Blog: World Cup and fp????

Many of our clients who have had 1 or 2 meetings with me will mostly likely be able to tell that I'm a huge sports fan. I'll always find a way to throw in a "Where's Lebron going?" to our Eastern Clients (Chris McGovern - Emerging Marketing , Kevin Michael Reed - KMR Group)between timesheet and reporting discussions, or "Did you see what Kobe did?" after I say how was your weekend.

As the head trainer of fp, I've had the great opportunity to talk to clients from all around the world from Sydney, to New York, to the United Kingdom and everywhere in between.

I feel I can get a pin point update weather for regions around the world just from my day to day meetings and phone calls.

Even though I'm more a basketball and football fan, (GO LAKERS! GO PATRIOTS) I still take time to watch the other sporting events such as the World Cup. It's been called the world's game as it is the most popular sport in the World. When I see games like England vs the United States, Australia vs Germany, and other games featuring Greece and of course the host nation South Africa, I think of the many different clients we have in those countries and the conversations I'll have in the next upcoming days. We'll talk about soccer/football and fp.

Maybe it's a testament to the idea of a global community, but it's never been easier to communicate with these clients, but hard to stay focused, especially lately =P

It may be a stretch, but I'd like to think football and fp are pretty similar. You have this amazing game bringing everyone together from around the world, no matter what background or culture. This is just like fp, no matter where you are from, if you are a creative agency in need of a project management tool, we believe fp is a world-class product for you. We have numerous clients that have met each other through the common use of fp, or have got into contact with our growing family first as a prospect through our many great references.
(Thanks Chris - Spiro & Associates , John - Blackdog Advertising , and Roger - Cactus Sky...hopefully I'll get a chance to visit you guys this summer.)

Call it a stretch....world cup...fp...maybe...People love football, and hopefully with our on-going re-writes and upgrades, you love fp even more. Think of it this way, if ipods, iphones, an ipads can bring people together based on a common appreciation for the functionality, I'm sure the project management sector can be brought together with function point. (no pun intended)

Here's a couple of highlights from my last fp-based adventure. I had the opportunity to visit one of our clients mf.1 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Thanks Colin and Ryan for making me feel welcomed!