Comments on: The Humble Flipchart - a Project Manager’s Best Friend http://www.pmhut.com/the-humble-flipchart-a-project-managers-best-friend Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Laura Bamberg http://www.pmhut.com/the-humble-flipchart-a-project-managers-best-friend/comment-page-1#comment-11618 Laura Bamberg Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:14:23 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=4160#comment-11618 I like the "Parking Lot" idea! Laura Bamberg Steelray Software www.steelray.com I like the “Parking Lot” idea!

Laura Bamberg
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]]> By: Mike Greer http://www.pmhut.com/the-humble-flipchart-a-project-managers-best-friend/comment-page-1#comment-11575 Mike Greer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:22:10 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=4160#comment-11575 I absolutely agree! I've had people whip out their laptops thinking they were going to capture team outputs directly into MS Project. Soon the computer user was the only one truly engaged, with everyone else either bored or confused. On the other hand flip charts & yellow stickies encourage engagement by everyone in the room by being "sloppy" and malleable, and a work-in-progress that invites observers to "jump in" to the discussion and participate. The moral of the story: Use flipcharts and a wall full of yellow stickies with your team... then have someone capture and tidy-up the team's notes later using a computer. And I agree with the advice "take digital photos of flip charts" -- This really gives you the best of both worlds: The flipchart's loose, freewheeling engagement with the digital photos closure. Nice article! Thanks for celebrating the flipchart! I absolutely agree! I’ve had people whip out their laptops thinking they were going to capture team outputs directly into MS Project. Soon the computer user was the only one truly engaged, with everyone else either bored or confused. On the other hand flip charts & yellow stickies encourage engagement by everyone in the room by being “sloppy” and malleable, and a work-in-progress that invites observers to “jump in” to the discussion and participate. The moral of the story: Use flipcharts and a wall full of yellow stickies with your team… then have someone capture and tidy-up the team’s notes later using a computer. And I agree with the advice “take digital photos of flip charts” — This really gives you the best of both worlds: The flipchart’s loose, freewheeling engagement with the digital photos closure.

Nice article! Thanks for celebrating the flipchart!

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