Michael Sampson’s new book, Collaboration Roadmap
December 5 2011
Somewhere in the Pacific Rim, it's Monday the 5th, the official publication date of Michael Sampson's new book, Collaboration Roadmap. I strongly recommend that any IT manager or professional in the field of collaboration, social business, or even base collaborative technologies like email, should check out Michael's book.
It was my privilege to write the Foreward for Collaboration Roadmap. This gave me the opportunity to read the whole text, cover to cover, and discover a tremendous amount of insight into the right way to consider, decide, and implement collaboration technology in any organization. As a vendor, I often need to consciously remind myself of how the typical IT organization operates, and the wide variances from "typical" that exist all over the world. Michael encapsulates a set of best practices, governance models, and all around good ideas into a single volume that could catalyze an IT career into the role of key influencer in their organization. I hope the approach he describes becomes "typical" in the future.
Thank you, Michael, for the opportunity to ride along on this publishing journey. I wish you much success with the new book.
Link: Michael Sampson: Collaboration Roadmap >
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Michael Sampson http://www.michaelsampson.net | 12/5/2011 10:11:23 AM
Ed,
Yes, it's publication day down here in New Zealand. The books were supposed to be back yesterday, but there was a slight problem with the wrong laminate going on the covers. But that's been rectified now, and the books are due here in about 7 hours. So ... it's all go.
Thanks again for writing the foreword. I appreciated your collaborative approach to that too, and the various points in the manuscript where you said "more needs to go in here." That was great.
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Chris Pepin http://www.chrispepin.com | 12/5/2011 12:54:41 PM
"There is not going to be a Kindle or other e-book version of Collaboration Roadmap."
Too bad. I hope the author reconsiders
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Gwen Jenkins | 12/6/2011 8:30:26 PM
Me too.
I'm really looking forward to Michael's new book hitting the shelves.
Having had an early preview, I'd say it's an essential purchase for anyone that works in the collaboration software space - whether at IBM, a partner or especially in IT departments within corporations using collaboration tools (from any vendor).
Darren and I also interviewed Michael about the book on This Week in Lotus 080, released today. { Link } Listen for info on how the book came about, what it covers and how it can help you and your organisation.