Agile… A Semi-serious Proposal for PMBOK v7: the Manage Emotions Process 26 Oct 201726 Oct 2017 Proposal for PMBOK Guide, Version 7. A semi-serious proposal: Addition to the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group: Manage Emotions Process Inputs: Monitor and Control Project Work outputs Perform Integrated Change…
Business Acumen… How to Pivot Gracefully into a New Industry 8 Mar 20178 May 2017 Have you jumped from IT to Financial project management? Or from IT to Digital project management? What you don't know about the terminology, risks, and standard expectations in an industry…
benefits… Are You Serving Your Stakeholders or Your Project Plan? 21 Sep 20154 Aug 2017 We spend some portion of our time every day as customers, but we never seem to remember the customers we serve when we run our projects. As PM's we focus on delivering…
books… Book Review: Triggers: Creating Behavior that Lasts 20 Aug 201520 Aug 2015 "If there's one 'disease' that I'm trying to cure in this book, it revolves around our total misapprehension of our environment. We think we are in sync with our environment,…
books… Book Review: Meetings Matter 7 Jun 20157 Jun 2015 It is unusual when blurbs on book covers capture the truth about a book. I tend to read the blurbs with a large scoopful of salt. For all I care,…
Branding… Are you Ready to Create Value with Your Stakeholders? 18 May 201518 May 2015 How you view your projects is really a matter of perspective. What frame are you looking at your projects through? Is it constructive? Does is make it easier for the…
books… Quote: Perspectives shape your experience 27 Apr 201527 Apr 2015 "Perspectives shape your experience - of meetings, of relationships, of life. Sometimes you need to lead with your attitude. You simply need to choose to step into the world with…
books… Equip Yourself To Reach Your Goals: The Ant and The Elephant 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 Imagine someone watching the 1988 Olympic Opening Parade and getting the crazy idea that they’d like to be one of the athletes marching in the next Olympic parade. Imagine that they have…
Business Acumen… Communicating to Internal Teams 30 Mar 201530 Mar 2015 Which is the best answer for "How do team members find out what's happening on your project?" A. At the Watercooler B. On the Sharepoint Site C. Osmosis D. Project…
Business Acumen… Are We Building Widgets or Reducing Costs? Using Benefits to Drive our Project Focus 8 Feb 20158 Feb 2015 As Project Managers we communicate daily to Customers, Salespeople and Senior Management. We could be using the PMI-approved words and concepts, but our focus may be frustrating our audience. To effectively…
Shisso 