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Project Talk: Site Visit

Thursday a small group went to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital to observe their deployment of PICIS. They are a few months ahead of our deployment. We enjoyed the first hand experience of a recent deployment. Everyone at Salinas Valley Memorial were great hosts.

Project Talk: ORIS Integration Testing

We passed! While we have a list of todos a half mile long, it should not preclude us from "Go Live". We are pretty much on track.

I am looking forward to this weekend. I have a gig in Sacramento with the California Repercussions.

Project Talk: ORIS Integration Testing

The ORIS project team has been busy preparing for this week with PICIS. It is integration testing time! It is time to see if all the parts and flow work together. So far, the testing has been going well. Some hiccups, but nothing, yet, that would be a show stopper. We have two more days to go to flush out the issues.

Next on my agenda is getting the needed construction signed off so I can order the needed equipment. Also need to work to figure out the proper application stress tests that we can perform on the application.

Where did July go?

I was looking at the calendar and realized that it has been over a mount since I posted on the blog. Where does the time go? I have to get better at posting.

Project Talk -- The OR project is kicking into high gear. We are progressing at a steady pace. I am learning so much. My goal in any project is to try to make sure that IT is not the sole reason that a project is behind schedule. By that barometer I am doing well.

Pleasure Talk -- While I have not traveled much this year, I have spent time going to Broadway Shows and plays.  Maybe later this year I will try to get a trip planned.....

I have been posting more to Facebook and Twitter. So, look for me there...

Camping at Tuolumne Meadows -- Yosemite

Just got back from a few beautiful days camping in Yosemite, Tuolumne Meadows area.  This is me after hiking to the top of one of the many "domes" in the area. This one is called Pothole dome.

It was nice to get away. Hopefully my mind is refreshed. I am looking forward to next year. Maybe I will sneak out a camping trip a little more local before the end of the year.

Sometimes I need a break

Sometimes I just need a break. Originally, this was the weekend for playing in the Jazz Festival in Sacramento, or even camping along the coast. But, I needed more than just some fun away. I needed some home time. This was made even more evident by the fact when I was setting my Out of Office Friday night, the last time that I needed to set it was January 6, 2009, Mac World 2009 time. Far too long between free days.

So, now I am now at home just hanging out. Wish that I could say that I didn’t bring work home with me, because I did, but I did limit the amount and I will be taking a hike in the Bay Area on Sunday.

Baby steps. This has opened up my eyes. I really do need to make more time for myself. I would love to continue and even expands some of my hobbies…..

Project Talk - Communication, Communication, Communication

Here is another semi regular post on my observations while being a tech lead on the implementation team of an OR system.

It has been said that many projects fail because of the lack of communication/organizational. While, this project is no where near meeting its demise, it has met what I would call its first communication speed bump. To get back on track meetings were called, issues were discussed and hopefully we have a better understanding of what is needed to keep the communications lines open and flowing.

The take away here is don't always take the academic approach to project management communication. Be ready to adjust communication methods on the fly. I am learning to make sure to communicate early and communicate often.

Dinner: An Oxymoron?

Natural enemies on one plate.

View of flowers from our backyard

It is spring in California. This is a shot of our flowers in the backyard. While there is much work to do in the yard, it is nice to have the established trees and flowers.

Mother Dove

Our doves looks to have finally made a proper nest. Last season they did not do so well. From the looks of it the mother dove hopes to have babies soon. I will keep you informed.