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I’d love to know what your hopes are for this new year!
I think it is a great way to get to know each other. 
1. Who do you want to meet?
2. Where do you want to go?
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
EDIT: Sorry, the following offer is not valid anymore, but feel free to add your two cents.
As a little incentive (bribe ) I will give an ebook version of my book “Surprise! Now You’re A Software Project Manager” to the most original entry (so make sure you include your email address in the comment box).
Happy New Year!
And thank you for reading Project Shrink!
Oh yeah…
1. Every single one of you, or just Al Gore
2. Argentina (of course every single country, but that would be a lovely start)
3. How can we make global, virtual, mobile projects work?
1. You
2. New Zealand (again, heaven on earth)
3. When will my novel be published?
1.) As many new people I can come across. Probably a girl-friend too .. hehe
2.) London, just to see the football stadiums and the matches
3.) Will eco-friendly transport be a common thing?
1) Steve Wozniak & Jim Rogers
2) South Africa – Kruger National Park to be precise
3) What is the best way to reach out to the Rural Audiences and what are the mobile services that will be of REAL benefit to them?
1- Bas de Baar- we have met virtually during the write up of our joint articles on Fish Pond as a metaphor for managing complexity. I wish to explore each other in person.
2-Portugal as this is one a very few Western European countries that I have not visited.
3- By increasing trust to a higher level, but short of complete trust. Complexity teaches us that creative successes generate from balancing the opposites such as order and disorder, control and lack of control and trust and mistrust.
1) Natalie Portman
2) Paris
3) How long will the recession last?
1. All the people who have knowledge are willing to share their knowledge.
2. Romania
3. Where can I find some free audiobooks about project management ?
1.All the people that have something smart and usefull to say
2.Paris
3.When I will get the wanted gift?
1. i would like 2 meet u brother
2. Sydney
3. Who took my cellphone when i was drunk? lol
1. The persons I want to meet this year are one is of course is you and the other person is Margaret Meloni.
2.The place I always wanted to visit is Nepal only because of its rich heritage.
3. When the current financial recession will be over???
1: Somebody I don’t even imagine.
2: A place I never heard of.
3: An answer I didn’t ask.
1. Nice, honest people
2. Spain
3. Thin Green!!!!
1) Larry Page & Sergey Brin
2) France (Paris)
3)When will we be able to eradicate proverty & illetracy from the face of the world.
1. Paul McCartney
2. Hawaii
4. Why am I always skipping number 3?
Everyone, please visit http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com – 2009 is THE YEAR we finally publish the book, “The Fiddler on the Project”, and your input can be IN THE BOOK if you deposit your thoughts on that wiki.
So make a resolution to join the revolution and help the evolution of the project institution. Can I get an AMEN?
1. God, and all the great men and women in the whole world.
2. cyprus et dubai
3. yes, how do you find dat person (one you’d love and that would love u back) in the world? and how can crime and poverty be eradicated from Nigeria and Africa at large?
1.- Probably Ursula Le Guin, the writer of the Earthsea world.
2.- Sri Lanka. I’ll travel to India in mid 2009, and I really hope to do a little detour to the “tear island”.
3.- Will I finish any of my writings?
1. Barrack Obama and Albert Einstein.
2. Africa – to see the wild animals there before it’s too late.
3. What would make it possible for people in the USA to become obsessed with eradicating poverty the way they’ve been obsessed with eradicating terrorism?
1. I know this is cliche, but more than my wanting to meet Oprah Winfrey, I want her to want to meet me and promote what Caduces.Mobi is doing.
2. I want to travel the world doing the work of Caduces.Mobi.
3. If it is even possible, how can we bring an end to men warring, killing, hating and foster a world where all people are respected and celebrated for their uniqueness and we co-operate to build a sustainable global community?
I want to meet some serious people who want to do meaningful projects that helps humanity, and not only the bottom line..
Basically someone that really shares my belief as to which way we are heading..
1) Rex Black (Again)
2) Jamaica
3) When I will have the time, and resources to write and publish my book ?
1. Interesting Intelligent people
2. Australia (long time dream)
3. Why – why about everything – but I’ll go with “How will the USA fare this year – politically, economically, and spiritually”
1-The right Person in 2-the right place to 3- answer the question : How can we get to peace in 2009?
1. Who do you want to meet? I would like to meet Warren Buffet to receive insightful finacial advice during these tough economic time.
2. Where do you want to go? I want to go to Europe.
3. Which question do you want to be answered? When I complete my Master’s would I have gained the knowledge to succeed to pay off my student loans….
thanks
1) Andy Andrews (inspiration), Dave Ramsey (finances), Dan Miller (vocation planning), Ken Davis (speaking) just to name a few
2) Australia, although if I *really* want to meet those in #1, I would need to travel to Tennessee & Louisiana USA
3) In the middle of switching jobs so I guess a little more clarification on “what do I want to be when I grow up?”
