In my last post, I discussed change and how it is always present in projects. In this post I would like to discuss a particular area of change: what we often call changing requirements. Changing requirements are typically blamed for …
Do Requirements Really Change? Read More »
How do we communicate PM’s Intent? Here’s an idea.
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 …
Rescuing a Late Project – What Will You Do? Read More »
Alright, I’ve had it with project leaders who think that the whole job can be done from a keyboard! I recently helped one of my client companies hire a project manager for a professional services business. The CEO told me …
If knowing “HOW” to do something were enough we’d all be rich and thin. There’s always some reason why well-intentioned, educated, experienced professionals are doing the opposite of what they know makes sense. Frequently it’s because they are really busy, …
The Knowing-Doing Gap Read More »
Back in history, pre-Internet days, I was in charge of developing a new IT system to support Marketing. While this was a Marketing system, the sponsor, my boss, was in Finance. And to complicate things, Sales provided the funding! And …
Agile PM … Is there such a thing? Read More »
