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Monday, June 28, 2010

Positions, positions and more positions.

First of all, let me note for the record, we are not in a position to hire anyone. We have no financial support from the industry and expect no one to have to incur any risk in the development of these systems. There are times when writing this blog seems like I have become completely delusional, this is one of those posts. The purpose in mentioning these positions is to provide the readers of this blog with an understanding of where and how they may be able to fit into the developments, when they are funded.

In past blog entries we have been able to list a small number of positions that are involved in the development of the application. These previously noted positions are as follows.

Product Owner

When we begin development, we will be looking for these somewhat new and interesting positions. With the number of development teams approaching the low twenties, each with their own Product Owners, we will be looking for a large number of people to fill these positions.

In a previous blog post, we documented some of the work that is carried out by Product Owners.

Account Manager

A little bit of chaos never hurt anyone. Too much chaos and we run the risk of disrupting the communities involved in this development. That’s what the Account Manager position is designed to deal with. Ideally these people are seconded from the producer firms that they will represent as an Account Manager. In a previous blog post, we documented the work of the Account Manager.

Agile Team Business Analyst

We highlighted the Agile Team Business Analyst position in another recent blog post.

We also have the following executive positions available, when we are funded that is.

Chief Financial Officer

As all good firms have, financial management is an inherent part of success. As someone who has been a CFO, I have a strong perspective on the position. The CFO of any firm has to be the one that is ultimately responsible for the financial success. And they have the power necessary to make this so.

A difficult task of this position will be the compensation provided to the Community of Independent Service Providers. That is to say with so many participants in the development and the CISP, managing the work flow of these communities will be an important aspect of the success of this position.

Chief Operating Officer

Keeping all the balls in the air is the skill that these people provide their firms. COO’s have the ability to anticipate the needs of the organization and prepare the way for the smooth implementation of those capabilities.

Vice-President Development

Heading the software development effort of People, Ideas & Objects will be the responsibility of this position. From managing the “Agile” development team, which is expected to grow to 300 developers, to maintaining the development tools. This position is responsible for anything and everything to do with the software.

Since we are an Oracle customer, this person will need to be well versed in those technologies. Recall that our strategy regarding Oracle is that we use their technologies from stem to stern. It would therefore be incumbent on this position to use the Oracle resources to the utmost. Having a large team of Oracle developers and consultants would therefore be expected to be employed by the Vice-President Development of People, Ideas & Objects.

Vice-President Community Development

Working with the resources as presented by the Community of Independent Service Providers. This person will need to ensure the CISP develops in the best interests of the innovative oil and gas producers. The Account Manager positions noted earlier in this post will also report to the Vice President Community Development. Therefore there will be a large emphasis on policies and procedures to ensure these large populations of people are prepared, motivated and capable of meeting the demands of the innovative producers.

Vice-President Business Development

We are committed to the oil and gas industry as software developers. We are not, and will not entertain the thinking that we can provide service to other industries. With this in mind, the Vice-President Business Development is seen more as a resource that is available to the executive team. Added bench strength in areas of issues and opportunities will serve the firm and the innovative oil and gas producers well.

Vice-President Infrastructure. 

I had previously detailed the hardware policies and procedures of People, Ideas & Objects. The oil and gas industry is expected to provide the individual to head the hardware infrastructure to run the People, Ideas & Objects software applications. This is done to ensure they have the means to have their applications run in a manner that is consistent with their compliance and governance needs.

The president of the hardware firm is also the Vice-President Infrastructure for People, Ideas & Objects. As a member of the team this individual will have to have an intimate understanding of the software and its needs.

Director Research

When you look at the organizational chart in this post. The position of Vice-President of Research is held by myself. The Director Research position therefore needs to be capable of working with me to guide the firm on its long term path.

Members of the Community of Independent Service Providers

And one’s imagination is the only limit to the types of work that can be done as a member of the Community of Independent Service Providers.



One of the attributes of the work at People, Ideas & Objects is the range and scope of understanding. We need to know the business of the oil and gas industry, the advanced hardware and software technologies and the academic sciences of organizational economics as well as other disciplines. A very challenging and rewarding group of positions in these fast paced times.

Society is put in peril when world oil production declines. There is evidence that the world's oil production has declined. Therefore the world needs to have the energy industry expand its production. To do so requires that we reorganize to enhance the division of labor and specialization within the industry. As has been proven, this reorganization could achieve far greater oil and gas production. Management of the industry is conflicted in expanding the output of the industry. The less they do, the higher the oil and gas prices and the better they appear to perform. This managerial conflict must be addressed and the performance of the industry unleashed. To do so requires the current management of the industry to fund People, Ideas & Objects and build the systems as defined in the Draft Specification. Please join me here.

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Monday, February 01, 2010

Account Manager Position

The Account Manager Position is a senior position within the People, Ideas & Objects organization. Senior from the point of view of their understanding of the oil and gas industry, senior from the point of view of how well they understand the producer firm(s) they represent. Note that they are representing the producer firm and not a specific Joint Operating Committee. Ideally these individuals will be seconded to People, Ideas & Objects from the producer that they originated from.

Account Manager's are the conduit between the members of the Community of Independent Service Providers (CISP) and the users that are resident and employed at the producer firm or within a user community. If members of the CISP need clarification on a finer point of the producer's needs, they will contact the Account Manager for that producer who will secure the users necessary to clarify the point. Alternatively, a user who has an idea on how better to do their job can contact the Account Manager who will provide the CISP members and People, Ideas & Objects developers to be at the disposal of those users.

Users can and will be members of the producer firms, and not necessarily part of People, Ideas & Objects. User groups may be comprised of 100% of the producer firms staff. CISP resources are members of People, Ideas & Objects from the point of view that they have custody of the applications current and future software applications design. Starting with the Preliminary Specification and continuing on with tuning and delivering innovative People, Ideas & Objects software products to the industry.

Members of the CISP will source payment for their design and analysis work from People, Ideas & Objects directly. They will also bill the producer firms for the work they conduct at the producer firms on behalf of People, Ideas & Objects. Roles such as training, implementing and assisting the producer staff with the People, Ideas & Objects applications. Users will be compensated for their time in any and all activities by either the producer firms, as a member of the CISP or as a consultant outside of the CISP. People, Ideas & Objects will provide tools in which users can affiliate themselves and organize themselves in generic membership forums.

If your an enlightened producer, an oil and gas investor or shareholder, who would be interested in funding these software developments and communities, please follow our Funding Policies & Procedures, and our Hardware Policies & Procedures. If your a government that collects royalties from oil and gas producers, and are concerned about the accuracy of your royalty income, please review our Royalty Policies & Procedures and email me. And if your a potential user of this software, and possibly as a member of the Community of Independent Service Providers, please join us here.

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