The Lazy Project Manager
JULY 8, 2016
Critical to any projects success is having a good project manager we all know but after that then it is pretty important to have a good project sponsor, in fact it can be argued that the project sponsor is the more critical role; but, like the saying goes, ‘you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives’ and the same is true of project sponsors.
Project Risk Coach
JULY 4, 2016
How do you know when to respond to sneaky risks? Sometimes it’s obvious; other times you may experience a slow death march into ultimate ruin. Photo courtesy of AdobeStock.com. Part of our problem is unknown risks; these risks silently steal and kill over time. Even if we are aware of certain risks, we may be unsure of when to respond. Allow me to share a personal story to illustrate.
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Musings on Project Management
JULY 2, 2016
Every other posting about software these days is about 'go fast' or 'quick delivery' etc. Agile everywhere; Agile every time! But, there's a case for SLOW! How about when you're asked to code up some morality; when you're asked to code the decisions which are philosophical, steeped in moral decisions, and perhaps are quite personal? This project issue is embedded in this essay about coding.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 4, 2016
This is a guest article by Isidora Roskic. Behind good companies lie great stakeholder relations. In a nutshell, stakeholders are individuals or groups that have interest in a company and are directly impacted by its decisions. Stakeholders: individuals/groups interested in a company and impacted by its decisions. Click To Tweet. Owners, employees, suppliers, creditors, directions and many more all fall under the category of stakeholders.
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The Lazy Project Manager
JULY 3, 2016
A guest post by my friends at Genius Project. The phenomenon of the sharing economy can be attributed to the likes of some popular names such as Uber and Airbnb. The magazine Alternatives Economiques, defines it as people creating value together. This form of economy is actually developing itself in the context of social media and internet platforms.
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Musings on Project Management
JULY 7, 2016
This really isn't a posting about accounting. But, when the accounting industry figured out that most businesses are worth a lot more than their salvage value, even more than the market value of tangible assets -- like inventory, buildings, and tools -- the accounants had to invent an asset and terminology to cover the gap. Invention: "Good will". It even sounds like it belongs in a.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 6, 2016
I’ve been following Jerry Ihejirika’s project management blog for a while now, partly because he’s interesting and writes beautifully, partly because I like to know what’s happening in project management in the rest of the world. I’ve supported (in a small way) his Project Management for Africa initiative. In this article, Jerry talks about how his live changed because of an accident, how he’s not afraid to follow his dreams, and why you shouldn’t be eit
Ron Rosenhead
JULY 7, 2016
I said that this was an interesting topic and suggested they may want to start refining the ways they worked by looking at project management. ‘How do you mean’, asked my client? Well, let’s look at the projects completed in the last 12 – 24 months: which ones really delivered against the business case, the objectives and benefits? which ones did not?
LiquidPlanner
JULY 6, 2016
Modern project management was born around the time of World War II. Germany built the first interstate highway system, the Reichsautobahnen , in the 1930s, and the United States began The Manhattan Project approximately a decade later to create the first man-made nuclear weapon. These massive projects required planning on a staggering scale, and the people who undertook them needed new tools and techniques in order to carry them to completion.
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Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend
Susanne Madsen
JULY 7, 2016
Projects vary hugely in size and complexity and need different levels of control and management oversight. If you are running a smaller project and need a quick steer, here are four basic questions to get you started. 1. What is this project all about and why is it important? To deliver a project, you first have to understand what you are expected to delver and why it is needed.
Green Project Management
JULY 5, 2016
Last week I was asked to deliver a keynote presentation on sustainable project management to an audience of project managers in Australia at an Australian Institute of Project Management event. I started the presentation with a discussion about the future: our individual future, the future of our children, as well as the future of the project […].
Herding Cats
JULY 8, 2016
There appears to be a resurgence in the No Projects conversation, similar to the No Estimates notion that has been around for awhile. I’m going to suggest that most of the disconnects around ideas of software development ‒ from No Estimates to No Projects to whatever ‒ starts with Developers and the assumption It’s their money. It’s not their money.
