Friday Five

​This week

1. In the theme of agriculture I came across this business called KG2 which is using big data to help Australian agricultural businesses make better decisions. Enabling the farmer and industry to leverage the most comprehensive agribusiness dataset for mutually beneficial outcomes.
2. On twitter this week I have started following Sebastian Junger author of The Perfect Storm, War, and Tribe; co-director of the Oscar-nominated @RestrepoMovie; founder of @risctraining.
3. For those looking for their next board appointment in NSW Australia, the Local Land Service of NSW is looking for new board members. Appointments are for up to three years and members are paid remuneration and allowances set by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Remuneration for Chairs will be $60,000 per annum and $20,000 per annum for local board members.
4. Winter reading starts here. The first book on the list is Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford.
5. The DEV OPS team have started using Trello to manage their chaos....will watch and see.

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Blog post of the week
Project Delivery Checklist: 120 things to check

The following is a project checklist, which can be used by project managers, program managers, delivery managers, pre sales consultants and anyone who is focused on ensuring that all areas of a project are being managed to ensure successful delivery. It is organised around the lifecycle of a project from initiation through delivery and close out.


Projects

For articles articles on projects, you can read more here.

• Video: How to price your project
• Project delivery checklist
• PMO Project checklist​
• Starting up a project a checklist of 101 things to think about

You may also find some of the tools and templates that I have used to deliver projects for startups here, including the most popular item in the store, a project quote tool that helps you build a fully costed project commercial model. You can find it here.
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