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Greg describes how SharkPro Projects™, a pre-configured implementation of Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2010, can be up and running. Greg describes how SharkPro Projects™, a pre-configured implementation of Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2010, can be up and running. MORE
The more successful projects you deliver, the more likely it is that your management or clients will call upon you to lead more complex projects that are outside your repertoire of skills and even beyond your domain of technical expertise. When you deliver the goods on these projects, success will strengthen your self-confidence and enhance. Mindset MORE
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In this interview, I talk with Bipin Shah, President and CEO of Kovair Software, about the challenges and lessons learned integrating a mix of tools to provide an integrated Software Development and IT Lifecycle Management environment for one of the top ten global IT Companies. Kovair’s customer, a global leader in delivering technology solutions to. MORE
Listen now: Right click here to download the MP3 In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Rick Morris, author of the outstanding and popular book: Project Management that works. I attended Rick’s presentation at a PMI Global Congress a couple of years ago and the insights that Rick shared had a. MORE
Most of us by now know about the consequences of “Scope Creep” But there is a much more dangerous problem that we Project Managers get ourselves into. It is called “Scope Seep” “Scope Seep” is a term coined by Alan Weiss and refers to situations when you, the project manager, not the customer, allow extra. Change Management MORE
Brian will share with us information that he presented at the 2010 PMI Global Congress. Brian will share with us information that he presented at the 2010 PMI Global Congress. In this edition, I invited Brian Richardson PMP to talk to us about managing the people side of change. Brian Richardson is the founder and principal of Richardson Consulting Group, Inc., a professional services firm with deep expertise in organizational. MORE
I had the distinct pleasure to sit down with Todd Williams and talk about his upcoming book Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure. The book will be released in March 2011 by AMACOM Books. Todd shares with us his Project Recovery framework that helps Project Manager’s. MORE
Listen now: Right click here to download the MP3 In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Deanne Earle author of the Change Thru Action blog. Deanne is known to her followers on Twitter as @UnlikeBefore. Deanne is an expert at initiating, leading, and delivering change projects. She helps clients bridge the gap. Change Management Podcasts MORE
In my previous posts, Agile Practices in Large System Integration Projects and Tailoring Agile Practices for Enterprise System Integration Projects – Part 1, I argued that we need ways to incorporate Agile in system integration projects without (a) changing the entire organization or (b) waiting for the organization to change. We also need to tailor. Agile in Integration Projects MORE
In my previous post, Agile Practices in Large System Integration Projects, I argued that some Agile practices are not easy to implement in enterprise system integration projects without tailoring. In this series of posts, I will identify a set of key Agile practices that offer the greatest value and recommend ways to tailor them to. Agile in Integration Projects MORE
A healthy conflict between the Project Manager and the Product Owner creates a build-in system of checks and balances that protect projects from getting hijacked by single-minded agendas. In our experience, when these two roles are performed by a single person, that individual is likely to be much stronger in one area than the other. Agile in Integration Projects MORE
The current economy is forcing vendors to re-organize, cut staff, and re-think their strategies and business models. These changes often have the potential to impact the commitments they have already made to their clients and customers. How will you make sure that your project is not affected by such changes? In the case of a. Statements of Work Vendor Management MORE
A project manager asked this question on askaboutprojects.com: “I am a new project manager working on my first project as project manager. Can someone please share the examples of challenges they faced in projects” I gave the following advice before and I think it is appropriate for this question: The biggest challenge you will face. Mindset MORE
40 The reality of organizations is that they don’t come in a very neatly packaged configuration to which we can apply a single project management methodology. I spoke a couple weeks ago at an Oracle users group conference about my experience applying Agile practices in a large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrade project. From discussions with. Case Studies MORE
The reputations of many great project managers were ruined because their projects failed due to their mismanagement of vendors. The biggest mistake project managers make in discerning the status of their project is to rely solely on vendor status reports. These reports give only one version of the project’s progress. And that version happens to. Vendor Management MORE
46 Sometimes, to break an impasse on your project you may need to say you are sorry, whether you are right or not and whether the other person is right or not. This is hard. Saying “I’m sorry” is hard because it challenges our natural need to protect ourselves. Our ego has been engineered to protect. Mindset MORE
