books… How To Handle Adversity 22 May 2010 How do you handle Project Adversity? Or any setback for that matter? Most project managers take setbacks hard. We think about our part in them and like cows chewing cud,…
Business Value… The 22 Minute Meeting: Are We Saving Time? 10 Mar 201010 Mar 2010 When I read Scott Berkun’s post on the 22 minutes meeting, the first thing I loved was the meeting format. Following good meeting process, the agenda is clear to all,…
career… How to Stream Project Management Resources on YouTube 24 Feb 2010 Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a…
Business Value… How to Close Out Your Project or the Joys of Closing Beautifully – Part 2 3 Feb 20103 Feb 2010 A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking. - Anonymous In my last post, I covered three ways to help improve project closeouts. The end of…
Business Acumen… How to Close Out Your Project or the Joys of Closing Beautifully…Part 1 30 Jan 201030 Jan 2010 “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” -Orson Welles What is your favorite part of the project lifecycle? Some project managers…
books… Magic Eight Ball Wisdom for New Project Managers 9 Jan 2010 Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. -Carolyn Wells If I had created the world... Ice cream would be calorie-free and...…
books… Good Reads from 2009: Part 2 2 Jan 20102 Jan 2010 "Reading furnishes the mind only with material for knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours." John Locke As my last post of 2009 and my first post…
books… Good Reads from 2009: Part 1 26 Dec 200916 Jan 2010 “I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense." - Harold Kushner In 2009, I made a commitment…
books… Meeting Effectiveness: Are you holding the right kind of meeting? 12 Dec 2009 People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. -Thomas Sowell Meetings. Hate them or Tolerate them. I haven’t met anyone who loves to attend meetings. Unfortunately, they…
Agile… Agile: Why I’m Now a Believer 28 Nov 200928 Nov 2009 Six months ago I had more questions than answers about Agile. Five months ago I had serious reservations about Agile. Today, I can say that I am a believer. With…