Jeff Schlageter

JEFF SCHLAGETER, is the President of Project Acceleration, and a Consulting Partner with Quality Rapid Product Development. Jeff also is an instructor of Program Management at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension, and a co-instructor at UC Berkeley Extension, and Stanford University Continuing Studies. Jeff's worldwide program management consulting business spans the spectrum of Fortune 500 companies down to pre-IPO companies in integrated circuits, systems, software, IT, medical, and web products. Previously, Jeff's background includes over 20 years as a VP of Engineering and Software for advanced product development, and as a General Manager of three high-tech businesses. Companies where Jeff has been employed include Ortel/Lucent, General Electric, Cirrus Logic, Actel, Advanced Micro Devices, Mostek/ST, Standard Microsystems, and Fairchild Semiconductor. He has also been President of the IEEE Memory Standardization Committee, has presented at the IEEE Solid States Circuit Conference, taught at Project World, written numerous articles, contributed to two books, and has a systems architecture patent. Jeff's education includes a BSEE and MSEE from UC Santa Barbara. He has an office in San Jose, and likes to ski, golf, travel, and build houses for Habitat for Humanity. jeff@projectacceleration.com

What Are The 7 Easy Steps In Creating a Great Project Vision Statement – Part 2

What Are The 7 Easy Steps In Creating a Great Project Vision Statement - Part 2

So, how do you actually go about creating this great 1-2 page Project Vision Statement which minimizes the many project scope changes that you may currently be facing? Wouldn’t you like to avoid that scope creep once and for all? It’s really quite straightforward: :

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Can You Really Create a Great 1-2 Page Project Vision Statement? – Part 1

Can You Really Create a Great 1-2 Page Project Vision Statement? - Part 1

PART 1: A Sample Project Vision Statement – This Blog
Many of you see the value in creating a short project ‘Vision’ statement, to capture the assessments and trade-offs made during the planning process and maximize the project’s chances of success. This could also be a way to achieve alignment, commitment, and accountability:

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It’s Easy to Add Complexity and Immaturity to a Probability-Impact Risk Table

It's Easy to Add Complexity and Immaturity to a Probability-Impact Risk Table

You may be a user of risk Probability-Impact Tables; after all they are one of the most popular risk management tools. But how do you bring the important risk factors of Complexity and Immaturity into your project risk management? You can do it the hard way, or:

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES – PART 3

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES – PART 3 of 3
Jeff Schlageter
President, Project Acceleration
Jeff@ProjectAcceleration.com
Wouldn’t it be great to have a list of project management “best practices” that would help you benefit from the experiences of hundreds of other program managers? In a way, these best practices would be like having your own project [...]

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES – PART 2 OF 3

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
To AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES – PART 2 of 3
Jeff Schlageter
President, Project Acceleration
Jeff@ProjectAcceleration.com
Wouldn’t it be great to have a list of project management “best practices” that would help you benefit from the experiences of hundreds of other program managers? In a way, these best practices would be like having your own project [...]

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES – 3 PART SERIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES -
PART 1 of 3
Jeff Schlageter
President, Project Acceleration
Jeff@ProjectAcceleration.com
 
Wouldn’t it be great to have a list of project management “best practices” that would help you benefit from the experiences of hundreds of other program managers? In a way, these best practices would be like having your own project management [...]

Rescuing a Late Project – What Will You Do?

Rescuing a Late Project - What Will You Do?

Do you recognize that your current project is late, but you haven’t taken steps necessary to rescue it, except for saying “we’ll work harder to bring it back on schedule?” If you admit that you should do more to handle your project lateness, then the next question is what steps you should take? Actually, the [...]