One of the things we asked ourselves when we founded Clarizen is why was MS Project so popular and so commonly used? The answer is simple; it’s available, affordable, and includes a very necessary set of Project Management features. The next question we asked was, “why is Excel even more popular and commonly used in Project Management practice than even MS Project?” ” Excel is available, affordable and relatively simple. MORE
There is a very good discussion on PMStudent.com about an article by Jennifer Bedell titled “Do testers goldplate too?”. Jennifer says in her post: Goldplating by a tester can occur when a tester goes beyond the stated requirements in an effort to produce a “quality” product. A tester may feel that their suggestion would improve the. Tools & Techniques MORE
In this interview, I have the pleasure to speak to Bernardo Tirado about Politics, Conflict, and Influence in projects. Bernardo brings a fresh and unique perspective to this very important topic in project management, combining his background as an Industrial Psychology practitioner and a Project Management Executive. Bernardo has extensive experience in building global shared. In this interview, I have the pleasure to speak to Bernardo Tirado about Politics, Conflict, and Influence in projects. MORE
Jeff will share with us information that he presented at the 2010 PMI Global Congress with Brian L. Jeff will share with us information that he presented at the 2010 PMI Global Congress with Brian L. In this podcast, I invite Jeff Hodgkinson, PgMP, PMP, RMP to talk to us about the benefits and value of the Program Management Professionals (PgMP®) Credential in the Working World. Grafsgaard, PMP, PgMP, QBS about the results. MORE
I had the pleasure to talk to Jason Fair about his work in bringing Agile to large complex integration projects. This is a topic that I am very interested in and have been writing about lately. You can check out the series of blog posts on Agile Practices in Large System Integration Projects. Jason recently. I had the pleasure to talk to Jason Fair about his work in bringing Agile to large complex integration projects. MORE
This is part 3 of my interview with Mr. Doug DeCarlo, author of the landmark book, eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility and one of my great Project Management teachers. Make sure to listen to Part 1 and Part 2 where Doug shares his great. MORE
It was quite a wake up call to attend a conference outside of legal and I was certainly woken up on several occasions at the Premier 100 conference put on by Computerworld Magazine. When you're in the same room with companies that have an IT budget that exceeds (gulp) 1 billion dollars, I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore. It was awkward to walk around and not know many people, but I did manage to find Melvin Evins (an ILTA member), the only other person from a law firm that won an award. MORE
Well, like most good New Years resolutions, one that I've been slowly getting around to is trying to get a few more posts on here. While I've stated that I'm retired from blogging, you all saw through that as my excuse for not being more diligent in posting. It'll probably be more like slogging (slow blogging). MORE
This is part 2 of interview with Mr. Doug DeCarlo, author of the landmark book, eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility and one of my great Project Management teachers. Make sure to listen to Part 1 and Part 3 where Doug shares his great insights. MORE
I had the distinct pleasure to speak to Mr. Doug DeCarlo, author of the landmark book, eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility and one of my great Project Management teachers. Few years ago, I read this paragraph in one of Doug’s articles: When teams heed. MORE
After reading so much about David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” book, I decided to give it a try. I had been listening to his podcast and had already implemented many of his great ideas in my day-to-day activities in order to be more productive. I’m naturally disorganized and yet have many things to get done […]. The post Getting Things Done: David Allen Sees The Whole Forest by Making Sure Every Tree Is Seen. appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. MORE
28 Here’s another great tip from Cornelius Fichtner, host of the PM Prepcast. One of the more obscure terms that you need to know for the PMP Exam is the “Tornado Diagram” Basically, the tornado diagram is a typical display format of the sensitivity analysis. Let’s look at this in more detail. A Tornado diagram, also […]. The post How To Use The Tornado Diagram appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam MORE
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Project leadership has remained fairly stable and static in its demands over the years. The core needs of the project, team and customer from the project manager aren't really all that different now than they were around 1990. MORE
Recently I asked Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, host of the PM Prepcast, what would be the best strategy should you fail the PMP exam a second time. Cesar, OK, I really hope that you will NEVER have to make use of this PMP Exam tip: If you fail your PMP Exam twice, then consider waiting a […]. The post Consider waiting if you fail your PMP Exam twice appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam MORE
Dear project managers, project managers-to-be, and project managers wannabes! I decided to start this website because I saw an exciting opportunity. I’ll explain. Today there is an vast amount of project management knowledge available. These concepts, tools, and techniques are well known within the project management profession, but it is vastly unknown outside of it. […]. The post Welcome to Project Management for the Masses! appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. MORE