LiquidPlanner
JULY 7, 2016
When you and your team starts using a new software program, you can just press a magical button and everything will be all set up and good to go, right? We wish! Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Implementing new software takes time, dedication and support. It’s a project unto itself, really. And a key part of a successful implementation is efficiently onboarding your team to make sure they have the knowledge and skills to thrive with the new program.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Susanne Madsen
JULY 7, 2016
The best way to demonstrate your potential is to show leadership and deliver results on your current project. In this short post I will provide a few pieces of advice, but in addition, it’s crucial that you ask for feedback about your performance from peers, team members, clients and senior managers. Ask them what they feel you should “stop doing”, “start doing” and “continue to do” Refining your leadership approach is a lifelong journey, which you can a
Wrike
JULY 7, 2016
We’ve said it before: the days when email was the primary tool for completing collaborative projects is over. Email’s rise to primacy as a project management tool was due to its convenience and speed at the start. The barrier to entry was low since everyone had an email address, an email program built into their desktops or browsers, and no learning curve.
Herding Cats
JULY 5, 2016
The misuse of Hofstadter's Law is common in many agile development domains. The quote is. It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. This quote is misused to suggest that estimating can't be done. On page 152 of Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid , Hofstadter explains the context and meaning of Hofstadter's Law.
LiquidPlanner
JULY 8, 2016
Is working from wherever you want to all it’s cracked up to be? Being a remote worker has been on the rise for years, thanks to technology. This means job options open up for people who either choose to live outside city centers, or need to relocate for various reasons but want to keep their current job. The debate is lively, ongoing and there are plenty of pros and cons.
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Project Management Hacks
JULY 7, 2016
How does recruiting work? What do recruiters want? These are some of the thoughts that prompted me to interview Ronald Yoon, Technical Recruiter at EXPERIS ManpowerGroup. I met Ronald earlier this year at a Project Management Institute committee here in Toronto. If you like this article, please write a comment. I have plans for similar interview articles in the future.
Moira Alexander
JULY 4, 2016
Project teams are in a constant state of communication via email, videoconferences, telephone calls, texts, face-to-face discussions and even nonverbal interactions. Whatever media they use, project teams will increase their chances of achieving their goals if they develop successful strategies for keeping everyone informed about what’s going on. Here are some tips for communicating effectively during the course of a project. 1.
Project Risk Coach
JULY 8, 2016
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. My friend, Lee Ellis, shares how honor and accountability are linked together for great leadership. These leaders can inspire every team and organization to achieve a higher level of performance. The key is engaging with courage, commitment, and caring concern as opposed to motivation by fear, intimidation, and self-preservation.
Musings on Project Management
JULY 4, 2016
This office is closed on 4 July due to circumstances beyond our control Sign on British Consulate in the USA Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've writtenBuy them at any online book retailer!
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This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.
Herding Cats
JULY 7, 2016
I work on Agile software development programs. Most everyone in Boulder Colorado works on Agile development programs. We meet once a month or so for coffee and talk about Agile. We have formal MeetUps hosted by local vendors - Rally, Scaled Agile, and other agile development shops. The range of projects at our morning coffee clutch go from one man shows to multi-billion dollar space flight programs and back again.
Zen Project Management
JULY 8, 2016
I'm currently reading the book Design the Life You Love by Ayse Birsel. The book takes a look at Design Thinking and applying it to your own life. It is based on the success that the author has had as a product designer. The book takes you through a four-step process; Deconstruction, Point of View, Reconstruction, and Expression. She uses examples from her own design career to help illustrate the steps of the process.
Fix my Project Chaos
JULY 4, 2016
Three reasons women should attend a project management networking event In this podcast, Nicole Nader shares three reasons why women should attend a project management networking event and plenty of tips for how to make the most of it. Nicole is a project manager for ASC Shipbuilding, responsible for the implementation and operation of its project management office, executing […].
Stepping Into Project Management
JULY 4, 2016
Long ago when I was in school in US, I remember one of my professors talking about how he was teaching his toddler about choices and decision making. He said, today we decided to have both milk and orange juice at the table during breakfast. And we asked Josh- Milk or juice? Josh said- milk juice. He wanted both. They finally couldn’t get Josh, the toddler to decide but he said perhaps tomorrow.
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