1. I wanted to meet Project management Gurus.
2. I want to reach at top level of my Project Management career.
1. Who do you want to meet?
I would like to meet you to discuss how do you find time to log in such good articles.
2. Where do you want to go?
I want to go to Europe and SE Asia.
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
Creation of the world.
thanks & regards,
1. I would like to meet Ajmer Amir Kasar – the terrorist who has been caught in recent India attacks. I want to know how can a youth in his merely twenties is so influenced by terror thoughts that he can fire blindly men, women, children and old people…
2. I would like to go to Mount Fuji, Japan
3. The most important question for us – how terrorism can be stopped – if not, atleast reduced ?
1. Prospective clients having ICT/ERP/SW projects.
2. Areas cover South Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh . . )
3. Is a PM a controller or mentor?
1. I want to meet Dr. Wayne W. Dyer.
2. I want to go to Australia.
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
I want to know if the step of change in project management to more agile approach that i have taken will work in year 2009 to produce better success rate of projects. Will I be successful?
1.)2.)I want to go to all top most Software companies and meet their people.
3.)Why people fight with each other?Why there is war between different contries??
Hi Bas,
Here are my responses to your questions:
1) I want to meet myself – I have started meditation and through that I want to turn my eyes inwards to really find out about myself
2) I want to live in New Zealand for the next five years. No! I actually want to live in Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
3) How can I live in two countries at the same time?
1. No one in particular.
2. Wherever the heart desires to go, if means are available.
3. Only oneself need to explore answer to certain question.
1. I want to meet great people like You.
2. Sweden
3. How can we make other people happy and how to make this world a peaceful land.
1. To my brother
2. Place where i found peace.
3. When the terrorism can stop and people leave for each other not only for themselves?
(1) loving ,caring female friend.
(2) where can experience natural beauty wiyh friend.
(3) when humen will be in real sense will be humen being? when all of us understand that lets make earth heaven so dont have to think of other heaven?
1.I want to meet my spiritual Guider
2.Egypt & China
3.When the people will stop fighting with each other and when all the people in the world will live in peace
with each other.
1. People who can give me positive energy.
2. England…to about the their countrysie
3. When will we be living without the fear of terrorism and war.
1. I want to meet all my school friends.
2. New York
3. when will people stop fighting with each other.
1. No one in particular
2. Place where i found peace
3. When the terrorism will stop
1. i want to meet happiness all thro the year.
2.i want to go on the right path to live a good life.
3. how can i get a good job?
1. Outsourced Indian IT manager, who disagrees.
2. It was a good idea to drop Afghanistan from the top position, so yea – Argentina would be a lovely start.
3. Why can’t he just get to the point?!!
I want to learn more good things and want to achieve the heights in my IT career.
I am very thankful to Bass, who guided me how to manage the projects
1. Who do you want to meet?
-Bill Gates
2. Where do you want to go?
-Australia
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
-How can we spread love and peace acroos the world?
I want to meet SUN.
I wanna go to sky.
How and when the child will get all human righs.
1.Current CEO OF THE WORLD BANK.
2.To the peak of Mount KILIMANJARO-in TANZANIA(East Africa)
3.HOW CAN I BECOME THE Chief Executive Officer(CEO)of The
WORLD BANK?
What guidance for doing Ph.d. Suitable projects related to computer networks. Suitable guide around chennai.
Want guidance for doing Ph.d. Suitable projects related to computer networks. Suitable guide around chennai.
A very happy new year to u too. As for your millionnaire questions, the answers are:
1. You
2. I want to go the higher n higher levels of knowledge n intellect.
3. only one question: do u have any opportunity for me to work with u in any capacity? be it a joint consultancy, or a joint paper writing, or any job????
Hope u would care to reply soon. Best Regards.
Hi Dear Bas de Baar, and Happy New Year,
recently I have compiled a new book in Farsi language of title “Pragmatic Project Management” (http://project-book.tripod.com) and about one useful paragraph includes comments that you sent so your software is one of my references eventhough I have not seen it.
Following your question Please be advised as follows:
1- I wish to meet whom I may ask him about my book to improve the second edition.
2- I wish to go to where I can see managing a project of value more than 10 billion USD.
3- I wish to know about pragmatic methods (as some ways you commented before).
Best regards
Mohammad
Somebody whome I can learn from. No specific person in my mind right now …
Costa Rica
what will happen after the death.
Happy New Year Bas de Baar Ji!