28 One of the more important steps in preparing for the PMP exam is to schedule you exam date as soon as you meet all the eligibility requirements. This will give you a specific date toward which you can work. Now you have deadline – a big red “X” on your calendar – and this will […]. The post Schedule your PMP Exam early appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam MORE
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Here’s another tip I received from Cornelius Fichtner, host of the The Project Management PrepCast™ Hi Cesar, There is a bit of a disconnect that PMP Exam takers report as they are preparing for the exam. Because you must be an experienced project manager to take the exam, you bring years of experience in managing […]. The post Taking the PMP Exam? Study the PMBOK Guide even if you’re an experienced project manager appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam MORE
28 In my last post, I wrote that failure is in the eye of the beholder. When a project ends, talking about whether it was a success or a failure is sometimes like talking about religion or politics. For the most part people will have their own opinions and there is nothing you can do to. Mindset Project Failure MORE
42 Success for one person can still be seen as failure in the eyes of another. Show me a successful project and I will show you at least one stakeholder who thinks the project failed to meet their expectation. Over the course of a project, stakeholders change their mind about what is important to them, re-evaluate. Mindset Project Failure MORE
40 In my previous 2 posts, I wrote that failure is in the eye of the beholder and there is no failure, only feedback. In this post, I propose that we need to take responsibility for our part when our project fails, but only for our own contributions to the outcome. We should never shoulder the. Mindset Project Failure MORE
40 In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Nicolas Sulla on large global rollouts. I attended Nicolas’s presentation on this topic and invited him to share with us his experience from a global rollout of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) in Latin America. Nicolas is a global Project Manager with more than 15. In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Nicolas Sulla on large global rollouts. MORE
In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Stacy Aaron co-author of two books on organizational change: The Change Management Pocket Guide published in 2005 and The Eight Constants of Change published in 2008. These books are popular with many Fortune 500 companies such as, American Express, Bayer Corporation, FedEx, UPS, Johnson. MORE
In my previous post “Seven Steps to Writing Effective Statements of Work – Intro” , I provided a high level overview of the Statement of Work (SOW) development process. In this post, I cover step 1 – planning the effort. This step includes the following activities: Establish a Preliminary Scope Statement Start the SOW writing. Statements of Work Vendor Management MORE
In my initial port in this series “Seven Steps to Writing Effective Statements of Work – Intro”, I provided a high level overview of the Statement of Work (SOW) development process. Step 1 covered the planning the effort. Step 2 covered formatting the SOW. This post will describe step 3 – Collect and Analyze Requirements. Statements of Work Vendor Management MORE
In my initial port in this series “Seven Steps to Writing Effective Statements of Work – Intro”, I provided a high level overview of the Statement of Work (SOW) development process. Step 1 covered the planning the effort. This post will describe step 2 – formatting the SOW. You can choose to have one person. Statements of Work Vendor Management MORE
I had the distinct pleasure to speak to Mr. Neal Whitten, one of my great Project Management teachers. Few years ago, I attended Neal’s popular and outstanding seminar “Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects” and read his two popular books: Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects and Neal Whitten’s Let’s Talk! More No-Nonsense. I had the distinct pleasure to speak to Mr. Neal Whitten, one of my great Project Management teachers. MORE
There are many ways to approach writing a Statement of Work (SOW) for projects that involve vendors. This series explore the seven steps that will lead you through the process of writing any SOW. These seven are not necessarily sequential, but it should be possible to move backward/forward to the previous/next step depending on the. Statements of Work Vendor Management MORE
2010 Related Topics Brad Egeland
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Project leadership has remained fairly stable and static in its demands over the years. The core needs of the project, team and customer from the project manager aren't really all that different now than they were around 1990.
Clarizen
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
One of the things we asked ourselves when we founded Clarizen is why was MS Project so popular and so commonly used? The answer is simple; it’s available, affordable, and includes a very necessary set of Project Management features. The next question we asked was, “why is Excel even more popular and commonly used in Project Management practice than even MS Project?” ” Excel is available, affordable and relatively simple.
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 23, 2010
In a previous blog post titled, Let’s say “No” to groupthink and stop quoting the Chaos Report, I wrote that: “We need to be able to examine the underlying data and measurement methods used as the basis for any report or study on IT project failures.
