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…
books… Quote: Rule 3: People Communicate with Stories 5 Oct 20155 Oct 2015 "In conversations, people don't spit out bullet pointed facts. Instead, they use stories. When you listen attentively, you encourage the speaker to expand on and tell more stories. The clues…
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…
collaboration… How to MacGyver Technology Challenged Web Meetings 31 Aug 201531 Aug 2015 By Joelle A. Godfrey Ever been in a virtual meeting that's entered the Twilight Zone? This is the kind of meeting where the Technology seems to be against you: Whether…
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,…
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… Book Review: No One Understands You And What To Do About It 14 Jul 201514 Jul 2015 By Joelle A. Godfrey "You are never really starting from scratch with another person, even when you are meeting him or her for the first time. The perceiver's brain is…
Agile… A Rose By Any Other Name: Project Manager, Scrum Master? Flow Manager? 21 Jun 201521 Jun 2015 I love Pastries. So it stands to reason that I really like Bakeries. Several years ago, I used to frequent a German bakery that sold authentic German pastries. I had to…
career… Is Project Management the Right Career For You? 2 Jun 20152 Jun 2015 If I had picked up a crystal ball, spun it around and then peered deep into its depths, I would never have imagined that I would have ended up as a…
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