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Siamang Sponsor Redingensians PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 17 September 2009 17:43

Siamang have struck a deal to become a sponsor Redingensians RFC, Reading's premier Rugby Union club.  Based to the east of Reading, ensians field sides from the First XV, through the ages to the Minis.

Siamang decided to embark on this sponsorship for two reasons.  Firstly, Redingensiians as a club and Rugby as a sport fit tightly with our company ethos.  Siamang strives constantly for improvement, driving for our clients goal line and getting the best out of the teams we work with.  We share this with Redingensians.

Secondly, and for many of the reasons above, my son has just joined Redingensians minis, and seeing all of the good work done by the coaches and players, we felt that we wanted to be part of that, as both parents and as sponsors.

The senior club puts out five sides most Saturdays and membership is rising, with over 120 senior playing members. A great testament to the club in the light of decreasing rugby numbers across the country. The popularity of the club can be put down partly to the recent success of the first and second teams. The firsts, after a number of successful seasons, are now playing in the newly formed National 3 South West (Level 5) and the seconds have been promoted to Division 2 of the Canterbury Shield (Level 6). At the other end of the senior club is a strong Vets team who keep up the tradition of enjoyable social rugby based on a good game on the pitch and a good drink in the bar afterwards.

In addition to the senior section, the club has vibrant Mini and Junior Sections with approximately 400 boys and girls playing on Sundays. The club fields sides at every age group from Under 6 to Under 19s. These young players are seen as the future of the club, proved by the fact that today over half of the senior first team came through the Junior section.

You can find more information on Redingensians here, including a link to the clubs website and fixture lists.

 
Zen and the Art of Project Management PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 21 August 2009 08:40

I have a bool on my bookshelf called "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance", written by Robert M. Pirsig. Described as "This book may very well be a profoundly important one--a great one even--full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas ... " by the New York Times it isn't necessarily much at all to do about Motorcylcle maintainance.

It got me thinking about Zen and The Art of Project Management. I am not aware of a book on the subject - perhaps I should write one after I finish the "Lazy Guide to Project Management" (I'll tell you about this another time, it is an idea of a friend of mine).

It may not be obvious, but project management shares many zen characteristics. Project management itself is simple (not easy), even when the project isn't.

It is often about simplify a set of complex needs and requirements, turning them into smaller, more digestible chunks.

It is always about achieving a balance between scarce resources - people, finance and quality and the balance between the need to change and the natural conservative attitude that people often have when encountering large, or sometimes even small scale change.

So, try a little Zen in your project management - you might find it enlightening.

 
Testing - do we really need to do it? PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 11:16

A question we are often asked by clients on any high-tech software project is why do we need to test.  Experience tells us yes, although how much time and money you wish to invest is a matter of complexity, risk and history.

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Decide What your want to do First PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul McGovern   
Wednesday, 29 July 2009 17:05

When dealing with suppliers, it is normally you who decide what you want before you search for a supplier or a partner. How do you approach this? Define your needs and requirements and what have a good idea what you want to pay? Do you always go for the cheapest or do you always go to a friend? No, I thought not.

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Twitter Feed PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009 17:01
Siamang have joind twitter.   www.twitter.com/siamangltd
 
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