2007 Diary- Weeks 16-19

When you are new to blogging and you come up with an idea like a weekly diary you eventually realise that there is not enough time in the day and so like this one you have to play catch up. Also where did those weeks go!
One key event was a Gartner conference on IT services in London which was useful both from content and also networking.
Participated in a special interest group from one of our suppliers that is looking to build a new product and was looking for feedback and input. Useful meeting both from seeing what they are up to and getting an early insight. It was also interesting in hearing feedback from your peers in other companies.
Had a review with a supplier regarding a product they are building for us and hopefully resolved some issues as a result.
Went to a meeting of peers in the same industry and which are held about 4 times a year. Very useful both from networking and finding out what your competitors are up to (we are all very open and honest!)but also we work on joint issue to the benefit of all. These might be guidelines or best practice and although they can take time due to time vailability they are normally very useful.