http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/ Critical Chain Project Management, Program Management, TOC and Projects Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:40:22 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10755 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10755 http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-myth-of-multitasking Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:15 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10754 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10754 Heh, Heh...try this... http://www.kongregate.com/games/IcyLime/multitask Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:31:37 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10753 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10753 Hi, All Hadn't seen this one before: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95256794 Regards, Larry Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:50:15 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10752 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10752 Hi, All Had an interesting week of training different groups of people that led me to think back over what I can remember of the responses of differnet groups Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:08:03 GMT Jack Dahlgren http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10751 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10751 On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:34 AM, lawrence_leach ... Yes, it is like detective work sometimes, but it has to be done. -Jack Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:22:11 GMT pammi rupesh http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10750 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10750 Hello, Anyone based from Chennai on this group. I am from Chennai and keen to connect. I can be reached on 098407 05459 Regards RUPESH Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:38:20 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10749 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10749 Hi, All Heh, heh. It didn't take near as long as I thought it would for the company in question to back away from sequestering resources for non-project work. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:34:31 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10748 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10748 Hi, Jack Yes, I start with a standard list of questions to begin to understand their project environment. No, they are not in a better positon to judge "just Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:25:42 GMT Jack Dahlgren http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10747 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10747 On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:37 PM, lawrence_leach ... If I'm talking to someone I don't know, the conversation has to start somewhere. They are in a better Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:32:28 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10746 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10746 Hi, Jay Sorry, I am still addressing non-project work. I am most concerned with the on-call engineering jobs for the plants that draw on the same enginnering Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:12:00 GMT jblists http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10745 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10745 Larry, That which is Quadrant II (In Covey's Important/Urgent Quad box) are always the tough ones. That is why you leave time in the project schedule to do Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:38:10 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10744 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10744 Hi, Jack Just like asking someone for their favorite resturant isn't likely to give you a result you will like if they happen to have very different tastes Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:33:34 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10743 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10743 Hi, Nicos Good analogy! The immediate problem is solved. I told the current requestor that I would not refer to him any of my prevous clients, because his Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:28:53 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10742 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10742 Hi, Kik Ah, I see. Good. Larry Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:27:35 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10741 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10741 Hi, Jay Yes, something like that is what they need. I hate to allow them to drop tasks without completing them. That has a tendency to be a slippery slope.