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title: "Location is everything when it comes to getting information from SMEs — Carcast"
date: 2007-09-20
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# Location is everything when it comes to getting information from SMEs — Carcast
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In this carcast, I deliver a 20 minute monologue about the best way to get information from SMEs: sit by them, permanently if possible. Many IT organizations station the writer remotely from the developers, programmers, and other SMEs, but nothing could be more damaging to getting the information you need. Increasing your proximity also increases the communication you receive. Music is from [37Hz](http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=2de618131eb383f8b48bd0d8700dc353).

### More about this carcast

This is my second carcast so far. Actually, I botched this carcast several times and this was my fourth recording of it. By then I was tired of the topic and it showed, but I didn't want to delete it entirely.

The basic idea in the carcast is that to get information from SMEs, you need to sit near them. Proximity opens up the channels of communication.