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

The Only Thing that is Constant is Change

By Anita Wotiz / January 29, 2008

A second complaint from my students (see yesterday’s post) is: “Management adds requirements to my project without asking me if […]

By Anita Wotiz / January 28, 2008

I’m in the middle of teaching my Software Requirements Engineering course at UCSC Extension. On the first day of class,

By Sandra Clark / January 28, 2008

UCSC Extension did an onsite class in Creative Thinking at Cisco last month. I thought you might resonate with the results. And

By Alan Tsuda / January 24, 2008

While I’ve never encountered any significant resistance to the idea that a PM has to do a lot of communication

By Alan Tsuda / January 23, 2008

Why would anyone want to be a project manager (PM)? It’s a lot of work. It’s been said, only partly

By Alan Tsuda / January 22, 2008

An increasing number of organizations are listing project management (PM) skills as a requirement for their managers. It’s no surprise

By Alan Tsuda / January 22, 2008

I’ve been asked by many beginning project management students about the difference between general and project management. My simple answer

By Jeff Richardson / January 16, 2008

Mother Nature can teach us much about managing projects if we apply her fundamental principles to the work. In this

By Jeff Richardson / January 14, 2008

Welcome on a metaphorical exploration of project leadership philosophy and practices. I am fortunate to live on 20 acres in

By Lisa DiTullio / January 13, 2008

ccording to the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, “effect” can be used both as a noun and a verb, meaning “a result”

By Lisa DiTullio / January 13, 2008

The project management profession has experienced dramatic growth over recent years. Yet, formal recognition and practice of project management in