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Going past…remembering the days!

Now as we are on the brink of entering new year 2012, there’re lot many things going on in my mind. Year started with some resolutions like getting an MBA degree, PMP certification, marrying my long time sweetheart, achieving WCET certification, moving into new home etc etc. There’re many. 

Now after introspecting, I could come to conclusion that not all goals/resolutions could be achieved. Though I got married & got into a elite MBA program, I would be moving into my new home in next month. Rest of things are shown door. Probably I need to get better at making resolutions this year.

The passing year offered mix bag of feeling to me. In particular, in my personal life. Life was going OK till mid of the year, when I lost the most loved one people all in one go. It’s really devastating. In particular to my wife Reiny. I just can’t imagine, how bad it was for her. Everything changed completely for both of us. All dreams shattered. I wish God bestows more strength to me & Reiny to endure the grief & pain of loss.

Life would never be the same after June 2011 incidents. I got married in same month, while Reiny, my wife was still trying to get feeling of new relationships. Hard time. How impossible it was! I could only imagine and even just thought of losing your loved one and getting married within just some days and still smiling, makes my shiver. Hats off to courage shown by my Wife. Losing someone so close in the family was terrible. Probably I could never be in position to fill-in the vacuum. It’s hard to replace your loved ones.

So as day is going to pass, I wish, I could move quickly from year 2011 to 2012. I don’t why, but it feels good to know that we would be moving away from all bad that happened to us in past one year. May this coming year bring joy & peace in our lives.

Good bless!

Wishing you a very happy new year 2012! 

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Issues with Project Management tools.

For past 8-9 months, I have been experimenting different PM softwares available on Internet, mostly in Free Category. 

Earlier I tried with Zoho Suite, then Google Docs/Calender for scheduling etc. I was primarily looking for something which would give the value addition to my planning skills, but my target was always weighing down towards free softwares.

Finally some-where I settled down to ‘Tom’s Planner’, a Gantt Chart based project planning software, where I could manage all my projects on-line. Thought I continued to use the same for quite some time along with Google Docs & Calendar, my search for the perfect blend hasn’t over yet.

Recently I came across many PM softwares like SohoOS, Maven etc. Out of these, I would preferably choose SohoOS for my future projects ( not the current one). Of course it’s free & it combines all the necessary features, that too in single window.

The main issue though is different. Now, when I have already settled down to Tom’s Planner, I can’t leave my planning half-way & start using something new. Moreover, most of them don’t allow me to import from other planning tools. May be someday, I would opt for Paid PM Softwares, but really speaking, right now, my projects don’t afford the prices.

Till the inter-compatibility issues among various PM softwares is resolved, I would stick to my old Tom’s tool, till I find something really better & save my hassles of creating all the stuff again in new tool. It’s really not necessary.

I often wondered, what makes business thrive? Certainly, making profits quarters by quarters & generating enough cash to survive for next few rainy days makes prospects more bright, it’s not just plain old story these days. 

Is it all we belong to? Making profits & generating cash? Is it all for we work so hard? After all if you look down some 2 years old balance-sheet, you won’t be able to even remember, how much profit have we made in those quarters. Then why we stress too much on these numbers?

It’s easy to answer. By building profits & sharing those good numbers, we make our own and company’s future secure. But by the time we bask in glory of achieving those coveted numbers, we often overlook the fact, which is equally important- building trust & sharing good old values among community.

I often wondered, why shouldn’t we be pursuing old engineering problems to chart our own ways? What if we could find best possible outcome through, fun-impact-money triangle? Isn’t it possible? Business exists to make profits, but that’s not only or ultimate goal to exist. There’s something more to it..more to those numbers.The real meaning can’t be understood by some sheets, but by doing equally good for our society.

And I often wanted to tell my colleagues in company, let’s pursue something more important, may be a real world problem or may be something that would bring smile on faces of those who actually in need of it. Cash will always follow…

Still confused? 

Using Tumblr & why to continue?

Really, it’s hard to believe that I didn’t post anything on this tumbleblog page since last year Feb. Once I started using it, somewhere in Nov-09, I loved the way blog was setup. It’s easy to share things. But later after getting too much busy with daily chore, I totally forgot this once my favorite blog.

Now, I’m back. That too by accident. Reading Nick Bolton of NYT, is always a fun. Surely, Nick’s right when he said, Tumblr is for those who daydream. I mayn’t be a daydreamer, but yes, I would love to come back and keep on posting…it’s more of fun…it’s 

Keep on sharing…it’s fun..it’s life….