Creating Cultural Change with Project Management 2.0

By guest author Mridula Velagapudi

With a string of conceptual terms such as Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, SaaS 2.0, Project Management has also found its foothold in the term Project Management 2.0.

It all started with the term Web 2.0, which denotes the evolutionary phase of the World Wide Web where it allowed users to participate in information sharing as well as collaboration both as creators and consumers of content. Similarly, Enterprise 2.0 liberated employees from using legacy communication and productivity tools. It helped employees, customers and suppliers to collaborate and organize information. And SaaS 2.0 is known more as the next generation business management platform that can compete with traditional enterprise applications and not just as an application utilized in a hosted format. >>>

1Mby1M Deal Radar 2012: Jellyfish Art, San Francisco, California

Many people want to have pets, but they want pets that require less maintenance and attention than cats, dogs or birds. That’s part of what makes pet fish popular. Aquariums only have to be cleaned occasionally, and fish demand little attention. Most of us are used to seeing tanks with goldfish, angel fish and guppies. But the latest trend in the low-maintenance pet world is pet jellyfish.

Capitalizing on this trend, San Francisco, California–based Jellyfish Art sells specialized aquariums and products that allow jellyfish to thrive in the comfort of their owners’ homes. Jellyfish have become popular to exhibit because of their unique nature and mesmerizing and soothing movement. Personalized jellyfish aquariums from Jellyfish Art have been met with strong demand and are highly sought after as a new form of interior decoration. The aquariums are also used as sources of light and focal points in offices and other spaces. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Are We in a Tech Bubble?

There are some who think that technology will somehow follow the same path as the dot com industry. But I don’t think that’s the case at all, and apparently, neither does blogger Chris Dixon. While it’s true that some tech companies may someday fade away or collapse, the technology industry itself will continue to thrive and grow for many years to come.

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2012: Elasticity, St. Louis, Missouri

Anyone who wants to have a successful marketing campaign for his business will have social media marketing among the many tools in his marketing tool kit. While it’s possible for a company to achieve success without social media and other forms of online marketing, why would anyone want to ignore such powerful resources?

Elasticity is a digital word-of-mouth firm that provides strategic counsel about using a combination of social media, online portals, and traditional media for customer engagement to companies across the U.S. Founded in 2009 by three former executives from PR agency Fleishman-Hillard, Elasticity’s campaigns have resulted in increased engagement among target audiences that have exceeded what traditional marketing and PR approaches have achieved. >>>

1M/1M Video: Virtual Incubator + Physical Incubator

This may sound counter-intuitive, but we’re discussing entrepreneurship development strategies for various countries, and we feel that the only way to build a pipeline of entrepreneurs in short-order is by combining virtual incubation with physical incubation. There are 7500 physical incubators around the world today. Most of them are failing. Why? We have moderated many discussions already on the subject here on this blog. You can read a great one here. Today, however, certain physical incubator models are also succeeding, and certain virtual incubator models, especially 1M/1M, are definitely succeeding. We feel that the 7500+ incubators around the world would be a great deal more successful if they supplemented themselves with a virtual incubator model such as 1M/1M. Otherwise, they are very often pouring money into unvalidated concepts that go nowhere. This investment can be much, much more effective. If you are an incubator manager looking to explore how to partner with 1M/1M, please contact us ASAP.

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2012: XBOSoft, San Francisco, California

XBOSoft (XBO) is an international firm based in South San Francisco that specializes in software quality assurance. It has branch offices in the Netherlands and Norway. XBO uses practical quality assurance processes combined with deep technical expertise to serve clients and deliver a full range of QA consulting and testing services, including quality process assessment, test process improvement, functional and regression testing, and performance testing, among others. Proprietary programs and tools such as XBO ONE Automation Methodology identify defects early and reduce development life cycles. The company believes the CommONE online client collaboration tool for secure 24/7 online access to project information sets it apart from competitors, as does its focus on software quality assurance. >>>

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