“We don’t need no stinking Gantt chart!”
Last year I wrote about Map Days (search for Solera and you’ll find my entries). You may recall that Map …
Last year I wrote about Map Days (search for Solera and you’ll find my entries). You may recall that Map …
I’ve managed projects in F100 companies and in small companies. There are positives and negatives in both but sometimes I …
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“Have you included the depreciation in your budget plan?” Those words or similar ones is what I’ve heard from some …
The triple constraint, in many cases, is a given to project managers. Regardless of approach, methodology, or industry, most PMs …
We’ve all heard about Agile, the good and the bad. While to some Agile is relatively new, I started being …
After many years as a project manager as well as teaching about project management, I’ve come to the realization that …
One of the issues that comes up when teams split the work is that, sometimes (grin), what is delivered to …
So, you’ve met your stakeholders and gotten their support. Everyone agrees on the size of the breadbox. Details are needed, …
As we discussed yesterday, there are many project decelerators, among them lack of stakeholder support. Whether the stakeholders support your …
Project Decelerators – Lack of Stakeholder Support Read More »
You are excited. A newly minted project manager, you have just received your first assignment: develop the new version of …
My last role at Intel was leading a leadership development effort for a large group in the IT organization. I …
We’ve all been there. “Here’s a project. It needs to be done in three months!” You get that sinking feeling …
What is it about software development projects that is different from many other types of projects? There are many things, …
Measure Twice and Cut Once or Measure Once and Cut Twice? Read More »
As I was mulling the blogs to write this week, along came my regular email from Projects @ Work including …
Early in my PM career, back in the 1980s, I was assigned the technical leadership of a software migration effort. …