Category Archives: Pracademic-Tool

An Employer’s Ex-db

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Two previous blogs* about the Experience-database (Ex-db) discussed how individuals use this tool to track what they have done to respond to job ads or consulting opportunities.  Can the value be increased with the employer being part of the tracking effort?  For organizations thinking of implementing a talent management tool, creating an interim one based on this thought-exercise can be a useful proof of concept in understanding what information and processes are useful before buying.  

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I Remember When I …

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Discusses utilizing the Experience Database (Ex-db) to record and analyze experiences. It guides users on populating four key tables with their information and introduces job application statuses. Users can generate reports to compare their capabilities with job requirements, enhancing their resume and job application process.

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Interview Questions Database

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In my ongoing effort to both remember what the heck I have done and to share good ‘pracademic’ ideas, I present a method to manage interview questions (and answers).  It is surprising how many times this business need has come up for hiring staff or contractors. Myself, I have built about 3 variations of the database presented below over the past few decades in variety of tools.

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PRMM – How is That Planning Thing Working Out for You?

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This is the second in a series of blogs on a Practical Risk Management Method or PRMM.  At the bottom of this blog is a refresher of the other steps.  This step’s premise is don’t separate your planning activities from your risk management activities.  In other words:

Planning = Risk Management. Planning is ultimately about managing uncertainty which is a fancy name for Risk.  At this point you may be saying:

  1. Of Course: we already do this. Good on you, see you at the next blog!
  2. Great Idea: this may be incrementally more work during the planning process but ultimately over all less effort for the organization.
  3. What is This Planning Thing you Speak Of: hmmm, we may have identified your top risk.

I am afraid I can’t help you if you fall into the last category but hopefully these blogs can help you if you with the first two.

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Audit Question Log

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An idea that I have been kicking around for a few years is why organizations don’t maintain a list of audit questions they have been asked in an Auditor Question Log?  Such a log contains the questions, responses and the organization’s supporting policies or documentation.

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Staff Development – Tracking via SharePoint

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In my ongoing effort to both remember what the heck I have done and to share good ‘pracademic’ ideas, I present a method to track staff training.  Hopefully you can use/adapt what you find here and hopefully I can remember how I built it in case I need to do it again in the future!

SharePoint list topology for a training tracking system.
SharePoint list topology for a training tracking system.
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