Musings on Project Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In one presentation to a PMI chapter on Agile project management I used a sailing race analogy. I've used this analogy before, but this time there was some 'Q&A' that was worth passing along. The first thing is that audience was shocked (shocked!

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Fix my Project Chaos

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Let’s talk about how to hold a rock star project kick-off meeting Sara Sheedy specialises in bringing purpose, passion and creativity to learning. In this podcast, she speaks to Elise Stevens about how to hold a rock star project kick-off meeting. Sara works alongside companies to bring energy and engagement into staff training. Her strategies […].

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PMStudent

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

A project manager who does not lead her team in good planning will earn the reputation of being disorganized, and barely making or often missing deadlines on a regular basis. A project manager who leads her team in good planning will earn the reputation of being a strong professional. The post Here’s Your Deadline! appeared first on PMStudent.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

I came across a couple of interesting tweets over the weekend. (Scrum is) more defined rather than empirical process. Agile in name only. scrum, not agile. not as it was prior to scrum. lost art. Scrum is prescriptive and defined rather than empirical. it seeks to be guidance for work it's too far removed from to understand. This took me back since Scrum is derived from an empirical closed loop control system developed in the USAF by Col.

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Fix my Project Chaos

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Let’s talk about how project managers can become more resilient In the 100th Fix My Project Chaos podcast, Elise Stevens quizzes change management experts Kerryn Fewster and Vicki Daniel on how project managers can become more resilient. Kerryn is a founding director of Change2020, which partners with Australian businesses to navigate change and embrace ambiguity. […].

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Fix my Project Chaos

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Let’s talk about storytelling in organisational change Once upon a time, a film producer, sales agent and crowdfunding pioneer named Thomas Mai spoke to Elise Stevens about storytelling in organisational change. Thomas has worked in the film industry for more than two decades and produced seven films. He specialises in helping filmmakers and companies reach […].

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Taking a product from concept to production is a complicated undertaking. There’s a lot at stake, and a lot can go wrong along the way. For example, there’s time-to-market market and quality control issues; you have to consider supply chain , global teams , international trade issues, regulations, product development phased and more. And still, I’m constantly surprised to see how many teams still manage all of these moving parts using static spreadsheets.

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Fix my Project Chaos

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Let’s talk about storytelling in organisational change Once upon a time, a film producer, sales agent and crowdfunding pioneer named Thomas Mai spoke to Elise Stevens about storytelling in organisational change. Thomas has worked in the film industry for more than two decades and produced seven films. He specialises in helping filmmakers and companies reach […].

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