Knowledgeline
APRIL 12, 2010
It was quite a wake up call to attend a conference outside of legal and I was certainly woken up on several occasions at the Premier 100 conference put on by Computerworld Magazine. When you're in the same room with companies that have an IT budget that exceeds (gulp) 1 billion dollars, I knew I wasn't in Kansas anymore. It was awkward to walk around and not know many people, but I did manage to find Melvin Evins (an ILTA member), the only other person from a law firm that won an award.
Knowledgeline
MARCH 24, 2010
Well, like most good New Years resolutions, one that I've been slowly getting around to is trying to get a few more posts on here. While I've stated that I'm retired from blogging, you all saw through that as my excuse for not being more diligent in posting. It'll probably be more like slogging (slow blogging).
Guerrilla Project Management
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
Greg describes how SharkPro Projects™, a pre-configured implementation of Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2010, can be up and running. Greg describes how SharkPro Projects™, a pre-configured implementation of Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2010, can be up and running.
Guerrilla Project Management
OCTOBER 24, 2010
Jeff will share with us information that he presented at the 2010 PMI Global Congress with Brian L. Jeff will share with us information that he presented at the 2010 PMI Global Congress with Brian L. In this podcast, I invite Jeff Hodgkinson, PgMP, PMP, RMP to talk to us about the benefits and value of the Program Management Professionals (PgMP®) Credential in the Working World. Grafsgaard, PMP, PgMP, QBS about the results.
Guerrilla Project Management
MAY 25, 2010
The reputations of many great project managers were ruined because their projects failed due to their mismanagement of vendors. The biggest mistake project managers make in discerning the status of their project is to rely solely on vendor status reports. These reports give only one version of the project’s progress. And that version happens to. Vendor Management
Guerrilla Project Management
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
In this interview, I talk with Bipin Shah, President and CEO of Kovair Software, about the challenges and lessons learned integrating a mix of tools to provide an integrated Software Development and IT Lifecycle Management environment for one of the top ten global IT Companies. Kovair’s customer, a global leader in delivering technology solutions to.
Guerrilla Project Management
MAY 5, 2010
The reality of organizations is that they don’t come in a very neatly packaged configuration to which we can apply a single project management methodology. I spoke a couple weeks ago at an Oracle users group conference about my experience applying Agile practices in a large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrade project. From discussions with. Case Studies
Guerrilla Project Management
AUGUST 8, 2010
In my last post, I wrote that failure is in the eye of the beholder. When a project ends, talking about whether it was a success or a failure is sometimes like talking about religion or politics. For the most part people will have their own opinions and there is nothing you can do to. Mindset Project Failure
Guerrilla Project Management
OCTOBER 2, 2010
I had the pleasure to talk to Jason Fair about his work in bringing Agile to large complex integration projects. This is a topic that I am very interested in and have been writing about lately. You can check out the series of blog posts on Agile Practices in Large System Integration Projects. Jason recently. I had the pleasure to talk to Jason Fair about his work in bringing Agile to large complex integration projects.
Guerrilla Project Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
I had the distinct pleasure to speak to Mr. Doug DeCarlo, author of the landmark book, eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility and one of my great Project Management teachers. Few years ago, I read this paragraph in one of Doug’s articles: When teams heed.
