Chapter 2. Information Overload

The world has changed significantly from the days of Joe and David with regards to the types and delivery methods of information. Information is king and some people just can't get enough of it. With the advent of the World Wide Web, there are literally unlimited sources of information. When we don't know where to find information, we just "Google it." In January 2011, Google's index was approximately 15 billion web pages; by the end of the same year it had grown to almost 50 billion (http://www.worldwidewebsize.com/).

No matter how we look at it, that is a lot of web pages. Finding the relevant information is the key to managing your project. Google claims it can search for keywords in tenths or hundredths of a second. At the top of each search, Google brags about how many hits it found and how long it took to find them.

On your project, finding the information that is relevant to you and needs your attention is the key to any management system, and your success.