My job as Project Manager at ONE/Northwest has me managing several website projects simultaneously. At any one time I may be working anywhere from three to seven website projects in different stages and often of different magnitudes. Like others where I work, I am relatively good at this sort of juggling (though I hit highs and lows in the process).

So here are my thoughts on the DNC Rules Committee Hearings - and, yes, I'm going to relate this to project scoping.

I understand the issues as they are raised by the citizens of Florida and Michigan. Let's call them the end-user stakeholders. This group of stakeholders has been poorly represented by the stakeholders who were tasked with that representative function at the table last year.

I also understand the principles that are being articulated by the Clinton campaign. And I have no issue with that campaign's making a rhetorical argument for a particular outcome.

Friend and co-worker Jodie has been pumping out some really strong blog posts on estimating. When I get caught up from past mis-estimates I'll give them a careful read. In the meantime you can read them here:

http://shemuses.net/2007/05/28/estimating/

http://shemuses.net/2007/06/04/your-word-integration/

http://shemuses.net/2007/06/04/the-accountability-police/

http://shemuses.net/2007/06/04/a-culture-of-accountability/

http://shemuses.net/2007/05/29/the-art-of-no/

http://shemuses.net/2007/05/28/estimating/