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 22, 2010
After reading so much about David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” book, I decided to give it a try. I had been listening to his podcast and had already implemented many of his great ideas in my day-to-day activities in order to be more productive. I’m naturally disorganized and yet have many things to get done […]. The post Getting Things Done: David Allen Sees The Whole Forest by Making Sure Every Tree Is Seen. appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 20, 2010
Here’s another great tip from Cornelius Fichtner, host of the PM Prepcast. One of the more obscure terms that you need to know for the PMP Exam is the “Tornado Diagram” Basically, the tornado diagram is a typical display format of the sensitivity analysis. Let’s look at this in more detail. A Tornado diagram, also […]. The post How To Use The Tornado Diagram appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 14, 2010
One of the more important steps in preparing for the PMP exam is to schedule you exam date as soon as you meet all the eligibility requirements. This will give you a specific date toward which you can work. Now you have deadline – a big red “X” on your calendar – and this will […]. The post Schedule your PMP Exam early appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam
Guerrilla Project Management
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
In my previous post “Seven Steps to Writing Effective Statements of Work – Intro” , I provided a high level overview of the Statement of Work (SOW) development process. In this post, I cover step 1 – planning the effort. This step includes the following activities: Establish a Preliminary Scope Statement Start the SOW writing. Statements of Work Vendor Management
Guerrilla Project Management
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Most of us by now know about the consequences of “Scope Creep” But there is a much more dangerous problem that we Project Managers get ourselves into. It is called “Scope Seep” “Scope Seep” is a term coined by Alan Weiss and refers to situations when you, the project manager, not the customer, allow extra. Change Management
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Here’s another tip I received from Cornelius Fichtner, host of the The Project Management PrepCast™ Hi Cesar, There is a bit of a disconnect that PMP Exam takers report as they are preparing for the exam. Because you must be an experienced project manager to take the exam, you bring years of experience in managing […]. The post Taking the PMP Exam? Study the PMBOK Guide even if you’re an experienced project manager appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 2, 2010
Dear project managers, project managers-to-be, and project managers wannabes! I decided to start this website because I saw an exciting opportunity. I’ll explain. Today there is an vast amount of project management knowledge available. These concepts, tools, and techniques are well known within the project management profession, but it is vastly unknown outside of it. […]. The post Welcome to Project Management for the Masses! appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 2, 2010
Recently I asked Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, host of the PM Prepcast, what would be the best strategy should you fail the PMP exam a second time. Cesar, OK, I really hope that you will NEVER have to make use of this PMP Exam tip: If you fail your PMP Exam twice, then consider waiting a […]. The post Consider waiting if you fail your PMP Exam twice appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. PMP Exam
Guerrilla Project Management
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
I had the distinct pleasure to sit down with Todd Williams and talk about his upcoming book Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure. The book will be released in March 2011 by AMACOM Books. Todd shares with us his Project Recovery framework that helps Project Manager’s.
Guerrilla Project Management
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
In this interview, I have the pleasure to speak to Bernardo Tirado about Politics, Conflict, and Influence in projects. Bernardo brings a fresh and unique perspective to this very important topic in project management, combining his background as an Industrial Psychology practitioner and a Project Management Executive. Bernardo has extensive experience in building global shared. In this interview, I have the pleasure to speak to Bernardo Tirado about Politics, Conflict, and Influence in projects.
Guerrilla Project Management
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Listen now: Right click here to download the MP3 In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Deanne Earle author of the Change Thru Action blog. Deanne is known to her followers on Twitter as @UnlikeBefore. Deanne is an expert at initiating, leading, and delivering change projects. She helps clients bridge the gap. Change Management Podcasts
Guerrilla Project Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
This is part 2 of interview with Mr. Doug DeCarlo, author of the landmark book, eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility and one of my great Project Management teachers. Make sure to listen to Part 1 and Part 3 where Doug shares his great insights.
Guerrilla Project Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
This is part 3 of my interview with Mr. Doug DeCarlo, author of the landmark book, eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility and one of my great Project Management teachers. Make sure to listen to Part 1 and Part 2 where Doug shares his great.
Guerrilla Project Management
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
In my initial port in this series “Seven Steps to Writing Effective Statements of Work – Intro”, I provided a high level overview of the Statement of Work (SOW) development process. Step 1 covered the planning the effort. Step 2 covered formatting the SOW. This post will describe step 3 – Collect and Analyze Requirements. Statements of Work Vendor Management
Guerrilla Project Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
In my initial port in this series “Seven Steps to Writing Effective Statements of Work – Intro”, I provided a high level overview of the Statement of Work (SOW) development process. Step 1 covered the planning the effort. This post will describe step 2 – formatting the SOW. You can choose to have one person. Statements of Work Vendor Management
Guerrilla Project Management
AUGUST 31, 2010
There are many ways to approach writing a Statement of Work (SOW) for projects that involve vendors. This series explore the seven steps that will lead you through the process of writing any SOW. These seven are not necessarily sequential, but it should be possible to move backward/forward to the previous/next step depending on the. Statements of Work Vendor Management
Guerrilla Project Management
AUGUST 14, 2010
I had the distinct pleasure to speak to Mr. Neal Whitten, one of my great Project Management teachers. Few years ago, I attended Neal’s popular and outstanding seminar “Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects” and read his two popular books: Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects and Neal Whitten’s Let’s Talk! More No-Nonsense. I had the distinct pleasure to speak to Mr. Neal Whitten, one of my great Project Management teachers.
