Comments for Torsten J. Koerting

Comment on How to embed Twitter in your Powerpoint presentation by Priyanka D

Priyanka D — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:07:21 +0000

Embedding the twitter stream might be a tad bit distracting but making the stream interactive by using polls might help a long way in engaging the audience.

Comment on How to celebrate project closure with a unique board game by Jess

Jess — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:13:35 +0000

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing :)

Comment on How GANTT Charts could be built by using LEGO! by Torsten J. Koerting

Torsten J. Koerting — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:19:29 +0000

Currently bidding on several Lego / Duplo auctions on the net. At our project kick off by the end of January I will use the blocks for a dynamic ‘Did you understand the Project GANTT Chart? Then rebuild it with Lego! Session’. Will post the pictures early Feb.
Torsten

Comment on Merry Christmas everyone by Margot

Margot — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:50:04 +0000

Great talking to you last night. I enjoyed your post about Twitter. You wont be able to live without your iphone now!
Can’t wait to see you in a couple of months.

Comment on Twitter List for Project Management by Dina Garfinkel

Dina Garfinkel — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:49:51 +0000

That widget is great, I might just have to do the same on my own blog. But, I am still conflicted with the whole lists feature. I’ve seen lots of PM lists, and made one of my own, but I still follow the #PMOT stream much more regularly than any list. I guess the advantage to lists is that you see the twitter people as a whole twitter person and not just when they are making project management related tweets?

I’m not convinced yet, I think I’d quickly be on information overload if I followed all of the PM lists out there…

-dina

Comment on Twitter List for Project Management by Caramoan

Caramoan — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:40:17 +0000

Twitter is some ways is much better than blogging. I love to Twitter my everyday activities on my friends and relatives.
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Comment on How GANTT Charts could be built by using LEGO! by Geof Lory

Geof Lory — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:21:06 +0000

Torsten,
Thanks for the comments on my article and th additional reference in your blog. If it helps one person with one project, it’s worthwhile.
Keep up the good work,
Geof

Comment on How GANTT Charts could be built by using LEGO! by Elyse

Elyse — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:41:48 +0000

This is a great idea. I think I will use this in the PM101 classes as a learning exercise. It will help to bring home th concept in a fun and useful way.

Thanks for sharing!
Elyse

Comment on Why Twitter is a great resource for project managers ? by Matthew Hodgson

Matthew Hodgson — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:19:02 +0000

I’m pleased you found my article on storyboards and agile interesting. Like you I also find some of the best discoveries are made through referrals from friends on twitter.

I look forward to having you read more of my articles.

@magia3e

Comment on Why Twitter is a great resource for project managers ? by Erik Hamburger

Erik Hamburger — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:31:35 +0000

Hi Torsten,

You asked me why Twitter is a great resource for. Here’s my reply.

First of all you make the not completely correct assumption that it a great resource. It surely has been quite the experience the last two weeks. I believe I’ve been active for about the same time as you.

I must say a whole new world has opened for me. I have met some great new people such as @papercutpm @projectrecovery @unlikebefore @writeadvantage and @lauriehosken to name a few and have had quite a few interesting and sometime very humorous chats of and on Twitter.

Twitter really started to make sense when I realized the importance of the # and @ symbols. All of a sudden I was able to focus on specific interests and to chat with individuals.

From a project management perspective I’ve been exposed to some very good new insights and read some really good stuff. I’ve also been able to share some of my own insights and experiences with the #pmot folks and others out there. I’ve also seen in my website traffic analysis that clicks from twitter are surely increasing.

But, as for you, not only project management is what I follow.

On the other hand I find quite a lot of what I see on the tweets (not per se #pmot) regurgitated and shallow. It seems twitter is the ideal platform to toot one’s own horn. It’s the ultimate quote machine.
What I also don’t understand (yet?) is how someone can follow 2, 5 or even 70 thousand people.

But all in all it has been a very positive experience and I will for sure keep delving in the possibilities of Twitter and supporting tools/sites.

Cheers,

Erik Hamburger
@AmbidexterMan