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Some blethers fae the MandOS Mannie...
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These pages are reserved for some less serious comments and information that doesn’t really fit on our standard corporate site.
My name is Peter Fraser and I am the managing director of MandOS. I am also the author of "Dee the Business" - of which more below...
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PROMANADE allows customisation of the terminology used in printed and published output, as now used in countries such as Norway, Holland, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and China.
To illustrate this, we defined terms in Doric (the dialect of the North East of Scotland), and in 2005 we published Dee the Business, a tongue in cheek explanation of business concepts and IT terms - also in Doric.
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Managers can take themselves too seriously, and sometimes fail to make themselves clear to others. This can be demotivating, even dangerous, depending on the process in question.
Our 'translation' may just possibly help to make some of the concepts more understandable. 'Inaboot-comers' unfamiliar with the Doric language needn't worry - we include a plain English translation.
As a result of the book, Peter Fraser was asked to produce a Doric version of the Lord's Prayer, a framed edition of which is now available from The Belvidere Gallery (tel: +44(0) 1224 627164).
Both the book and "Oor Faither" seem to have struck a chord in the North East, so much so that organisations such as the Alford Fiddlers now have a link to our website.
Quality: Fit wye a thingie's fit for fit it's supposed tae fit
Business risk: Onythin that can mak an erse o fit ye're tryin tae dee
Project Completion Checklist: Ticketyboo tick list
;-) (Doric emoticon) Eye aye, min!
Available from the Black and White website
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The PROJECT PLUS version of PROMANADE caters for up to 10 project completion stages (from 0 = "not yet started" to 10 = "complete").
The following might be the stages reported by a project manager from the North-East of Scotland (where we tend to understate our achievements): |
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0 We're nae yokit yet
1 Jist thinkin aboot it
2 A pucklie deen
3 A thochtie mair
4 Gaan oan
5 Caain awa
6 Aye knypin oan
7 Fair tae middlin
8 Weerin awa
9 Jist aboot deen
10 We're lowsed noo.
Or by a less-than-successful colleague:
0 Haud me back!
1 We're aff!
2 Div ye aa ken fit ye're tae dee?
3 Fit a palaver - jist git oan wi't
4 We'll sort oot aa the bumf in a filie
5 Fa telt ye tae dee it at wye, min?
6 The foons is a bit shooglie - haud oan mair sand
7 Ach, it's aa a richt guddle
8 Aathin's gaed heelstergowdie
9 Losh, min, fit wye did aat happen?
10 It wisnae me!
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