Guerrilla Project Management
AUGUST 11, 2010
In my previous 2 posts, I wrote that failure is in the eye of the beholder and there is no failure, only feedback. In this post, I propose that we need to take responsibility for our part when our project fails, but only for our own contributions to the outcome. We should never shoulder the. Mindset Project Failure
Guerrilla Project Management
AUGUST 6, 2010
Success for one person can still be seen as failure in the eyes of another. Show me a successful project and I will show you at least one stakeholder who thinks the project failed to meet their expectation. Over the course of a project, stakeholders change their mind about what is important to them, re-evaluate. Mindset Project Failure
Guerrilla Project Management
JULY 28, 2010
In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Stacy Aaron co-author of two books on organizational change: The Change Management Pocket Guide published in 2005 and The Eight Constants of Change published in 2008. These books are popular with many Fortune 500 companies such as, American Express, Bayer Corporation, FedEx, UPS, Johnson.
Guerrilla Project Management
JULY 21, 2010
In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Nicolas Sulla on large global rollouts. I attended Nicolas’s presentation on this topic and invited him to share with us his experience from a global rollout of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) in Latin America. Nicolas is a global Project Manager with more than 15. In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Nicolas Sulla on large global rollouts.
Guerrilla Project Management
JULY 14, 2010
A healthy conflict between the Project Manager and the Product Owner creates a build-in system of checks and balances that protect projects from getting hijacked by single-minded agendas. In our experience, when these two roles are performed by a single person, that individual is likely to be much stronger in one area than the other. Agile in Integration Projects
Guerrilla Project Management
JULY 13, 2010
The current economy is forcing vendors to re-organize, cut staff, and re-think their strategies and business models. These changes often have the potential to impact the commitments they have already made to their clients and customers. How will you make sure that your project is not affected by such changes? In the case of a. Statements of Work Vendor Management
Guerrilla Project Management
APRIL 1, 2010
Listen now: Right click here to download the MP3 In this edition of the Guerrilla Project Management podcast, I interview Rick Morris, author of the outstanding and popular book: Project Management that works. I attended Rick’s presentation at a PMI Global Congress a couple of years ago and the insights that Rick shared had a.
Guerrilla Project Management
JUNE 19, 2010
In my previous posts, Agile Practices in Large System Integration Projects and Tailoring Agile Practices for Enterprise System Integration Projects – Part 1, I argued that we need ways to incorporate Agile in system integration projects without (a) changing the entire organization or (b) waiting for the organization to change. We also need to tailor. Agile in Integration Projects
Guerrilla Project Management
JUNE 1, 2010
In my previous post, Agile Practices in Large System Integration Projects, I argued that some Agile practices are not easy to implement in enterprise system integration projects without tailoring. In this series of posts, I will identify a set of key Agile practices that offer the greatest value and recommend ways to tailor them to. Agile in Integration Projects
Guerrilla Project Management
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
There is a very good discussion on PMStudent.com about an article by Jennifer Bedell titled “Do testers goldplate too?”. Jennifer says in her post: Goldplating by a tester can occur when a tester goes beyond the stated requirements in an effort to produce a “quality” product. A tester may feel that their suggestion would improve the. Tools & Techniques
Guerrilla Project Management
MAY 21, 2010
A project manager asked this question on askaboutprojects.com: “I am a new project manager working on my first project as project manager. Can someone please share the examples of challenges they faced in projects” I gave the following advice before and I think it is appropriate for this question: The biggest challenge you will face. Mindset
Guerrilla Project Management
MAY 21, 2010
Sometimes, to break an impasse on your project you may need to say you are sorry, whether you are right or not and whether the other person is right or not. This is hard. Saying “I’m sorry” is hard because it challenges our natural need to protect ourselves. Our ego has been engineered to protect. Mindset
Guerrilla Project Management
MAY 1, 2010
The more successful projects you deliver, the more likely it is that your management or clients will call upon you to lead more complex projects that are outside your repertoire of skills and even beyond your domain of technical expertise. When you deliver the goods on these projects, success will strengthen your self-confidence and enhance. Mindset
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