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‘Everything Must Start Somewhere’

April 11, 2008 |

 ’everything must start somewhere’  

The phrase comes to mind when writing the first entry in a blog.

So where do I start? With me I guess. Well it is my blog.

My role with JISC is to ensure that the programmes and projects are well managed and the benefits are shared and felt as widely as possible. Of course I don’t do this alone. I am lucky to have some excellent colleagues in the Innovation Group and others who are skilled in the arts of communications, marketing, partnerships and policy - to name but a few.

I practice the arts of PRINCE2 and MSP as well as being responsible for tackling the big issues such as sustainability, IPR and the realisation of programme benefits. Which makes me a bit of a geek but more like Doctor Who rather than Bill Gates only without the blue box and assistant. I regularly do battle with the forces of chaos overcoming them to restore order to the Universe - well JISC world anyway, the rest of the Universe will have to wait.

Through this blog I hope I can share the innovative approaches JISC has been developing to managing its projects and programmes and discuss the bigger issues.

Next week is the JISC Conference and one session that is close to my heart is the Realising and Sharing Benefits .

Maybe see some of you there if the TRADIS gets the right year this time. 


Comments

2 Comments so far

  1. roberthc1 on April 12, 2008 12:20 pm

    Ho - welcome to the blogosphere, I still find it daunting, does anyone read it… ‘is there anybody out there?’to quote the Floyd.

  2. Richard McKenna on April 12, 2008 4:21 pm

    Be interesting to see if there is an audience and is in any way helpful.

    It’s quite cathartic exercising my thoughts, ideas, concerns and flights of fantasy. Of course this all goes through the legal department first to avoid libel ;-)

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