['Ji' is added in India to a person's name as a mark of respect]
Your Questions:
1. Who do you want to meet?
2. Where do you want to go?
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
My answers:
1. That all elusive happiness.
2. Go around the world to see His all beautiful creation.
3. How to be as selfless as you guys to be able to serve a community [not necessarily PM]. How to be equanimous and accept what I can not change, have the courage to stand for what is right and effect change towards it.
1. Rita Mulcahy
2. South Africa
3. Where on the net can I get answers to my challenges?
1. i want a girl friend on this year and want to meet her.she should be beautiful,understandable and caring.
2. firstly i have to get traing for my th sem of mca and after that i want to do job.
3.when i will get job and female friend
1. my soul mate
2. any where better, other than my current place
3. how can be the one who get your ebook for free?
happy new year everyone
1.You
2.Land of smile.
3.When will world’s economic back to the normal?
- to learn more on project management
- to learn more technologies
- to go a stable position ….
happy new year and lot of wishes to all you experienced persons….
Happy New Year Bass:
Blessings from the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND ALL YOUR PROJECTS IN THIS 2009.
I like your website a lot and your deepness when you analyze Project Management and all of it’s context.
For 2009:
1. Who do I want to meet? I want to keep meeting people that can help me grow in Christianity and in a new business environment.
2. Where do I want to go? I want to be able to move to Montreal, Canada in 2009 with my wife.
3. Which question do I want to be answered? Many, specially what is The Lord’s purpose with my life and the new path I have taken, by accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.
Bass: Best Regards and a Blessed 2009!!!
1) My I.T. Boss
2) London
3) How will you be save if you ignore Jesus?
FIRST I WISH HAPPINESS TO ALL
I WISH PEACE AMONG THE WORLD PEOPLE
FOR MYSELF I WOULD LIKE TO MEET A NICE LOVELY WOMAN
I HOPE MY IMMIGRATION STATUS MOVE SPEED
1. Who do you want to meet?
I want to meet myself
2. Where do you want to go?
I want to go Cambodia and visit the ancient places over there and also explore other parts of the world.
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
When will God answer my prayers?
1. I want to meet people who are interested in helping me set up a project that will stimulate investment and tourism development in Sierra Leone.Sierra Leone is a beautiful country in West Africa that is gradually rebuilding from a decade-long war(1991-2001).
2. I want to go to different places if I have the opportunity.
3. How do I set up a website at no cost?
1. All my friends
2. Back to France/Paris
3. The PMBOK has all the answers
1)People that really want to walk in truth.
2)Sunderland.
3)How it is that humans are so rational on temporal issues, and so irrational on eternal matters.
1- a better me
2- Canada
3- where to go from here.
how to recycle nylons and convert them to useful items.
so i wamt to meet who we assist in: 1)techniques, 2)finnance
ultimately, i like to visit places to actualise my dreams,
thanks Bas
WOW ! Did you know that I feared that no one would post?
I cannot thank everyone personally (you have to see my mailbox! that will take some days to clean ) but THANKS!
It gives me a sense of the great people that are hanging around this site.
1. The love of my life
2. I want to make a trip around the world
3. Am I taking the right decision by quiting my job?
1.To meet people that form a powerful network for both my personal and proffesional relationships
2. professional proficiency certifictification in IT and projects besides show brokens pices of projects (failed or successful!
3. Go places that will enrich my life outlook!
1. Anybody who can give me an answer to my question below.
2. Around the world.
3. What is the real purpose of my life ?
1.) Anyone who is truly giving all that they have to make the world a better place. (But none of those rich frauds who only pretend to give while their own fortunes grow.)
2.) I want to go to anywhere that several thousand beautiful, happy people are gathered together peacefully in joyful celebration.
3.) When will the government of China change and allow the people of China to have the same freedoms that Chinese people have in the rest of the world?
Hi ,
First of all….Wish YOU all A Happy new year.
Let us see the world with peaceful environments.
Let us see the politicians to do their jobs correctly.
Let us see the employees to do their work with out corruptions.
Let us see the people with helpful nature and co-operating with each others
Let us see myself to do my work perfectly and with in time.
Let us see ourselves to be good and polite.
i want to learn abroad while working , because we can not pay my school fees . that is real reason . i know there are many way , but unfortunatly it is not taked for us like me
Hello!Am happy and I count it a blessing to be part of the Project Shrink.This year, am believing God to do my degree in Projects Managment,last year I was doing my Diploma.I am now making a big bite as I work hard to raise finacial resources.Doing projects makes me feel like I was there when God was creating this world;He came up with a plan(Scope),He evaluated and He said it was GOOD(Quality),finnishing on the 6th day (Time),and silver and gold belongs to Him(Budget).
