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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. Embarassing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    term.

  2. Welcome to the "Clogging" world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    No, it's not a typo. A clog is short for 'colon log' like a blog is short for 'web log.' And as plogs start to be used as tools to clog toilets, we will need a trained army of monkeys to reach in there and undo the damage. That, or bran.

    The choice is yours, America. It's either high-fiber breakfasts or an army of poop-monkeys.

    Me? I like monkeys.

    None of which changes the fact that "plogging" is officially where this stupid trend should die.

  3. [OT] Re:Plogging for defense and security by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    military contractors

    I always thought that it was pretty interesting to see how there's now this distinction between military contractors on one side, and foreign terrorists on the other, whereas in the old days, when life was simpler and all, they were all just mercenaries.

  4. Re:Do we need more types? by generic-man · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Holy cow, I didn't know you were still in Pittsburgh, Jason -- I wondered when I saw your domain name. Cool.

    Yup, I'm still working for a small software company in the Burgh. You know me, but I don't recognize your nickname. Who are you? You can reply by e-mail (use the address on my home page) to avoid more off-topic posting. :)

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    For more information, click here.
  5. Re:Not fair!! - CSM alert! by Mwongozi · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hah, thanks for the support, but you must be new to SlashDot. Moderating based on post quality? Bahaha.