentive than they usually are. I’m probably like most people and view timesheets as a necessary evil. Recently though, I’ve been finding capturing metrics about what is going on within a project a really interesting exercise and, in doing so, extending our use of Team Foundation Server (TFS). ... read full post

Posted by:  Tony Sinclair,  Practice Lead, Portals, Content & Collaboration |  19 May 2008
Tags: Team Foundation Server
12
May

Let's talk SharePoint

This year’s SharePoint Conference (held at the Conference Centre in Seattle, USA) can only be described as a huge success. Throughout the conference I was impressed that the organisers were able to “practice what they preach” by using SharePoint to host the conference website. Not only did this provide useful information when preparing to attend the conference but was a useful tool throughout and even after the conference. One of the things that impressed me most was the personal areas (through the use of MySites) where each attendee was able to plan, view and manage the sessions they attended and also provided the ability to submit session evaluations online. ... read full post

Posted by:  Bernardine Slagter,  Developer Consultant |  12 May 2008
Tags: SharePoint, Silverlight, SharePoint Conference, Taxonomy
07
May

Why traditional meetings don't always work... and an alternative

As information workers, we’re spending more and more of our working days inside meeting rooms, and studies show that time spent in sit-down meetings isn’t always productive. ... read full post

Posted by:  Duncan Smith,  Practice Team Lead, Enterprise Applications |  07 May 2008
Tags: communication