Silicon Valley Project Management - Project management wisdom from practitioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

To tell or not to tell, that is the question

By ArLyne Diamond / February 27, 2008

Hi, this is ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D. again. Here’s the second in my series of scenarios: While conducting management training for […]

By ArLyne Diamond / February 26, 2008

Hi, This is ArLyne Diamond again (www.DiamondAssociates.net) I am ths week’s guest blogger, and I think this is my third

By Randall Englund / February 24, 2008

Much as he did earlier in his career, Proman was now at another crossroad. The large program had just concluded.

By Randall Englund / February 23, 2008

The applause was thundering as the magician completed his performance. Proman A. Jecgert had hired the magician to help celebrate

By Randall Englund / February 22, 2008

The escalation process worked! As work on the program drifted past the scheduled completion date, Proman sensed the pressure coming

By Randall Englund / February 21, 2008

Seated at the table across from him, Toni made a grimacing face. The news was not good. Proman had started

By Randall Englund / February 20, 2008

Proman looked over the agenda for the first meeting of the management team. It was phenomenal how the champion for

By Randall Englund / February 19, 2008

Proman A. Jecgert put the phone back in its cradle. It was a distressing call. The caller was very frustrated

By Randall Englund / February 18, 2008

Three people took a break from the project startup meeting and went for a walk. Stubbing a toe upon something

By John Burke / February 16, 2008

OK here is the scenario – Do you pass the “ink blot test”??. It is Friday afternoon on the

By Jim Sloane / February 13, 2008

If you think you might be changing jobs any time soon, (hello Yahoo!, Applied Materials and Nektar Therapeutics),