Comments on: Go see The Rules of Productivity presentation. Now! http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Is your team working hard or just burning out? | The WAV Group http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-256004 Is your team working hard or just burning out? | The WAV Group Thu, 19 May 2011 20:12:56 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-256004 [...] Ellie Mirman from Ellie Mirman.com posted a great article about the rules for maximizing productivity of work teams.  I think there are some great lessons to be learned from a presentation from a blog called The Chief Happiness Officer. [...] [...] Ellie Mirman from Ellie Mirman.com posted a great article about the rules for maximizing productivity of work teams.  I think there are some great lessons to be learned from a presentation from a blog called The Chief Happiness Officer. [...]

]]> By: » EverydayUX morsels (December 7th – December 8th) | EverydayUX: Everyday User Experience by alex rainert http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-245002 » EverydayUX morsels (December 7th – December 8th) | EverydayUX: Everyday User Experience by alex rainert Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:02:16 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-245002 [...] Go see The Rules of Productivity presentation. Now!Nice post on the Cult of Overwork. Still amazed at how many flaunt hours, rather than results, as a badge of honor. [...] [...] Go see The Rules of Productivity presentation. Now!Nice post on the Cult of Overwork. Still amazed at how many flaunt hours, rather than results, as a badge of honor. [...]

]]> By: PM Hut http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-244950 PM Hut Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:31:43 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-244950 Sorry the link to the project failure article is: http://www.pmhut.com/why-projects-fail-2 (apparently it's not working in my previous comment). Sorry the link to the project failure article is: http://www.pmhut.com/why-projects-fail-2 (apparently it’s not working in my previous comment).

]]> By: PM Hut http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-244949 PM Hut Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:31:05 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-244949 I think that the 60 hours curve is not quite accurate (it seems to me that it becomes steady as of the 8th week), eventually when having your resources working 60 hours a week they will definitely start pondering quitting, or simply collapse (which leads to health issues, leading to many days being taken off by several members at the same time). Overtime scheduled in the project plan is one of the <a>reasons project fail</a> (check reason #2). I think that the 60 hours curve is not quite accurate (it seems to me that it becomes steady as of the 8th week), eventually when having your resources working 60 hours a week they will definitely start pondering quitting, or simply collapse (which leads to health issues, leading to many days being taken off by several members at the same time).

Overtime scheduled in the project plan is one of the reasons project fail (check reason #2).

]]> By: Bay http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-244899 Bay Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:28:03 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-244899 Interesting! I would guess most of know this intuitively anyway. What I was wondering, however, is whether the graph doesn't idealise normal productivity by showing it flat. I suspect it would actually be more like a cardiogram reading. What do you think? Interesting! I would guess most of know this intuitively anyway.

What I was wondering, however, is whether the graph doesn’t idealise normal productivity by showing it flat. I suspect it would actually be more like a cardiogram reading. What do you think?

]]> By: willbill http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-244888 willbill Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:40 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-244888 thank you for the post... I learned a lot... thank you for the post… I learned a lot…

]]> By: David Turnbull http://positivesharing.com/2009/11/the-rules-of-productivity-presentation/#comment-244878 David Turnbull Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:23:44 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2758#comment-244878 Thanks for the link to the presentation. As soon as I finish procrastinating by watching Die Hard 4 I'll make sure to read through it. ;) Thanks for the link to the presentation. As soon as I finish procrastinating by watching Die Hard 4 I’ll make sure to read through it. ;)

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