RE: [contentmanagers] Purpose of CM Pros

I am certainly interested in participation.  I can work to develop content
around best practices and methodologies, case studies, facilitation and
working session techniques, and curriculum development for educational
programs.  I have taught graduate level courses on content and knowledge
management, and currently teach workshops on content strategy and taxonomy
development.  I am founder of the Boston KM Forum and have some experience
in developing communities of practice.  (The KM Forum is now a non profit
organization with Larry Chait the current president...)

To reiterate Tony Byrne's comments,  I am not a coder and I have not audited
the CM Professionals website to see what issues there may be under the
covers, but nothing glaring stuck out in my mind.  (Hillary mentioned to me
that after registration, some of the site's weaknesses become more evident -
I'll register and take a deeper look...)

The purpose of the group, as I understand it, is to form a community of
practice, communicate and educate.  If there are technical purists on the
list who are judging obscure aspects of the technology and then opting out
because it does not meet their expectations, then I am not sure that is best
for a nascent community.  Technology people tend to factionalize over
standards, tools and techniques.  That is not really what CM Professionals
is about.  (In my mind, anyway - perhaps others have a different opinion).
I think the lead article is more about the core issue:  Aligning business
strategy and content strategy. Choose your poison in terms of technology,
make the user experience of primary importance and get things done, don't
try to make them perfect.

Arguments and discussion welcome. :-)

Seth

Seth Earley
Earley & Associates, Inc
781-444-0287
781-820-8080 cell
www.earley.com

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And, to add to what Tony Byrne wrote earlier today, I'd like to encourage
anyone who is interested in volunteering their time, energy and skill to
improve the CM Pros web site (content, architecture, functionality, etc.),
or work on a CM Pros project (Glossary, Resource Library, CM Summit, etc.)
to contact me today.

I'm compiling a list of folks who are interested in helping grow CM Pros!
Currently, we have volunteers working from Australia, Europe, and North
America -- collaborating online -- to achieve our organizational goals. I
hope you will consider joining us.

Cheers,

Scott Abel
Content Management Strategist
14001 Mimosa Court
Noblesville, IN 46060 USA
317-774-8623 voice
abelsp-Da48MpWaEp0eIZ0/[email protected]

www.thecontentwrangler.com


> From: "Tony Byrne - CMS Watch" <tbyrne-xROWbLetBU9Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
> Organization: CMSWatch
> Reply-To: tbyrne-xROWbLetBU9Wk0Htik3J/[email protected], For people who manage online content
> <contentmanagers-MANKfPrvENWc44HBJURdtIAH1+cY4lxd2LY78lusg7I@public.gmane.org>
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:09:50 -0400
> To: "'For people who manage online
> content'"<contentmanagers-MANKfPrvENWc44HBJURdtIAH1+cY4lxd2LY78lusg7I@public.gmane.org>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [contentmanagers] Purpose of CM Pros
>
> Hi folks-
>
> Koberg:
>> I realize I am not making many friends right now by being so forward,
>> but cmprofessionals.org currently portrays our industry as amateurish.
>
> There has been a lot of discussion about the shortcomings of the CM Pros
> website, and those criticisms are well-taken.  As others have pointed
> out, work remains ongoing, and all offers of help are welcomed.
>
> But why don't we discuss the substance of the organization itself.  Some
> of this discussion will continue at the forthcoming Summit in Boston,
> but let's consider a few questions now to spur some debate:
>
> - The founders of the organization made the assumption that there is an
> int'l "community" of content management professionals.  Do you agree?
> If so, what are the boundaries of that community (CM Pros has
> deliberately not set boundaries to date)?  Do engineers, editors,
> user-experience pros, and myriad other specialists have much to say to
> each other?
>
> - An important objective of the organization is to sponsor
> community-driven efforts to debate and ultimately agree on proven best
> practices for managing content -- practices for members to take back to
> their organizations, as well as serve as targets for vendors and
> consultants.  Do you think this is worthwhile?  What are the most
> critical areas to consider here?
>
> You'll see from the CM Pros website that there has already been a lot of
> debate on these and other issues.  Ultimately, it will be the members
> who decide priorities.  So I encourage you to look beyond any near-term
> technical shortcomings and join the organization so you can help shape
> the agenda.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Tony Byrne
> Founder, Editor
> CMS Watch   http://www.cmswatch.com
> Silver Spring, MD  USA
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