I'm a dad ... again :)

Well I was going to post some new videos but my wife gave birth to my second son, Elliot James, yesterday ... so blogging is postponed for a bit!

Video with callouts ... first attempt

I've been meaning to create a demo video specifically for my Blackberry Playbook for a while now and have finally completed my first attempt.  I wanted something that would show some of the KPI Dashboard features, but not need a running commentary when showing it to people at networking events etc where I explain it myself.  In order to aid this I've added some callout boxes, arrow pointing and screen zooming effects.

Let me know what you think :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-WqR6VN0Hc&feature=youtu.be

Google ranking success!

Well, it looks like my SEO tweaking has worked, PMi Ltd comes in at postion 1 when searching for KPI Dashboard, UK pages.  What other keywords do people use when searching?  Add some to the comments below and I'll add it to my meta data :D

Website tweaking

I've been brave today and tried tweaking the code behind my website to sort out a couple of issues.  I've managed to increase the gap between the two halves of the page, and uploaded new pictures so that they now fill the width.  Hacking and slashing with code is the only way to learn :)

Later on today I'm going to record some new video demos and I'll try adding some callouts and zoom effects.  Wish me luck!

Castledene Brochure User Guide sneak peek

I'm currently recording the video user guides for the Castledene Brochure Dashboard.  I'll upload it to my Youtube channel, here, when I've finished, but here's a sneak peek so far:

 

Youtube Channel

I created my Youtube channel almost two years ago and I have just broken 13,000 views!  Add it to your bookmarks as I'll be uploading more videos soon:

Click here to go to my Youtube Channel

Connecting with Twitterfeed

Okay, I've just set up Twitterfeed to update my Twitter, Facebook PMi Ltd page and LinkedIn account whenever I add a new blog.  Fingers crossed it all works.  I'll find out soon enough :)

Welsh Government Provider Dashboard round 2

A consortium level view of the Welsh Government Dashboard.  The Provider areas have now become consortiums with one lead provider and a varying number of sub-providers.  I've also added an average RAG status value for the consortium based on equal weighting of all the providers in the consortium.

Another addition I've added is the scrolling horizontal bar.  The previous dashboard was for a fixed 8 quarter period which fitted onto one sheet.  This time I've extended the time frame out to the end of 2014, so the scrolling bar allows you to move back and forth along the time frame. The 2014 date can be extended easily if required.

Provider Dashboard rebuild for the Welsh Government

A quick sneak peek of the revamped Provider Dashboard Home Page.  I've gone for a cleaner approach in the rebuild, as well as modifying the mechanics to group Providers into area consortiums.  More to come later ...

Squiddo Lens

I've just uploaded my first Lens on Squidoo, it's a page I created on KPI Dashboards, what they are and how they can help you.  Go and take a look, it's free :)

KPI Dashboard Lens link


Oh, and I've also added my 5 star review from The Castledene Group to my Testimonials page on the website.  I'm really proud of it and can't wait to get more :)

Website Video Gallery

I've spent most of today upgrading my website video gallery and uploading new videos to my Youtube Channel, mainly focusing on my Castledene work.  And eating Easter eggs :)

I'll be continuing with some work for the Welsh Government this week.  They've taken ownership of the Provider Dashboards I developed for EPS last year and I've stripped them back and given them an overhaul.  I'll post some pics and vids soon.

Castledene Brochure User Guide

I've just finished the Castledene Brochure User Guide.  Take a look in the Gallery if you want to see an example of my user guides in PDF format.

I just need to record a video guide now, hopefully I'll finish it today.  I'll upload it to the Video page and my Youtube channel when I've finished.

First Blog!

I've been busy with some excellent dashboards recently and have managed to improve my skills and do things that I couldn't do before.

My latest is an intelligent "brochure" spreadsheet where you pick the month you want to report and it automatically updates the number of pages and prints out at the press of a button.  Talk about removing the pain from monthly meetings.  I used to spend hours printing out monthly management brochures when I worked for General Dynamics!