Project Risk Coach
JUNE 24, 2016
You get on the elevator with someone who asks you about your upcoming project. Can you clearly describe your project in 60 seconds? Photo courtesy of AdobeStock (edited in Canva). Perhaps you are on the way out of a meeting with senior leaders when a Vice President asks you about your project. She says, “I only have a minute, but could you give me a brief summary of the project?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 24, 2016
In this video I interview author Penny Pullan about her new book, Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams , which is out this year. We filmed this video in an apartment in Barcelona where we were staying during the PMI Global Congress. It was Penny’s idea to have wine in the film (although I didn’t argue).
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The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 24, 2016
Posted in The PM life. The post When you spend months planning a project with a client only for them to cancel it at the last minute appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Herding Cats
JUNE 24, 2016
I've started reading Vasco's book #NoEstimates and will write a detailed deconstruction. I got the Kindle version, so I have a $10 investment at risk. Let's start with some graphs that have been around and their misinformation that forms the basis of the book. The Chaos Report graph. This graph is from old 2004 numbers. That's 12 year old numbers. Many times the books uses 12, 16, even 25 year old reports as the basis of the suggestion that Not Estimating fixes the problems in the reports.
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Function Point
JUNE 24, 2016
Poor communication, sore backlogs, and increased stress-levels are all symptoms of workflow-enza. As prevailing as the common cold, workflow-enza is a pain in the butt that can render the productivity of a company bedridden. This happens because companies overlook their workflows. Consequently, they become overworked, inefficient, and make prospective clients think twice before shaking their hand.
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Function Point
JUNE 24, 2016
Poor communication, sore backlogs, and increased stress-levels are all symptoms of workflow-enza. As prevailing as the common cold, workflow-enza is a pain in the butt that can render the productivity of a company bedridden. This happens because companies overlook their workflows. Consequently, they become overworked, inefficient, and make prospective clients think twice before shaking their hand.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 24, 2016
Every week we bring you the best of what we’re reading from around the web. This week’s stories center on speed, efficiency, working well with others and there’s an intriguing piece on how a Harvard Business School professor studied Pixar’s formula to rethink leadership and innovation. I hope these posts bring you a bit of joy and insight into getting the most out of your day.
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