Late is alway better than never! Cool :)
On 24 January 2010 15:13, Anne Kathrine Petterøe <[email protected]> wrote: > Better late than never right? > http://blog.esme.us/integration-with-thingamy/ > > > On 7 Jan, 2010, at 11:35 , Sig Rinde wrote: > >> While you're freezing on tramways I did a wee post about the same :) >> >> http://thingamy.typepad.com/sigs_blog/2010/01/process-engine-social-media-thingamy-and-esme.html >> >> >> 2010/1/7 Anne Kathrine Petterøe <[email protected]>: >>> Not too late at all! Thank you :) >>> Just spent 1.5 hours to get to work this morning (10 km journey), so >>> probably won't have time to write the post until tonight. >>> >>> //Anne >>> >>> >>> On 7. jan. 2010, at 09.34, Sig Rinde wrote: >>> >>>> [unless I'm too late] >>>> >>>> Don't know if the 'view' from Thingamy's side + the concept is useful? >>>> >>>> Anyhoo: >>>> >>>> Thingamy's 'Work Processor' runs the workflow without glitch with path >>>> choices at most corners - punting a little 'train' of relevant and >>>> inter-realted objects (Workflow/issue/request/idea object - the main >>>> one + Assignment objects) through a workflow. The Assignment objects >>>> holds the task instructions and captures what's done in the assignment >>>> while the Workflow objects holds the details about the >>>> issue/idea/request. >>>> That way an Assignee is presented with a list of relevant objects, all >>>> the pertinent information required for a specific task + the >>>> Assignment object to fill in with result and files. >>>> >>>> When having been assigned a task, or when trying to get one's head >>>> around the progress of a workflow there is always a need for ad-hoc >>>> communication with co-workers and/or other participants, "anybody >>>> know...?", "Could somebody help with...?" etc. Normally that would >>>> happen by email, phone or walking over - all of which limits the >>>> discovery of the unknown, like a co-worker having unknown but useful >>>> knowledge or ideas. >>>> >>>> ESME adds that crucial part of 'Discovery & Discussion' that >>>> inevitably happens during any process, in a task or when studying the >>>> progress. In addition it should become the natural in-system conduit >>>> for communication as well as the social pivot point, the water cooler, >>>> for the group/department/firm. >>>> >>>> Most other E 2.0 efforts tries to add some notion of 'process' on top >>>> of separate and siloed apps drifting towards becoming middleware 2.0 - >>>> better is to have an underlying 'process engine' that gives the main >>>> flow framework and datamodel using social media for the in-task >>>> 'Discovery & Discussion'. Crucial is that the data in the two parts >>>> are related - in this case any ESME message can be related to any >>>> Thingamy object adding context to both sides. >>>> >>>> I don't know what next step, as in features, will be - our philosophy >>>> is to keep it as simple as possible in the beginning and only add if >>>> it makes huge sense and works in practice. So we'll see, the good >>>> thing is that both ESME and Thingamy are extremely nimble and doing >>>> crazy stunts underway should be easy! >>>> >>>> Thanks to all BTW! >>>> >>>> Sig >>>> >>>> >>>> 2010/1/7 Anne Kathrine Petterøe <[email protected]>: >>>>> Great! >>>>> Anything special you would like to add from your side? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 7. jan. 2010, at 00.05, Sig Rinde wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> But of course! >>>>>> :) >>>>>> >>>>>> 2010/1/6 Anne Kathrine Petterøe <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> Hi Sig, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you for recording the video. >>>>>>> I will write a post about it on the ESME blog tomorrow if that's OK >>>>>>> with you? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> /Anne >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 6. jan. 2010, at 20.27, Sig Rinde wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> just uploaded a shortish (7.5 mins) demo video here >>>>>>>> http://bit.ly/92c9on >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Third try no less, hard to give it all without confusing... trying my >>>>>>>> best but I don't speak as fast as Mr Howlett :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's kept very simple, but one day when I grow up I'll get good a demo >>>>>>>> videos too... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best >>>>>>>> Sig >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> p.s. But overall I'm pretty enthusiastic about what ESME can add to >>>>>>>> our Work Processor... even vice-vers, just have to let it play out >>>>>>>> slowly >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > >
