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!
Ron Rosenhead
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Thank you members of the jury for your time and consideration. It only remains for me to pass sentence. You have been found guilty before your peers of serious crimes which include: Not ensuring there was a business case thereby tying up valuable resources on this project for some 9 months – but there was no formal authority for this to happen. You simply let it trickle through the approved project start up process.
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Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Why is it important for you to motivate your project team? When we want to create and deliver products and services faster, we look at four areas — people, process, product, and technology. People has the greatest potential to shorten schedules across projects. Credit: Adobe Stock. Researchers have identified performance differences on the order of 10 to 1 or more.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
I’ve been booking meetings for the next couple of months because I know my team get very busy, and if we don’t schedule the time we won’t meet to talk about the big stuff. We meet weekly anyway, but for Phase 2 planning and other parts of our programme that have a longer-term goal, we need to lift up out of the weekly task list and get some space. If it’s not booked, it won’t happen.
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Musings on Project Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
Autocrates and autocratic leadership -- on the one hand -- and the classic risk management on the other hand. is the latter pointless in the context of the former?
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LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
This advice column addresses common project management and workplace challenges. If you have question, ask Elizabeth! Email your question to: MarketingTeam@liquidplanner.com with the subject “Advice Column.” Anonymity included. Dear Elizabeth: I manage a team that that is always juggling multiple project tasks. How can I keep my team focused on their top priorities , and help them know what the latest priorities are?
Pawel Brodzinski
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
I’ve been known to bring up research on collective intelligence in many situations, e.g. here , here , or here. In my personal case, the research findings heavily influenced my perception of how to build teams and design organizations. The crucial lesson was that social perceptiveness and having everyone being heard in discussions were key to achieve high collective intelligence.
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 […].
Wrike
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
If you think overseeing creative projects and supervising creative teams is the same as managing a project with software developers or a manufacturing crew, you may want to think again. Every group has its own quirks and unique concerns that must be taken into consideration if you’re going to be an effective leader. Below are the three crucial keys to successfully managing a project with creatives: Creative project management requires empathy.
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
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
Green Project Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
“Even the dogs may eat of the crumbs that fall from the rich man’s table; and in these days, when the rich in knowledge eat such specialized food at such separate tables, only the dogs have the chance of a balanced diet.” Sir Geoffrey Vickers 1965 – For many the notion of sustainability is a […]. The post Our brain is designed to accept new concepts – even sustainability appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.
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.
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.
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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Project Management Hacks
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Image Credit: Shutterstock. Do you have a “history” with networking? Maybe you’re like me. My idea of fun often involves reading a book, listening to an audio book during a run or discovering a new wine. Alone time matters! Yet, I know networking matters too – most of my key career opportunities have come through relationships.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Posted in General. What does it mean to run a project with empathy? And how do you actually do it? “Project empathy” is a bit hard to pin down, but overall, it is treating your project as if it has its own feelings and emotions that would have to be considered if it were a person. I am sure this sounds a little…weird. But there is real merit in thinking of projects this way, and you’ll be a.
Herding Cats
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
All project work is uncertain. This uncertainty comes in two forms - Aleatory and Epistemic. Aleatory Uncertainty is irreducible, Epistemic uncertainty is reducible. More can be found on this in Both Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainty Create Risk. . But now what to do about it. Here's a collection of papers that has served me well in defining the processes needed to make decisions in the presence of uncertainty when managing projects using other people's money: " Beyond project decisions.
The Tao of Project Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
There can often be a lot of pressure in projects, simply by their very nature and also by task and deliverable inter-dependencies. If that wasn't bad enough, management always want it quicker if not also cheaper and better! Things are not helped if the project manager responds to management pressure by interfering with the team and creating a lot more pressure in the process.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Congratulations to Monica from St. Paul Minnesota in the USA! Monica has won a copy of Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams * which is now on it’s way across the ocean. What, you missed out on the opportunity to enter? That’s because this giveaway was for newsletter subscribers only.
Stepping Into Project Management
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
I wanted to share with you some random links that makes sense when you look at it from your personal development point of view. For success, life not only has to be organized, you have to be in a very stable mental space and none of them just happen to happen. I hope you find something in these stories that helps you find that zone. Does it matter where you sit in office, find out here.
Herding Cats
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
I forgot something important that you must remember until you go six feet under…. There are only two kinds of people in the whole wide world, grifters and suckers…. [With suckers,] let their stupid brains stay asleep in their chump world. Keep your own brain honed to razor sharpness in the secret world of con. – Iceberg Slim. Related articles. Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Posted in General. Even when a project appears to be going well, there can be a roadblock hidden around the corner. It can take the form of a minor oversight, or other times become a serious budget implication, leaving the outcome and your client teetering on the edge. When a project hits a hurdle, it’s crucial that your entire team remains positive, cool-headed and logical.
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LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Are you busy? Or do you think you’re busy because you spend a lot of time working? If you answered yes to this last question, then stop what you’re doing and read this Inc. article, “ Why Working Hard Isn’t the Same as Working Smart ,” from entrepreneur and startup author Steve Blank. Blank’s thesis is simple yet important. If you’re the type of person who feels like hard work is based on the amount of time spent working, you’re doing it wrong.
Fix my Project Chaos
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
Let’s talk about how to manage creative projects In this podcast, Emma Morgan from The Business Designer speaks to me about how to manage creative projects and why they are different from others. Emma works with business owners and creative directors who want to build their brands. Her approach combines project management with creative strategy, […].
Herding Cats
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
What I cannot create, I do not understand - Richard Feynman, from his blackboard at the time of his death. Feynman spoke at our Society of Physics Students at UC Irvine. His was the penultimate teacher of all things physics.
Stepping Into Project Management
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
Peter Taylor is a PMO expert currently leading a Global PMO, with 200 project managers acting as custodians for nearly 5,000 projects around the world, for Kronos Inc. - a billion-dollar software organisation delivering Workforce Management Solutions. He is also the author of the number 1 bestselling project management book ‘The Lazy Project Manager’.
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
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