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Welcome to the 'Plogging' World

Posted by Hemos on from the living-in-a-material-world dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "No, it's not a typo. A plog is short for 'project log' like a blog is short for 'web log.' And plogs start to be used as tools to manage projects, especially in the IT world, as discovered Michael Schrage of the MIT. He reports his findings in an article published by CIO Magazine, "The Virtues of Chitchat." Schrage found that if plogs are not really commonplace, they're not exactly rare. And they are even used to manage large IT projects, such as ERP rollouts. I totally agree with him that a plog is of great value to integrate people in a team or to keep track of the advancement of a project. And you, what's your view? If you're a project manager, do you use a plog for better control? And if not today, will you use one in the future? This overview contains selected excerpts from Schage's article which will help you to answer the above questions."

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  1. Ah, like the old .project file by Mick+Ohrberg · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Brings back memories, when we would check out each others' .project files... Hopefully this tool will be a little easier to manage.

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  2. one word by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    pwiki.
    They make for excellent documentation both for old and for new developers/users

  3. SF by Leffe · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Could you consider SourceForge a 'plog'?

  4. tlog? by lacrymology.com · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If a web log is a blog, then shouldn't project log be a tlog?

    -m

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  5. Workplace Wikis are useful by mikemacd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've found that WIKIs can be useful as a collaboration tool in the workplace.

    It can be a free form tool to coordinate various teams and projects. Its important to bear in mind though that even the best tool is no replacement for good management.

    The WIKI I'm currently using is TWIKI which is GPL'd.

  6. Re:Do we need more types? by generic-man · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Blogs," "moblogs," and "plogs" are not words. They are ill-conceived marketing creations, no better than "information superhighway" and "top-speed technology." They exist to perpetuate the myth that personal publishing is going to reinvent the web as a means of communication.

    Weblogs are personal web pages or journals. Plogs are project logs. Photologs are photo journals. Sure, the terms are longer, but they actually sound reasonable compared to "blog."

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