Projects manangement makes me feel innovative,and have openend me to the world of new ideas,exploring the world of initiatives to arrive at the planned budget,quality and time in avoiding failure at any cost.Thanks God bless you.
1. Bas De Baar of course
2. Visit a organization, site or group (New Zealand Ministry of Youth Affairs) tbat is implementing PMP at cmmunity level to learn.
3. I have learnt lots of my management issues thru online freebies and advices. How can I receive ACCREDITED kits and materials that can help me upgrade professionally to become a PM?
Hi,
Wishing “Success” to everybody for the days ahead…
1. Right now, my wife and my baby you are yet to join me…
2. I have about 1000 locations all over the world where I want to go. I will start with “Manali” though.
3. When are vendors going to release a flexible/paper like ebook reader (google Sony reader) that I can fold and push into my pocket?
1. Head of Royal Navy Procurement
2. Iceland – but in Summer as I am cold enough already
3. How to spend some of the Royal Navy money better to support our sailors.
-Bill Gates.
-Tour my own country, Ethiopia.
-When will the African people be free from
war, poverty and disease.
-The Personality that influenced me the most in past 5 years
-To the base camp of K-2
-Who am I? what am I made of?
Apart from these answer I would like to thank you for your posts and emails as it have increased my Knowledge.
1) Lakshmi Mittal
2) Doesn’t really matter where just together with my Family.
3) Maybe better to leave unanswered the really important questions.
1. Who do you want to meet?
People to create happy future together.
2. Where do you want to go?
Paris
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
How to give everybody what they want and get what I want.
1) First of all, i want to meet Barrack Obama and Bill Gates
2) Secondly, i want to go to American
3) Whatever people want to know, so do i ^^
I hope my family business to grow more than 100% this year
… and everybody doing well with their hopes
1. Who do you want to meet?
“An employer” who can understand a different way of leading projects, concretely: giving a 100% attention to the most important and valuable capital any company ever has: “THE PEOPLE”
2. Where do you want to go?
To the company where “that employer” works
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
I have 2 questions:
a)Why I don’t find “that employer”
b)Why my 14 years old daughter got chronic ill (rheumatism + weak immunity system) suddenly?
1. Who do I want to meet? The band Clutch!
2. Where do I want to go? I am happy where I am, but would not mind a vacation driving around the US taking in the beauty.
3. What question do I want answered? Can there really be a world where corporations do not need 10% growth year over year? The greed and need for growth takes the fun out of work. I know that all companies want to grow but there has to be other means of growth than finacial.
I know “the dreamer”, but I want to dream big!
1. Who do you want to meet?
My future clients and the much needed future investor!
2. Where do you want to go?
Everywhere my (rented) aircraft brings me….. remember the destination is not the goal. It is the trip (unlike a software project).
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
What more to do to improve the world (within and outside my circle of control)
1. Who do you want to meet ?
Myself actually.. i would really like to know me… Probably i never will.
2. Where do you want to go ?
This place where everyone accepts that we’re all just people doing our best.. The name has escaped me for a moment but it’ll come back to me.
3. Which question do you want to be answered?
How come that decisiveness is so often confused with stubborness ?
1) My Daughter. I have 3 sons now.
2) Pride Rock! Hakuna Matata!
3) What makes a human being turn to terrorism?
Hi Bas:
1) I´d like to meet you or anyone else interested in the topic referred below in my third answer.
2) I’d like to visit Europe (no particular country), but most of all I’d like to be able to take along my wife and two young kids.
3)I’d like to know how the people in different countries could share our knowledge and ideas to find a solution to this huge financial crisis that seems to make the whole world economy crumble down. It’s shocking to think that the most valuable resources remain intact: the people (qualified and willing to work), and natural resources are the same that we had just before this crisis started, it’s only the financial system that is failing.
Hi everyone,
I am thrilled and excited. It’s a week ago that I posted this short entry, and wow…. I never imagined getting so many responses. Some break my heart, some rock my world. I wished I could take care of all of them…
Anyway, just saying a big THANK YOU! And also to the many people that responded by mail (you have no idea how many … oof
I have some initiatives lined up to pull all of us closer together, so I hope you hang around.
happy new year
Hi Ali, thanks for all the wishes.. and i'm sure we'll catch up
I love the suggestion you make: complete trust will not create an effective (working) relationship… hadn't looked at it from that perspective.
you have already wriiten so many books
@everyone: I had a great video chat with Jessica about virtual teams that will be online in about one or two weeks. very interesting stuff.
1. Those that i love to meet
2. Places like Korea, Jerusalem…..
3. My dream and God's Will