On Project Management and Product Management
The link to the video is at the bottom of the post. — Are there any significant differences between the disciplines of project management and product management? My opinion is that each is a well-established discipline, which goes beyond nomenclature and could at best be complementary. Project managers are professionals who oversee projects with the […]
Is it nurture? Is it nature? Sometimes, we would not know, and that’s good enough
General observation: Each time I travel, I bring with mementoes (usually inexpensive) gifts for each person in the household as well as friends and family. Something to tell them they were on my mind during my trip. My wife does the same. My closest friends do the same. I have observed my siblings do the […]
DiscourseWednesday: Attaining technological singularity & the brands of the future
Technological Singularity – is a hypothetical point in the future when technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unfathomable changes to human civilization (Wikipedia). Many envisage this time as one that will be similar to those depicted in the terminator movies (sadly this author didn’t see any of those movies and this may partly be responsible […]
To the caves we returned: The state of affairs of election results in Nigeria. And possible next step?
I have been left in a lurch all weekend, with no official or parallel consolidated view of the election results from the Nigerian general elections held this past Saturday. Given all the sophistication of the people of Nigeria, it is her complexities that bothers the more than casual observer. With millions of internet users (actual […]
Projects and Project Management
For many years, I have had to repeatedly answer questions on what projects are and what the disciplined practice of project management is and I thought to write a quick and short primer here. This is no way exhaustive, but aimed at answering some of the questions many have about the discipline and possible help […]
Ilé tí a bá fi ito mo
Originally posted to OrderPaper.NG, the premier digital publication connection citizens of Nigeria with their representatives in parliament. However, reproduced below with slight modifications based on a discussion between some respectable users of the Yoruba language here on my facebook timeline. Growing up, my father taught me to read and write the Yoruba language, in as […]
When marketing becomes strategy (or a key strategic pillar) – the case of Cialis’ challenge of Viagra’s market
The strategic question for Lilly Icos was whether it could influence how physicians perceived the importance of the criteria (longer lasting effects). The positioning was hotly debated prior to launch: Should the company centre its marketing strategy on Cialis’s lack of side effects, given that safety was already one of the two key criteria (met […]
Lessons learnt learnt whilst staring death in the face…yes, they resonate!
CIO Files
Having spent the better part of the last few months (mentally) as a CIO – not quite officially designated, but have been so indeed, thought and assigned and wrestled responsibilities – and with sights firmly set to contribute to employer’s (and eventually own business’) bottom-line by taking strategic advantage of IT/IS, I elected to start this string of blog […]
Book publishing: Gets easier for the indie publisher
In truth indies have existed for a while long time. I know quite a few, across industries. Myself a self published author, I know going indie isn’t always the plan at the outset and isn’t always as easy as deciding to go indie. In my case, in 2004/5 when the first draft of my book was completed, […]