Hyperpersonal Communication

Recently I got fascinated by online dating research that is concerned with communication. If you don’t know each other, have no face-to-face communication, how does communication work? There are two theories in particular I find interesting: Social Information Processing Theory (SIPT) and Hyperpersonal communication, both created by Joseph Walther, a professor of communication studies. With …

Why Plan Driven Theories Stink

In my previous entry I discussed the underlying theories of plan-driven PM methods (based upon an article from Lauri Koskela and Greg Howell). I ended with the cliffhanger that I would inform you about the problems these theories generate… Tada… on with the show! We have the theory of project, management-as-planning, the dispatch model and …