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…
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…
Agile… Book Review: Personal Kanban 25 Jan 2015 "Like Traffic, work does not fit. Work flows." - Personal Kanban Do you ever look up at the end of the day and wonder 1) Where the day went? 2)…
Agile… Course Corrections: PM Acceptance of Change 18 Jan 201518 Jan 2015 "Course corrections are not project management failures, nor do they suggest a loss of control - quite the opposite in fact. Rigid plans with fixed definitions of success limit our…
Business Value… Self-Improvement: Looking for your Blind Spots 10 Jan 2015 Have you finished your goal-setting for 2015? How did you do it? Apart from external feedback, it can be hard to assess where you need to focus because of your…
books… Manage Conflict Through Discovery? 2 Aug 2014 There’s more than one way to skin a cat. This is a very old saying essentially meaning there is more than one way to get to your goal. Most people…
Business Value… Get Thankful 2 Jul 20132 Jul 2013 Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone G.B. Stern Some of us, you know who you are, have a bad habit of not expressing our gratitude to others. Sometimes…
books… Book Review: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 5 Feb 20125 Feb 2012 Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves. ~Nathaniel Branden Without Judge Without Jury We hand down judgments on ourselves…
Business Value… The Portable Project Manager 31 Jul 2010 Portable Flexible Useful in various fields I’ve heard all of these phrases used about Project Management skills. The proposition is that if a seasoned Project Manager parachutes into a construction…
books… April 2010: Bug on a Windshield 17 Apr 201017 Apr 2010 It’s the third week of the month again. If you’re new here, the third week of every month, I pull together all the links that I’ve run into since last…
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