Project blog
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A project blog is a type of weblog that records a project
or a deliverable task, detailing the end goal, procedures and status updates. They promote sharing of tacit knowledge
by narratively recording projects' research and development
process on the Internet. Project blogs may also detail a hobby
project to inspire others.
When a user has multiple concurrent projects to blog, the creation of multiple blogs prevents the mixing of different project posts into one thread, and groups them under one web address
, encouraging circulation and thus knowledge sharing. Once a project finishes, the blog will be considered inactive and out-dated.
When the project develops, this uncertainty usually allows room for research and experiment which leads to knowledge creation. Project Blog encourages this type of tacit learning and the sharing of it by blogging, since "Narrative is one of the most powerful means" of expressing this kind of knowledge of experiential learning.
Linking up different projects and milestones from different project owners, particularly through tagging
, accelerates this kind of knowledge creation. Project owners learn from others' stories, while the blog visitors transverse across different projects to gain collective learning.
Project
A project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems that are constituted by teams...
or a deliverable task, detailing the end goal, procedures and status updates. They promote sharing of tacit knowledge
Tacit knowledge
Tacit knowledge is knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalising it. For example, stating to someone that London is in the United Kingdom is a piece of explicit knowledge that can be written down, transmitted, and understood by a recipient...
by narratively recording projects' research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
process on the Internet. Project blogs may also detail a hobby
Hobby
A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time.- Etymology :A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse...
project to inspire others.
Purpose
In its generic form, a blog lets a person record events and ideas freely as individual posts without a container to define their scope and to group them by different goals. Blog posts of various purposes are recorded and presented in a single linear thread. Categories may be used to separate blog posts into a hierarchical structure, but does not conceptually separate posts of different projects of the same category.When a user has multiple concurrent projects to blog, the creation of multiple blogs prevents the mixing of different project posts into one thread, and groups them under one web address
Uniform Resource Locator
In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource....
, encouraging circulation and thus knowledge sharing. Once a project finishes, the blog will be considered inactive and out-dated.
Structure
A basic project blog contains two sections:- The header section contains the abstract, start date, proposed or actual end date and the current status of the project
- The milestones section contains a list of blog posts recording the background stories, development, ideas, research process and outcome of the project. Each of this Milestone post has a title, body text, date and comment section (for dialog with the blog visitors), as a regular blog post.
Implication
Unlike traditional project manuals which record proven deliverables with pre-defined designs and implementation procedures, a project blog records the developmental story of a project. During blogging, the project result, the most suitable procedures and timeline are still uncertain. With the only certainty of the determination to achieve the project goal, the project and blogging continues.When the project develops, this uncertainty usually allows room for research and experiment which leads to knowledge creation. Project Blog encourages this type of tacit learning and the sharing of it by blogging, since "Narrative is one of the most powerful means" of expressing this kind of knowledge of experiential learning.
Linking up different projects and milestones from different project owners, particularly through tagging
Tag (metadata)
In online computer systems terminology, a tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information . This kind of metadata helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching...
, accelerates this kind of knowledge creation. Project owners learn from others' stories, while the blog visitors transverse across different projects to gain collective learning.
External links
- Publishing a Project Weblog: an article on InfoWorldInfoWorldInfoWorld is an information technology online media and events business operating under the umbrella of InfoWorld Media Group, a division of IDG...
- What a Project: a typical Project Blog