Comments on: The one best-practice to rule them all – Part 4 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/ After much frustration, it seems DEFAULT is the way to go... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CleverWorkarounds » SharePoint Governance – Debategraph style http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-12621 CleverWorkarounds » SharePoint Governance – Debategraph style Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:21:56 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-12621 [...] year when I was learning the dark Jedi arts of dialogue mapping I got to know David Price, one of my fellow students who operated in that world of hurt. David is a [...] [...] year when I was learning the dark Jedi arts of dialogue mapping I got to know David Price, one of my fellow students who operated in that world of hurt. David is a [...]

]]> By: Michael Greth MVP SharePoint Blog : SharePoint Kaffeetasse 109 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-7203 Michael Greth MVP SharePoint Blog : SharePoint Kaffeetasse 109 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:46:15 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-7203 [...] The one best practice to rule them all - Part 4 [...] [...] The one best practice to rule them all – Part 4 [...]

]]> By: CleverWorkarounds » The one best practice to rule them all – Part 6 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-7156 CleverWorkarounds » The one best practice to rule them all – Part 6 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:52 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-7156 [...] The one best practice to rule them all - Part 4 [...] [...] The one best practice to rule them all – Part 4 [...]

]]> By: CleverWorkarounds » The one best practice to rule them all – Part 5 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-7015 CleverWorkarounds » The one best practice to rule them all – Part 5 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:45:08 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-7015 [...] The one best practice to rule them all - Part 4 [...] [...] The one best practice to rule them all – Part 4 [...]

]]> By: Andrew Jolly http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6785 Andrew Jolly Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-6785 Kailash Awati, and other esteemed commenters, I've been learning the core concepts of IBIS and mapping, and yes I find a lot of benefit in using them to cut through my own fog of problems and get a better perspective on things; it really is a great way to get accustomed to the core concepts. As Paul writes it really is a skill to be learnt but it's a buzz when you start seeing it work. Another way i'm attempting to build skills and practice with the Compendium software is mapping things out in meetings , I kick up Compendium in non-critical meetings such as retrospective meetings and progress catch up's/reviews (We work with Agile Development practices) and you can really see how it falls into place in these types of dialogues. I still need to fix up my maps a lot at the moment but it's really effective learning. I'm looking to work IBIS with Clients in the coming weeks. I do recommend reading the Dialogue Mapping book, Jeff Conklin, I refer to it a lot with my learning and practicing. Also, when I downloaded Compendium I thought 'oh no, not another dodgy java app' but i must say a solid effort by the contributors to this app' Cheers, Andrew Jolly Kailash Awati, and other esteemed commenters,
I’ve been learning the core concepts of IBIS and mapping, and yes I find a lot of benefit in using them to cut through my own fog of problems and get a better perspective on things; it really is a great way to get accustomed to the core concepts. As Paul writes it really is a skill to be learnt but it’s a buzz when you start seeing it work. Another way i’m attempting to build skills and practice with the Compendium software is mapping things out in meetings , I kick up Compendium in non-critical meetings such as retrospective meetings and progress catch up’s/reviews (We work with Agile Development practices) and you can really see how it falls into place in these types of dialogues. I still need to fix up my maps a lot at the moment but it’s really effective learning. I’m looking to work IBIS with Clients in the coming weeks.
I do recommend reading the Dialogue Mapping book, Jeff Conklin, I refer to it a lot with my learning and practicing.

Also, when I downloaded Compendium I thought ‘oh no, not another dodgy java app’ but i must say a solid effort by the contributors to this app’

Cheers,

Andrew Jolly

]]> By: CleverWorkarounds » Why InfoPath rocks http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6552 CleverWorkarounds » Why InfoPath rocks Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:32:03 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-6552 [...] fully explain the implications of why InfoPath rocks, I have created an IBIS issue map that makes the argumentation quite [...] [...] fully explain the implications of why InfoPath rocks, I have created an IBIS issue map that makes the argumentation quite [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6545 admin Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:04:20 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-6545 Hi Kailash Yes you are right. IBIS is a terrific way of analysing your own positions. I have issue mapped various well known SharePoint whitepapers and found that once you put them into IBIS, you can see the flaws in the argumentation quite clearly. It is a very effective tool in writing great documents. For a PM like yourself, you can probably see from what has been written so far, that I now do some pretty damn good requirements gathering sessions (maps) that turn into great functinal specifications. I'll be delving deeper into that side of things in future posts - as well as some words of caution... Hi Kailash

Yes you are right. IBIS is a terrific way of analysing your own positions. I have issue mapped various well known SharePoint whitepapers and found that once you put them into IBIS, you can see the flaws in the argumentation quite clearly. It is a very effective tool in writing great documents. For a PM like yourself, you can probably see from what has been written so far, that I now do some pretty damn good requirements gathering sessions (maps) that turn into great functinal specifications.

I’ll be delving deeper into that side of things in future posts – as well as some words of caution…

]]> By: Kailash Awati http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6544 Kailash Awati Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:39:08 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-6544 Paul, I was wondering what you were setting us up for in parts 1 through 3. That's absolutely brilliant; you've outdone yourself. Apart from its obvious utility for developing a shared understanding of problems, perhaps it is also possible to use IBIS to analyse <i>one's own</i> positions regarding complex issues -sort of like playing chess against one's self. Does that make sense? Perhaps not, because the whole point of the technique is to capture diverse (and often contradictory) viewpoints as articulated in a dialogue. Yet, I can't help but think it would be interesting for anyone to dissect their own arguments (as presented in their blogs, say) using this technique. I reckon they can be sure of encountering a few surprises - and more than a few contradictions. Now I'm off to the Compendium site to find out more. Keep the good stuff coming - I'm a big fan. Regards, Kailash. Paul,

I was wondering what you were setting us up for in parts 1 through 3. That’s absolutely brilliant; you’ve outdone yourself.

Apart from its obvious utility for developing a shared understanding of problems, perhaps it is also possible to use IBIS to analyse one’s own positions regarding complex issues -sort of like playing chess against one’s self. Does that make sense? Perhaps not, because the whole point of the technique is to capture diverse (and often contradictory) viewpoints as articulated in a dialogue. Yet, I can’t help but think it would be interesting for anyone to dissect their own arguments (as presented in their blogs, say) using this technique. I reckon they can be sure of encountering a few surprises – and more than a few contradictions.

Now I’m off to the Compendium site to find out more. Keep the good stuff coming – I’m a big fan.

Regards,

Kailash.

]]> By: admin http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6524 admin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:33:21 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-6524 B-cisive can do IBIS, but mind mapping tools can't. IBIS (as I will soon write about) takes practice, but once you 'think' in IBIS, its hard to go back. B-cisive can do IBIS, but mind mapping tools can’t. IBIS (as I will soon write about) takes practice, but once you ‘think’ in IBIS, its hard to go back.

]]> By: Justin http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/2009/03/04/the-one-best-practice-to-rule-them-all-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-6519 Justin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:18:20 +0000 http://www.cleverworkarounds.com/?p=1117#comment-6519 Great post. I'm trying to get into practice of using IBIS before I pitch the idea that it adds value during our discovery phase. Your material fits what we see in our projects like a glove. Is compendium the best tool? Great post. I’m trying to get into practice of using IBIS before I pitch the idea that it adds value during our discovery phase. Your material fits what we see in our projects like a glove. Is compendium the best tool?

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