The project team has been assembled and sprung into action. Each team member brings their own personal stories to the project. I thought I’d briefly share the stories of three people I’ve met this week; Frederick Torres, Elsie Alip and Mark Nery. All are members of the eBPLS (e-Business Permit & Licensing System) project in […]
Personal paths intersect on e-Government project in San Felipe, Philippines
September 2, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Developing staff capacities in order to sustain momentum on Philippines e-Governance project
August 28, 2009 by · 1 Comment
This past week I spent time with the eRPTS (electronic Real Property Taxation System) project team in San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines. As regular readers of this blog will know, for the last month I’ve been in the Philippines as a Volunteer Advisor to the eGov4MD project (of which eRPTS is a sub-project), with the […]
A place where a good driver is an essential member of the project team
August 16, 2009 by · 2 Comments
The place is the Philippines. The driver is Richmond Pon-an. The project is the e-Governance for Municipal Development (eGov4MD) project. I’m here in the Philippines, as a Volunteer Advisor (VA), to the eGov4MD project, with the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO). The eGov4MD project is an international collaborative, orchestrated by the League of Municipalities of […]
Building a collaborative project framework
April 4, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Building a collaborative project framework involves thinking about the connections between how we talk, what we talk about, and what happens afterwards. What kind of infrastructure supports making those connections? Two things I think are essential to structuring collaborative projects are: People need the places and opportunities to have the important conversations Those conversations need […]
A metaphor for the collaborative leader
February 6, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Recently, a colleague leading in a multi-party collaboration described her role to me as being a lubricant to the system. She told me her job was to facilitate, to connect people together who should be connected, to grease the wheels so to speak, and just generally remove obstacles so people could get their work done. […]
