a.. The social networking available at the annual meeting
This will happen just based on professionals getting together for the
conference and sessions. In tough times, it is an obvious choice for cost
cutting
c.. Conference presentations from the IBMers who designed and wrote the
code
I have always considered these to be a core component of Common.
Well spent funds.
d.. Conference presentations from the name speakers in our industry
I have always considered these to be a core component of Common.
Well spent funds. (if they are purely marketing pep talks, cut though)
e.. Conference presentations from other users
f.. Training on nontechnical topics
These are always nice, but again, in tough times the funds are better
spent elsewhere.
g.. Reduced car rental rates (okay, just kidding)
h.. Beer at $2/pop (I'm serious about this one)
People can handle buying their own beer (they'll do it at full price
late at night after sessions anyway). CUT
i.. Year-round education in the form of webcasts and webinars
j.. The Career Center
Is this an expensive component of COMMON?
k.. The Requirement and Top Concerns processes that provides feedback to
IBM
Well spent funds.
"William A.
Hansen"
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All,
In difficult financial times, many organizations decide to focus on their
core strengths. In my job as the COMMON SET manager, I'm trying to put
together some proposals for making the best use of the resources we have
available. (Feel free to suggest anything...like that is ever a problem
for this group!) Where I am stumbling is in prioritizing why people join
COMMON. Here are some suggestions. Which of these make up the essence of
COMMON? If you could tell COMMON how to spend your membership dues, how
should they allocate it?
a.. The social networking available at the annual meeting
b.. Conference presentations on a particular topic (you pick)
c.. Conference presentations from the IBMers who designed and wrote the
code
d.. Conference presentations from the name speakers in our industry
e.. Conference presentations from other users
f.. Training on nontechnical topics
g.. Reduced car rental rates (okay, just kidding)
h.. Beer at $2/pop (I'm serious about this one)
i.. Year-round education in the form of webcasts and webinars
j.. The Career Center
k.. The Requirement and Top Concerns processes that provides feedback to
IBM
COMMON is the only place where we can get all of this, so "all of the
above" is not allowed for this thought experiment.
Bill
William A. Hansen
whansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Manta Technologies Inc.
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Direct: (303) 862-4562
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