collaboration… Mixed Expectations 2 May 20182 May 2018 When a team has temporarily assigned specialists, it is important to ensure that everyone has the same set of expectations. #APG (Agile Practice Guide) Clarifying Expectations is not just a…
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…
Agile… Book Review: Collaborating with the Enemy 3 Oct 20173 Oct 2017 Collaborating with the Enemy. A catchy title for a book, but how many project managers would think of picking it up from the title? I mean, no one wants to…
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…
books… Book Review: The 12 Pillars 18 Jan 2016 When his car breaks down in front a mansion called the 12 Pillars, Michael Jones isn't sure what's wrong with his car or what to do about it. As his…
Emotional Intelligence… Sticky Notes: January 8th 11 Jan 2016 The first week back at work always feels like the longest week of the year. The beginning of the year generally finds me in the middle of a very large project that…
project management Looking Back To Gain Perspective 5 Jan 20165 Jan 2016 “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away…
project management Quote: How Does Your Environment Impact Your Project? 17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015 "If we think about our environment at all, we probably regard it as an expansive macrosphere that is defined by the major influences on our behavior - our family, our…
books… Experimenting with Personal Kanban 23 Feb 2015 After reading Personal Kanban, I wanted to try running with some of the authors' ideas in the real world. And why not? All I needed was a Kanban board and a…
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…
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