{hero} at 34

Yup! That's my age and I thank God for making those 34 years very pleasant.

Moving on I'd like to make this year a special one in the following areas of my life:

• Spirituality

I'd like God to use more of my being for the salvation of the many. As He has been using me at Miracle Life Fellowship International - Los Banos, hopefully, this new engagement with Lighthouse Foursquare Gospel Church bear fruit for the Glory of God and the advancement of His Kingdom in the area where we are currently staying. It's like looking at myself as a tree planted here where people get to rest in the shadow. Which reminds me too that being employed at Stratpoint, I should also allow myself a channel of divine blessing (and interventions) for the success of the company. Lastly, I'll be commencing Project Canaan. The technicalities and all are in the works but surely it will come to pass!

• Community
  

The excitement of sharing some of my knowledge in Mathematics (and Computing along the way) in the form of not-so-formal teaching through MACES, Inc. is very much increasing with the initial encounter to the Youth Organization's president in our subdivision. The concept targets incoming Fourth Year High School students and prepare them for their College Entrance Exam. I should say this is long overdue but God seems to be paving the way for it to happen this year.

• Career
  

One thing is for sure: I'm stuck with Project Management. Having said that I am resolved to taking myself master the craft, bridge my knowledge gaps, and become a key player in the field.



Lord Jesus, you are my strength! May you increase more in my life! Amen!

The unspoken truth about managing geeks

I came across this 5 page article that starts with discussing RESPECT as the principal values that could differentiate a good geek management from a bad one. It continues to outline the various stereotype elements at play, suggests how to elicit these stereotype elements, and finally gives advise on how to fix it.

Read more here: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137708/Opinion_The_unspoken_truth_about_managing_geeks?taxonomyId=14&pageNumber=1

The Shifting Landscape of Business

The business climate is altering every project decision. Here's how to weather the storm:

• try to eliminate all unnecessary waste from projects
• share project information as it will breed loyalty, streamline project progress and improve the end-results
• choose the right partner as it will reduce risk and improve delivery time

Value-driven Project Management

Allow me to escape from the usual task/resource scheduling and monitoring activities and think of the value I am adding in the project: IIL's free webinar on Value-driven Project Management.

Hopefully i can make sound business decisions and project-based decisions and better understand how value affects the construction of a portfolio of projects.

Sorry State of Project Managers? Too early to say...

I came across this article: The Sorry State of Project Managers and Business Analysts and seems to get a feel of how others in the field see or experience their roles.

I guess being a beginner is a fortune as there are more room to explore (a.k.a. more forgivable shortcomings and more opportunities to learn).

My hopes are still high. Project Management is still the best role I may engage at.