Getting Ready For Lotusphere '09
Category Administration Lotusphere
This may be the most important Lotusphere since the launch of R5, and I am planning to attend. Actually, I'm submitting a Best Practice session on managing upgrades (I might have the most demanding and complicated examples on record). Mac Guidera has provided an interesting twist to creating the Best Practice submissions--we vote on them using IdeaJam.net.
Now, it's a lot of work thinking on a submission and pulling the information into a coherent and interesting presentation. The idea of letting anyone and everyone vote on topics was a bit unsettling. I asked Mac about how he envisioned the utility of posting on IdeaJam.net:
Now I understand why using IdeaJam could be a game changer for Lotusphere. Mac (and whoever else) will still pick the submissions for Lotusphere, but the presenters have the opportunity to get an idea of what are the most compelling issues for the attendees.
My talk is going to be on Evidenced-Based Upgrades. Feel free to comment on IdeaJam what you think should be included. I'm in agreement with Mac that it makes more sense to pull all the commentary into a single source, rather than divided out into the blogging community.
My proposal is a how-to upgrade in a less-than-friendly environment for Domino, Sametime and Quickr:
Feel free to add suggestions !
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This may be the most important Lotusphere since the launch of R5, and I am planning to attend. Actually, I'm submitting a Best Practice session on managing upgrades (I might have the most demanding and complicated examples on record). Mac Guidera has provided an interesting twist to creating the Best Practice submissions--we vote on them using IdeaJam.net.
Now, it's a lot of work thinking on a submission and pulling the information into a coherent and interesting presentation. The idea of letting anyone and everyone vote on topics was a bit unsettling. I asked Mac about how he envisioned the utility of posting on IdeaJam.net:
I am not using IdeaJam as the decision maker. . . . I think that you might find that the community might help you better shape your idea or maybe even introduce an element to it that you haven't thought of. With that you can come away with a better abstract, combining your expertise and the community's feedback.
Now I understand why using IdeaJam could be a game changer for Lotusphere. Mac (and whoever else) will still pick the submissions for Lotusphere, but the presenters have the opportunity to get an idea of what are the most compelling issues for the attendees.
My talk is going to be on Evidenced-Based Upgrades. Feel free to comment on IdeaJam what you think should be included. I'm in agreement with Mac that it makes more sense to pull all the commentary into a single source, rather than divided out into the blogging community.
My proposal is a how-to upgrade in a less-than-friendly environment for Domino, Sametime and Quickr:
A frank how-to in winning trust and succeeding amidst budget cutting, organizational uncertainty and downsizing. It's a blend of management and technical techniques. For a few topics, code samples will be included. I'd like this to be run without being taped.
Feel free to add suggestions !
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