Academic Institutions: In part I, we dwelled on the relevance, meaning and value of LSS and PM professionals in the […]
So many projects depend on IT and business alignment, and so many fail because that alignment is often like a Platonic ideal unrealizable in the real world. The question is:
why projects fail,
who’s to blame,
and how to fix the problem.
Why projects fail? Read More »
I was speaking to a fellow speaker (who was a developer from Germany). He was sharing that his company will be sending him to 15 conferences this year. I was amazed and impressed at the expense his company was investing in him. “Wow! Share with me what you are bringing back to them, that makes it worth their investment to continue to fund all these trips for you?” He looked confused. “I mean, what is there ‘return on investment’. What are they getting out of these funded trips. How are your trips accomplishing their business goals?”
Adding value is as simple as taking that extra step….. Read More »
One of the more challenging aspects in any career is quantifying your achievement during your performance evaluations or job interviews. How can you most effectively and easily do this?
How to quantify your acheivements Read More »
Did you know Project Management is having a birthday? Well, sort of a birthday. It was 100 years ago, in
A Century of Scientific Management Read More »
We’ve heard saying like “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”; “Actions speak louder than words”; “It’s not what you way, but how you feel when you say it.” After an incident this past week, I totally agree with all of those statements more than ever. Why?
It’s not what you say (Part II) Read More »
What are some of the main causes behind estimating errors? And what specific steps can project managers can take to increase the accuracy of estimations?
What are some of the main causes behind estimating errors? Read More »
Nope. There’s just no way around it. You are going to have to work with people. Even if you are
Stakeholder Management Tools Read More »
Last time, I talked about status reporting, which is commonly required but whose power as a multitool is often overlooked.
Contingency Plan – Focusing on Business Value Read More »
Status reports (or whatever your particular methodological school calls them) are frequently maligned – c.f. “TPS Reports” in the movie
The Project Manager’s Multitool: The Status Report Read More »
We’ve all heard the groan: “We have an aggressive schedule to meet.” The fact is, it’s not the “schedule” timeline that is aggressive; rather, it’s what we choose to fit into it. Adopting an attitude of progress refinement (perfecting over perfection) with the confidence percentage strategy helps reduce this tension between promised and actually delivered tasks.
Perfecting versus perfection. Read More »