Agile… Another Year Gone: What do I have to show for it? 13 Feb 2010 Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment - Homer To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle. - George Orwell Banzai! I have…
Agile… The Resource-Loaded, Dependency-Linked Schedule: Where’s the Love? 10 Feb 201010 Feb 2010 I’ve been on both sides of the scheduling tool: I’ve been the Program Manager working with a Project Controls Specialist who’s trying to pull together a project schedule from multiple…
Business Acumen… The Future of Project Management for Skeptics 6 Feb 2010 Where a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vaccuum tubes and perhaps weigh 1.5…
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…
Agile… Bug on the Windshield: Personal Effectiveness, Project Management and Fun 16 Jan 201016 Jan 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…
books… Book Review: Just Enough Project Management 5 Dec 2009 Compelling reason will never convince blinding emotion. -Richard Bach First impressions can kill good ideas. In some cases, the good is overlooked because it’s introduced in the wrong way. The…
books… Book Review: Make Your Own Luck 14 Nov 200914 Nov 2009 Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is…
Business Acumen… Is Business Acumen a must for Project Managers? 12 Sep 200912 Sep 2009 This is a story about two project managers. One was fascinated with the nuts and bolts of how projects were managed. He did an excellent job in implementing the tools…
Agile… Bug on a Windshield: Process, Career Advice and Projects 18 Jul 20091 Aug 2009 It’s the third week of the month again... This week’s Bug on a Windshield links are related to Process management and change, Career Advice to follow and Project Management Tips.…
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